Daisuke Ryū

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 14, 1957

died

April 11, 2021

place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

also known as

隆大介 · 장명남 · 張明男

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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

Filmography

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Ran
8.0

Ran

1985as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Kagemusha
7.8

Kagemusha

1980as Nobunaga Oda
Metropolis
7.2

Metropolis

2001as Special Voice Appearance (voice)
Fireflies in the North
5.6

Fireflies in the North

1984as Nagakura
Anticipation
8.2

Anticipation

2019
Zero Woman: Dangerous Game
4.6

Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

1998as Mutoh
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.1

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978
Agitator
6.4

Agitator

2001as Ichimatsu
Lake of Illusions
3.0

Lake of Illusions

1982as Nagao
Willful Murder
8.0

Willful Murder

1981as Maruyama
Time Trip App
6.0

Time Trip App

2014as Toshizo Yamashita
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.4

Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989as Koji Muranaka
Woman in Witness Protection
6.2

Woman in Witness Protection

1997as Religious Cult Leader
Hunter in the Dark
6.3

Hunter in the Dark

1979
Twelve Months
6.9

Twelve Months

1980as Officer (voice)
Graveyard of Honor
6.2

Graveyard of Honor

2002as Tadaaki Kuze
Wild Criminal
7.0

Wild Criminal

1999as Casino Customer #1
Succession
7.5

Succession

1992as Tadashi Senda
A Lone Scalpel
6.5

A Lone Scalpel

2010as Tatematsu Detective
The Last Message
7.0

The Last Message

2012as Bando
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

2007as Katsuie Shibata
Koya Choken-bou oboegaki
7.0

Koya Choken-bou oboegaki

1993
Another XX: Matori Woman
5.0

Another XX: Matori Woman

1998
Bayside Shakedown
6.5

Bayside Shakedown

1998as Obayashi
Zero Woman Returns
6.3

Zero Woman Returns

1999as Mutoh
Ultraman: The Next
6.4

Ultraman: The Next

2004as Kazusa Sogabe
Another Battle/Conspiracy

Another Battle/Conspiracy

2003
Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

2021as Densuke Tsuchiya
The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell

The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell

2001
You Dance with the Summer
8.0

You Dance with the Summer

2010as Shintaro Teramoto
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
6.8

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

2001as Benkei
I Will Never Forgive
4.5

I Will Never Forgive

2018
Gassoh
7.8

Gassoh

2015
Atami Murder Case
10.0

Atami Murder Case

1986as Son of Onijima
Shadow Hunters
8.0

Shadow Hunters

1983
Scorpion: Double Venom 2
4.0

Scorpion: Double Venom 2

1998
Guard Dog

Guard Dog

1997
Solitary Scream

Solitary Scream

2017
Shura Group Part 3

Shura Group Part 3

2002
Tokyo Wine Party People
5.0

Tokyo Wine Party People

2019as Makita
Baian Fujieda the Assassin
6.0

Baian Fujieda the Assassin

2006
Yakuza Jihad
8.0

Yakuza Jihad

2002
The Tale of Himeji Castle
6.7

The Tale of Himeji Castle

1995
Tangerines on Cat
4.0

Tangerines on Cat

2014as Shoichiro
Yakuza Jihad 2
9.0

Yakuza Jihad 2

2002
The Law of Hell

The Law of Hell

1982
国東物語

国東物語

1985
Shura Group Part 2

Shura Group Part 2

2002
Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter

Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter

2009
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
7.0

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

2002as Self