Ryô Kase

Biography

Ryo Kase is a Japanese actor born in Yokohama. He made his screen debut in Sogo Ishii's Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2000), then had his breakthrough starring in Masayuki Suo's I Just Didn't Do It, winning best actor honors from the Japan Academy and at the Asian Film Award. In Takeshi Kitano's Outrage (2010) he played a yakuza, and he reunited with Kitano for Kubi (2023) as Oda Nobunaga, a performance praised by journalists at Cannes that earned him the Excellent Supporting Actor award at the 47th Japan Academy Prize. Fluent in English, he has appeared in international films, including Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love (2012), Michel Gondry's Tokyo! (2008), Gus Van Sant's Restless (2011), Bel Canto (2018), Minamata (2020), and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's To the Ends of the Earth (2019), for which he won best supporting actor at the 14th Asian Film Awards.

52years old

Turns 53 on November 9in 364 days

Born November 9, 1974Yokohama
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Ryo Kase and Ryou Kase

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 22 years2001 to 2023

Genres

Drama75%, 18 films
Comedy25%, 6 films
Romance17%, 4 films
Action13%, 3 films
Fantasy13%, 3 films

First and latest

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Big break
Kase's major break came when he starred in Masayuki Suo's I Just Didn't Do It, winning Best Actor at the 31st Japan Academy Prize.
Languages
Kase used his English fluency from the start of his career, which let him act in international films from countries in Asia, Europe, and America.

Ryô Kase movies on Netflix

Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4as Oda Nobunaga
Minamata2020IMDb rating 7.2as Kiyoshi
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)2020IMDb rating 7.5as Ryo Sasaki
To the Ends of the Earth2019IMDb rating 6.7as Iwao
Bel Canto2018IMDb rating 5.5as Gen
March Comes in Like a Lion2017IMDb rating 6.6as Toji Soya
Judge!2014IMDb rating 6.3as Employee of Gentsu
It's Me, It's Me2013IMDb rating 5.9as Tajima
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days2013IMDb rating 6.9as Satoru Okano
Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7as Underboss Ishihara
Like Someone in Love2012IMDb rating 7.0as Noriaki
Restless2011IMDb rating 6.7as Hiroshi Takahashi
Outrage2010IMDb rating 6.8as Ishihara
Sketches of Kaitan City2010IMDb rating 7.2as Haruo Meguro
The Sky Crawlers2008IMDb rating 6.7as Yuichi Kannami (voice)
Tokyo!2008IMDb rating 7.0as Akira (segment "Interior Design")
Honey and Clover2006IMDb rating 6.4as Mayama
Letters from Iwo Jima2006IMDb rating 7.8as Shimizu
Retribution2006IMDb rating 6.4as Sagyôsen no Sen'in
Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6as Takefumi
Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4as Actor in Fantasy Commercial
The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6as Rokutaro Hamadayama - Cosplayer
When the Last Sword Is Drawn2002IMDb rating 7.4as Shûhei Kondô
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001IMDb rating 7.0as Fisher

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Letters from Iwo Jima2006 Drama, History, Waras Shimizu
IMDb rating 7.8178K votes
Restless2011 Drama, Romanceas Hiroshi Takahashi
IMDb rating 6.719K votes
Outrage2010as Ishihara
IMDb rating 6.816K votes
Like Someone in Love2012as Noriaki
IMDb rating 7.014K votes
Minamata2020as Kiyoshi
IMDb rating 7.225K votes
Beyond Outrage2012as Underboss Ishihara
IMDb rating 6.77.9K votes
Tokyo!2008as Akira (segment "Interior Design")
IMDb rating 7.013K votes
The Sky Crawlers2008as Yuichi Kannamivoice
IMDb rating 6.76.2K votes

Most often with

Takeshi Kitano directed three of these films, Katsuhito Ishii two and Kiyoshi Kurosawa two. Tadanobu Asano appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tadanobu Asano

