Acting
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
Black Rain
Film · 1989
The Chaser
Film · 1989
A Chaos of Flowers
Film · 1988
Wuthering Heights
Film · 1988
Sakurako wa warau: Last emperor ni shikakerareta ayashii onna no wana
Film · 1988
A Homance
Film · 1986
追う男
Series · 1986
And Then
Film · 1985
The Family Game
Film · 1983
Dansen
Film · 1983
Detective Story
Film · 1983
Nettaiya
Series · 1983
Cliff of Death
Film · 1982
Kagero-za
Film · 1981
Yokohama BJ Blues
Film · 1981
Target
Film · 1980
The Beast to Die
Film · 1980
Rape Hunter: Target Woman
Film · 1980
Zoku zoku jiken
Series · 1980
No Grave for Us
Film · 1979
Murder in the Doll House
Film · 1979
The Execution Game
Film · 1979
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
Film · 1979
Ameyuki-san
Film · 1979
Detective Story
Series · 1979
The Most Dangerous Game
Film · 1978
The Killing Game
Film · 1978
Proof of the Man
Film · 1977
Fushoku no kōzō
Series · 1977
The Classroom of Terror
Film · 1976
Murderer!
Film · 1976
Big City: Days of Struggle
Series · 1976
Our Medal
Series · 1975
The Assassination of Ryoma
Film · 1974
The Four Roughnecks
Film · 1974
Tomodachi
Film · 1974
Red Maze
Series · 1974
Horror of the Wolf
Film · 1973
Bark at the Sun
Series · 1972
Judo Icchokusen
Series · 1969