Ryuhei Matsuda

Acting

Ryuhei Matsuda

Born May 9, 1983 · Suginami, Tokyo, Japan (age 43)

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 unknow…

Known For

The Raid 2The Raid 2 · 2014
The Raid 2
7.62014
MovieActionCrime
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Isle of DogsIsle of Dogs · 2018
Isle of Dogs
7.82018
MovieAdventureComedy
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
The Yakiniku Movie: BulgogiThe Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi · 2007
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
5.52007
MovieComedyDrama
Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
UnreachableUnreachable · 2025
Unreachable
8.52025
MovieDrama
Three young women live together in an old house in a corner of Tokyo. They are not related by blood, but they have been bound together by a strong bond for 12 years. They care about each other and spend their own ordinary days together. The matter of unrequited love arises for them that they can't tell anyone.
NanaNana · 2005
Nana
6.72005
MovieRomanceDrama
Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
I'm Flash!I'm Flash! · 2012
I'm Flash!
6.22012
MovieActionDrama
Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.
TabooTaboo · 1999
Taboo
6.61999
MovieDramaHistory
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Cutie HoneyCutie Honey · 2004
Cutie Honey
6.32004
MovieAction
When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.

Movies

The Raid 2The Raid 2 · 2014
The Raid 2
7.62014
MovieActionCrime
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Isle of DogsIsle of Dogs · 2018
Isle of Dogs
7.82018
MovieAdventureComedy
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
The Yakiniku Movie: BulgogiThe Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi · 2007
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
5.52007
MovieComedyDrama
Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
UnreachableUnreachable · 2025
Unreachable
8.52025
MovieDrama
Three young women live together in an old house in a corner of Tokyo. They are not related by blood, but they have been bound together by a strong bond for 12 years. They care about each other and spend their own ordinary days together. The matter of unrequited love arises for them that they can't tell anyone.
NanaNana · 2005
Nana
6.72005
MovieRomanceDrama
Two girls named Nana meet on a train to Tokyo. Nana K. aims to reunite with her boyfriend and Nana O. hopes to make it big in the music business. Despite their differences, the pair hit it off and become roommates.
I'm Flash!I'm Flash! · 2012
I'm Flash!
6.22012
MovieActionDrama
Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals more about his religious group, while a set of ominous events are about to occur.
TabooTaboo · 1999
Taboo
6.61999
MovieDramaHistory
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Cutie HoneyCutie Honey · 2004
Cutie Honey
6.32004
MovieAction
When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.
Before We VanishBefore We Vanish · 2017
Before We Vanish
6.52017
MovieScience FictionDrama
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.
Blue SpringBlue Spring · 2001
Blue Spring
7.12001
MovieDrama
Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.
The Secret Battlefield
Jul 31, 2026
The Secret Battlefield · 2026
The Secret Battlefield
2026
MovieWarDrama
In April 1941, months before the Pacific War begins, Japan’s brightest young elites, bureaucrats, military officers, and civilians, are secretly assembled at the Total War Research Institute. Tasked with simulating a conflict against the United States, they confront harsh realities through intense analysis.
Age 17Age 17 · 2003
Age 17
2003
MovieDrama
Seventeen-year-old Ako works part-time in a cabaret club late at night. Because of this, she falls asleep in school every day. In the new semester, she becomes enamored with her classmate Ryou, who is repeating a year despite her good grades.
大パルコ人①メカロックオペラ「R2C2~サイボーグなのでバンド辞めます!~」大パルコ人①メカロックオペラ「R2C2~サイボーグなのでバンド辞めます!~」 · 2009
大パルコ人①メカロックオペラ「R2C2~サイボーグなのでバンド辞めます!~」
2009
Movie
IzoIzo · 2004
Izo
6.12004
MovieActionDrama
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
The Miracle of Crybaby ShottanThe Miracle of Crybaby Shottan · 2018
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
7.02018
MovieDrama
Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi player collapses due to an age restriction. After he quits playing shogi, he becomes desperate. With the support of his peers, including Yuya Suzuki, and his love of shogi, Shoji Segawa begins to play shogi again. A miracle happens to him.
Karaoke TerrorKaraoke Terror · 2003
Karaoke Terror
5.72003
MovieDrama
One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer and it escalates!
Transcending DimensionsTranscending Dimensions · 2025
Transcending Dimensions
7.32025
MovieFantasyScience Fiction
Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious temple in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Hanzo. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman, in another dimension. There, he meets a strange old man. And then, a metaphysical battle.
BYE BYE LOVE 探偵はBARにいる
Dec 25, 2026
BYE BYE LOVE 探偵はBARにいる · 2026
BYE BYE LOVE 探偵はBARにいる
2026
MovieMysteryAction
In a changing Sapporo, a detective and his eccentric partner continue solving cases while struggling to adapt to a modernizing world.
A Chorus of AngelsA Chorus of Angels · 2012
A Chorus of Angels
7.02012
MovieDramaMystery
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.
IchigekiIchigeki · 2023
Ichigeki
6.02023
MovieHistoryDrama
The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers" and the "Imperial Thieves" of the Satsuma Clan who were causing a stir in Edo at the end of the Edo period.
Sai: DisasterSai: Disaster · 2026
Sai: Disaster
7.02026
MovieDramaCrime
Four people lead ordinary lives in different places, their paths never crossing. A mysterious man appears in each story, always as someone else. One moment, a cram school instructor; the next, a truck driver, a barber - his identity constantly shifting. Then, death strikes. A detective pursues the truth, closing in on a revelation...
Big Bang Love, Juvenile ABig Bang Love, Juvenile A · 2006
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
6.42006
MovieFantasyMystery
An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of BlueThe Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue · 2017
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
6.82017
MovieDrama
Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.
The Great PassageThe Great Passage · 2013
The Great Passage
7.22013
MovieDrama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.