Tomokazu Miura

Takeshi Kitano

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Shidô Nakamura

Ryô Iwamatsu

Takeshi KitanoDirector, 3 filmsKatsuhito IshiiDirector, 2 films

Kiyoshi KurosawaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Tadanobu Asano5 films together, 2004 to 2023
Tadanobu Asano's page
- Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Kase as Oda NobunagaAsano as Kuroda Kanbei
- Minamata2020IMDb rating 7.2Kase as KiyoshiAsano as Tatsuo Matsumura
- Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Kase as TakefumiAsano as Masaru Tanaka
- Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4Kase as Actor in Fantasy CommercialAsano as Aman
- The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6Kase as Rokutaro Hamadayama - CosplayerAsano as Ayano Haruno - uncle
Tomokazu Miura4 films together, 2004 to 2012
Tomokazu Miura's page
- Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7Kase as Underboss IshiharaMiura as Chairman Kato
- Outrage2010IMDb rating 6.8Kase as IshiharaMiura as Kato
- Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4Kase as Actor in Fantasy CommercialMiura as Doctor Yamauchi
- The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6Kase as Rokutaro Hamadayama - CosplayerMiura as Nobuo Haruno - father
Takeshi Kitano3 films together, 2010 to 2023
Takeshi Kitano's page
- Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Kase as Oda NobunagaKitano as Hashiba Hideyoshi
- Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7Kase as Underboss IshiharaKitano as Otomo
- Outrage2010IMDb rating 6.8Kase as IshiharaKitano as Ôtomo
Yoshiyuki Morishita3 films together, 2004 to 2013
Yoshiyuki Morishita's page
- It's Me, It's Me2013IMDb rating 5.9Kase as Tajima
- Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Kase as TakefumiMorishita as Mr. Morishita
- Survive Style 5+2004IMDb rating 7.4Kase as Actor in Fantasy CommercialMorishita as Morishita - Burglar
Shidô Nakamura3 films together, 2006 to 2023
Shidô Nakamura's page
- Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Kase as Oda NobunagaNakamura as Naniwa Mosuke
- Honey and Clover2006IMDb rating 6.4Kase as MayamaNakamura as Repairer
- Letters from Iwo Jima2006IMDb rating 7.8Kase as ShimizuNakamura as Lieutenant Ito
Ryô Iwamatsu3 films together, 2013 to 2017
Ryô Iwamatsu's page
- March Comes in Like a Lion2017IMDb rating 6.6Kase as Toji SoyaIwamatsu as Takanori Jinguji
- It's Me, It's Me2013IMDb rating 5.9Kase as TajimaIwamatsu as Detective Murano
- Pecoross' Mother and Her Days2013IMDb rating 6.9Kase as Satoru OkanoIwamatsu as Pekorosu
Takeshi KitanoDirector, 3 films, 2010 to 2023
- Kubi2023IMDb rating 6.4Kase as Oda Nobunaga
- Beyond Outrage2012IMDb rating 6.7Kase as Underboss Ishihara
- Outrage2010IMDb rating 6.8Kase as Ishihara
Katsuhito IshiiDirector, 2 films, 2004 to 2005
- Funky Forest: The First Contact2005IMDb rating 6.6Kase as Takefumi
- The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6Kase as Rokutaro Hamadayama - Cosplayer
Kiyoshi KurosawaDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2019
- To the Ends of the Earth2019IMDb rating 6.7Kase as Iwao
- Retribution2006IMDb rating 6.4Kase as Sagyôsen no Sen'in
Also three films together4 more actors
- Rinko KikuchiThe Sky Crawlers (2008), Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005) and The Taste of Tea (2004)
- Yoshiyoshi ArakawaKubi (2023), Judge! (2014) and Survive Style 5+ (2004)
- Keisuke HoribeHoney and Clover (2006), The Taste of Tea (2004) and When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002)
- Tokio EmotoTo the Ends of the Earth (2019), Judge! (2014) and Outrage (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Ryô Kase's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$311 million

13 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.

13Worldwide figure
11Figure not found

Top grosser

Bel Canto2018Gen$177 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Bel Canto2018as Gen
$177M56.9% of the total
2
Letters from Iwo Jima2006as Shimizu
$69M22.1% of the total
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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack2001as Fisher
$20M6.4% of the total
4
Beyond Outrage2012as Underboss Ishihara
$16M5.2% of the total
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Outrage2010as Ishihara
$8.4M2.7% of the total
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Kubi2023as Oda Nobunaga
$6.1M2.0% of the total
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The Sky Crawlers2008as Yuichi Kannami (voice)
$5.8M1.9% of the total
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Restless2011as Hiroshi Takahashi
$2.5M0.8% of the total