Yūsaku Matsuda
Known for
Whatever else has changed around him, Yūsaku Matsuda has remained a working actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Black Rain'. Most of the work sits in drama. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape.
Yūsaku Matsuda
24 Movies
4 Series
Whatever else has changed around him, Yūsaku Matsuda has remained a working actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. If one title has to stand in for the rest, it is 'Black Rain'. Most of the work sits in drama. Steady employment, rather than one breakout, gives the career its shape.
Movies
Plays Sato
Black Rain
1989
Plays Detective Munesue
Proof of the Man
1977
Plays Shungo Matsuzaki
Kagero-za
1981
Plays Daisuke Nagai
And Then
1985
Plays Onimaru
Wuthering Heights
1988
Plays Kunihiko Date
The Beast to Die
1980
Plays BJ
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981
Plays Sho Yoshimoto
The Family Game
1983
Plays Tetsuya Asakura
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
Plays Katsuo Shima
No Grave for Us
1979
Plays Insurance Salesman
Rape Hunter: Target Woman
1980
Plays Shohei Narumi
The Execution Game
1979
Plays Shohei Narumi
The Killing Game
1978
Director
Plays Kaze
A Homance
1986
Plays Shouhei Narumi
The Most Dangerous Game
1978
Plays Dō Haguro
Horror of the Wolf
1973
Plays Yûta
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Plays Shuichi Tsujiyama
Detective Story
1983
Plays Takeo Arishima
A Chaos of Flowers
1988
Plays Toshio Katsu
Murder in the Doll House
1979
Plays Futago Rokube
Murderer!
1976
Plays Naoya Kaneshiro
The Chaser
1989
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Full Filmography
The Chaser
Naoya Kaneshiro
1989
Film
Black Rain
Sato
1989
Film
A Chaos of Flowers
Takeo Arishima
1988
Film
Wuthering Heights
Onimaru
1988
Film
A Homance
Kaze
1986
Film
And Then
Daisuke Nagai
1985
Film
Dansen
Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga
1983
Film
Detective Story
Shuichi Tsujiyama
1983
Film
The Family Game
Sho Yoshimoto
1983
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Yūsaku Matsuda still alive?
Yūsaku Matsuda passed away on November 6, 1989 at age 40.
What are the most famous roles of Yūsaku Matsuda?
Yūsaku Matsuda is best known for roles in Black Rain, Kagero-za, The Family Game.
How many movies has Yūsaku Matsuda been in?
Over a 16-year career (since 1973), Yūsaku Matsuda has appeared in 24 movies and 4 TV shows.
What was Yūsaku Matsuda's first movie?
The career of Yūsaku Matsuda began with Horror of the Wolf (1973).
What is Yūsaku Matsuda's most recent movie or series?
Yūsaku Matsuda's most recent release is The Chaser, which premiered on October 7, 1989.
What TV shows has Yūsaku Matsuda appeared in?
On television, Yūsaku Matsuda has appeared in Detective Story, Bark at the Sun, Nettaiya, Red Maze.
Yūsaku Matsuda
1949-09-21 · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
Yūsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. He was born in Shimonoseki, to a Japanese father and a Zainichi Korean mother. He became an actor when he was 23 as a rookie police officer for the 1970s Japanese TV detective drama called Taiyō ni hoero! Apart from this role, his other defining role on television was in Tantei monogatari. He featured in many other TV shows and movies. He won the award for best actor at the 8th Hochi Film Award for Detective Story and The Family Game. He specialized in physical action movies. The 1989 movie Black Rain — directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia— opened the door for Matsuda as an international actor. However, shortly after he made this movie, he died due to bladder cancer. He was survived by his second wife and three young children.