--- name: "Guts Ishimatsu" canonical: "https://film.one/person/guts-ishimatsu" fi1m_id: "guts-ishimatsu" imdb_id: "nm0411105" tmdb_id: 553969 wikidata_id: "Q745408" roles: ["Actor"] born: "9 June 1949" died: "2 June 2026" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-04T21:02:48.925667+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Guts Ishimatsu ## Identity Guts Ishimatsu - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/guts-ishimatsu - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** guts-ishimatsu - **IMDb ID:** nm0411105 - **TMDB ID:** 553969 - **Wikidata ID:** Q745408 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guts_Ishimatsu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745408, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411105/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/553969 Actor. Born 9 June 1949 in Tochigi, Japan. Died 2 June 2026. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 9 June 1949, Tochigi, Japan - **Died:** 2 June 2026 - **Active:** 1987–1989 - **Also known as:** 铃木石松, 鈴木石松, 鈴木有二（本名） - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guts_Ishimatsu, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745408, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411105/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/553969 ## Biography Guts Ishimatsu, born Yuji Suzuki on 5 June 1949 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, was a Japanese actor, comedian and former professional boxer. He competed in the lightweight division from 1966 to 1978, winning the WBC lightweight title in 1974 and making five successful defences before retiring. After leaving boxing he became a popular television personality and actor. His film credits include the role of Sgt. Uchida in *Empire of the Sun* (1987) and Katayama in *Black Rain* (1989). He also appeared in numerous Japanese television dramas and occasionally wrote and directed. Ishimatsu died of pneumonia in Tokyo on 2 June 2026, aged 76. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Black Rain* (1989), Fi1m 62, as Katayama — [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md) - *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Sgt. Uchida — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md) ## Complete filmography (67) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Shitamachi Ninkyoden Hawk* (2020), Actor - *Tetsujin Ganriser Tohoku Heroes* (2018), series, Actor - *Cold Case: Door of Truth* (2016), series, as Kodama Toshiharu - *Oshin* (2013), as Matsuzo - *Moon Dream* (2013), Actor - *JUDGEMENT* (2012), Actor - *Solitary Gourmet* (2012), series, Actor - *Sazae-san 3* (2011), Actor - *Blood* (2009), as Boss - *Space Monster DEMEKING* (2009), as Tadashi Hachiya - *Garden of the Wind* (2008), series, as Tsutomu Ishiyama - *修羅之魂 ～侠客立志編～* (2008), Actor - *700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police* (2008), as Takaaki's Father - *Fuckin' Runaway* (2007), Actor - *Ski Jumping Pairs: Road to Torino 2006* (2006), Actor - *GARO* (2005), series, as Ichirou - *Haruka Seventeen* (2005), series, as Miyamae Iwao - *Haru Urara* (2005), Actor - *Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP* (2005), as Onodera Takashi - *ラーメン発見伝* (2004), series, Actor - *Onigiri: Arcadia monogatari* (2004), as Ishida - *Pachinko Battle Royale II* (2004), Actor - *g@me.* (2003), Actor - *Drop-out Teacher Returns to School* (2003), series, as Takashi Onodera - *Action Captain Legend: Blood Pact* (2003), Actor - *Jusei: Last Drop of Blood* (2003), Actor - *True Record: The Life of Masahisa Takenaka Raging Lion Second Part* (2003), Actor - *Say Hello to Black Jack* (2003), series, Actor - *Jesus is My Boss* (2001), as Mutsuo Kuwabara - *Road to the Don 15* (2001), Actor - *Road to the Don 14* (2000), Actor - *Trick* (2000), series, Actor - *Road to the Don 13* (2000), Actor - *Space Travelers* (2000), as Yoshimasa Shoda - *The Perfect Education* (1999), as Detective Omira - *Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu* (1995), Actor - *Oedipus's Beast of Doom* (1993), Actor - *The Skull Soldier* (1992), Actor - *Okoge* (1992), as Sayoko's second adoptive father - *Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1* (1992), Actor - *Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion* (1992), as Yakuza - *Aurora Borealis* (1990), as military police officer - *Mr. Lady Cinderella at Dawn* (1990), Actor - *Flower Season* (1990), Actor - *Black Rain* (1989), as Katayama — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md) - *Four Days of Snow and Blood* (1989), as Sergeant Major - *Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell* (1989), as Hidari Jinkichi - *Empire of the Sun* (1987), as Sgt. Uchida — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md) - *"Guys Who Never Learn" Part 2* (1987), Actor - *Shinran: Path to Purity* (1987), Actor - *Mr. Hacchaki's Tokyo Game* (1987), Actor - *Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast* (1986), as Gunroh Tabata - *Jack & Betty: A Young Pornographer* (1985), Actor - *The Last True Yakuza* (1985), as Daimatsu - *Battle Anthem* (1983), Actor - *Ninja Hunt* (1982), Actor - *The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor* (1980), Actor - *The Shogun Assassins* (1979), as Unno Rokuro - *Dead Angle* (1979), Actor - *Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity* (1979), as Motoji Wada - *Hawaiian Love: Dangerous Honeymoon* (1978), as Malta Notaka - *田舎刑事　時間よ、とまれ* (1977), Actor - *A Kawachi Rascal's Song* (1976), as Publicity Agent - *The International Gang of Kobe* (1975), as Nougaki - *A Violent School Revolution* (1975), Actor - *The Karate Man and the Spy* (1974), Actor - *Comeback*, Director, Writer --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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