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.
Filmography
The Chaser
as Naoya Kaneshiro
The Chaser
as Naoya Kaneshiro
Black Rain
as Sato
Black Rain
as Sato
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
A Chaos of Flowers
as Takeo Arishima
A Chaos of Flowers
as Takeo Arishima
Wuthering Heights
as Onimaru
Wuthering Heights
as Onimaru
And Then
as Daisuke Nagai
And Then
as Daisuke Nagai
Dansen
as Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga
Dansen
as Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga
Detective Story
as Shuichi Tsujiyama
Detective Story
as Shuichi Tsujiyama
Yokohama BJ Blues
as BJ
Yokohama BJ Blues
as BJ
Target
as Yûsaku Matsuda
Target
as Yûsaku Matsuda
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Tetsuya Asakura
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
as Tetsuya Asakura
No Grave for Us
as Katsuo Shima
No Grave for Us
as Katsuo Shima
Murder in the Doll House
as Toshio Katsu
Murder in the Doll House
as Toshio Katsu
Ameyuki-san
as Shinzaburō
Ameyuki-san
as Shinzaburō
The Killing Game
as Shohei Narumi
The Killing Game
as Shohei Narumi
The Most Dangerous Game
as Shouhei Narumi
The Most Dangerous Game
as Shouhei Narumi
Proof of the Man
as Detective Munesue
Proof of the Man
as Detective Munesue
Murderer!
as Futago Rokube
Murderer!
as Futago Rokube
The Four Roughnecks
The Four Roughnecks
The Assassination of Ryoma
as Yûta
The Assassination of Ryoma
as Yûta