--- name: "Yutaka Matsushige" canonical: "https://film.one/person/yutaka-matsushige" fi1m_id: "yutaka-matsushige" imdb_id: "nm0559647" tmdb_id: 27782 wikidata_id: "Q873810" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 January 1963" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T02:59:53.915908+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." --- # Yutaka Matsushige ## Identity Yutaka Matsushige - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yutaka-matsushige - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** yutaka-matsushige - **IMDb ID:** nm0559647 - **TMDB ID:** 27782 - **Wikidata ID:** Q873810 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Matsushige, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q873810, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27782 Actor. Born 19 January 1963 in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 January 1963, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan - **Also known as:** 松重丰, یوتوکا ماتسوشیگه, まつしげ ゆたか, Matsushige Yutaka - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Matsushige, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q873810, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27782 ## Coming up - *Oishii no Tsukurikata* (2026-10-03), Executive Producer ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Ring*](https://film.one/film/ring.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Yutaka Matsushige is a Japanese actor. Born on 19 January 1963 in Fukuoka, he made his film debut in 1992 and has appeared in numerous theatrical films and television dramas. He played Yoshino in the horror film *Ring* (1998). Matsushige won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for his role in *Dear Doctor* (2009). Since 2012 he has starred as Gorō Inogashira in the television series *The Solitary Gourmet*, which he later co-wrote and directed for the cinema. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ring* (1998), Fi1m 84, as Yoshino — [page](https://film.one/film/ring.md) ## Complete filmography (277) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Oishii no Tsukurikata* (2026), series, Executive Producer - *Bayside Shakedown N.E.W.* (2026), as Mayuta Katsushige - *The Solitary Gourmet 2025 New Years Eve Special ~Refills will be delivered by Goro himself!* (2025), as Inogashira Goro - *Scarlet* (2025), as Cornelius (voice) - *The Solitary Gourmet* (2025), as Goro Inogashira · Director, Screenplay - *孤独のグルメ2024大晦日スペシャル 太平洋から日本海 五郎、北へ あの人たちの所まで。* (2024), as Inogashira Goro · Development Producer - *Faceless* (2024), as Kawada - *Every Solitary Gourmet* (2024), series, as Development Producer - *大川と小川の休日捜査* (2024), Actor - *Cloud* (2024), as Dealer - *Last Mile* (2024), as Kamikura Yasuo - *18x2 Beyond Youthful Days* (2024), as Nakazato - *Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special: Goro Inogashira's Escape to the South* (2023), as Inogashira Goro - *Dreaming in Between* (2023), Actor - *Kodoku no Gurume Web Series Original 2: "Goro, Riddled with Comedians"* (2023), series, as Goro Inogashira - *孤独的美食家：笑料加量！当五郎遇上搞笑艺人* (2023), series, as 井之头五郎 - *What Will You Do, Ieyasu?* (2023), series, as Iashikawa Kazumasa - *Família* (2023), as Aoki - *Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~* (2022), as Inogashira Goro - *大川と小川の時短捜査* (2022), Actor - *Inu-Oh* (2022), as Tomona's Father (voice) - *Drive Into Night* (2022), as Kim-Jung Woo - *Tsuyukusa* (2022), Actor - *Is Love Sustainable?* (2022), series, as Sawada Rintaro - *Solitary Gourmet Original Broadcast* (2022), series, as Inogashira Goro - *The Last 10 Years* (2022), as Akihisa Takabayashi - *Ningen Kowai* (2022), series, as [Retired proprietor of Omiya] - *What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?* (2022), as Noboru Yamikumo - *The Confidence Man JP - Episode of the Hero -* (2022), as Tamba - *Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break* (2022), series, as Fan - *Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Full Throttle Driving! Picturesque Sceneries~* (2021), as Inogashira Goro - *IRIBITO –Stranger–* (2021), series, as Teruyama Shimura - *Come Come Everybody* (2021), series, as Ban Kyomuzo [Actor] - *What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?* (2021), as Akira Goto - *Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses* (2021), series, as Ryumon ["Kanto Myojin-kai" leader] - *How to be Likable in a Crisis* (2021), series, as Professor Miyoshi Osamu - *The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood* (2021), Actor - *孤独のグルメ 2020大晦日スペシャル～俺の食事に密はない、孤独の花火大作戦！～* (2020), as Inogashira Goro - *The Voice of Sin* (2020), as Yosuke Mizushima - *横山秀夫サスペンス シリーズ* (2020), series, Actor - *警視庁遺失物捜査ファイル* (2020), series, Actor - *Threads - Our Tapestry of Love* (2020), Actor - *MIU404* (2020), series, as Yasuo Kamikura - *Today's Nekomura* (2020), series, as Nekomura - *Chichi to Musuko no Chika Idol* (2020), as Sendo - *Our 30-Minute Sessions* (2020), as Fujio Yoshii - *Tomorrow's Family* (2020), as Shunsaku Onodera - *孤独のグルメ2019大晦日スペシャル 緊急指令！ 