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.
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Yūsaku Matsuda filmography
Black Rain
In Memory Of · as Sato
The Chaser
as Naoya Kaneshiro
A Chaos of Flowers
as Takeo Arishima
Wuthering Heights
as OnimaruSakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
1988
A Homance
Director, Screenplay · as Kaze
And Then
as Daisuke Nagai
The Family Game
as Yoshimoto
Dansen
as Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga
Detective Story
as Shuichi Tsujiyama
Cliff of Death
1982
Kagero-za
as Shungo Matsuzaki
Yokohama BJ Blues
Original Concept · as BJ
Target
as Yûsaku Matsuda
The Beast to Die
as Kunihiko Date
Rape Hunter: Target Woman
as Insurance Salesman
No Grave for Us
as Katsuo Shima
Murder in the Doll House
as Toshio Katsu
The Execution Game
as Shohei Narumi
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Tetsuya Asakura
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Who is Yūsaku Matsuda?+
Yūsaku Matsuda was a celebrated Japanese actor known for his intense screen presence and rebellious persona, who bridged the gap between gritty 1970s television crime dramas and mainstream international cinema.
What is Yūsaku Matsuda known for?+
He is primarily remembered for his iconic lead roles in the television series Taiyō ni hoero! and Tantei monogatari, as well as critically acclaimed performances in The Family Game and his final international film, Black Rain.
What kind of work does Yūsaku Matsuda make?+
He specialized in physically demanding action roles while demonstrating significant range in character-driven dramas and arthouse films, often portraying charismatic outsiders.
