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Daisuke Ryū

Acting 64 (deceased) years old Tokyo, Japan ★ 1.0
Born: February 14, 1957
Died: April 11, 2021

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. 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

Ran
Ran Saburo Naotora Ichimonji 1985
Kagemusha
Kagemusha Nobunaga Oda 1980
Metropolis
Metropolis Special Voice Appearance (voice) 2001
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North Nagakura 1984
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game Mutoh 1998

Filmography

Acting Credits (83)

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger Densuke Tsuchiya 2021
Tokyo Wine Party People
Tokyo Wine Party People Makita 2019
Anticipation
Anticipation 2019
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody Kokuhei Kusunoki 2019
I Will Never Forgive
I Will Never Forgive 2018
Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS
Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS 2017
Solitary Scream
Solitary Scream 2017
Gassoh
Gassoh 2015
Time Trip App
Time Trip App Toshizo Yamashita 2014
Tangerines on Cat
Tangerines on Cat Shoichiro 2014
The Next Generation: Patlabor
The Next Generation: Patlabor 2014
Joshi Camera
Joshi Camera 2012
The Last Message
The Last Message Bando 2012
You Dance with the Summer
You Dance with the Summer Shintaro Teramoto 2010
A Lone Scalpel
A Lone Scalpel Tatematsu Detective 2010
Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter
Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter 2009
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2 2009
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1 2009
Rinjo
Rinjo Haruhisa Nabdo 2009
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated Katsuie Shibata 2007
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
Baian Fujieda the Assassin 2006
Ultraman: The Next
Ultraman: The Next Kazusa Sogabe 2004
The King of Minami: Special Ver.50
The King of Minami: Special Ver.50 Domoto 2004
Another Battle/Conspiracy
Another Battle/Conspiracy 2003
Semi: Nakanai Semi
Semi: Nakanai Semi 2003
Shura Group Part 2
Shura Group Part 2 2002
Nezulla the Rat Monster
Nezulla the Rat Monster Aso 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' Self 2002
Yakuza Jihad
Yakuza Jihad 2002
Yakuza Jihad 2
Yakuza Jihad 2 2002
Yakuza Jihad 3
Yakuza Jihad 3 2002
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor Tadaaki Kuze 2002
The Great Jailbreak
The Great Jailbreak 2002
Shura Group Part 3
Shura Group Part 3 2002
The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell
The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell 2001
Agitator
Agitator Ichimatsu 2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle Benkei 2001
Metropolis
Metropolis Special Voice Appearance (voice) 2001
Zero Woman Returns
Zero Woman Returns Mutoh 1999
Wild Criminal
Wild Criminal Casino Customer #1 1999
Chaka 2
Chaka 2 1999
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3 1999
Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown Obayashi 1998
Scorpion: Double Venom 2
Scorpion: Double Venom 2 1998
Abare Bunya
Abare Bunya 1998
Another XX: Matori Woman
Another XX: Matori Woman 1998
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game Mutoh 1998
Zero Woman: The Hunted
Zero Woman: The Hunted Mutoh 1997
Guard Dog
Guard Dog 1997
Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection Religious Cult Leader 1997
The Mamushi
The Mamushi 1997
Legend of the Devil
Legend of the Devil 1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image Black Jack 1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You Black Jack 1996
Black Jack
Black Jack Black Jack 1996
Mitabi no kaikyô
Mitabi no kaikyô 1995
The Tale of Himeji Castle
The Tale of Himeji Castle 1995
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident 1995
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki 1993
Succession
Succession Tadashi Senda 1992
The Ginger Tree
The Ginger Tree Count Kentaro Kurihama 1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood Koji Muranaka 1989
Trinacria: Porsche 959
Trinacria: Porsche 959 1987
The Orphaned Geisha
The Orphaned Geisha Yuuki Shinichiro 1987
Onna Furin Kazan
Onna Furin Kazan 1986
闇からの叫び
闇からの叫び 1986
Atami Murder Case
Atami Murder Case Son of Onijima 1986
Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei Taira no Tomomori 1986
The Empty Table
The Empty Table Akira Sawaki 1985
Ran
Ran Saburo Naotora Ichimonji 1985
国東物語
国東物語 1985
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North Nagakura 1984
Legend of the Assassin
Legend of the Assassin 1984
Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters 1983
The Legend of Sayo
The Legend of Sayo 1982
Lake of Illusions
Lake of Illusions Nagao 1982
The Law of Hell
The Law of Hell 1982
Toge no Gunzo
Toge no Gunzo 1982
Willful Murder
Willful Murder Maruyama 1981
Kagemusha
Kagemusha Nobunaga Oda 1980
Twelve Months
Twelve Months Officer (voice) 1980
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark 1979
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978

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