Ryo Iwamatsu
Known for Acting · 125 credits
- Born
- 1952-03-26 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Kawatana, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Ryō Iwamatsu · Ryou Iwamatsu · いわまつ りょう · 이마와쓰 료
Biography
Playwright, stage director, actor, and film director.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
CSI: Crime Scene Talks
2011
Time Limit Investigator
2006
as 熊本
Midnight Diner
2009
as Masao Toyama
The Private Detective Mike
2002
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
Ningen Kowai
2022
Nodame Cantabile
2006
as Noda Tatsuo
A Town Without Seasons
2023
as Kyota
Hanako & Anne
2014
as Urushibara Mitsuma
My Dear Exes
2021
as Osuke Omameda
The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
2024
as Araki Kohei
Atami's Police Investigators
2010
as Tokusaburo Sagami
Renovation Like Magic
2022
Neo Ultra Q
2013
as Professor Fukuda
Sins of Kujo
2026
as Yuzo Yamashiro
Mars: Zero's Revolution
2024
as Komiyama Shigeru
The Long Goodbye
2014
as Zaizen
Gu Gu the Cat
2014
as Hideo Tachibana
Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?
2016
as [Principal]
Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition
2023
How to be Likable in a Crisis
2021
Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~
2016
A Fading Summer
2015
as Shuhei Inoue
The Locked Room Murders
2012
as Togashi Kotatsu
Azamijô no lullaby
2010
THE LIMIT
2021
as 斉藤学
Tokkan
2012
as Hajime Mayosato
Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow
2008
as Ebata Tatsuo
Madame Butterfly
2011
as Ohta Kisaburo
He's Expecting
2022
Napoleon's Village
2015
as Fumio Kita
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
2020
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」
2011
The Light We Cast
2026
as 樫田敦史
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
2020
as Nadamori Masao
Love and Hongkong
2017
as Nari Katagiri
Movies (89)
Shin Ultraman
2022
as Hajime Komuro
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
2021
as Yoshiaki Hachiya
Love Exposure
2008
as President
Guilty of Romance
2011
as Supermarket Manager
A Family
2021
as Kazuhiko Osako
Adrift in Tokyo
2007
as Kunimatsu
Tokyo Ghoul
2017
as Akihiro Kano
LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!
2018
as Muryo Record Company CEO
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore
2010
as Sabu
Memoirs of a Murderer
2017
as Akihiro Yamagata
It's Me It's Me
2013
as Detective Murano
Air Doll
2009
as Video Shop Owner
Cutie Honey
2004
as Goki
Lesson of the Evil
2012
as Masao Nadamori
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Editor on the phone (voice)
Hush!
2001
as Gynecologist
Pieta in the Toilet
2015
as Hiroshi's Father
Goodbye, Grandpa!
2017
as Akio Haruno
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
as Bokudo Ioroi
Dear Doctor
2009
as Yoshifumi Okayasu
Convenience Story
2022
Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers
2005
as Shizuo Kugitani
Samurai Fiction
1998
as Muroto
Gonin
1995
as Man at the Toilet
A Night in Nude
1993
as Shimura
Zebraman
2004
as Kanda
Sabakan
2022
as Uchida
In the Pool
2005
as General Manager Maenishi
Tokyo Cowboy
2024
as President Miwa
Aging Police / Resurrection Special
2019
Instant Swamp
2009
as Kamesaka
In the Wake
2021
as Narazaki
A Man with Style
2011
Remain In Twilight
2021
Every Trick In The Book
2021
Step
2020
March Goes out Like a Lamb
2017
as Takanori Jinguji
Turning Point
1994
MARKS
1995
as Director Takeuchi
The Cat in Their Arms
2018
as old cat
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
2013
March Comes In Like a Lion
2017
as Takanori Jinguji
The Vancouver Asahi
2014
as Tadakura Miyake
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
as Gang Boss
Beijing Watermelon
1989
as Policeman
The Apology King
2013
as Film director
The Complex
2013
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue
2012
Faces of a Fig Tree
2006
119
1994
as Member of Main Station
A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth
2006
Original Sin
1992
Yamagata Scream
2009
as Chomei Okagaitokon
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005
as Foreman
Damejin
2006
as Numa-san
Diamonds in the Sand
2025
as Kawase
Bakayarō! 4 You!
1991
as (segment "カラダだけの男")
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
2013
as Yuichi Okano
Sawako Decides
2010
as Nobuo
The Man of the Political Economy
2015
Quartet for Two
2001
as Taxi driver
8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper
2010
Dog Race
1998
as Asano
Inubu: The Dog Club
2021
as Genjiro Amuro
The Hit-and-Run Family
1992
Into a Dream
2005
as Machida
Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki
1992
Crossroads
2011
Invisible War
2007
as Tajiri
Sunday's Dream
1999
Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers
1993
The Last Days of the World
2012
Laughing Lucky Cats
2017
as Joji Iwakura
Wakamusha
2024
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
2022
as Kobayashi Hiroshi
Early Autumn
2011
Joryu Tohaiden Aki
2017
as Takeo Kojima
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Tokyo Shoji Employee
峠の我が家
2024
The Last Day
2000
吹く風は秋
2017
MIND GAME
1998
Sky Cannot Be This Blue
1993
as Banker
Black Dahlia
2018
カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか？
2023
Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition
2023
A Canned Crab
1992
TRUNK
2003
Don’t Look for Me
2025
About Ryo Iwamatsu
Playwright, stage director, actor, and film director. With 125 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Ryo Iwamatsu has appeared in 89 films and 36 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ryo Iwamatsu Movies
- Shin Ultraman (2022) — as Hajime Komuro
- We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021) — as Yoshiaki Hachiya
- Love Exposure (2008) — as President
- Guilty of Romance (2011) — as Supermarket Manager
- A Family (2021) — as Kazuhiko Osako
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