Ryuhei Matsuda

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Ryuhei Matsuda (松田龍平)
Born	May 9, 1983 (1983-05-09) (age 25) Tokyo, Japan
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Ryuhei Matsuda (松田龍平, Matsuda Ryūhei^?), born May 9, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese actor best known for his lead role as a samurai in Taboo.

1 Biography
2 Partial filmography
- 2.1 Movies
- 2.2 Dramas
3 External links

[edit] Biography

Ryuhei Matsuda (left) with the director of Taboo, Nagisa Oshima at Cannes in 2000

Matsuda is the son of Yusaku Matsuda (Tanteoi Monogatari), an actor who died at a young age, and Miyuki Matsuda (Audition). He followed in his parents' footsteps by becoming an actor himself.

Matsuda lost his father when he was six. When he was fifteen, he was approached by Nagisa Oshima to act in a controversial samurai movie titled ‘Gohatto’. At first, he turned down the role when he learned it was a gay samurai. He later changed his mind, and trained in kendo for two months in preparation.

After his success in ‘Gohatto’, Matsuda switched gears to play a student in ‘Blue Spring’. He has starred in many movies since, working with famous directors like Takashi Miike in Big Bang Love, Juvenile A, and Shinya Tsukamoto in Akumu Tantei (Nightmare Detective). He has also acted alongside several J-pop stars, including Mika Nakashima and Yuna Ito (NANA) and hitomi (Nightmare Detective).