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Daisuke Ryū

Acting
64 years oldTokyo, Japan

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daisuke Ryu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Personal Details

Born
February 14, 1957 - April 11, 2021 (age 64)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

隆大介
장명남
張明男

Movies (48)

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

as Densuke Tsuchiya

2021

Tokyo Wine Party People
5.0

Tokyo Wine Party People

as Makita

2019

Anticipation
8.7

Anticipation

2019

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

as Kokuhei Kusunoki

2019

I Will Never Forgive
4.5

I Will Never Forgive

2018

Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS

Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS

2017

Solitary Scream

Solitary Scream

2017

Gassoh
7.6

Gassoh

2015

Time Trip App
6.0

Time Trip App

as Toshizo Yamashita

2014

Tangerines on Cat
4.0

Tangerines on Cat

as Shoichiro

2014

Joshi Camera

Joshi Camera

2012

The Last Message
7.0

The Last Message

as Bando

2012

You Dance with the Summer
8.0

You Dance with the Summer

as Shintaro Teramoto

2010

A Lone Scalpel
6.5

A Lone Scalpel

as 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

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

as Katsuie Shibata

2007

Baian Fujieda the Assassin

Baian Fujieda the Assassin

2006

Ultraman: The Next
6.2

Ultraman: The Next

as Kazusa Sogabe

2004

Another Battle/Conspiracy

Another Battle/Conspiracy

2003

Shura Group Part 2

Shura Group Part 2

2002

Nezulla the Rat Monster
3.0

Nezulla the Rat Monster

as Aso

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
7.0

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

as Self

2002

Yakuza Jihad

Yakuza Jihad

2002

Yakuza Jihad 2

Yakuza Jihad 2

2002

Yakuza Jihad 3

Yakuza Jihad 3

2002

Graveyard of Honor
6.2

Graveyard of Honor

as 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
6.4

Agitator

as Ichimatsu

2001

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
6.8

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

as Benkei

2001

Metropolis
7.1

Metropolis

as Special Voice Appearance (voice)

2001

Zero Woman Returns
6.2

Zero Woman Returns

as Mutoh

1999

Wild Criminal
5.5

Wild Criminal

as Casino Customer #1

1999

Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
4.0

Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3

1999

Bayside Shakedown
6.5

Bayside Shakedown

as Obayashi

1998

Scorpion: Double Venom 2
3.2

Scorpion: Double Venom 2

1998

Abare Bunya

Abare Bunya

1998

Another XX: Matori Woman
5.0

Another XX: Matori Woman

1998

Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
3.2

Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

as Mutoh

1998

Zero Woman: The Hunted
4.3

Zero Woman: The Hunted

as Mutoh

1997

Guard Dog

Guard Dog

1997

Woman in Witness Protection
5.9

Woman in Witness Protection

as 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

as Black Jack

1996

TV Shows (2)