Ryuhei Matsuda
Born
May 9, 1983 (age 42)
Birthplace
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Ryuhei Matsuda

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 "Blue Ribbon", "Kinema Junpo", and "Yokohama Film Festival" Awards for the "Best New Actor". Since appearing in Taboo, Matsuda has played a wide range of roles, from the high school student Kujo in the 2001 film Blue Spring to the rock star Ren Honjo in the 2005 film Nana. In February 2013, it was revealed that Matsuda would play the part of a Japanese gangster in the sequel to the 2012 Indonesian film The Raid, named Berandal.

In 2020 portrayed Ryūnosuke Akutagawa in the film A Stranger in Shanghai. It depicts Akutagawa's time in as a reporter in the city.

Movies

Unreachable
Unreachable
2025 ★ 8.9
Transcending Dimensions
Transcending Dimensions
2025 ★ 7.8
Shinno
Who Were We?
Who Were We?
2024 ★ 2.0
Ao
Ichigeki
Ichigeki
2023 ★ 6.0
Shimada Konosuke
ZOKKI
ZOKKI
2021 ★ 7.3
Fujimura
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
2021 ★ 8.0
Shibata Katsuie
The Day of Destruction
The Day of Destruction
2020 ★ 5.5
Mr. Shinno
A Stranger in Shanghai
A Stranger in Shanghai
2019 ★ 8.5
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Beneath the Shadow
Beneath the Shadow
2019 ★ 5.5
Hiasa Norihiro
Wolf's Calling
Wolf's Calling
2019 ★ 6.6
Samurai
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
2018 ★ 7.0
Shoji Segawa
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018 ★ 7.8
Junior Scientist 4 / Bartender (voice)
The Scythian Lamb
The Scythian Lamb
2018 ★ 6.0
Ichirō Miyakoshi
The Last Shot in the Bar
The Last Shot in the Bar
2017 ★ 7.6
Takada
Before We Vanish
Before We Vanish
2017 ★ 6.5
Shinji Kase
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
2017 ★ 8.0
Zenjiro Ikeda
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
2017 ★ 6.8
Tomoyuki
My Uncle
My Uncle
2016 ★ 6.3
Uncle
The Magnificent Nine
The Magnificent Nine
2016 ★ 5.5
Moku Kayaba
The Mohican Comes Home
The Mohican Comes Home
2016 ★ 5.8
Eikichi Tamura
A Farewell to Jinu
A Farewell to Jinu
2015 ★ 5.8
Takeharu Takami
Disconcerto
Disconcerto
2014 ★ 6.4
Haruhiko Gyoten
The Raid 2
The Raid 2
2014 ★ 7.6
Keiichi
My Little Sweet Pea
My Little Sweet Pea
2013 ★ 6.2
Norio Koiwa
Detective in the Bar 2
Detective in the Bar 2
2013 ★ 7.7
Takada
The Great Passage
The Great Passage
2013 ★ 7.3
Mitsuya Majime
A Chorus of Angels
A Chorus of Angels
2012 ★ 6.7
Isamu
I'm Flash!
I'm Flash!
2012 ★ 6.2
Bodyguard
Phone Call to the Bar
Phone Call to the Bar
2011 ★ 7.2
Takada
Tada's Do-It-All House
Tada's Do-It-All House
2011 ★ 6.5
Haruhiko Gyoten
Boys on the Run
Boys on the Run
2010 ★ 5.0
Aoyama
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Kanikôsen
Kanikôsen
2009 ★ 6.2
Shinjo
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009 ★ 6.2
Ikuta
The Vulture
The Vulture
2009 ★ 8.0
Osamu Nishino
Nobody To Watch Over Me
Nobody To Watch Over Me
2009 ★ 6.1
Shogo Mishima
Can't Protect Anyone
Can't Protect Anyone
2009
Nightmare Detective 2
Nightmare Detective 2
2008 ★ 6.1
Kyoichi Kagenuma
Life Can Be So Wonderful
Life Can Be So Wonderful
2007 ★ 7.0
Shuichi
The Suicide Song
The Suicide Song
2007 ★ 5.2
Riku Nagase
Tokyo Serendipity
Tokyo Serendipity
2007 ★ 5.9
Takashi Ohno
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
2007 ★ 6.8
Kawasaki
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
2007 ★ 5.5
Tatsuji
Nightmare Detective
Nightmare Detective
2007 ★ 6.0
Kyoichi Kagenuma
Chosyu Five
Chosyu Five
2006 ★ 6.0
Yozo Yamao
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
2006 ★ 6.4
Jun Ariyoshi
Nana
Nana
2005 ★ 6.7
Ren Honjou
Demon Pond
Demon Pond
2005 ★ 6.6
Rampo Noir
Rampo Noir
2005 ★ 5.6
Tarô Hirai (segment "Caterpillar")
Synesthesia
Synesthesia
2005 ★ 3.7
Kaoru Homura
Otakus in Love
Otakus in Love
2004 ★ 5.5
Mon Aoki
Izo
Izo
2004 ★ 6.1
His Highness
Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey
2004 ★ 6.3
NSA Client
Karaoke Terror
Karaoke Terror
2003 ★ 5.6
Ishihara
Happiness in August
Happiness in August
2003
9 Souls
9 Souls
2003 ★ 6.4
Michiru Kaneko
Age 17
Age 17
2003
Book Boy
Collage of Our Lives
Collage of Our Lives
2003 ★ 5.8
Masato Segawa
Blue Spring
Blue Spring
2001 ★ 7.1
Kujo
Run Ichiro Run
Run Ichiro Run
2001 ★ 7.0
Ryu Mochizuki
Love Ghost
Love Ghost
2001 ★ 5.7
Shibayama Ryuske
The 300 million yen robbery
The 300 million yen robbery
2000
Taboo
Taboo
1999 ★ 6.5
Sozaburo Kano

TV Series