is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''

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'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in ''

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''.

Early life

Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to

Yūsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was best known for roles in action films and a variety of television series in the 1970s as well as a switch to a wider range of roles in the 1980s. His final film appearance was as the villain Sato in Ridley ...

, a Japanese actor of partial

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ancestry, and

Miyuki Matsuda is a Japanese actress, the widow of Yūsaku Matsuda, and the sister of Mami Kumagai. At the age of 17 she appeared in a television series, '' Tantei Monogatari'', starring Yūsaku Matsuda, who was then married. They started a relationship and ...

(

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Kumagai), a Japanese actress. He has two younger siblings, a younger brother,

Shota Matsuda is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango (TV series), ''Hana Yori Dango'' series, the Liar Game (2007 TV series), ''Liar Game'' series, and ''Love Shuffle''. Personal life Matsuda was born on September 10, ...

, who is also an actor, and a younger sister, Yuuki Matsuda, who is a singer, and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died from

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in 1989, when Ryuhei was six years old. He attended

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, a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate.

Career

At age 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young

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Kanō Sōzaburō in

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's 1999 film ''

''. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star, earning him a Japanese Academy award "Newcomer of the Year", as well as "Blue Ribbon", "Kinema Junpo", and "Yokohama Film Festival" Awards for the "Best New Actor". Since appearing in ''Taboo'', Matsuda has played a wide range of roles, from the high school student Kujo in the 2001 film '' Blue Spring'' to the rock star Ren Honjo in the 2005 film ''

''. In February 2013, it was revealed that Matsuda would play the part of a Japanese gangster in the sequel to the 2012 Indonesian film '' The Raid'', named '' Berandal''. In 2020 portrayed

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in the film ''A Stranger in Shanghai''. It depicts Akutagawa's time in as a reporter in the city.

Personal life

Matsuda is married to Mala Morgan, a British-Japanese model with whom he has a fourteen-year age gap. The two wed on 20 October 2021 after dating for three years and have one son together, born 12 March 2022. Matsuda was previously married to Russian-Japanese actress and model Rina Ōta. They have one child together, a daughter, born 4 July 2009.First child for Ryuhei Matsuda, Lina Ohta
. Tokyograph. Retrieved on 2010-10-26. They wed on 11 January 2009 and divorced in December 2017.

Filmography

Films

* ''

'' (1999) * ''Shibito no Koiwazurai'' (2001) * ''Hashire! Ichiro'' (2001) * '' Blue Spring'' (2002) * ''Collage of Our Life'' (2003) * ''17 Sai'' (2003) * ''

9 Souls is a 2003 Japanese crime drama film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda. It was released on July 19, 2003. Cast *Yoshio Harada as Torakichi * Ryuhei Matsuda as Michiru *Genta Dairaku as Ushiyama * Itsuji Itao as Fujio *Kazuki Kitamura * Kiyohiko Shibuk ...

'' as Michiru (2003) * ''Hachigatsu no Kariyushi'' (2003) * ''Showa Kayo Daizenshu'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

Otakus in Love is a Japanese manga series by Jun Hanyunyū. It was adapted into a live action film in 2004. Cast * Ryuhei Matsuda - Mon Aoki * Wakana Sakai - Koino Akashi * Suzuki Matsuo - Marimoda * Kiyoshirô Imawano * Hijiri Kojima - Mejina * Shiny ...

'' (2004) * ''Yasha no Ike'' (2004) * ''

'' (2005) * ''Gimmy Heaven'' (2005) * '' Rampo Noir'' (2005) * '' Demon Pond'' (2005) * '' Big Bang Love, Juvenile A'' (2006) * ''

Nightmare Detective is a 2006 Japanese horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto and released by Movie-Eye Entertainment Inc, starring Ryuhei Matsuda and Hitomi. Masanobu Andō and Ren Osugi play supporting roles, and Tsukamoto himself plays the unnamed villain. The ...

