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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.9338 |
| Birthday | 1957-02-14 |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 隆大介, 장명남, 張明男, |
1998
Bayside Shakedown
6.518/28
Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His frien...
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Bayside Shakedown
1985
Ran
8.03/1799
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between...
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Ran
1980
Kagemusha
7.822/730
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid at...
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Kagemusha
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
6.798/42
Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and u...
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Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001
The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell
0/0
Genji Sokabe (Hakuryu) is a legendary hit-man who has just finished a 15-year prison stretch for killing the head of a rival gang. But Genji returns t...
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The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell
1999
Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
4/1
The first of three V-Cinema sequels.
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Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3
1999
Zero Woman Returns
6.278/27
Rei, whose undercover role is so guarded that there is no written record of her identity, is well known for her accuracy in completing missions and he...
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Zero Woman Returns
2012
Joshi Camera
0/0
Miki (Kaoru Mitsumune), Aya (Mika Kumagai), Megumi (Miyako Takayama) and Haruka (Yukiyo Sono) are friends in the same photography club at their univer...
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Joshi Camera
2017
Solitary Scream
0/0
Heinous. Two wolves haunted by the past. Can you hear the gunshot?-Is it his voice?- Starring: Ichizo Matsuda ("The Emblem of the Yakuza", "The Rule o...
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Solitary Scream
2017
Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS
0/0
Sequel to 'Solitary Scream'.
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Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS
2006
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
6/1
An adaptation of the Shotaro Ikenami novels, set in the historical Edo period, and centered on Fujieda Bayan, a medicine man and doctor by day, but ru...
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Baian Fujieda the Assassin
2021
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
0/0
Based on the historical figure of Nobutora, the father of the famous Warring States period general Takeda Shingen. Takeda Shingen has proven himself...
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Nobutora - Samurai Tiger
1979
Hunter in the Dark
6.3/20
Yataro Tanigawa, a one-eyed hired assassin, impresses yakuza boss Gomyo Kiyoemon with his skill. Gomyo hires Tanigawa as his bodyguard, or yojimbo, to...
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Hunter in the Dark
1982
The Law of Hell
0/0
At a restaurant called Anrakutei on an island is a wasteland surrounded by moat and swamp. The owner Ikuzo manages the restaurant with his daughter. I...
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The Law of Hell
1996
Black Jack
0/0
Tatsumi, a young doctor who works at Teito University Hospital, will be witnessing the operation of Black Jack, who does not have a doctor's license....
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Black Jack
1996
Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image
0/0
Blackjack's surgery was to save Dr. Summit, a surgeon infected with a mysterious infectious disease. However, there appears Dr. Kiriko, who demands ex...
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Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image
1996
Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
0/0
A difficult request brought to the unlicensed genius surgeon Black Jack. It was supposed to be born as twins, but it was an operation to separate what...
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Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You
1995
Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
0/0
Asian Blue focuses on Koreans brought to Japan to work in forced-labor brigades during World War II
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Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident
2004
Ultraman: The Next
6.38/25
First Lieutenant Shun'ichi Maki of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force is a prestigious F-15 Eagle jet pilot (or "driver" as he is called in the film). A...
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Ultraman: The Next
1997
Zero Woman: The Hunted
4.714/7
A woman with no past or identity, Rei is a gorgeous undercover agent for the Zero Department, a deadly shadow division of the police force. But her sk...
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Zero Woman: The Hunted
1980
Twelve Months
6.875/20
A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she do...
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Twelve Months
1998
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
4.6/5
In this installment of the Zero Woman series, Rei, the number-one assassin of the Tokyo Police Department's secret Zero Division, has been assigned to...
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Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
1982
The Legend of Sayo
7/4
Sayo has just celebrated her sixteenth birthday when she attends a temple festival. On her way back she sees a large cherry tree which is infamous for...
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The Legend of Sayo
2012
The Last Message
7/2
Police coroner Kuraishi Yoshio (Masaaki Uchino) and the crime lab team attempt to solve a serial murder case with a killer who seems to kill indiscrim...
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The Last Message
2002
Graveyard of Honor
6.211/57
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
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Graveyard of Honor
1995
The Tale of Himeji Castle
6.667/3
A young samurai dares to approach a castle mistress as he searches for an escaped falcon, a crime punishable by death, but escapes with his life. He i...
