Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda 松田 龍平 Matsuda Ryūhei born 9 May 1983 is a Japanese film and television actor Matsudas best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in Taboo and the rock star Ren Honjo in Nana At age 15 Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshimas 1999 film Taboo 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 Nana 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 Ryūnosuke Akutagawa in the film A Stranger in Shanghai It depicts Akutagawas time in as a reporter in the city Since then Matsuda has continued to work steadily across film and television His notable awardwinning period remains centered on his earlier career most notably his Best Actor win at the 37th Japan Academy Film Prize in 2013 for The Great Passage alongside a Best Actor win at the 2nd Hainan Island International Film Festival in 2019 for the film Shadow More recently his credits include the films Ichigeki 2023 Who Were We 20232024 and Transcending Dimensions 2025 On television he starred in the Netflix drama Asura 2025 based on Kazuo Kikutas play and in Tokyo Salad Bowl 2025 His film Disaster was released on February 20 2026 and was also selected for the competition section of the San Sebastián Film Festival In January 2026 Matsuda took on his firstever leading role in a TV Asahi drama with Hey Detective Your Backpack Is Open He also appeared in UNDERGIRL a first movie from UNDERCOVER production a superhero film released in Shibuya