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Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yūsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. He was born in Shimonoseki, to a Japanese father and a Zainichi Korean mother. He became an actor when he was 23 as a rookie police officer for the 1970s Japanese TV detective drama called Taiyō ni hoero! Apart from this role, his other defining role on television was in Tantei monogatari. He featured in many other TV shows and movies. He won the award for best actor at the 8th Hochi Film Award for Detective Story and The Family Game. He specialized in physical action movies. The 1989 movie Black Rain — directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia— opened the door for Matsuda as an international actor. However, shortly after he made this movie, he died due to bladder cancer. He was survived by his second wife and three young children.

Personal information

Birthday

1949-09-21

Birth Place

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan

Movies and TV shows :

A Chaos of Flowers

A Chaos of Flowers

1988

8.0

Movie
A Homance

A Homance

1986

7.2

Movie
poster

Akai Meiro

1974

0.0

TV
And Then

And Then

1985

6.9

Movie
poster

Bark at the Sun

1972

9.0

TV
Black Rain

Black Rain

1989

6.6

Movie
Dansen

Dansen

1983

1.0

Movie
Detective Story

Detective Story

1983

6.2

Movie
poster

Detective Story

1979

5.3

TV
Horror of the Wolf

Horror of the Wolf

1973

7.0

Movie
Kagero-za

Kagero-za

1981

6.7

Movie
Murder in the Doll House

Murder in the Doll House

1979

6.5

Movie
Murderer!

Murderer!

1976

7.0

Movie
poster

Nettaiya

1983

0.0

TV
No Grave for Us

No Grave for Us

1979

6.0

Movie
Proof of the Man

Proof of the Man

1977

7.4

Movie
Rape Hunter: Target Woman

Rape Hunter: Target Woman

1980

3.2

Movie
Shi no dangai

Shi no dangai

1982

0.0

Movie
Target

Target

1980

0.0

Movie
The Assassination of Ryoma

The Assassination of Ryoma

1974

5.0

Movie
The Beast to Die

The Beast to Die

1980

5.0

Movie
The Chaser

The Chaser

1989

8.0

Movie
The Classroom of Terror

The Classroom of Terror

1976

6.0

Movie
The Execution Game

The Execution Game

1979

7.2

Movie
The Family Game

The Family Game

1983

6.8

Movie
The Four Roughnecks

The Four Roughnecks

1974

5.0

Movie
The Killing Game

The Killing Game

1978

7.4

Movie
The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

1978

6.1

Movie
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf

1979

5.8

Movie
Tomodachi

Tomodachi

1974

0.0

Movie
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1988

6.2

Movie
Yokohama BJ Blues

Yokohama BJ Blues

1981

7.2

Movie
poster

Zoku zoku jiken

1980

0.0

TV
poster

追う男

1986

0.0

TV