Daisuke Ryū
Born
February 14, 1957 (age 64)
Died
April 11, 2021
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Ryū

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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Movies

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
2021
Densuke Tsuchiya
Tokyo Wine Party People
Tokyo Wine Party People
2019 ★ 5.0
Makita
Anticipation
Anticipation
2019 ★ 8.7
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
2019
Kokuhei Kusunoki
I Will Never Forgive
I Will Never Forgive
2018 ★ 4.5
Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS
Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS
2017
Solitary Scream
Solitary Scream
2017
Gassoh
Gassoh
2015 ★ 7.6
Time Trip App
Time Trip App
2014 ★ 6.0
Toshizo Yamashita
Tangerines on Cat
Tangerines on Cat
2014 ★ 4.0
Shoichiro
Joshi Camera
Joshi Camera
2012
The Last Message
The Last Message
2012 ★ 7.0
Bando
You Dance with the Summer
You Dance with the Summer
2010 ★ 8.0
Shintaro Teramoto
A Lone Scalpel
A Lone Scalpel
2010 ★ 6.5
Tatematsu Detective
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
2007
Katsuie Shibata
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
2006
Ultraman: The Next
Ultraman: The Next
2004 ★ 6.2
Kazusa Sogabe
Another Battle/Conspiracy
Another Battle/Conspiracy
2003
Shura Group Part 2
Shura Group Part 2
2002
Nezulla the Rat Monster
Nezulla the Rat Monster
2002 ★ 3.0
Aso
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
2002 ★ 6.2
Tadaaki Kuze
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
2001 ★ 6.4
Ichimatsu
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 ★ 6.8
Benkei
Metropolis
Metropolis
2001 ★ 7.2
Special Voice Appearance (voice)
Zero Woman Returns
Zero Woman Returns
1999 ★ 6.2
Mutoh
Wild Criminal
Wild Criminal
1999 ★ 5.5
Casino Customer #1
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
1999 ★ 4.0
Bayside Shakedown
Bayside Shakedown
1998 ★ 6.5
Obayashi
Scorpion: Double Venom 2
Scorpion: Double Venom 2
1998 ★ 3.2
Abare Bunya
Abare Bunya
1998
Another XX: Matori Woman
Another XX: Matori Woman
1998 ★ 5.0
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
1998 ★ 3.3
Mutoh
Zero Woman: The Hunted
Zero Woman: The Hunted
1997 ★ 4.3
Mutoh
Guard Dog
Guard Dog
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection
1997 ★ 5.9
Religious Cult Leader
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
1996
Black Jack
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
1996
Black Jack
Black Jack
Black Jack
1996
Black Jack
Mitabi no kaikyô
Mitabi no kaikyô
1995
The Tale of Himeji Castle
The Tale of Himeji Castle
1995 ★ 6.5
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
1995
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
1993
Succession
Succession
1992 ★ 6.0
Tadashi Senda
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 ★ 6.8
Koji Muranaka
Trinacria: Porsche 959
Trinacria: Porsche 959
1987
The Orphaned Geisha
The Orphaned Geisha
1987
Yuuki Shinichiro
Atami Murder Case
Atami Murder Case
1986
Son of Onijima
The Empty Table
The Empty Table
1985 ★ 5.3
Akira Sawaki
Ran
Ran
1985 ★ 8.0
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
国東物語
国東物語
1985
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North
1984 ★ 5.3
Nagakura
Legend of the Assassin
Legend of the Assassin
1984
Shadow Hunters
Shadow Hunters
1983 ★ 8.0
The Legend of Sayo
The Legend of Sayo
1982 ★ 6.3
Lake of Illusions
Lake of Illusions
1982 ★ 1.3
Nagao
The Law of Hell
The Law of Hell
1982
Willful Murder
Willful Murder
1981 ★ 7.3
Maruyama
Kagemusha
Kagemusha
1980 ★ 7.8
Nobunaga Oda
Twelve Months
Twelve Months
1980 ★ 6.8
Officer (voice)
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
1979 ★ 6.3
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 ★ 5.9

TV Series