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Known For
Actor
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Height
187 cm (6'1")
Nationality
Weight
75 kg (165 lbs)
Languages
Japanese, Korean
Education
Japan Institute of the Moving Image
Zodiac Sign
♒ Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac
鸡 Rooster
Name Origin
English < Japanese (だいすけ)
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Daisuke Ryū is known for acting.
Born in Tokyo, Japan (died at age 64).
2 awards including Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer.
Daisuke Ryū has 5 credits in our database.
Studied at Array.
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Filmography (5)
AWARDS (2)
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Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
1983
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Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer
1981
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Biography
Daisuke Ryu was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan on 14 February 1957. He won the Japanese "best new actor" Blue ribbon award for his performance as the legendary warrior Oda Nobunaga in Akira Kurosawa's movie Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). Other notable performances include Saburo Ichimonji in the famous Kurosawa epic Ran and the legendary warrior monk Benkei in Sogo Ishii's critically acclaimed Gojoe (Gojō reisenki or The Spirit war chronicle).
He starred opposite Samantha Bond in the 1989 television serial The Ginger Tree, where he played Count Kentaro Kurihama. Based on the novel by Oswald Wynd, set in Japan at the turn of the century, it spans the period 1903 to the outbreak of the Second World War.
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How old was Daisuke Ryū?
Daisuke Ryū was born on and passed away on at the age of 64.
Where was Daisuke Ryū born?
Daisuke Ryū was born in Tokyo, Japan.
What movies or shows has Daisuke Ryū been in?
Daisuke Ryū has 5 credits in our database. Notable titles include Nezulla the Rat Monster (2002), Gojoe (2001), Zero Woman: Dangerous Game (1998), Zero Woman: The Hunted (1997), Ran (1985).
What is Daisuke Ryū known for?
Daisuke Ryū is primarily known as an actor. Daisuke Ryu was a Japanese actor born in Tokyo, Japan on 14 February 1957. He won the Japanese "best new actor" Blue ribbon award for…
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