
Acting
Masaru Matsuda
Born
1963-01-18 (63)
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
62 titles
Known for
NRThe 48th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Hirari. Story's settings includes Tokyo. Hirari is a young and energetic girl. She loves the sports, sumo, very much and would like to find a career. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.in this field. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.
Hirari
1992
7.0Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana's eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister's blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn't happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria's place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another.
The End of the World
1994
6.8Ultraman Tiga: The Final Oddysey was sort of an epilogue of the Ultraman Tiga series. Just when we thought that the world is safe, it's under attack again! A TPC excursion (including GUTS' Captain Megumi Iruma) headed to an old ruins and unintentionally woke up three evil ancient giants whom Daigo, later on, has visions of. What's so haunting about his visions is that they're not only three but four evil giants, including Ultraman Tiga in a very dark physique and a very evil aura. After a series of visions, Daigo was able to meet the three evils who beat him up and left the Black Spark Lens to him. Later on, the ultimate battle begins in the ancient ruins. Daigo as Ultraman Tiga, who is supposed to be the warrior of light, must use his powers, however dark, in order to defeat the three evils.
Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
2000
NRFilm directed by Shuji Kataoka starring Hakuryu.
GEDO: Heretical Corps
2011
NRDuring the funeral of Senior Advisor Yudai Kanou (Yudai Ishiyama), the Souryukai executives prepare for battle against the Fourth-Generation Sakata family, who were behind Kanou's murder. However, Chairman Yukihiro Kawaji (Hitoshi Ozawa), wary of the Anti-Boryokudan Law, hesitates to make the first move. Thus, instead of starting a full-scale gang war, he entrusts Takeshi Kanzaki (Hitomi Matsuda) with carrying out revenge on the direct perpetrators and mastermind. Where had Kanou's plans leaked from? Vice Chairman Shinji Wakamiya (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) discovers that the day before Kanou was killed, Daisuke Sakai (Daisuke Nagakura), Chief of the Fourth-Generation Sakata family, met with Eiichi Konkai (Eiichi Furui) of the Sakuraba clan. After extracting the truth from Konkai, Kanzaki goes after Sakai—but Sakai and his men are headed for Kanou's gravestone...
GOKU-OH 6
2020
6.3A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Graveyard of Honor
2002
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
NRDuring the funeral of Senior Advisor Yudai Kanou (Yudai Ishiyama), the Souryukai executives prepare for battle against the Fourth-Generation Sakata family, who were behind Kanou's murder. However, Chairman Yukihiro Kawaji (Hitoshi Ozawa), wary of the Anti-Boryokudan Law, hesitates to make the first move. Thus, instead of starting a full-scale gang war, he entrusts Takeshi Kanzaki (Hitomi Matsuda) with carrying out revenge on the direct perpetrators and mastermind. Where had Kanou's plans leaked from? Vice Chairman Shinji Wakamiya (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) discovers that the day before Kanou was killed, Daisuke Sakai (Daisuke Nagakura), Chief of the Fourth-Generation Sakata family, met with Eiichi Konkai (Eiichi Furui) of the Sakuraba clan. After extracting the truth from Konkai, Kanzaki goes after Sakai—but Sakai and his men are headed for Kanou's gravestone...
GOKU-OH 6
2020
NRKeizo Kuno, a man who once lived in the yakuza world, has abandoned his past and now lives quietly, working in a corner of Otaru. Every year, he sends a Christmas present—posing as an “uncle”—to Fumika, the daughter of his former sworn brother, Mitsumura. Fumika is a high school student living a peaceful life, but she suffers from memory loss. As she prepares to graduate in the spring, she longs to ask her so-called uncle one question she can’t let go of: the whereabouts of her mother, whom she barely remembers. Guided by the gift she receives, Fumika travels to Otaru and finds her way to Kuno. Though surprised, Kuno can’t hide his joy. For reasons he cannot reveal, he does not tell her the truth—but Fumika is, in fact, his real daughter. Soon, the grudges Kuno carries from his past ignite violent conflicts in the underworld, drawing the two of them in. Though he cannot call himself her father, Kuno stands up to face his fate, determined to protect his daughter’s future.
Silent Night
2025
2010s · 23 titles
NRFilm directed by Shuji Kataoka starring Hakuryu.
