Biography and filmography

Ryo Iwamatsu

Playwright, stage director, actor, and film director.

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Movies (98)

Diamonds in the Sand

Diamonds in the Sand

2025 · Kawase

Don’t Look for Me

Don’t Look for Me

2025 · Director, Writer

峠の我が家

峠の我が家

2024 · Director, Writer

Tokyo Cowboy

Tokyo Cowboy

2024 · President Miwa

Wakamusha

Wakamusha

2024

カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか?

カモメよ、そこから銀座は見えるか?

2023 · Director, Writer

Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition

Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition

2023

Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~

Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~

2022 · Kobayashi Hiroshi

Sabakan

Sabakan

2022 · Uchida

Convenience Story

Convenience Story

2022

Shin Ultraman

Shin Ultraman

2022 · Hajime Komuro

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?

2022 · Bokudo Ioroi

In the Wake

In the Wake

2021 · Narazaki

Every Trick In The Book

Every Trick In The Book

2021

Inubu: The Dog Club

Inubu: The Dog Club

2021 · Genjiro Amuro

Remain In Twilight

Remain In Twilight

2021

A Family

A Family

2021 · Kazuhiko Osako

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet

2021 · Yoshiaki Hachiya

Step

Step

2020

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

Aging Police / Resurrection Special

2019

LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!

LOUDER! Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!

2018 · Muryo Record Company CEO

Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia

2018

The Cat in Their Arms

The Cat in Their Arms

2018 · old cat

吹く風は秋

吹く風は秋

2017

Goodbye, Grandpa!

Goodbye, Grandpa!

2017 · Akio Haruno

Tokyo Ghoul

Tokyo Ghoul

2017 · Akihiro Kano

Memoirs of a Murderer

Memoirs of a Murderer

2017 · Akihiro Yamagata

Joryu Tohaiden Aki

Joryu Tohaiden Aki

2017 · Takeo Kojima

Laughing Lucky Cats

Laughing Lucky Cats

2017 · Joji Iwakura

March Goes out Like a Lamb

March Goes out Like a Lamb

2017 · Takanori Jinguji

March Comes In Like a Lion

March Comes In Like a Lion

2017 · Takanori Jinguji

The Man of the Political Economy

The Man of the Political Economy

2015

Pieta in the Toilet

Pieta in the Toilet

2015 · Hiroshi's Father

The Vancouver Asahi

The Vancouver Asahi

2014 · Tadakura Miyake

Pecoross' Mother and Her Days

Pecoross' Mother and Her Days

2013 · Yuichi Okano

The Apology King

The Apology King

2013 · Film director

It's Me It's Me

It's Me It's Me

2013 · Detective Murano

The Complex

The Complex

2013

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

Maruyama, the Middle Schooler

2013

Lesson of the Evil

Lesson of the Evil

2012 · Masao Nadamori

Lesson of the Evil: Prologue

Lesson of the Evil: Prologue

2012

The Last Days of the World

The Last Days of the World

2012

Crossroads

Crossroads

2011

Early Autumn

Early Autumn

2011

Guilty of Romance

Guilty of Romance

2011 · Supermarket Manager

A Man with Style

A Man with Style

2011

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore

2010 · Sabu

8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper

8000 Miles 2: Girls Rapper

2010

Sawako Decides

Sawako Decides

2010 · Nobuo

Air Doll

Air Doll

2009 · Video Shop Owner

Yamagata Scream

Yamagata Scream

2009 · Chomei Okagaitokon

Dear Doctor

Dear Doctor

2009 · Yoshifumi Okayasu

Instant Swamp

Instant Swamp

2009 · Kamesaka

Love Exposure

Love Exposure

2008 · President

Then Summer Came

Then Summer Came

2008 · Director, Screenplay

Adrift in Tokyo

Adrift in Tokyo

2007 · Kunimatsu

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

2007 · Gang Boss

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007 · Editor on the phone (voice)

Invisible War

Invisible War

2007 · Tajiri

Faces of a Fig Tree

Faces of a Fig Tree

2006

Crickets

Crickets

2006 · Screenplay

Damejin

Damejin

2006 · Numa-san

A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth

A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth

2006

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers

2005 · Shizuo Kugitani

Into a Dream

Into a Dream

2005 · Machida

In the Pool

In the Pool

2005 · General Manager Maenishi

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

2005 · Foreman

Cutie Honey

Cutie Honey

2004 · Goki

Zebraman

Zebraman

2004 · Kanda

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series

2003 · Ani (2033)

TRUNK

TRUNK

2003

横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」

横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」

2003

横山秀夫サスペンス「沈黙のアリバイ」

横山秀夫サスペンス「沈黙のアリバイ」

2002

Hush!

