Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Acting
Born 1983-05-09Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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 (69)

Isle of Dogs
7.8

Isle of Dogs

2018Movie7.8
The Raid 2
7.6

The Raid 2

2014Movie7.6
Blue Spring
7.2

Blue Spring

2001Movie7.2
Cutie Honey
6.3

Cutie Honey

2004Movie6.3
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
6.4

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity

2009Movie6.4
Taboo
6.6

Taboo

1999Movie6.6
Unreachable
8.5

Unreachable

2025Movie8.5
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
5.5

The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi

2007Movie5.5
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
6.7

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

2017Movie6.7
Before We Vanish
6.5

Before We Vanish

2017Movie6.5
Rampo Noir
5.7

Rampo Noir

2005Movie5.7
Nana
6.8

Nana

2005Movie6.8
Izo
6.0

Izo

2004Movie6.0
The Great Passage
7.2

The Great Passage

2013Movie7.2
Synesthesia
4.8

Synesthesia

2005Movie4.8
Kanikôsen
6.2

Kanikôsen

2009Movie6.2
9 Souls
6.4

9 Souls

2003Movie6.4
BYE BYE LOVE 探偵はBARにいる

BYE BYE LOVE 探偵はBARにいる

2026Movie
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
8.0

Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord

2021Movie8.0
Transcending Dimensions
7.3

Transcending Dimensions

2025Movie7.3
Detective in the Bar
7.3

Detective in the Bar

2013Movie7.3
Sai: Disaster
6.0

Sai: Disaster

2026Movie6.0
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
6.8

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker

2007Movie6.8
Phone Call to the Bar
7.1

Phone Call to the Bar

2011Movie7.1
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
6.4

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

2006Movie6.4
Nightmare Detective
6.1

Nightmare Detective

2007Movie6.1
Nightmare Detective 2
6.0

Nightmare Detective 2

2008Movie6.0
Tokyo Serendipity
6.0

Tokyo Serendipity

2007Movie6.0
The Secret Battlefield
2.0

The Secret Battlefield

2026Movie2.0
The Magnificent Nine
5.6

The Magnificent Nine

2016Movie5.6
Karaoke Terror
5.7

Karaoke Terror

2003Movie5.7
Age 17

Age 17

2003Movie
The Last Shot in the Bar
7.2

The Last Shot in the Bar

2017Movie7.2
Otakus in Love
6.1

Otakus in Love

2004Movie6.1
Can't Protect Anyone

Can't Protect Anyone

2009Movie
Tada's Do-It-All House
6.5

Tada's Do-It-All House

2011Movie6.5
A Chorus of Angels
7.1

A Chorus of Angels

2012Movie7.1
Beneath the Shadow
5.5

Beneath the Shadow

2019Movie5.5
The Scythian Lamb
6.1

The Scythian Lamb

2018Movie6.1
My Uncle
6.3

My Uncle

2016Movie6.3
The Day of Destruction
5.5

The Day of Destruction

2020Movie5.5
The 300 million yen robbery

The 300 million yen robbery

2000Movie
I'm Flash!
6.2

I'm Flash!

2012Movie6.2
My Little Sweet Pea
6.2

My Little Sweet Pea

2013Movie6.2
ZOKKI
7.3

ZOKKI

2021Movie7.3
The Vulture
8.3

The Vulture

2009Movie8.3
Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter
8.1

Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter

2017Movie8.1
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda

2009Movie
Boys on the Run
5.0

Boys on the Run

2010Movie5.0
Collage of Our Lives
6.2

Collage of Our Lives

2003Movie6.2
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！～」

2009Movie
Disconcerto
6.4

Disconcerto

2014Movie6.4
Who Were We?
2.0

Who Were We?

2024Movie2.0
Happiness in August

Happiness in August

2003Movie
Chosyu Five
6.0

Chosyu Five

2006Movie6.0
The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan
7.0

The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan

2018Movie7.0
Ichigeki
6.0

Ichigeki

2023Movie6.0
The Mohican Comes Home
5.8

The Mohican Comes Home

2016Movie5.8
A Farewell to Jinu
5.8

A Farewell to Jinu

2015Movie5.8
Love Ghost
5.9

Love Ghost

2001Movie5.9
Life Can Be So Wonderful
7.0

Life Can Be So Wonderful

2007Movie7.0
Nobody To Watch Over Me
6.1

Nobody To Watch Over Me

2009Movie6.1
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

2009Movie
A Stranger in Shanghai
8.5

A Stranger in Shanghai

2019Movie8.5
Run Ichiro Run
8.5

Run Ichiro Run

2001Movie8.5
The Suicide Song
5.2

The Suicide Song

2007Movie5.2
Demon Pond
6.6

Demon Pond

2005Movie6.6
Wolf's Calling
6.6

Wolf's Calling

2019Movie6.6
Making of 9 Souls

Making of 9 Souls

2005Movie

TV Shows (18)

Amachan
8.1

Amachan

2013Series8.1
Quartet
8.0

Quartet

2017Series8.0
Tokyo Salad Bowl
7.9

Tokyo Salad Bowl

2025Series7.9
My Dear Exes
8.0

My Dear Exes

2021Series8.0
Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow
8.0

Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow

2008Series8.0
Sai
7.8

Sai

2025Series7.8
Smoking
6.9

Smoking

2018Series6.9
Weakest Beast
5.7

Weakest Beast

2018Series5.7
Uzukawamura Incident
7.3

Uzukawamura Incident

2022Series7.3
Asura
7.9

Asura

2025Series7.9
Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!
6.7

Hey Detective, Your Backpack is Open!

2026Series6.7
0.5 Man
8.3

0.5 Man

2023Series8.3
Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth
8.5

Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth

2007Series8.5
Tada's Do-It-All House
7.6

Tada's Do-It-All House

2013Series7.6
Natsuko Kira
7.0

Natsuko Kira

2016Series7.0
Give My Regards to Kenshirō
7.5

Give My Regards to Kenshirō

2023Series7.5
歪んだ波紋
9.0

歪んだ波紋

2019Series9.0
Chain Story Omameda Towako wo Shiranai Otokotachi
7.0

Chain Story Omameda Towako wo Shiranai Otokotachi

2021Series7.0