Yutaka Matsushige

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Yutaka Matsushige
Born (1963-01-19) January 19, 1963 (age 61)
OccupationActor
Years active1983–present

Yutaka Matsushige (松重 豊, Matsushige Yutaka, born 19 January 1963 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture) is a Japanese actor.

Career[edit]

Matsushige has appeared in the films such as EM Embalming,[1] Adrenaline Drive,[2] Last Life in the Universe,[3] and Outrage Beyond.[4]

He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Dear Doctor in 2009.[5]

Selected filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Film Role Notes Ref
1992 The Guard from Underground
1995 A Last Note Daigoro
1998 Ring Yoshino
Rasen
1999 Adrenaline Drive
Charisma Nekoshima
Godzilla 2000
EM Embalming Hiraoka
2000 Eureka Matsuoka
Monday Masaki Kubo
2001 Minna no Ie Tall man
Red Shadow Kamijou Takatora
The Princess Blade Anka
2002 Doing Time Tall man
2003 Last Life in the Universe Yukio
Dragon Head
2004 One Missed Call Ichiro Fujieda
Blood and Bones Nobuyoshi Ko
Lady Joker Nishimura
2005 Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers Ramen Chef
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade Hattori Hanzō
2006 Rough Ami's father
Sun Scarred Katsuya Ozaki
2007 Like a Dragon Makoto Date
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia Mashima
Sukiyaki Western Django Toshio
Adrift in Tokyo Tomobe
Crows Zero Ushiyama
2008 Tokyo!
K-20: Legend of the Mask
2009 Crows Zero 2 Ushiyama
Dear Doctor
2010 Hanamizuki
The Lone Scalpel
2011 Phone Call to the Bar
2012 Outrage Beyond Shigeta
2013 Real
The Love and Death of Kaoru Mitarai
Detective in the Bar
2014 Seven Weeks Haruhiko Suzuki [6]
2015 Miss Hokusai Hokusai (voice)
Maestro!
2016 Good Morning Show
Lost and Found
Museum Kozo Sekihata
2017 Outrage Coda Detective Shigeta
The Last Shot in the Bar
2018 Killing for the Prosecution Suwabe
Dynamite Graffiti Detective Morohashi
Love At Least Isoyama
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Flea-picking Samurai
2019 Samurai Shifters
Kono Michi Tekkan Yosano
The Hikita's Are Expecting! Kunio Hikita Lead role [7]
2020 Threads: Our Tapestry of Love Tomita
Good-Bye
Our 30-Minute Sessions Fujio Yoshii
The Voice of Sin Yōsuke Mizushima
Independence of Japan Fumimaro Konoe
2021 What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? Akira Gotō
The Supporting Actors: The Movie Himself
Inu-Oh Tomona's Father (voice) [8]
2022 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Tanba [9]
What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? Noboru Yamikumo [10]
The Last 10 Years Matsuri's father [11]
Tsuyukusa Gorō Shinoda [12]
Drive into Night Kim [13]
2023 Familia Aoki [14]
Dreaming in Between Ishida [15]
2024 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days Nakazato Taiwanese-Japanese film [16]
Last Mile Yasuo Kamikura [17]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1997 Mōri Motonari Kikkawa Motoharu Taiga drama
2001 Hojo Tokimune Sha Taro Taiga drama
2012–2022 Solitary Gourmet Gorō Inogashira Lead role; 10 seasons
2013 Yae's Sakura Yamamoto Gonpachi Taiga drama
2014 Ashita, Mama ga Inai Kawashima
Shinigami-kun Shunin
Hero Kenzaburō Kawajiri Season 2
Zainin no Uso Kazuya Kamoshita Miniseries
2015 Dr. Rintarō Eisuke Hasumi
Death Note Sōichirō Yagami
2016 Sleepeeer Hit! Yasuki Wada [18]
Totto TV Wang-san
Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 Yūsuke Yoshinaga Docudrama
2017 Hagoku Ōtasaka Television film
The Aristocrat Detective Yamamoto
Tsuribaka Nisshi Gorō Inogashira Season 2
Akira and Akira Kōzō Yamazaki
2017–2021 The Supporting Actors Himself Lead role; 3 seasons
2018 Unnatural Yasuo Kamikura [17]
2019 Ieyasu, Edo wo Tateru Ina Tadatsugu Miniseries
Shiroi Kyotō Professor Ugai Miniseries
Idaten Ryotaro Azuma Taiga drama [19]
2020 Ashita no Kazoku Shunsaku Television film [20]
2021 Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses Ryūmon Miniseries [21]
2021–2022 Come Come Everybody Kyomuzō Ban Asadora [22]
2022 A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki Episode 6 [23]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Ishikawa Kazumasa Taiga drama [24]

Japanese dub[edit]

Year Title Role Ref
2016 The Good Dinosaur Butch [25]
2019 How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Grimmel the Grisly [26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mark Schilling (17 August 1999). "Aoyama offers a stiff little mystery". The Japan Times.
  2. ^ Scott Tobias (April 19, 2002). "Adrenaline Drive - DVD - HomeVideo Review". The A.V. Club.
  3. ^ Stephen Holden (6 August 2004). "FILM REVIEW; Asians With Nothing to Lose in Translation". The New York Times.
  4. ^ David Rooney (4 September 2012). "Outrage Beyond: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ 第31回ヨコハマ映画祭 2009年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  6. ^ "野のなななのか". eiga.com. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "松重豊"妊活モノ"で映画初主演! 北川景子と24歳差夫婦役に". eiga.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "犬王". eiga.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "江口洋介"赤星"再登場、松重豊&角野卓造ら『コンフィデンスマンJP 英雄編』第1弾キャスト". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "山田涼介主演「大怪獣のあとしまつ」に菊地凛子、二階堂ふみ、染谷将太、松重豊が参加". Natalie. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "「余命10年」に山田裕貴、奈緒、King Gnu井口理、黒木華、松重豊ら出演". Natalie. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "小林聡美主演・松重豊共演、平山秀幸監督の新作映画『ツユクサ』公開決定". Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "夜を走る". eiga.com. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  14. ^ "役所広司と吉沢亮が父子に「ファミリア」公開!松重豊、MIYAVI、佐藤浩市ら共演". Natalie. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "逃げきれた夢". eiga.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "青春18×2 君へと続く道". eiga.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "「ラストマイル」に石原さとみ・井浦新らドラマ「アンナチュラル」メンバー集結". Natalie. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  18. ^ TBS drama "Jūhan Shuttai!" (a.k.a. "Sleepeeer Hit!") official website (in Japanese)
  19. ^ "19年大河『いだてん』に星野源、松坂桃李、松重豊ら10人出演決定". Oricon. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "宮崎あおい&永山瑛太&松坂慶子&松重豊の織りなす"家族の物語"…新春ドラマ特別企画「あしたの家族」". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "オダギリジョー脚本・演出のドラマ「オリバーな犬」NHKで放送、主演は池松壮亮". Natalie. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  22. ^ "「カムカムエヴリバディ」京都編に松重豊、本郷奏多、三浦透子、新川優愛ら11名". Natalie. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "『神木隆之介の撮休』、新たな共演キャストに仲野太賀、井之脇海、松重豊ら". Crank-in!. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  24. ^ "大河ドラマ『どうする家康』"チーム家康"発表 服部半蔵役に山田孝之". Oricon. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  25. ^ "アーロと少年". Fukikaeru. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  26. ^ "ヒックとドラゴン 聖地への冒険". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

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