Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda 松田 龍平
Ryuhei Matsuda (left) with director Nagisa Ōshima at Cannes in 2000
Born	9 May 1983 (1983-05-09) (age 28) Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Lina Ohta (2009–present)
Website
http://www.ryuhei-matsuda.com/

Ryuhei Matsuda (松田 龍平, Matsuda Ryūhei^?, born 9 May 1983) is a Japanese film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Japanese films such as Taboo and Nana.

Early life

Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo to Yusaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor, and Miyuki Matsuda (née Kumagai), a Japanese actress. He has two siblings, one of whom is Japanese actor Shota Matsuda. His father died from bladder cancer in 1989, when Ryuhei was six years old.^[1] He attended Horikoshi High School, a Japanese high school that caters to celebrity students, but did not graduate.^[2]

Career

At the age of 15, Matsuda was offered the role of the desirable young samurai Kanō Sōzaburō in Nagisa Ōshima's 1999 film Gohatto. The role helped boost him from an entirely unknown actor to a film star.

Since appearing in Gohatto, 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.

Personal life

On 11 January 2009, Matsuda married Lina Ohta (太田 莉菜, Ōta Rina^?), a Russian-Japanese model.^[3] Their first child, a baby girl, was born on 4 July 2009.^[4]

Filmography

Films

• Taboo (Gohatto) (1999)
• Shibito no Koiwazurai (2001)
• Hashire! Ichiro (2001)
• Blue Spring (2002)
• Collage of Our Life (Renai Shashin) (2003)
• 17 Sai (2003)
• 9 Souls (2003)
• Hachigatsu no kariyushi (2003)
• Showa Kayo Daizenshu (2003)
• Cutie Honey (2004)
• Izo (2004)
• Koi no Mon (2004)
• Yasha no Ike (2004)
• Nana (2005)
• Gimmy Heaven (2005)
• Ranpo Jigoku (2005)
• Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
• Nightmare Detective (2006)
• Chosyu Five (2006)^[5]
• Sekai ha Tokidoki Utsukushii (2007)^[6]
• Purukogi (2007)^[7]
• Koisuru Madori (2007)^[8]
• Ahiru Kamo (2007)^[9]
• Densen Uta (2007)
• Nightmare Detective 2 (2008)
• Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki (2009)
• The Cannery Ship (Kanikosen) (2009)
• Hagetaka: The Movie (The Vulture) (2009)

TV dramas

• San Oku-Yen Jiken (2000)
• Hagetaka (2007)
• Ashita no Kita Yoshio (2008)

References

1. ^ Yusaku Matsuda. Nipponcinema.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
2. ^ Ryuhei Matsuda. Nipponcinema.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
3. ^ First child for Ryuhei Matsuda, Lina Ohta. Tokyograph. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
4. ^ First child for Ryuhei Matsuda, Lina Ohta. Tokyograph. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
5. ^ 映画「長州ファイブ -CHOSYU Five-」ウェブサイト. Chosyufive-movie.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
6. ^ 世界はときどき美しい. Sekaihatokidoki.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
7. ^ yakiniku-movie.com. yakiniku-movie.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
8. ^ 恋するマドリ. Koisurumadori.com. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.
9. ^ アヒルと鴨のコインロッカー. Ahiru-kamo.jp (2007-06-23). Retrieved on 2010-10-26.

External links

• Official website
• Ryuhei Matsuda at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Matsuda Ryuhei
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Date of birth	May 9, 1983
Place of birth	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
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