Daisuke Ryū

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-02-14

Day of death

2021-04-11 (64 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Daisuke Ryū

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daisuke Ryu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Known For

  • Bayside Shakedown

    Bayside Shakedown

  • Abare Bunya

    Abare Bunya

  • The Empty Table

    The Empty Table

  • Yakuza Jihad 3

    Yakuza Jihad 3

  • Nezulla the Rat Monster

    Nezulla the Rat Monster

  • Mitabi no kaikyô

    Mitabi no kaikyô

  • Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

    Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle

  • Ran

    Ran

  • The Next Generation: Patlabor

    The Next Generation: Patlabor

  • Toge no Gunzo

    Toge no Gunzo

  • Trinacria: Porsche 959

    Trinacria: Porsche 959

  • Metropolis

    Metropolis

  • Shura Group Part 3

    Shura Group Part 3

  • Four Days of Snow and Blood

    Four Days of Snow and Blood

  • Kagemusha

    Kagemusha

  • Shura Group Part 2

    Shura Group Part 2

  • Rinjo

    Rinjo

  • Musashibo Benkei

    Musashibo Benkei

  • Time Trip App

    Time Trip App

  • Hunter in the Dark

    Hunter in the Dark

  • Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

    Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

  • Willful Murder

    Willful Murder

  • Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor

  • Onna Furin Kazan

    Onna Furin Kazan

  • Fireflies in the North

    Fireflies in the North

  • Agitator

    Agitator

  • A Lone Scalpel

    A Lone Scalpel

  • Ultraman: The Next

    Ultraman: The Next

  • Anticipation

    Anticipation

  • The Legend of Sayo

    The Legend of Sayo

  • Shadow Hunters

    Shadow Hunters

  • Woman in Witness Protection

    Woman in Witness Protection

  • The Ginger Tree

    The Ginger Tree

  • Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

    Nobutora - Samurai Tiger

  • Twelve Months

    Twelve Months

  • I Will Never Forgive

    I Will Never Forgive

  • Another XX: Matori Woman

    Another XX: Matori Woman

  • Atami Murder Case

    Atami Murder Case

  • The Last Message

    The Last Message

  • Lake of Illusions

    Lake of Illusions

  • Gassoh

    Gassoh

  • Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

    Zero Woman: Dangerous Game

  • Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS

    Solitary Scream 2 DARKNESS

  • 闇からの叫び

    闇からの叫び

  • Wild Criminal

    Wild Criminal

  • Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

    Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated

  • Another Battle/Conspiracy

    Another Battle/Conspiracy

  • Scorpion: Double Venom 2

    Scorpion: Double Venom 2

  • The Law of Hell

    The Law of Hell

  • Baian Fujieda the Assassin

    Baian Fujieda the Assassin

  • Black Jack

    Black Jack

  • You Dance with the Summer

    You Dance with the Summer

  • Succession

    Succession

  • Tangerines on Cat

    Tangerines on Cat

  • Zero Woman Returns

    Zero Woman Returns

  • Tokyo Wine Party People

    Tokyo Wine Party People

  • Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter

    Challenge to Ambition: Final Chapter

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

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

  • Zero Woman: The Hunted

    Zero Woman: The Hunted

  • The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell

    The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell

  • Yakuza Jihad

    Yakuza Jihad

  • Solitary Scream

    Solitary Scream

  • The Tale of Himeji Castle

    The Tale of Himeji Castle

  • Guard Dog

    Guard Dog

  • Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

    Asian Blue: Ukishima-maru Incident

  • Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

    Black Jack 2: Pinoko I Love You

  • Yakuza Jihad 2

    Yakuza Jihad 2

  • Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2

    Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 2

  • Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image

    Black Jack 3: Black Mirror Image

  • 国東物語

    国東物語

  • Koya Choken-bou oboegaki

    Koya Choken-bou oboegaki

  • The Orphaned Geisha

    The Orphaned Geisha

  • Joshi Camera

    Joshi Camera

  • Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1

    Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1

  • Legend of the Devil

    Legend of the Devil

  • The Great Jailbreak

    The Great Jailbreak

  • Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3

    Ando Gumi Gaiden Group Wolf Genealogy 3

  • The Mamushi

    The Mamushi

  • Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

    Nipponia Nippon – Fukushima Rhapsody

  • Legend of the Assassin

    Legend of the Assassin

  • Chaka 2

    Chaka 2

  • The King of Minami: Special Ver.50

    The King of Minami: Special Ver.50