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The Tale of Himeji Castle
2014
Time Trip App
6/13
In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and...
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Time Trip App
1984
Legend of the Assassin
0/0
The Saika clan, that had succeeded in battle against the large armies of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, had in the Tokugawa era of Ieyasu, been driven into t...
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Legend of the Assassin
2002
The Great Jailbreak
0/0
Kitahara (Hitoshi Ozawa) is a prisoner who is obsessed with escaping from prison. He is a born escapee, who is not waiting for anyone or seeking freed...
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The Great Jailbreak
2001
Agitator
6.409/44
When a young Yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retal...
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Agitator
2015
Gassoh
7.8/10
In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of the...
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Gassoh
2014
Tangerines on Cat
4/1
Tomohiro takes his fiance Machiko to his hometown of Aridagawa in Wakayama Prefecture to see his family.Tomohiro’s family includes three siblings. His...
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Tangerines on Cat
2007
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
0/0
The famed leader Oda Nobunaga had two right-hand men who contributed to unifying the nation. One was Akechi Mitsuhide and the other Kinoshita Tokichir...
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Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
1983
Shadow Hunters
8/2
The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the collapse of small hans (prefectures). "Kagekari" are pe...
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Shadow Hunters
2010
You Dance with the Summer
8/1
Shinpei (Junpei Mizobata) dreams of being a professional cameraman and lives in Tokyo. One day, he hears that his mother has been hospitalized and ret...
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You Dance with the Summer
2002
Shura Group Part 3
0/0
Ryuji Inahara changed the name of the Inahara-gumi to the Inahara-kai, and accordingly unified the emblem of the Inahara-kai. Then, in 1961, Inahara-k...
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Shura Group Part 3
2002
Shura Group Part 2
0/0
Ryuji Inahara, the heir to the Atami Yamazakiya family, subsequently placed the group under the control of the influential members of the Guretai, kno...
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Shura Group Part 2
1996
Legend of the Devil
8/1
A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's...
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Legend of the Devil
1987
The Orphaned Geisha
0/0
Geisha Yaeko is approached by a samurai who has just returned to Edo while she is painting a picture of camellia flowers in a temple. The samurai, who...
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The Orphaned Geisha
1997
The Mamushi
0/0
Tobikantaro has just been released from prison and is greeted by his younger brother Kakuji. Together, they have 23 convictions and are the most villa...
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The Mamushi
1982
Lake of Illusions
3/4
A free-spirited girl living in a Japanese province spends her time working in a brothel and running with her dog. When her routine is shattered she ge...
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Lake of Illusions
1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.4/10
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading pol...
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Four Days of Snow and Blood
1984
Fireflies in the North
5.571/7
Set in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido during the early days of the Meiji era, where the brutal warden of Kabato Prison terrorizes convicts sentenced t...
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Fireflies in the North
2002
Nezulla the Rat Monster
3.75/4
A Japanese Company funded by the USA experimenting with anti-bacteriological weapons creates a mutated humanoid rat creature which becomes violent and...
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Nezulla the Rat Monster
1985
The Empty Table
6.5/4
One year after the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a terrorist kidnapping, which resulted in multiple deaths, all the other p...
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The Empty Table
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
7/1
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Kagemusha" (1980).
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2018
I Will Never Forgive
4.5/2
A psychological drama about the consequences of a 15 year old girl's gang rape.
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I Will Never Forgive
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.114/22
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to...
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1997
Woman in Witness Protection
6.25/12
Vain, middle-aged actress Biwako is placed in witness protection while authorities investigate the brutal murder she witnessed. Under the watch of two...
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Woman in Witness Protection
1998
Abare Bunya
0/0
Based on Tetsuya Saruwatari's manga series about a reporter who gets assigned to a serial murder case involving schoolgirls who engage in "compensated...
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Abare Bunya
2010
A Lone Scalpel
6.5/6
Dr Toma, a skilled surgeon, starts work at a regional hospital in Japan. After performing an operation to remove a patient’s liver cancer, something t...
