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Daisuke Ryū
Actor

Daisuke Ryū

14 Feb 1957Born
11 Apr 2021Died
64Age at death
83Credits

Biography

Daisuke Ryu was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan on 14 February 1957. He won the Japanese "best new actor" Blue ribbon award for his performance as the legendary warrior Oda Nobunaga in Akira Kurosawa's movie Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). Other notable performances include Saburo Ichimonji in the famous Kurosawa epic Ran and the legendary warrior monk Benkei in Sogo Ishii's critically acclaimed Gojoe (Gojō reisenki or The Spirit war chronicle).

He starred opposite Samantha Bond in the 1989 television serial The Ginger Tree, where he played Count Kentaro Kurihama.

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Based on the novel by Oswald Wynd, set in Japan at the turn of the century, it spans the period 1903 to the outbreak of the Second World War.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 83 credits.

  1. 2021Nobutora - Samurai TigerFilm: Densuke Tsuchiya
  2. 2019Tokyo Wine Party PeopleFilm: Makita
  3. 2019AnticipationFilm
  4. 2019Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima RhapsodyFilm: Kokuhei Kusunoki
  5. 2018I Will Never ForgiveFilm
  6. 2017Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESSFilm
  7. 2017Solitary ScreamFilm
  8. 2015GassohFilm
  9. 2014Time Trip AppFilm: Toshizo Yamashita
  10. 2014Tangerines on CatFilm: Shoichiro
  11. 2014The Next Generation: PatlaborSeries (1 episode)
  12. 2012Joshi CameraFilm
  13. 2012The Last MessageFilm: Bando
  14. 2010You Dance with the SummerFilm: Shintaro Teramoto
  15. 2010A Lone ScalpelFilm: Tatematsu Detective
  16. 2009Challenge to Ambition: Final ChapterFilm
  17. 2009Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2Film
  18. 2009Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1Film
  19. 2009RinjoSeries: Haruhisa Nabdo (21 episodes)
  20. 2007Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God HatedFilm: Katsuie Shibata
  21. 2006Baian Fujieda the AssassinFilm
  22. 2004Ultraman: The NextFilm: Kazusa Sogabe
  23. 2004The King of Minami: Special Ver.50Film: Domoto
  24. 2003Another Battle/ConspiracyFilm
  25. 2003Semi: Nakanai SemiFilm
  26. 2002Shura Group Part 2Film
  27. 2002Nezulla the Rat MonsterFilm: Aso
  28. 2002Yakuza JihadFilm
  29. 2002Yakuza Jihad 2Film
  30. 2002Yakuza Jihad 3Film
  31. 2002Graveyard of HonorFilm: Tadaaki Kuze
  32. 2002The Great JailbreakFilm
  33. 2002Shura Group Part 3Film
  34. 2001The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to HellFilm
  35. 2001AgitatorFilm: Ichimatsu
  36. 2001Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleFilm: Benkei
  37. 2001MetropolisFilm: Special Voice Appearance (voice)
  38. 1999Zero Woman ReturnsFilm: Mutoh
  39. 1999Wild CriminalFilm: Casino Customer #1
  40. 1999Chaka 2Film
  41. 1999Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3Film
  42. 1998Bayside ShakedownFilm: Obayashi
  43. 1998Scorpion: Double Venom 2Film
  44. 1998Abare BunyaFilm
  45. 1998Another XX: Matori WomanFilm
  46. 1998Zero Woman: Dangerous GameFilm: Mutoh
  47. 1997Zero Woman: The HuntedFilm: Mutoh
  48. 1997Guard DogFilm
  49. 1997Woman in Witness ProtectionFilm: Religious Cult Leader
  50. 1997The MamushiFilm
  51. 1996Legend of the DevilFilm
  52. 1996Black Jack 3: Black Mirror ImageFilm: Black Jack
  53. 1996Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love YouFilm: Black Jack
  54. 1996Black JackFilm: Black Jack
  55. 1995Mitabi no kaikyôFilm
  56. 1995The Tale of Himeji CastleFilm
  57. 1995Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru IncidentFilm: Obayashi
  58. 1993Koya Choken-bou oboegakiFilm
  59. 1992SuccessionFilm: Tadashi Senda
  60. 1989The Ginger TreeSeries: Count Kentaro Kurihama (4 episodes)
  61. 1989Four Days of Snow and BloodFilm: Koji Muranaka
  62. 1987Trinacria: Porsche 959Film
  63. 1987The Orphaned GeishaFilm: Yuuki Shinichiro
  64. 1987TaikokiFilm: Azai Nagamasa
  65. 1986Onna Furin KazanSeries (16 episodes)
  66. 1986闇からの叫びSeries (1 episode)
  67. 1986Atami Murder CaseFilm: Son of Onijima
  68. 1986Musashibo BenkeiSeries: Taira no Tomomori (32 episodes)
  69. 1985The Empty TableFilm: Akira Sawaki
  70. 1985RanFilm: Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
  71. 1985国東物語Film
  72. 1984Fireflies in the NorthFilm: Nagakura
  73. 1984Legend of the AssassinFilm
  74. 1983Shadow HuntersFilm
  75. 1982The Legend of SayoFilm: Takeo
  76. 1982Lake of IllusionsFilm: Nagao
  77. 1982The Law of HellFilm: Sadashichi
  78. 1982Toge no GunzoSeries (50 episodes)
  79. 1981Willful MurderFilm: Maruyama
  80. 1980KagemushaFilm: Nobunaga Oda

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