Hush!

2001 · Gynecologist

Quartet for Two

Quartet for Two

2001 · Taxi driver

The Last Day

The Last Day

2000

Sunday's Dream

Sunday's Dream

1999 · Writer

Samurai Fiction

Samurai Fiction

1998 · Muroto

Dog Race

Dog Race

1998 · Asano

MIND GAME

MIND GAME

1998

Tokyo Fair Weather

Tokyo Fair Weather

1997 · Screenplay

Gonin

Gonin

1995 · Man at the Toilet

MARKS

MARKS

1995 · Director Takeuchi

119

119

1994 · Member of Main Station

Turning Point

Turning Point

1994

A Night in Nude

A Night in Nude

1993 · Shimura

The Tomb & the Divorce

The Tomb & the Divorce

1993 · Director

Sky Cannot Be This Blue

Sky Cannot Be This Blue

1993 · Banker

Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers

Abnormal People: Three Legendary Rainbow Brothers

1993

The Hit-and-Run Family

The Hit-and-Run Family

1992

Original Sin

Original Sin

1992

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki

Evil Dead Trap 2: Hideki

1992

A Canned Crab

A Canned Crab

1992

Bakayarō! 4 You!

Bakayarō! 4 You!

1991 · (segment "カラダだけの男")

Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon

1989 · Policeman

Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

Bakayarō! 2: I Want to Be Happy

1989 · Director

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You

1988 · Tokyo Shoji Employee

Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku

Hot staff: Kaikan sex kurinikku

1987 · Screenplay

TV shows (40)

Political Lupin

Political Lupin

2026 · Daiji Kazamatsuri

The Light We Cast

The Light We Cast

2026 · Kashida Atsushi

Sins of Kujo

Sins of Kujo

2026 · Yuzo Yamashiro

The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

2024 · Araki Kohei

Mars: Zero's Revolution

Mars: Zero's Revolution

2024 · Komiyama Shigeru

A Town Without Seasons

A Town Without Seasons

2023 · Kyota

Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition

Unification of Japan: Kanto Edition

2023

M&Oplaysプロデュース「クランク・イン!」

M&Oplaysプロデュース「クランク・イン!」

2023 · Creator

Renovation Like Magic

Renovation Like Magic

2022

He's Expecting

He's Expecting

2022

Ningen Kowai

Ningen Kowai

2022

How to be Likable in a Crisis

How to be Likable in a Crisis

2021

My Dear Exes

My Dear Exes

2021 · Osuke Omameda

THE LIMIT

THE LIMIT

2021 · 斉藤学

‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue

‎Lesson of the Evil: Prologue

2020 · Nadamori Masao

劇場の灯を消すな!本多劇場編

劇場の灯を消すな!本多劇場編

2020

Operation Z

Operation Z

2020 · Yoshikazu Okuma

Love and Hongkong

Love and Hongkong

2017 · Nari Katagiri

Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~

Doctor-Y ~Gekai Kaji Hideki~

2016

Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?

Who Killed Daigoro Tokuyama?

2016 · [Principal]

Napoleon's Village

Napoleon's Village

2015 · Fumio Kita

A Fading Summer

A Fading Summer

2015 · Shuhei Inoue

Gu Gu the Cat

Gu Gu the Cat

2014 · Hideo Tachibana

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

2014 · Zaizen

Hanako & Anne

Hanako & Anne

2014 · Urushibara Mitsuma

The Next Generation: Patlabor

The Next Generation: Patlabor

2014

Neo Ultra Q

Neo Ultra Q

2013 · Professor Fukuda

Tokkan

Tokkan

2012 · Hajime Mayosato

The Locked Room Murders

The Locked Room Murders

2012 · Togashi Kotatsu

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

2011 · Ohta Kisaburo

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」

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

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

CSI: Crime Scene Talks

2011

Dōki

Dōki

2011

Atami's Police Investigators

Atami's Police Investigators

2010 · Tokusaburo Sagami

Azamijô no lullaby

Azamijô no lullaby

2010

Midnight Diner

Midnight Diner

2009 · Toyama

Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow

Kita Yoshio's Tomorrow

2008 · Ebata Tatsuo

Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile

2006 · Noda Tatsuo

Time Limit Investigator

Time Limit Investigator

2006 · 熊本, Writer, Director

The Private Detective Mike

The Private Detective Mike

2002 · Director, Writer