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Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Acting·1952·96 films

Playwright, stage director, actor, and film director.

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As Actor

Love Exposure
Love Exposure (2008)President
Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul (2017)Akihiro Kano
Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)Video Shop Owner
Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman (2022)Hajime Komuro
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance (2011)Supermarket Manager
Lesson of the Evil
Lesson of the Evil (2012)Masao Nadamori
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)Yoshiaki Hachiya
Cutie Honey
Cutie Honey (2004)Goki
Zebraman
Zebraman (2004)Kanda
Memoirs of a Murderer
Memoirs of a Murderer (2017)Akihiro Yamagata
A Family
A Family (2021)Kazuhiko Osako
The Complex
The Complex (2013)
Adrift in Tokyo
Adrift in Tokyo (2007)Kunimatsu
Gonin
Gonin (1995)Man at the Toilet
Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction (1998)Muroto
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005)Shizuo Kugitani
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki (1992)
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)Bokudo Ioroi
March Comes In Like a Lion
March Comes In Like a Lion (2017)Takanori Jinguji
Dear Doctor
Dear Doctor (2009)Yoshifumi Okayasu
Pieta in the Toilet
Pieta in the Toilet (2015)Hiroshi's Father
A Night in Nude
A Night in Nude (1993)Shimura
The Apology King
The Apology King (2013)Film director
In the Wake
In the Wake (2021)Narazaki
March Goes out Like a Lamb
March Goes out Like a Lamb (2017)Takanori Jinguji
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)Editor on the phone (voice)
Hush!
Hush! (2001)Gynecologist
Instant Swamp
Instant Swamp (2009)Kamesaka
It's Me It's Me
It's Me It's Me (2013)Detective Murano
Into a Dream
Into a Dream (2005)Machida
Sabakan
Sabakan (2022)Uchida
Every Trick In The Book
Every Trick In The Book (2021)
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (2006)
LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! (2018)Muryo Record Company CEO
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2013)
Sawako Decides
Sawako Decides (2010)Nobuo
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)Yuichi Okano
Original Sin
Original Sin (1992)
Convenience Story
Convenience Story (2022)
The Vancouver Asahi
The Vancouver Asahi (2014)Tadakura Miyake
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)Gang Boss
In the Pool
In the Pool (2005)General Manager Maenishi
Step
Step (2020)
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)
The Last Days of the World
The Last Days of the World (2012)
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon (1989)Policeman
MARKS
MARKS (1995)Director Takeuchi
A Man with Style
A Man with Style (2011)
Remain In Twilight
Remain In Twilight (2021)
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005)Foreman
Tokyo Cowboy
Tokyo Cowboy (2024)President Miwa
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)Tokyo Shoji Employee
Inubu: The Dog Club
Inubu: The Dog Club (2021)Genjiro Amuro
The Hit-and-Run Family
The Hit-and-Run Family (1992)
The Cat in Their Arms
The Cat in Their Arms (2018)old cat
119
119 (1994)Member of Main Station
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
Aging Police / Resurrection Special (2019)
Wakamusha
Wakamusha (2024)
Crossroads
Crossroads (2011)
Turning Point
Turning Point (1994)
吹く風は秋
吹く風は秋 (2017)
Laughing Lucky Cats
Laughing Lucky Cats (2017)Joji Iwakura
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)Sabu
Sunday's Dream
Sunday's Dream (1999)
8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper (2010)
Dog Race
Dog Race (1998)Asano
Damejin
Damejin (2006)Numa-san
Quartet for Two
Quartet for Two (2001)Taxi driver
Invisible War
Invisible War (2007)Tajiri
Bakayarō! 4 You!
Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)(segment "カラダだけの男")
MIND GAME
MIND GAME (1998)
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
Sky Cannot Be This Blue (1993)Banker
Yamagata Scream
Yamagata Scream (2009)Chomei Okagaitokon
Faces of a Fig Tree
Faces of a Fig Tree (2006)
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ (2022)Kobayashi Hiroshi
Goodbye, Grandpa!
Goodbye, Grandpa! (2017)Akio Haruno
The Man of the Political Economy
The Man of the Political Economy (2015)
峠の我が家
峠の我が家 (2024)
Diamonds in the Sand
Diamonds in the Sand (2025)Kawase
横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」
横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」
The Last Day
The Last Day (2000)
TRUNK
TRUNK (2003)
Black Dahlia
Black Dahlia (2018)
Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers
Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers (1993)
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ (2023)
A Canned Crab
A Canned Crab (1992)
Joryu Tohaiden Aki
Joryu Tohaiden Aki (2017)Takeo Kojima
Early Autumn
Early Autumn (2011)
Don’t Look for Me
Don’t Look for Me (2025)
Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition
Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition (2023)

As Director

Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came (2008)
Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy
Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy (1989)
The Tomb & the Divorce
The Tomb & the Divorce (1993)
峠の我が家
峠の我が家 (2024)
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ (2023)
Don’t Look for Me
Don’t Look for Me (2025)

As Writer

Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
Crickets
Crickets (2006)
Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku
Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku (1987)
Sunday's Dream
Sunday's Dream (1999)
Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came (2008)
峠の我が家
峠の我が家 (2024)
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ (2023)
Don’t Look for Me
Don’t Look for Me (2025)