Acting
Yūsaku Matsuda
Born Sep 21, 1949 · Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan · Died Nov 6, 1989
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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Acting
The Chaser
1989
Black Rain
1989
Drama · Action · Thriller
A Chaos of Flowers
1988
Drama
Wuthering Heights
1988
Drama
A Homance
1986
Drama · Action
And Then
1985
Drama
Dansen
1983
Drama · Crime
Nettaiya
1983
Drama · Crime
Detective Story
1983
Drama · Romance · Mystery
The Family Game
1983
Comedy · Drama
Cliff of Death
1982
Drama · Thriller
Kagero-za
1981
Romance · Drama · Mystery
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981
Crime · Mystery · Drama
The Beast to Die
1980
Action · Crime · Thriller
Zoku zoku jiken
1980
Target
1980
Drama · Action · Crime
Rape Hunter: Target Woman
1980
Crime · Drama
The Execution Game
1979
Thriller · Action · Drama
Detective Story
1979
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Mystery
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979
Action · Crime
No Grave for Us
1979
Action · Crime · Thriller
Murder in the Doll House
1979
Mystery · Horror
Ameyuki-san
1979
History · TV Movie
The Killing Game
1978
Action · Drama · Thriller
The Most Dangerous Game
1978
Action · Crime
Proof of the Man
1977
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Fushoku no kōzō
1977
Big City: Days of Struggle
1976
Murderer!
1976
Action
The Classroom of Terror
1976
Thriller · Crime
Our Medal
1975
The Four Roughnecks
1974
Red Maze
1974
Drama
The Assassination of Ryoma
1974
Drama · Comedy
Tomodachi
1974
Drama
Horror of the Wolf
1973
Horror
Roar At The Sun!
1972
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Judo Icchokusen
1969
Drama
Directed
A Homance
1986
Drama · Action
Written
Yokohama BJ Blues
1981
Crime · Mystery · Drama