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Acting
Daisuke Ryū
Daisuke Ryū is best known for The Next Generation: Patlabor, The Ginger Tree, Rinjo and Toge no Gunzo. Daisuke Ryū was born on February 14, 1957. Daisuke Ryū died on April 11, 2021 at the age of 64.
- Born
- February 14, 1957
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- April 11, 2021 (64 years old)
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.
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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
Filmography
- 2014The Next Generation: Patlabor
- 2009RinjoHaruhisa Nabdo
- 1989The Ginger TreeCount Kentaro Kurihama
- 1986Onna Furin Kazan
- 1986Musashibo BenkeiTaira no Tomomori
- 1986闇からの叫び
- 1982Toge no Gunzo
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Daisuke Ryū been in?
Daisuke Ryū is best known for The Next Generation: Patlabor, The Ginger Tree, Rinjo and Toge no Gunzo.
When was Daisuke Ryū born?
Daisuke Ryū was born on February 14, 1957. (Tokyo, Japan)
How old is Daisuke Ryū?
Daisuke Ryū died on April 11, 2021 at the age of 64.
Updated: October 25, 2026 ·