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A Lone Scalpel
1999
Wild Criminal
7/3
Tomoyo was the lover of Udo, a leading member of the Japanese mafia. When Udo disappears with a bundle of dirty money, she is a suspected accomplice....
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Wild Criminal
1998
Another XX: Matori Woman
5/1
4th Entry in a Four-Part-Series, following the success of the original XX-series with 7 parts: In this one Yoko is an undercover cop infiltrating the...
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Another XX: Matori Woman
1997
Guard Dog
0/0
A tough and violent battle ensues between Hikaru Gotokuji, who's been assigned as the bodyguard for a popular young entertainer, and the ex-mercenary...
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Guard Dog
1986
Atami Murder Case
10/1
Chief Detective KIMURA Denbei, fondly referred to as Smoky Denbei, is a legendary figure at the Metropolitan Police Department. Transferred to Denbei'...
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Atami Murder Case
2019
Tokyo Wine Party People
5/1
Shino Sakuragi is an OL. She attends a wine party recommended by her boss, even though she isn't comfortable at such a fancy get together. There, Saku...
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Tokyo Wine Party People
2001
Metropolis
7.145/553
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the f...
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Metropolis
1992
Succession
7.5/2
A bumbling stockbroker-turned-yakuza is tasked with ensuring that an alcoholic boss is up to the task of arbitrating his syndicate's succession ceremo...
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Succession
1998
Scorpion: Double Venom 2
4/6
Nami Matsushima has escaped from the prison to which she was sentenced in Scorpion, but is now obsessed with tracking down the--don't laugh--one-armed...
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Scorpion: Double Venom 2
1993
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
7/1
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Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
2019
Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
0/0
Naraho town in Fukushima Prefecture is on the front-line of the government-funded nuclear power plant decommissioning work. Kokuhei Kusunoki is transf...
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Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody
1995
Mitabi no kaikyô
7/1
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Mitabi no kaikyô
1981
Willful Murder
8/4
The president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train service is plagued by numerous layoffs, strikes and shutd...
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Willful Murder
2003
Another Battle/Conspiracy
0/0
Katsunori Takahashi and Ken Watanabe star in a modern yakuza tale in the classic Japanese film series, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, directed by...
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Another Battle/Conspiracy
2002
Yakuza Jihad
8/1
The first in the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision of Takashi...
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Yakuza Jihad
2002
Yakuza Jihad 2
9/1
The second installment of the "Gokudo Seisen" series, a hard-line action OV that presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervisio...
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Yakuza Jihad 2
2002
Yakuza Jihad 3
7/1
The third installment of the hard-line action OV "Gokudo Seisen" series, which presents the original draft of Shigenori Takechi under the supervision...
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Yakuza Jihad 3
2019
Anticipation
8.2/4
Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi,...
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Anticipation
2009
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1
0/0
The powerful organization Fifth-Generation Tōdō-gumi, based in Osaka’s Minami district, is led by Wakagashira Ōtani (Ryu Daisuke), under whom Yuji Mik...
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Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1
2009
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2
0/0
Ōtani Ryūzō (Ryu Daisuke), head of the Ōtani-gumi within the Tōdō-gumi, is stripped of his position due to the scheming of Serizawa Daijirō (Kawano Ta...
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Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2
2009
Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter
0/0
The Katsumata-gumi, based in Nishinomiya, becomes outraged by the Serizawa-gumi's brazen expansion of their operations within their territory and prep...
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Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter
1985
国東物語
0/0
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国東物語
1987
Trinacria: Porsche 959
0/0
A film director plans to make a film about a man who embarks on a journey to find a missing musician, who has disappeared after becoming obsessed with...
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Trinacria: Porsche 959
1999
Chaka 2
0/0
In this prequel to "Chaka", Inside a hamburger shop, gunfire suddenly erupts. Shima is ambushed by several men—and kills them all. Wounded and on the...
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Chaka 2
2004
The King of Minami: Special Ver.50
0/0
Ginjiro finds that it has become impossible to collect debts when even his regular clients have been conned out of their savings. He discovers that Su...
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The King of Minami: Special Ver.50
2003
Semi: Nakanai Semi
0/0
A taxi driver becomes involved in the world of the mafia & their wars.
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