TV Shows

AmachanAmachan · 2013
Amachan
8.12013
SeriesDrama
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Tokyo Salad BowlTokyo Salad Bowl · 2025
Tokyo Salad Bowl
7.92025
SeriesDramaMystery
In Tokyo, police officer Mari Kouda and Chinese interpreter Ryo Arikino solve cases while bonding over meals from different cultures, forming an unexpected connection through their shared experiences.
AsuraAsura · 2025
Asura
8.02025
SeriesDrama
In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel.
QuartetQuartet · 2017
Quartet
8.02017
SeriesDrama
Maki Maki, Sebuki Suzume, Beppu Tsukasa and Iemori Yutaka happen to meet and form a quartet. They even begin to live together in Karuizawa during the winter, but there is a big hidden secret.
Tada's Do-It-All HouseTada's Do-It-All House · 2013
Tada's Do-It-All House
7.62013
SeriesDrama
In the fictional town of Mahoro on the outskirts of Tokyo is Tada Benriken, a small business which does odd jobs. Its owner is the solemn and level-headed Tada Keisuke, and his unexpected guest, the easygoing but vague Gyoten Haruhiko, a former junior high school classmate who showed up one day and started to sponge on him. The two of them get on like oil and water, and yet are somehow inseparable. They receive queer, dubious incoming odd job requests which they accept, and what comes into view are the friendship between them as well as the backgrounds of their clients.
My Dear ExesMy Dear Exes · 2021
My Dear Exes
8.02021
SeriesComedyDrama
Omameda Towako recently become the president of the construction company "Shirokuma Housing". She has experienced three divorces and is currently living with her 15-year-old daughter, Uta. Although Towako has been divorced thrice, she remains bright and lives her life strongly. However, her life is constantly disrupted by her three troublemaker ex-husbands.
0.5 Man0.5 Man · 2023
0.5 Man
8.42023
SeriesDrama
Masaharu "Masaji" Tachibana was a brilliant programmer who got burnt out and suddenly stopped showing up to work. He now lives at home with his parents and spends his time sleeping and playing video games. He only ventures out of his room to visit the local convenience store for more energy drinks and snacks, until one day he learns that his parents have decided to build a "2.5 family" house with his sister and her family joining them. Masaji is forced to acclimate and with the change of environment begins to venture out of his room and his own head.
Weakest BeastWeakest Beast · 2018
Weakest Beast
5.72018
SeriesComedyDrama
Seemingly perfect from the outside, Shinkai Akira was exhausted from worrying too much about how to be perfect. Nemoto Kousei is amicable and popular with women, but he trusts no one and views everything with a cold heart. The two of them, who became unable to live instinctively like animals, meet by chance at a craft beer bar after work and gradually become close enough to fight and tell each other how they really feel. Due to their encounter, even while getting hurt, they begin to try to be themselves and start taking a step forward.
SaiSai · 2025
Sai
7.82025
SeriesMystery
A mysterious man appears before six individuals, each struggling with their own issues, as an impending disaster disrupts their lives, unraveling suspense and psychological tension.
SmokingSmoking · 2018
Smoking
6.92018
SeriesCrimeDrama
