Personal Info
Birth date
1952-03-26 (73 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Kawatana, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Also known as
Ryō Iwamatsu
Ryou Iwamatsu
いわまつ りょう
이마와쓰 료
Ryo Iwamatsu
Biography
Playwright, stage director, actor, and film director.
Filmography
Love Exposure
8
Overview:
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.CSI: Crime Scene Talks
7.2
Overview:
Satoshi Itomura is an assistant police investigator who belongs to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Scientific Investigation Team. Reenactments, fingerprint and voice data collections, profiling... His team collects scientific evidence and pieces together fragments of information in order to help build evidences. However, Itomura often does not care about the scientific approach and instead pays a great deal of attention to the things that the victims always carried with them or treasured. And he focuses on these things because they usually carry the victim’s dying wishes, understanding that last message not only helps solve the cases but also brings closure to the depressed family of victims.Shin Ultraman
7.4
Overview:
The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant silver humanoid who starts appearing every time a space monster attacks!Guilty of Romance
6.928
Overview:
In a Tokyo love hotel district, a woman is found dead in a derelict apartment. As police investigate, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To break away from the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model enacting sex in front of a camera. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade that she's still the doting wife she's supposed to be.We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
7.6
Overview:
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.Air Doll
6.956
Overview:
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.Time Limit Investigator
6.7
Overview:
Shūichirō Kiriyama works at the Limitation Task Force, the place where the cases which have reached the statute of limitations are destroyed. Getting bored of his job, he decides to find a hobby, because it seems important to him to have a hobby. So he decides to puzzle out the unsolved cases on his free time, helped by his coworker Mikazuki, who seems to have a crush on him.Midnight Diner
8.1
Overview:
Set in a small restaurant in the corner of a shopping district. The unusual eatery is only open after midnight, and its standard menu consists of just a single choice. However, the customers still come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish that they request. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, including a yakuza, an unsuccessful actor, a group of office ladies, a newspaper delivery boy, and a stripper.Tokyo Ghoul
7.087
Overview:
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.A Night in Nude
5.9
Overview:
Jiro is a Tokyo man who offers a stand-in service where he'll do "anything". A woman claiming to be from Fukuoka wants to be shown around Tokyo and see the sights. What Jiro doesn't know is that this woman isn't who she says she is. She's on the run from her Yakuza boyfriend, and Jiro is going to be unwittingly entwined in the situation.Goodbye, Grandpa!
NYR
Overview:
A 20 something girl Yoshiko is having sex with her boyfriend when a shocking telephone call arrives - grandpa has passed away. The lightning from clear sky doesnt derail only the life of Yoshiko but summons the rest of the dysfunctional Haruno family to the ancenstral country house to pay their respects to the deceased - and unleash their quarrels between themselves and with the world at large.A Family
7.3
Overview:
Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.Sabakan
7.7
Overview:
Nagasaki in 1986. Hisada, who lives with her affectionate parents and her younger brother, although there are many quarrels between couples, is a fifth grader who loves Yuki Saito and Exogini. Hisada decides to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins" with Takemoto, whose house is poor and avoided by his classmates. Drowning in the sea, getting entangled in the Yankees, and having a lot of trouble, but as the friendship between the two deepens as a result of this adventure, a sad incident that presages farewell occurs.Original Sin
4.7
Overview:
Based on a novel by Bo Nishimura, the film is about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22 year old man.Lesson of the Evil
6.7
Overview:
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
4.6
Overview:
A large monster attacks Japan, but dies suddenly. While the people rejoice and bask in relief, the giant corpse left behind begins to slowly rot and bloat. If it explodes, the nation will be destroyed.Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
6.5
Overview:
Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
7.1
Overview:
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.Inubu: The Dog Club
5.5
Overview:
Hanai Sota is 22-years-old and a university student in the veterinary department. Since he was little, he has always loved animals. His apartment is full of animals that needed help. One day, Hanai Sota saves a dog that was being used in experiments. To save more of the animals, he sets up the "Inubu" club. His friend Shibasaki Ryosuke, among other people, joins the group. Shibasaki Ryosuke also loves dogs and is a student in the same veterinary department as Hanai Sota. They work hard to protect the animals. 16 years later, a report comes out. The report is about Hanai Sota, who was arrested.Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku
2
Overview:
One day, a man who is sexually impotent (only with his wife) ends up switching places with a sex counselor who looks exactly like him. Depicts a "love story" between husbands and wives with a lot of twists and turns.The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
6.5
Overview:
Kishibe Midori (Ikeda Elaiza), an editor for a popular fashion magazine, finds herself transferring to the lexicography division following the magazine's discontinuation. The place is filled with a group of quirky characters, led by Majime Mitsuya (Noda Yojiro), a boss with a shaggy hair who is extremely serious. While being tossed about by them, Midori is influenced by their patience and passion for making a dictionary which takes over a decade, and she gradually immerses herself in the work. This drama depicts their struggles in creating and finalizing the dictionary, "The Great Passage."In the Wake
7.1
Overview:
Baffling serial killings unfold in which the victims are tied up and left to starve. Tone was just released from prison after finishing his sentence for another crime, and he surfaces as a suspect but detective Tomashiro can't nail down conclusive proof.Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
6.3
Overview:
Suzume Katagura, a bored housewife, spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day, she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement in her life, she decides to give them a call.The Cat in Their Arms
5.3
Overview:
A 33-year-old supermarket worker at a provincial city used to be an idol, but could not see a future as a singer. Sick of everything, she moved to a provincial town and met Yoshio, a pet cat she saw at a store.Wakamusha
8
Overview:
Three young men live and work in a nearly-deserted Japanese city. The three wander the streets, ruminating on the pointlessness of life in the modern age, never quite living up to the deeds of a fallen friend, until one of them goes too far and permanently fractures their relationship.The Hit-and-Run Family
4.5
Overview:
Set in the 1990s, this film uses black humour to cast a sharp, satirical eye at the problems facing modern Japanese families. Hiroshi accidentally hits a young woman with his car and flees in panic. He confesses to his wife, Yoko, who persuades him to keep quiet as his arrest would mean the end for their already troubled family. Their daughter is having an affair with a married man, their son is being bullied and refusing to go to school and their grandfather is becoming more difficult. Yoko urges the family to move the car into the living room in order to destroy the evidence by taking it apart. Hiroshi finally decides to do the honest thing but a series of bizarre incidents then ensues...Zebraman
6.3
Overview:
A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.Early Autumn
NYR
Overview:
As summer gives way to autumn, Matsubara Tatsuhira (played by Yakusho Koji), who runs a wine specialty store in Nagano, feels a mix of emotions as he sends his daughter off to her wedding. Since his wife passed away 20 years ago, Matsubara has dedicated himself to raising his daughter, even sacrificing another chance at love. However, his daughter's marriage seems to have left this strong man feeling a sense of emotional loss and loneliness. Afterward, he temporarily sets aside his work and travels to Kyoto to visit his old friend, the writer Shigeo Shuzuki (played by Iwasaki Ryō), and also reunites with his high school friend Yamabe Kōsuke (played by Ten Ten). At Yamabe's request, Matsubara went to a nightclub to investigate the other man's daughter—who was also Matsubara's daughter's friend—Reiko (played by Nakagawa Noriko). Reiko had secretly loved Matsubara since childhood, and the hidden emotions in this middle-aged man seemed to be awakening once again...Acting
2024峠の我が家 as Unknown
2024Tokyo Cowboy as President Miwa
2024Wakamusha as Unknown
2024The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary (10 Episodes) as Araki Kohei
2024Mars: Zero's Revolution (9 Episodes) as Komiyama Shigeru
2023A Town Without Seasons (10 Episodes) as Kyota
2023カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ as Unknown
2023Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition (10 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~ as Kobayashi Hiroshi
2022Sabakan as Uchida
2022Convenience Story as Unknown
2022Renovation Like Magic (1 Episode) as Unknown
2022Shin Ultraman as Hajime Komuro
2022He's Expecting (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Ningen Kowai (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2022What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? as Bokudo Ioroi
2021In the Wake as Narazaki
2021Every Trick In The Book as Unknown
2021Inubu: The Dog Club as Genjiro Amuro
2021Remain In Twilight as Unknown
