Biography
Ryuhei Matsuda (松田 龍平, Matsuda Ryūhei, born 9 May 1983) is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in Taboo and the rock star Ren Honjo in Nana. At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 1999 film Taboo. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy award "Newcomer of the Year", as well as "Blu...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Transcending Dimensions
2025
as Shinno
Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious facility in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcere...

Who Were We?
2024
as Ao
On Sado Island, Kii works as a cleaner at a gold mine. One day, she finds a collapsed woman in the facility and takes the woman to her home. The woman...

Ichigeki
2023
as Shimada Konosuke
The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers" and the "Imp...

ZOKKI
2021
as Fujimura
Five loosely connected storylines concerning the secrets and lies, the fears and tears, and the puerile potty jokes that punctuate the characters' dai...

Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
2021
as Shibata Katsuie
Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally led his army to invade Owari Province territory, no...

The Day of Destruction
2020
as Mr. Shinno
Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague spread through the small town, and people ex...

Beneath the Shadow
2020
as Hiasa Norihiro
From coworkers to close friends, Konno and Hiasa drift apart. When Hiasa goes missing, Konno must face what he didn’t say in time.

A Stranger in Shanghai
2019
as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
China is tumultuous in 1921 when the famed Japanese author of "Rashōmon", Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, visits Shanghai as a correspondent. Here he encounters ...

Wolf's Calling
2019
as Samurai
A girl finds an old handgun in her attic and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai (a stellar cast of actors joined by the 20-perso...

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018
as Shoji Segawa
Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tou...

Isle of Dogs
2018
as Junior Scientist 4 / Bartender (voice)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must ...

The Scythian Lamb
2018
as Ichirō Miyakoshi
Based on a manga written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami, the story is set in a former seaport town Uobuka, where 6 former criminals were sent to live there by ...

The Last Shot in the Bar
2017
as Takada
In order to find a missing university student, a detective and his buddy get involved with the owner of a modeling agency.

Before We Vanish
2017
as Shinji Kase
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally...

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
2017
as Zenjiro Ikeda
Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei bec...

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
2017
as Tomoyuki
Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction...

My Uncle
2016
as Uncle
Yukio Haruyama is an elementary school student. He has an uncle that teaches philosophy part-time at an university. His uncle leeches off his family. ...

The Magnificent Nine
2016
as Moku Kayaba
Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future o...

The Mohican Comes Home
2016
as Eikichi Tamura
Eikichi left his hometown in Hiroshima for Tokyo. He tried to find success with his music band, but failed. Several years later, Eikichi goes home to ...

A Farewell to Jinu
2015
as Takeharu Takami
Takeharu Takami (Ryuhei Matsuda) is a bank teller, but he becomes allergic to money. He decides not to use money at all. Takeharu decides to move to a...

Disconcerto
2014
as Haruhiko Gyoten
Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school cl...

The Raid 2
2014
as Keiichi
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goe...

My Little Sweet Pea
2013
as Norio Koiwa
It isn't easy to find a dream to chase when you're young, but Mugiko has one: she can't wait to become an anime voice actress. Saving up for classes w...

Detective in the Bar 2
2013
as Takada
A friend of the detective has been is murdered. During the investigation, he comes across a source which tells him that his friend was murdered for in...

The Great Passage
2013
as Mitsuya Majime
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage....

A Chorus of Angels
2012
as Isamu
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later fo...

I'm Flash!
2012
as Bodyguard
Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a ca...

Phone Call to the Bar
2011
as Takada
In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favourite...

Tada's Do-It-All House
2011
as Haruhiko Gyoten
In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both ...

Boys on the Run
2010
as Aoyama
A socially awkward salesman for a toy-capsule company tries to change his nerdy ways when a slick rival moves in on the beautiful co-worker he loves.

Tsurugi-dake satsuei no ki hyōkō 3000 mētoru, gekitō no 873-nichi
2009

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Documentary on the life of actor Yusaku Matsuda. This is a documentary film produced on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the birth of actor Yus...

Kanikôsen
2009
as Shinjo
On board at the boat Kanikosen, where fish and crabs preserves, forced workers to work under miserable conditions, with minimum wages. Some can not co...

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
as Ikuta
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.

The Vulture
2009
as Osamu Nishino
A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Jap...

Nobody To Watch Over Me
2009
as Shogo Mishima
A 15-year-old girl forced into police protection to escape from the journalistic hordes after her brother is arrested for murder.
Can't Protect Anyone
2009

Nightmare Detective 2
2008
as Kyoichi Kagenuma
A story of the unexplainable things that inflict sheer terror on human beings and how they leave victims psychologically devastated.

Life Can Be So Wonderful
2007
as Shuichi
Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan.

The Suicide Song
2007
as Riku Nagase
Original story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project was in development with an idea...

Tokyo Serendipity
2007
as Takashi Ohno
Yui, a college student, moves in to her first own apartment, where she begins her new independent life in a big city. Soon after, the upstairs neighbo...

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
2007
as Kawasaki
A university student finds himself wrapped up in the bizarre world of his next door neighbor, learning about his history and relationship with a girl ...

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007
as Tatsuji
Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly s...

Nightmare Detective
2007
as Kyoichi Kagenuma
When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.

Chosyu Five
2006
as Yozo Yamao
Fictionalised account of the story of the he Chōshū Five (長州五傑 Chōshū Goketsu) who travelled to and studied in Britain in 1863 while Japan was still u...

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006
as Jun Ariyoshi
An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, th...

Nana
2005
as Ren Honjou
Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Desp...

Demon Pond
2005
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken ...

Rampo Noir
2005
as Tarô Hirai (segment "Caterpillar")
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.

Synesthesia
2005
as Kaoru Homura
Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish ...

Otakus in Love
2004
as Mon Aoki
Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.

Izo
2004
as His Highness
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Inst...

Cutie Honey
2004
as NSA Client
When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Me...

Karaoke Terror
2003
as Ishihara
One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and...
Happiness in August
2003
Teru, a 17-year-old high school student, goes to live at a relative's house in Okinawa after the death of his mother. He becomes aware of a mysterious...

9 Souls
2003
as Michiru Kaneko
After discovering a hole in their crowded cell, nine prisoners escape their confinement to track down the key of the universe, which a fellow prisoner...

Age 17
2003
as Book Boy
Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, sh...

Collage of Our Lives
2003
as Masato Segawa
A young cameraman receives a letter from an old girlfriend, announcing that she is to hold a photo exhibition in the United States. Having heard rumor...

Blue Spring
2001
as Kujo
Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desp...

Run Ichiro Run
2001
as Ryu Mochizuki
Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the peopl...

Love Ghost
2001
as Shibayama Ryuuhei
Teenager Midori's family moves back to the city where she lived as a child and is relieved to discover that her old friend Ryusuke still lives there. ...

The 300 million yen robbery
2000
The 300 million yen robbery (San Oku En Jiken), also known as the 300 million yen affair or incident,was the single largest heist in Japanese history ...

Taboo
1999
as Sozaburo Kano
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interperso...