Seeking a greater justice, a band of homeless assassins flays their human targets and delivers the tattooed skins as proof of a contract fulfilled.
Kita Yoshio's TomorrowKita Yoshio's Tomorrow · 2008
Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow
8.02008
SeriesDramaComedy
Can a coward commit suicide? Meet Kita Yoshio, a very unlucky man who has chosen his close friend's death anniversary as his suicide date, which is 11 days away. The number 11 has been quite significant throughout his life: he was born on November 11th; his roll call number at school was #11; and 11 years ago, he and his wife, Mizuho, went through a divorce. Debt-laden and feeling unneeded to the world, he sells off all his belongings and plans for his death date. However, on the 1st day, he meets Yashiro Heita as well as numerous other characters who will cause him to experience the most eventful 11 days of his life.
Give My Regards to KenshirōGive My Regards to Kenshirō · 2023
Give My Regards to Kenshirō
7.92023
SeriesComedyDrama
The series follows Koichi Numakura, a young man seeking revenge against the yakuza, who took his mother from him. Inspired by the protagonist of Fist of the North Star, he dedicates himself to learning the fictional martial art of Hokuto Shinken. Along the way he learns that, while he can't actually kill people, he does have all the qualifications to become a top-tier masseur.
Natsuko KiraNatsuko Kira · 2016
Natsuko Kira
7.02016
SeriesDrama
Natsuko is going back to the advertising agency she worked for before taking maternity leave and is shocked to learn that she is not the creative director any more but instead, she is put in charge of the Sales Development. Unmotivated, Natsuko finds she has her work cut out for her, and she has trouble balancing her job responsibilities with her home life, so she hires Miyuki, a babysitter. Unfortunately, Miyuki’s presence eventually works to tear her marriage apart.
Hagetaka: Road to RebirthHagetaka: Road to Rebirth · 2007
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
8.72007
SeriesDrama
A Japanese bank is being targeted by Horizon, an American financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms. Horizon sends the Japanese financier Masahiko Washizu to do the job with only one instruction: buy them cheap and sell them high.
Uzukawamura IncidentUzukawamura Incident · 2022
Uzukawamura Incident
7.32022
SeriesCrimeMystery
Akira Iwamori works as a doctor. He is looking for his wife, who went missing. He takes his daughter to visit his wife's hometown village of Uzukawa. While in Uzukawa, the village suddenly becomes isolated due to a landslide caused by heavy rain. The villagers becomes filled with anxiety and a murder takes place. The tense village people become violent. Akira is soon drawn into a power struggle in Uzukawa. He learns new information about his wife's whereabouts.
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open! · 2026
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
7.52026
SeriesDramaComedy
A quirky detective-inventor tackles bizarre cases with a laid-back style, surrounded by his outrageous inventions.
Chain Story Omameda Towako wo Shiranai OtokotachiChain Story Omameda Towako wo Shiranai Otokotachi · 2021
Chain Story Omameda Towako wo Shiranai Otokotachi
7.02021
SeriesComedy
歪んだ波紋歪んだ波紋 · 2019
歪んだ波紋
9.02019
Series