GEDO: Heretical Corps
2011
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Red Cow
2015
NRDetective Masaki (Koji) happens upon a chilling scene: Gedobo (Hitoshi Ozawa) leading the vile yakuza Tamura to his death. Shocked but trusting his instincts as an investigator, Masaki begins to pursue the “mysterious monk.” Together with his partner Nagasawa, Masaki defies orders from above, chasing after shadows. But with no evidence to be found, those connected to Nagasawa’s case begin to turn up dead one by one. And always, lurking close to evil—Gedobo. The second chapter of Shinji Hiramatsu’s dark, new-wave crime entertainment!
Gedobo 2
2011
NRWith the death of Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka), a brutal succession battle erupts within the Oriki-gumi. By vote, Nobunaga (Hitoshi Ozawa) becomes second-generation boss, forcing his brother Nobuyuki into rebellion. In the bloody aftermath, Nobunaga kills both Nobuyuki and his relative Nobuyasu Iwasaki (Hitomi Matsuda). Tragedy deepens as his right-hand man Masahide Hirako (Jiro Okazaki) takes his own life, and his father-in-law Michizo Saimon (Shinzo Hotta) is assassinated in a coup. Now as boss, Nobunaga sets the underworld in motion once more: Ujiyasu Nanjo (Sansho Fukami) rises in Kanto, Motonari Mōriya (Shinichi Chiba) expands in Aki, and in Nagano the fated clash of Kenshin Uemura (Ryuji Harada) and Shingen Takebe (Shun Sugata) begins. But the greatest threat comes from Yoshimoto Imanishi (Naoya Makoto), leading the invasion of Owari. The “war of the elephant and the ant” is about to reach its endgame.
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 4
2017
NRThe second 'Conqueror of Shura' film.
Conqueror of Shura 2
2011
NRHaving been appointed Second Generation Yamasaki-gumi Wakagashira, Himuro (Yasukaze Motomiya) expanded his influence across Gifu and Shiga, making his name known even in political and business circles. However, this led to lingering tensions with the Hiroshima-based gangster group Genseikai. Under the orders of Kyokai Kaichō Kudo (Hakuryu), Himuro and Tamura (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi) intervened in the succession dispute of Nagoya’s largest organization, the Shigemitsu-ikka. The conflict with Genseikai brought Himuro significant losses. Although the situation was calmed with the help of Akimoto (Sho Aikawa) and others, the power balance in Kansai was profoundly shaken.
Unification Of Japan 9
2015
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Underground
2011
NRTwo rival bounty hunters team up to battle a crime boss
Bounty Hunter 2
2011
NRThe fall of Yoshimoto Imanishi spreads Nobunaga Oriki’s (Hitoshi Ozawa) reputation across Japan. In Omi, he forges a brotherhood oath with Nagamasa Asakawa (Daisuke Nagakura), further extending the Oriki-gumi’s influence. Alarmed, National Police Agency Director Ichijo (Masahiko Tsugawa) orders their destruction. Meanwhile, Ieyasu Tokusawa (Yasukaze Motomiya) abandons the Imanishi-gumi, declaring independence as the Tokusawa-gumi. Upon learning this, Nobunaga extends his hand, joining forces with Tokusawa in pursuit of nationwide unification. Elsewhere, Yoshiaki Ashitaga (Kazuyoshi Ozawa), ousted from the Murohachi Alliance, seeks to rebuild it, turning to Shingen Takebe (Shun Sugata) for aid—but is coldly passed around. And from Fukui, Mitsuhide Akashi (Mikio osawa) of the Amakura-gumi moves the pieces of the board, pulling the Oriki-gumi into the next great upheaval.
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 5
2017
NRThe thirteenth 'Don's Road' film.
Don's Road 13
2014
NRA period of rapid economic growth. The Sanno-kai, a giant organization in the Kansai region, has expanded into Yokohama. Under these circumstances, Takamasa Ishida, who succeeded to the fifth generation Yokosuka family, is working hard to stop the movement of Sanno-kai.
修羅の花道
2012
NRA prison island where criminals are isolated from society. Yoshioka repeatedly clashes with the guards, and after Kubota is captured and badly injured, the two are thrown into solitary confinement and beaten relentlessly. Amid the violence, Oogami (Yu Matsuda), the hospital’s chief, orders that they be treated. The next day, Yoshioka and thirty other inmates are taken to a classroom. Standing at the podium is the island’s new owner, Sakata (Daisuke Nagakura), who delivers a chilling announcement: “Today, you’re all going to kill each other.” A deadly free-for-all among young offenders begins. The long-awaited second chapter of the series.
New Juvenile Battle Royale 2
2014
NRNo synopsis available yet.
