Portrait of Ryo Iwamatsu

Acting

Ryo Iwamatsu

Career

Active from 1987 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryo Iwamatsu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Warfare
    0.4, average 1.2
  • Tension
    5.2, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Contemporary Issues 2
  • Darkly Humorous 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

106
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

29 titles · average score 63
Sins of Kujo
Sins of Kujo (2026)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Yuzo Yamashiro

Mars: Zero's Revolution
Mars: Zero's Revolution (2024)

TV show · as Komiyama Shigeru

A Town Without Seasons
A Town Without Seasons (2023)

TV show · as Kyota

He's Expecting
He's Expecting (2022)
GoodWatch score 34

TV show

Sabakan
Sabakan (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

as Uchida

Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

as Hajime Komuro

Renovation Like Magic
Renovation Like Magic (2022)

TV show

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

as Yoshiaki Hachiya

How to be Likable in a Crisis
How to be Likable in a Crisis (2021)

TV show

My Dear Exes
My Dear Exes (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Osuke Omameda

A Family
A Family (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kazuhiko Osako

‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2020)

TV show · as Nadamori Masao

2010s

36 titles · average score 65
The Cat in Their Arms
The Cat in Their Arms (2018)

as old cat

Goodbye, Grandpa!
Goodbye, Grandpa! (2017)

as Akio Haruno

Love and Hongkong
Love and Hongkong (2017)

TV show · as Nari Katagiri

Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~
Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~ (2016)

TV show

A Fading Summer
A Fading Summer (2015)

TV show · as Shuhei Inoue

Napoleon's Village
Napoleon's Village (2015)

TV show · as Fumio Kita

Gu Gu the Cat
Gu Gu the Cat (2014)

TV show · as Hideo Tachibana

Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yuichi Okano

It's Me It's Me
It's Me It's Me (2013)
GoodWatch score 52

as Detective Murano

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly (2011)

TV show · as Ohta Kisaburo

Sawako Decides
Sawako Decides (2010)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nobuo

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)

as Sabu

2000s

26 titles · average score 69
Dear Doctor
Dear Doctor (2009)
GoodWatch score 69

as Yoshifumi Okayasu

Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Toyama

Air Doll
Air Doll (2009)
GoodWatch score 66

as Video Shop Owner

Then Summer Came
Then Summer Came (2008)

Screenplay, Director

Love Exposure
Love Exposure (2008)
GoodWatch score 83

as President

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gang Boss

Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as 熊本

Crickets
Crickets (2006)

Screenplay

Nodame Cantabile
Nodame Cantabile (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Noda Tatsuo

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shizuo Kugitani

Into a Dream
Into a Dream (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Machida

The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike (2002)

TV show · Director, Writer

1990s

11 titles · average score 70
Sunday's Dream
Sunday's Dream (1999)

Writer

Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction (1998)
GoodWatch score 74

as Muroto

Dog Race
Dog Race (1998)

as Asano

Tokyo Fair Weather
Tokyo Fair Weather (1997)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Gonin
Gonin (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Man at the Toilet

MARKS
MARKS (1995)

as Director Takeuchi

119
119 (1994)

as Member of Main Station

A Night in Nude
A Night in Nude (1993)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shimura

Sky Cannot Be This Blue
Sky Cannot Be This Blue (1993)

as Banker

The Tomb & the Divorce
The Tomb & the Divorce (1993)

Director

Bakayarō! 4 You!
Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)

as (segment "カラダだけの男")

1980s

4 titles · average score 71
Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy
Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy (1989)

Director

Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

as Policeman

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)

as Tokyo Shoji Employee

Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku
Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku (1987)

Screenplay