
Yūsaku Matsuda
Biography
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.
Acting (28 movies)

A Homance
1986

Yokohama BJ Blues
1981

The Assassination of Ryoma
1974

The Family Game
1983

No Grave for Us
1979

Murder in the Doll House
1979

And Then
1985

Detective Story
1983

Black Rain
1989

The Execution Game
1979

The Killing Game
1978

Proof of the Man
1977

Target
1980

Wuthering Heights
1988

Kagero-za
1981

The Beast to Die
1980

Dansen
1983

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1979

Horror of the Wolf
1973

The Classroom of Terror
1976

A Chaos of Flowers
1988

The Most Dangerous Game
1978

The Four Roughnecks
1974

Rape Hunter: Target Woman
1980

Murderer!
1976

The Chaser
1989

Shi no dangai
1982

Tomodachi
1974
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| A Homance | 1986 | Screenplay |