is a Japanese

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and

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Career

Rijū started making 8mm films in high school, and his ''Kyōkun I'' earned a spot at the 1980

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. In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama ''Fubo no gosan''. The same year, he participated in the production of

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's ''At This Late Date, the Charleston,'' not only starring, but also co-authoring the script and serving as assistant director. As an actor, he has appeared in films directed by

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, and

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; as well as TV dramas such as '' Kinpachi-sensei'' and ''

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''. As a director, his film '' Elephant Song'' won the NETPAC Award at the 1995

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. His next work ''

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'' (1995) earned him the

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. His 2001 film ''

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'' was selected for the competition at the ''

''.

Filmography

As actor

Television

* ''Fubo no gosan'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1983),

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* '' Kinpachi-sensei'' (2001–02) * '' Fūrin Kazan'' (2007), Narita Nagayasu * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Clouds Over the Hill'' (2009–2011),

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* ''

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'' (2010),

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* '' Ariadne no Dangan'' (2011) * '' Ataru'' (2012) * ''

'' (2013) * ''A Warmed Up Love'' (2020), Seiichirō Tsuzuki * ''The Supporting Actors 3'' (2021), himself * ''Hiru'' (2022) * '' Gannibal'' (2022), Morobe Police Department Head * ''

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'' (2023), Rintarō Ōbayashi

Film

* ''At This Late Date, the Charleston'' (1981) * '' Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters'' (1985) * ''

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'' (2000) * '' KT'' (2002) * ''The Edge of Sin'' (2015) * ''

Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops is a 2017 Japanese drama film directed by Daigo Matsui. The film was shot in one 74-minute take, though it does not take place in real time; the story covers several weeks, with intertitles and musical interludes by rap group Moroha being used ...

'' (2017) * '' Last Winter, We Parted'' (2018) * ''Family Bond'' (2020) * ''

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'' (2020), Hamano * ''The Sound of Grass'' (2021) * ''Haw'' (2022) * ''

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'' (2022) * ''Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari'' (2023) * '' Shadow of Fire'' (2023) * ''Great Absence'' (2024) * ''Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game'' (2024) * ''Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash'' (2025) * ''Grandma's Secret'' (2026)

As director

* ''Elephant Son]'' (1994) * ''Berlin'' (1995) * ''Chloe'' (2001)

References

External links

* * 1962 births Living people Japanese film directors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Yokohama Japanese male film actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors {{Japan-film-director-stub