Yusuke Iseya

Yusuke Iseya
伊勢谷 友介
Born	Yūsuke Iseya (伊㔟谷 友介) (1976-05-29) 29 May 1976 (age 49) Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo University of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Actor, director, artist, businessman
Years active	1998–present
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives	Kansai Yamamoto (half brother) Mirai Yamamoto (niece)
Website	REBIRTH PROJECT Co., Ltd

Yusuke Iseya (伊勢谷 友介, Iseya Yūsuke; born 29 May 1976) is a Japanese actor, director, artist, and businessman.

Career

Iseya co-starred with Arata Iura, Yui Natsukawa, and Susumu Terajima in Hirokazu Koreeda's Distance.^[1] He appeared in Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins.^[2]

He has also appeared in films such as Gakuryu Ishii's Dead End Run,^[3] Miike's Sukiyaki Western: Django,^[4] and Fernando Meirelles' Blindness.^[5]

He was arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on September 8, 2020 on suspicion of violating the cannabis possession law, and admitted to possession of cannabis for personal use.^[6][7]

Filmography

Film

• After Life (1998) – Yusuke Iseya
• Kinpatsu no Sogen (2000)
• Harmful Insect (2001) – Coffeeshop Guy
• Distance (2001) – Enoki Masaru
• Yomigaeri (2002) – Shunsuke
• Tsuki ni Shizumu (2002)
• Dead End Run (2003)
• Kakuto (2003)
• Casshern (2004) – Tetsuya Azuma/Casshern
• What the Snow Brings (2005) – Manabu Yazaki
• The Passenger (2005) – Kohji
• Memories of Matsuko (2006) – Youichi Ryu
• Sea Without Exit (2006)
• Tekkonkinkreet (2006) – Kimura (voice)
• Warau Michael (2006) – Kazuomi Shijo
• Honey and Clover (2006) – Shinobu Morita
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) – Yoshitsune
• The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)
• Dog in a Sidecar (2007)
• Densen Uta (2007) – Taichi
• Closed Note (2007)
• Blindness (2008) – First Blind Man
• 13 Assassins (2010) – Kiga Koyata
• The Fallen Angel (2010)
• Ashita no Joe (2011) – Tōru Rikiishi
• Kaiji 2 (2011)
• Dreams for Sale (2012)
• Land of Hope (2012) – Tanigawa
• The Tenor – Lirico Spinto (2012) – Koji Sawada
• The Kiyosu Conference (2013) – Oda Nobukane
• Ask This of Rikyu (2013) – Oda Nobunaga
• Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014) – Shinomori Aoshi^[8]
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) – Shinomori Aoshi^[9]
• Joker Game (2015) – Yūki
• Shinjuku Swan (2015) – Mako
• Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017) – Daizen Heki
• Shinjuku Swan II (2017) – Mako
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I (2017) – Jotaro Kujo
• March Comes in Like a Lion: Part 2 (2017) – Seijirō Amaido
• Inuyashiki (2018) – Detective Hagihara
• I Love Irene (2018) – Yūjirō
• Fly Me to the Saitama (2019) – Sho Akutsu
• At the End of the Matinee (2019)
• Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2020) – DJ Oily
• The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe (2020) – Emperor Kiritsubo
• Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) – Shinomori Aoshi
• A Morning of Farewell (2021)^[10]
• Penalty Loop (2024) – Mizoguchi^[11]

Television

• Shirasu Jiro (2009) – Jirō Shirasu
• Ryōmaden (2010) – Takasugi Shinsaku
• One no Kanata ni -Chichi to Musuko no Nikkouki Tsuiraku Jikou- (2012)
• Kuruma Isu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu (2012)
• Onna Nobunaga (2013) – Hashiba Hideyoshi
• Hana Moyu (2015) – Yoshida Shōin
• Prison's Princess (2017) – Gorō Itabashi
• Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room (2019) – Shizuku Hongo

Dubbing

• The Little Prince (2015) – the Fox^[12]

References

1. Schilling, Mark (30 May 2001). "Memories as microcosms – The Japan Times". Japan Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
2. Heath Jr., Glenn (17 July 2011). "13 Assassins – Blu-ray Review – Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
3. Matthijs, Niels (28 December 2011). "DEAD END RUN (Personal Favorites) Review – Twitch". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
4. Tavener, Scott (October 2008). "Sukiyaki Western Django – Directed by Takashi Miike – Film Reviews". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
5. Bradshaw, Peter (20 November 2008). "Film review: Blindness – Film – The Guardian". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. "伊勢谷友介容疑者を大麻取締法違反の疑いで逮捕". Nikkan Sports. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
7. "Actor Yusuke Iseya admits to possessing cannabis, police say". 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
8. "New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films Cast Sōjirō, Aoshi". Anime News Network. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
9. "New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films Cast Sōjirō, Aoshi". Anime News Network. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
10. "吉永小百合「いのちの停車場」に石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、南野陽子、柳葉敏郎らが出演！". eiga.com. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
11. "ペナルティループ". eiga.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
12. "リトルプリンス 星の王子さまと私". Fukikaeru. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2021.

External links

• Yusuke Iseya at IMDb
• Yusuke Iseya at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)