New Japan Violence Zone
2015
NRHakuryu becomes a relentless, pure embodiment of vengeance! The mad warrior who stands in his way is Susumu Terajima!! A small rural town is caught in the middle of a conflict: the local Gotoda-gumi versus the Ebisu-gumi, who want to seize land for industrial waste disposal. In this countryside with nothing but hot springs and violence, a lone man suddenly appears. That man is a former Organized Crime Division detective (Hakuryu), whose wife and child were brutally murdered. His life destroyed by the yakuza, he now lives for only one thing—revenge. With a single purpose burning inside him, he throws himself straight into a hail of bullets.
Unforgiven
2012
NRThe yakuza world has entered an age of war. In Owari, Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka) pushes for unification, while his son Nobunaga (Hitoshi Ozawa) seizes territory by force. Suruga boss Yoshimoto Imanishi (Naoya Makoto) launches an invasion, sending Ieyasu Tokusawa (Yasukaze Motomiya)—but he’s abducted by Nobunaga’s ambitious younger brother, Nobuyuki (Masaki Nishimori), who is soon captured himself. A truce is struck with a hostage exchange, but when the Imanishi underboss turns up dead, peace collapses and war erupts. Meanwhile, Michizo Saimon (Shinzo Hotta) of Mino, dispatching young Hitoyoshi Toyoumi (Hideo Nakano) on a dangerous mission.
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm 2
2017
NRRise of the Underworld Lords— The mighty Murohachi Alliance, once unifying Japan’s yakuza under Kyoto, collapses, and a fierce struggle for supremacy erupts nationwide. In Owari, Nobuhide Oriki (Tokuma Nishioka) leads the Oriki-gumi on a campaign for unification. His eldest son and underboss, Nobunaga Oriki (Hitoshi Ozawa), believes in conquest through brute force, seizing territory by any means. Meanwhile, Shingen Takebe (Shun Sugata) of Kai wages war in Shinshu, clashing with Kenshin Uemura (Ryuji Harada) of Echigo. In Aki, Motonari Mōriya (Shinichi Chiba) expands his Mōriya family’s reach across the Chugoku region. And in Suruga, Yoshimoto Imanishi (Naoya Makoto) and his Imanishi-gumi, vowing to crush the Murohachi Alliance, launch an invasion into Owari. Acting under orders, Ieyasu Tokusawa (Yasukaze Motomiya) collides with the Oriki-gumi—plunging the underworld into an age of war.
Yakuza: Domination of the Realm
2017
7.0Barely scraping by making an honest living as a rural yakuza, Hachiya (Yasukaze Motomiya) dreams of the City of Flowers. Unable to conceal their growing frustration at their everyday lives, he and his partner, Sagane (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), choose to pursue their own paths as yakuza, hiding a new major source of income from the family. But when the family captain (Kazuyoshi Ozawa) shows up for the first time in ten years...
Firebrands
2012
NRNo synopsis available yet.
House No. 7
2018
NRSeventh film in the 'Conquest' series.
Conquest 7
2016
NRThe final 'Conqueror of Shura' film.
Conqueror of Shura: Final Chapter
2011
6.0Sequel to 'Gokudo Apocalypse'.
Gokudo Apocalypse Chapter 2
2017
NRThe final 'The Yakuza Named Evil' film.
The Yakuza Named Evil: Final Edition
2012
4.5A wandering monk who strays far from the Buddha’s teachings—that is Gedobo (Hitoshi Ozawa). His eyes see only the fate of evil festering in this world. Masuba (Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi), working tirelessly as an underboss, grows weary of a world where even his boss has abandoned honor for money. Dissatisfied with life in a clan without jingi (duty and humanity), he drifts further into frustration. One day, Masuba encounters a monk begging on the roadside. The monk warns him: “Be careful. Darkness is trying to swallow you whole.” At that moment, Masuba’s destiny begins to shift…
Gedobo
2011
2000s · 15 titles
6.8Ultraman Tiga: The Final Oddysey was sort of an epilogue of the Ultraman Tiga series. Just when we thought that the world is safe, it's under attack again! A TPC excursion (including GUTS' Captain Megumi Iruma) headed to an old ruins and unintentionally woke up three evil ancient giants whom Daigo, later on, has visions of. What's so haunting about his visions is that they're not only three but four evil giants, including Ultraman Tiga in a very dark physique and a very evil aura. After a series of visions, Daigo was able to meet the three evils who beat him up and left the Black Spark Lens to him. Later on, the ultimate battle begins in the ancient ruins. Daigo as Ultraman Tiga, who is supposed to be the warrior of light, must use his powers, however dark, in order to defeat the three evils.
Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey
2000
6.3A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Graveyard of Honor
2002
6.4When a young yakuza torments the customers in a rival crime family's nightclub, it is not long before his dead body is found. Soon, inter-family retaliation follows, resulting in the death for a prominent crime boss. Devastated by this turn of events, the temperamental Kenzaki vows to avenge his boss's death and, as bloody violence ensues, the body count reaches excessive proportions.
Agitator
2001
NRFuma Village is burned to the ground by Tokugawa retainer Doi Katsutoshi, who harbors a deep grudge against the Fuma clan. To put an end to the relentless slaughter, Juzo—the last surviving Fūma ninja—finally unleashes a forbidden secret technique. Standing in his way are the ninja of Iga, Koga, and Sanada. And to make matters worse, a formidable master of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu also appears…
Ninjutsu Chronicles: NINJA STAR
2009
NRA yakuza war breaks out in a small peaceful town in the northern region of Kanto.
Shura's Blood
2004
3.5There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with the DVD. Then one day all trace of the group disappear--along with Nozomi.
The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage
2003
NRGenji Sokabe (Hakuryu) is a legendary hit-man who has just finished a 15-year prison stretch for killing the head of a rival gang. But Genji returns to a world where the old Yakuza codes of honour, vengeance and pride have been forgotten by a younger generation of criminals, and discovers that his old gang is now more concerned about money and finance. Taking up his guns once more, Genji sets out to teach the younger generation a lesson they will never forget.
The Legend of the Ando Family: The Road to Hell
2001
NROriginal video
Jitsuroku: Hokkaidō yakuza sensō: gyakuen
2001
NROriginal video
Jitsuroku: Kitakyushu yakuza senso: kyouran
2003
NRHitoshi Izaki, Chairman of the Kanto Chivalrous Union and Head of the Izaki-gumi, has died suddenly! As is to be expected in a yakuza organisation rife with intrigue and scheming, internal strife has erupted, and with rival organisations bound to be scheming in the shadows, the Chairman of the Funeral Preparations Committee—Kazumi Matsuda, the very epitome of chivalry—is racing against time to organise the once-in-a-lifetime ‘clan funeral’ for the boss to whom he owes a debt of gratitude! Will the ‘clan funeral’ he has organised at the risk of his own life actually go ahead without a hitch?
KUMISO
2002
NRThe powerful organization Fifth-Generation Tōdō-gumi, based in Osaka’s Minami district, is led by Wakagashira Ōtani (Ryu Daisuke), under whom Yuji Mikasa (Musashi Ken) walks the path of the old-school yakuza code. Devoted to daily sword training and upholding traditional values, Mikasa’s peaceful days take a sharp turn when he commits a murder to cover for his younger protégé. The situation spirals out of control. As the yakuza world grows more entangled with politics, the organization’s boss, Myojin, announces his retirement. Seizing the opportunity, the cunning Serizawa (Kawano Taro) plots to oust Ōtani by any means necessary. Worse still, Mikasa’s own “civilian killing” ends up pushing his respected boss into a corner...
Challenge to Ambition: Chapter 1
2009
NRThe Sixth 'Road to New Don' film.
Road to New Don 6
2009
NRThe Sannō-kai is a yakuza organisation based in Kobe. Tanooka (played by Hitoshi Ozawa) managed to quell internal power struggles and rise to the position of second-in-command, but by cutting ties with a long-standing brother-in-arms who resented this decision, he left a lingering grudge within the organisation. Amidst this, an attack is launched on Ryūzōji (played by Tamio Kawachi), the third-generation chairman of the Sannō-kai, by a group affiliated with the Umeyama-gumi!
Isolation Letter
2005
NRThe fourth 'Road to New Don' film.
Road to New Don 4
2009
NRThe third 'Road to New Don' film.
Road to New Don 3
2008
1990s · 19 titles
5.8A detective living a happy married life learns that a man he once arrested has escaped from prison. The fugitive commits a string of robberies and rapes, and ultimately takes his former lover as hostage - the same woman who is now the detective's wife. The criminal continues his exploits while evading capture, all while weilding the detective's gun and repeatedly assaulting the detective's wife.
Confinement Escape
1992
6.8A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the disbandment of the sumo club.
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
6.0The Yakuza of Japan has infiltrated the universities of Hong Kong and are conducting illegal activities such as underground bare knuckle fights,gambling and drugs. Hong Kong Police team up with the Japanese Secret Service to bring down the ruthless gang but their agents always seem to wind up dead. As a last resort they have a female detective (Sibelle Hu) infiltrate the organization in order to bring them down.