2021How to be Likable in a Crisis (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2021My Dear Exes (10 Episodes) as Osuke Omameda
2021THE LIMIT (1 Episode) as 斉藤学
2021A Family as Kazuhiko Osako
2021We Made a Beautiful Bouquet as Yoshiaki Hachiya
2020Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (4 Episodes) as Nadamori Masao
2020劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2020Step as Unknown
2019Aging Police / Resurrection Special as Unknown
2018LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp! as Muryo Record Company CEO
2018Black Dahlia as Unknown
2018The Cat in Their Arms as old cat
2017吹く風は秋 as Unknown
2017Goodbye, Grandpa! as Akio Haruno
2017Love and Hongkong (4 Episodes) as Nari Katagiri
2017Tokyo Ghoul as Akihiro Kano
2017Memoirs of a Murderer as Akihiro Yamagata
2017Joryu Tohaiden Aki as Takeo Kojima
2017Laughing Lucky Cats as Joji Iwakura
2017March Goes out Like a Lamb as Takanori Jinguji
2017March Comes In Like a Lion as Takanori Jinguji
2016Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~ (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2016Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama? (12 Episodes) as Principal
2015The Man of the Political Economy as Unknown
2015Napoleon's Village (7 Episodes) as Fumio Kita
2015Pieta in the Toilet as Hiroshi's Father
2015A Fading Summer (5 Episodes) as Shuhei Inoue
2014Gu Gu the Cat (1 Episode) as Hideo Tachibana
2014The Vancouver Asahi as Tadakura Miyake
2014The Long Goodbye (2 Episodes) as Zaizen
2014The Next Generation: Patlabor (1 Episode) as Unknown
2013Pecoross' Mother and Her Days as Yuichi Okano
2013The Apology King as Film director
2013It's Me It's Me as Detective Murano
2013The Complex as Unknown
2013Maruyama, the Middle Schooler as Unknown
2013Neo Ultra Q (1 Episode) as Professor Fukuda
2012Lesson of the Evil as Masao Nadamori
2012Lesson of the Evil: Prologue as Unknown
2012Tokkan (10 Episodes) as Hajime Mayosato
2012The Last Days of the World as Unknown
2011Crossroads as Unknown
2011Madame Butterfly (2 Episodes) as Ohta Kisaburo
2011Early Autumn as Unknown
2011Guilty of Romance as Supermarket Manager
2011A Man with Style as Unknown
2011大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１２「サッドソング・フォー・アグリードーター」 (1 Episode) as Unknown
2011CSI: Crime Scene Talks (1 Episode) as Unknown
2010The Days of Morisaki Bookstore as Sabu
2010Atami's Police Investigators (8 Episodes) as Tokusaburo Sagami
20108000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper as Unknown
2010Sawako Decides as Nobuo
2010Azamijô no lullaby (1 Episode) as Unknown
2009Midnight Diner (1 Episode) as Masao Toyama
2009Air Doll as Video Shop Owner
2009Yamagata Scream as Chomei Okagaitokon
2009Dear Doctor as Yoshifumi Okayasu
2009Instant Swamp as Kamesaka
2009Love Exposure as President
2008Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow (11 Episodes) as Ebata Tatsuo
2007Adrift in Tokyo as Kunimatsu
2007The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia as Gang Boss
2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad as Editor on the phone (voice)
2007Invisible War as Tajiri
2006Faces of a Fig Tree as Unknown
2006Nodame Cantabile (11 Episodes) as Noda Tatsuo
2006Damejin as Unknown
2006A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth as Unknown
2006Time Limit Investigator (26 Episodes) as 熊本
2005Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers as Shizuo Kugitani
2005Into a Dream as Machida
2005In the Pool as General Manager Maenishi
2005Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims as Foreman
2004Cutie Honey as Goki
2004Zebraman as Kanda
2003TRUNK as Unknown
2002The Private Detective Mike (1 Episode) as Unknown
2001Hush! as Gynecologist
2001Quartet for Two as Taxi driver
2000The Last Day as Unknown
1999Sunday's Dream as Unknown
1998Samurai Fiction as Muroto
1998Mind Game as Unknown
1995Gonin as Man at the Toilet
1995MARKS as Director Takeuchi
1994119 as Member of Main Station
1994Turning Point as Unknown
1993A Night in Nude as Shimura
1993Sky Cannot Be This Blue as Banker
1993Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers as Unknown
1992The Hit-and-Run Family as Unknown
1992Original Sin as Unknown
1992A Canned Crab as Unknown
1991Bakayarō! 4 You! as (segment "カラダだけの男")
1989Beijing Watermelon as Policeman
1988Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You as Tokyo Shoji Employee
Directing
2024峠の我が家 ... Director
2023カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ ... Director
2008Then Summer Came ... Director
2006Time Limit Investigator (1 Episode) ... Director
2002The Private Detective Mike (1 Episode) ... Director
1993The Tomb & the Divorce ... Director
1989Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy ... Director
Writing
2024峠の我が家 ... Writer
2023カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？ ... Writer
2008Then Summer Came ... Screenplay
2006Crickets ... Screenplay
2006Time Limit Investigator (2 Episodes) ... Writer
2002The Private Detective Mike (1 Episode) ... Writer
1999Sunday's Dream ... Writer
1997Tokyo Fair Weather ... Screenplay
1987Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku ... Screenplay
Creator
2023M&Oplaysプロデュース「クランク・イン！」 ... Creator