'' (2006) * ''Chosyu Five'' (2006) * ''Sekai ha Tokidoki Utsukushii'' (2007) * ''Purukogi'' (2007) * ''Koisuru Madori'' (2007) * ''Ahiru to Kamo no Koinrokkâ'' (2007) * '' Densen Uta'' (2007) * ''Nobody to Watch Over Me'' (2008) * '' Nightmare Detective 2'' (2008) * '' Mt. Tsurugidake'' (2009) * ''The Cannery Ship'' (''Kanikosen'') (2009) * ''Hagetaka: The Movie'' (''The Vulture'') (2009) * ''Boys on the Run'' (2010) * '' Phone Call to the Bar'' (2011), Takada * ''

Tada's Do-It-All House is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsushi Ōmori, based on a 2006 novel by Shion Miura. It rotates around a down-on-his-luck handyman who reunites with an old friend from his middle school days, who winds up joining his business. A se ...

'' (2011) * ''

The Great Passage is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii (director), Yuya Ishii, starring Ryuhei Matsuda as a dictionary editor. It is based on the best-selling novel by Shion Miura. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for ...

'' (2013) * '' Mugiko-san to'' (2013) * ''

Detective in the Bar is a 2011 Japanese drama film directed by and based on a novel by Naomi Azuma. Cast * Yo Oizumi as the detective * Ryuhei Matsuda as Takada * Koyuki as Saori * Toshiyuki Nishida as Toshio Kirishima * Tomorowo Taguchi as Matsuo * Yutaka ...

'' (2013), Takada * ''

The Raid 2 ''The Raid 2'' (; ), also known as ''The Raid: Retaliation'', is a 2014 Indonesian action thriller film written, directed and edited by the Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans. It is the sequel to the 2011 film '' The Raid'' and stars Iko Uwais, Ar ...

'' (2014) * '' Jinuyo Saraba: Kamuroba Mura e'' (2015) * '' The Magnificent Nine'' (2016) * ''My Uncle'' (2016) * '' The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue'' (2017) * ''

Before We Vanish is a 2017 Japanese science fiction film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It is based on a stage play by Tomohiro Maekawa's Ikiume Theatre Company and the novel adaptation written by Maekawa. It stars Masami Nagasawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Mahiro Takasug ...

'' (2017) * ''The Last Shot in the Bar'' (2017), Takada * '' The Scythian Lamb'' (2018) * ''

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'' (2018) (German-American film) * ''The Miracle of Crybaby Shottan'' (2018),

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* ''Noroshi ga Yobu'' (2019) * ''Beneath the Shadow'' (2020) * ''Hakai no Hi'' (2020) * ''Zokki'' (2021) * ''Who Were We?'' (2024) * ''Transcending Dimensions'' (2024) * ''Unreachable'' (2025), Yuki Tsunaga (voice)

TV dramas

* ''San Oku-Yen Jiken'' (2000) - Roku * ''Hagetaka'' (2007) - Osamu Nishino * ''Ashita no Kita Yoshio'' (2008) - Heita Yashiro * ''

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'' (2009) -

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* ''Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi'' (2013) - Haruhiko Gyōten * ''

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'' (2013) - Takuma Mizuguchi * ''

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'' (2017) - Tsukasa Beppu * ''Kurara: The Dazzling Life of Hokusai's Daughter'' (2017) - Zenjirō * ''Kemono ni Narenai Watashitachi'' (2018) - Kosei Nemoto * ''Smoking'' (2018) - Masayuki Sakakibara * ''Yuganda Hamon'' (2019) - Masahiko Sawamura * ''

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'' (2019) -

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* ''A Stranger in Shanghai'' (2019) -

* ''Okehazama'' (2021) -

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* '' My Dear Exes'' (2021) - Hassaku Tanaka * ''Uzukawamura Jiken'' (2022) - Iwamori * ''Tokyo Salad Bowl'' (2025) - Ryo Arikino * ''

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'' (2025) - Katsumata

Awards

Matsuda won a Japanese Academy Award for the "Best Supporting Actor" in the 2011 film '' Tantei wa Bar ni Iru'', and Nikkan Sports Film Award for the "Best Actor" in the 2013 film ''

''.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Ryuhei 1983 births Living people People from Suginami Japanese male actors of Korean descent Japanese people of Korean descent Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo Horikoshi High School alumni 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors