Portrait of Yūsaku Matsuda

Acting

Yūsaku Matsuda

Career

Active from 1969 to 1989, busiest in 1979 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for And Then
And Then
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yūsaku Matsuda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Depth 3
  • 1970s Setting 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Yakuza Underworld 2
  • Power Struggle 2
  • Crime Investigation 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Japanese Crime Thriller 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Japanese Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

17 titles · average score 69
Black Rain
Black Rain (1989)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sato

The Chaser
The Chaser (1989)

as Naoya Kaneshiro

Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (1988)
GoodWatch score 69

as Onimaru

A Homance
A Homance (1986)

as Kaze

And Then
And Then (1985)
GoodWatch score 81

as Daisuke Nagai

The Family Game
The Family Game (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sho Yoshimoto

Detective Story
Detective Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Shuichi Tsujiyama

Dansen
Dansen (1983)

as Mitsuo Tajima aka Goro Tomonaga

Kagero-za
Kagero-za (1981)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shungo Matsuzaki

Yokohama BJ Blues
Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 72

as BJ

The Beast to Die
The Beast to Die (1980)
GoodWatch score 67

as Kunihiko Date

Rape Hunter: Target Woman
Rape Hunter: Target Woman (1980)

as Insurance Salesman

1970s

17 titles · average score 66
Detective Story
Detective Story (1979)

TV show · as Shunsaku Kudo

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tetsuya Asakura

The Execution Game
The Execution Game (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

as Shohei Narumi

No Grave for Us
No Grave for Us (1979)

as Katsuo Shima

Murder in the Doll House
Murder in the Doll House (1979)

as Toshio Katsu

The Most Dangerous Game
The Most Dangerous Game (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Shouhei Narumi

The Killing Game
The Killing Game (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

as Shohei Narumi

Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 71

as Detective Munesue

Big City: Days of Struggle
Big City: Days of Struggle (1976)

TV show

Murderer!
Murderer! (1976)

as Futago Rokube

The Assassination of Ryoma
The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)
GoodWatch score 57

as Yûta

Roar At The Sun!
Roar At The Sun! (1972)

TV show · as Shibata Jun (Jeapan)

1960s

1 title
Judo Icchokusen
Judo Icchokusen (1969)

TV show · as Aoba Chugaku Judo Buin