Fighting Fist
1992
7.4When a four-man terrorist group known as Team Phantom begins raising havoc in downtown Tokyo, the city is in desperate need of a hero. An unexpected champion appears in the form of Lady Battle Cop, a former female tennis champion who has been transformed into a seemingly unstoppable cyborg.
Lady Battle Cop
1990
NRA small group of men stigmatized for killing the gang leader tries to survive the group and take revenge on the man who killed them, while being involved in the conflict between the two major powers of Kanto and Kansai. The second movie of the live action adaptation series.
Shura ga Yuku 2
1996
NRThe 8th gangster action that depicts the familiar Hongo-gumi facing the Tokyo Waterfront City Development Project, which is a wide-area gangster in the Kansai region.
Shura ga Yuku 8
1998
NRAdapted from a manga and anime of the same name.
Go!! Karate Club
1990
5.7Naoto Kiba takes on the task of protecting thug Junpei who embezzled 500 million yen from Okinawa's largest gangster gangs, Soryu-kai.
Bodyguard Kiba
1993
NRThe second 'Gotoshi' film.
Gotoshi Co. Ltd. II
1994
NRThe fifth installment of the Gokudo Action Series, which depicts the process of the yakuza organization walking on the path to national domination, centered on the confrontation between the two gangsters who became their nemesis. This work is set in a certain area of Hiroshima, which is shaken by the construction problem of an industrial waste treatment plant.
Shura ga Yuku 5
1997
NRTerrible ! Bloody conflict , outbreak !! The overwhelmingly popular graphic novel serialized in Manga Goraku is finally made into a moviel Draw the hard life of men running through the times , including Show Alkawa !!! First film of the live action series.
Shura ga Yuku
1995
NRThe fourth of the extreme actions that depicts the men who are confronting the war set by the Kansai yakuza who are planning to advance to the Kanto region by taking advantage of the off-track betting dispute.
Shura ga Yuku 4
1997
NRAn office worker who happens to end up helping a yakuza
This Is Shinogi
1994
NRAn investigative reporter probing a pharmaceutical company met a suspicious death in the city. Was he silenced because he had uncovered dangerous information regarding new drug development? As Ryuji begins his investigation, he detects the stench of corruption, including ‘suspected human experimentation’ and ‘corporate merger schemes’ involving politicians. And the key to this case lies with a mysterious woman (Miho Suzuki). Ryuji attempts to win her over with sexual skills bordering on the divine, but is suddenly attacked by an unidentifiable black shadow that blocks his path…!!
The Woman Tamer 2
1995
NRSet in Aizuwakamatsu, where resort development is progressing, the sixth installment of the gangster action series that depicts the battle between the eastern and western gangsters aiming for national domination.
Shura ga Yuku 6
1997
6.0After the fierce conflict, the sand group and the dragon party were under the control of the same Kanto Ichienkai. One day, Kuroki, the driving force behind the end of the war, returned in the shape of a sword. At the dragon party, Odashima, who was Kuroki's younger brother, sprinkled a shab of the law on the sand group Shima and began to harass him. Hitoshi and Yoshiro, who realized that the aim was the Shima of the sand group, immediately talked to Odashima.
Jingi 21: Yakuza Decade War
1999
NRThe 7th gangster action of men who continue to fight bloody battles in Tosa, Shikoku.
Shura ga Yuku 7
1998
NRMasato Sasaki film starring Hakuryu.
New Book of the Waru: Resurrection
1993
6.0An action in which a female lone wolf bravely confronts a blood struggle in the underworld of Hong Kong. Kay Himuro, trained as a special intelligence officer, is asked to work in drug trafficking and flies to Hong Kong.
Codename K Ready Connection
1991
Series credits
NRThe 48th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Hirari. Story's settings includes Tokyo. Hirari is a young and energetic girl. She loves the sports, sumo, very much and would like to find a career. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.in this field. However, there isn't any suitable career for a female in this area. Nevertheless, she still works hard towards her dream, and at last, she gets a chance to become a sumo stable's nutrition consultant.
Hirari
1992
7.0Maria is in need of money. Because her day-time job doesn't pay enough, she works at night at a cabaret. She needs the money so that she can pay for her sister, Nana's eyes operation. When both Maria and Nana were younger, Maria burned down the home, causing her sister's blindness and killing their father (mother survived.) Shiro is a famous concert pianist. However, he isn't happy with his marriage or his life in general. Maria and Shiro are united through a traffic accident, causing Shiro to be hospitalized. Faking amnesia and his identity, he stays at Maria's place and eventually starts to work at the cabaret as a piano player. As you will find out later on, life was not meant for Maria and Shiro to find one another.
The End of the World
1994