成田～福岡～釜山 弾丸出張編！* (2019), as Inogashira Goro - *Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie* (2019), Actor - *Mr. Hikita, I Am Knocked Up* (2019), as Kunio Hikita - *Samurai Shifters* (2019), as Sanemon Motomura - *The Great White Tower* (2019), series, as Yuji Ugai - *Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation* (2019), series, as Kogure Masato - *Perfect World* (2019), series, as Motohisa Kawana - *Two Homelands* (2019), series, as Amoh Otoshichi - *This Old Road -KONOMICHI-* (2019), as Tekkan Yosano - *Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story* (2019), series, as Azuma Ryotaro [Doctor] - *孤独のグルメ 大晦日スペシャル 京都・名古屋出張編* (2018), as Inogashira Goro - *Love At Least* (2018), as Isoyama - *Designated Lawyer* (2018), as Goro Kakeida - *Cafe Funiculi Funicula* (2018), as Yasunori Fusaki - *Killing for the Prosecution* (2018), as Toshinari Suwabe - *ミッドナイト・ジャーナル 消えた誘拐犯を追え* (2018), Actor - *Dynamite Graffiti* (2018), as Detective Morohashi - *Unnatural* (2018), series, as Kamikura Yasuo - *Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~* (2017), as Inogashira Goro - *The Last Shot in the Bar* (2017), as Aida - *Outrage Coda* (2017), as Detective Shigeta - *Akira and Akira* (2017), series, as Kozo Yamazaki - *The Noble Detective* (2017), series, as Yamamoto - *Prison Break* (2017), Actor - *Fried levanilla with rib steak from Tsudanuma in Nakano* (2017), as Inogashira Goro - *Museum* (2016), as Kozo Sekihata - *Midnight Diner 2* (2016), as Ryu - *Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories* (2016), series, as Ryu Kenzaki - *Good Morning Show* (2016), as Tetsuto Kuroiwa - *Sniper* (2016), as Tadataka Matake - *家族の基礎～大道寺家の人々～* (2016), series, Actor - *Solitary Gourmet Summer trip to Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan* (2016), as Inogashira Goro - *Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Spring Special* (2016), Actor - *Totto Television* (2016), series, as Mr. Ou - *Sleepeeer Hit!* (2016), series, as Yasuki Wada - *素敵な選TAXI SPECIAL〜湯けむり連続選択肢〜* (2016), Actor - *Lost and Found* (2016), as Touji Seo - *Arechi no Koi* (2016), series, as Mitamura Kiichi - *Solitary Gourmet New Year's Special ~Midwinter Hokkaido Asahikawa Business Trip Edition~* (2016), as Inogashira Goro - *警視庁特命刑事☆二人* (2015), series, Actor - *2030 Kanata no Kazoku* (2015), as Itakura Toru - *Hero* (2015), as Kenzaburo Kawajiri - *Death Note* (2015), series, as Soichiro Yagami - *Miss Hokusai* (2015), as Katsushika Hokusai (voice) - *Dr. Rintaro, Psychiatrist* (2015), series, as Eisuke Hasumi - *Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment* (2015), as Kitao (school teacher) - *Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion* (2015), as Teacher Kitao - *Maestro!* (2015), as Hiroaki Soma - *Dating: What's It Like To Be In Love* (2015), series, as Toshio Yabushita - *Midnight Diner* (2014), as Ryu Kenzaki - *Women Does Not Allow That* (2014), series, as Kaoru Chono - *Kabukicho Love Hotel* (2014), as Yasuo Ikezawa - *A Sinner's Lie* (2014), series, as Kazuya Kamoshita - *孤独のグルメSeason4 真夏の博多・出張スペシャル* (2014), as Inogashira Goro - *Transformation* (2014), series, as Haruhiko Hamura - *HERO2014* (2014), series, Actor - *Monsterz* (2014), as Detective Shibamoto - *Seven Weeks* (2014), as Haruhiko Suzuki - *Tokusou* (2014), series, as Kotaro Mitamura - *Shinigami-kun* (2014), series, as Shinigami-kun's boss - *A Woman from Ashio* (2014), series, as Kusakabe Jotaro - *Tomorrow, Mom Won't Be Here* (2014), series, as Kawashima Takeshi - *Lemming* (2013), Actor - *The Melancholy of the Transformer Interviewer* (2013), series, as Kuromagari Arisato - *Detective's Eyes* (2013), series, as Detective Seiichi - *Shikatsushi: Jô-oh no hôigaku* (2013), series, as 村上衛 - *Real* (2013), as Haruhiko - *It's Me It's Me* (2013), Actor - *Detective in the Bar* (2013), as Aida - *dinner* (2013), series, as Kohsuke Imai - *Yae's Sakura* (2013), series, as Gonpachi Yamamoto - *Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark* (2013), Actor - *疑惑* (2012), series, Actor - *Late Blooming Sunflower My Life Renewed* (2012), series, as Tetsuya Kusaka - *Hitori Shizuka* (2012), series, as Ayukawa Goro - *Dr. Kadokura Shuuhei no jiken karute* (2012), series, Actor - *Beyond Outrage* (2012), as Detective Shigeta - *Summer Rescue* (2012), series, as Tetsuo Sawaguchi - *Answer ~ Keishichô Kenshô Sôsakan* (2012), series, as Shozo Usui - *The Wings of the Kirin* (2012), as Kobayashi - *Man of Destiny* (2012), series, as Shuichi Tsukasa - *Solitary Gourmet* (2012), series, as Goro Inogashira - *The Love and Death of Kaoru Mitarai* (2012), as Sasaoka - *The Sky is Mine - The Billionaire Detective* (2011), series, as Tamura Masaharu - *Dog × Police: The K-9 Force* (2011), Actor - *Last Money - Ai no Nedan* (2011), series, as Kisaragi Hiro - *Phone Call to the Bar* (2011), as Aida - *Majutsu wa Sasayaku* (2011), Actor - *NHK Special: Unsolved Cases* (2011), series, Actor - *Don Quixote* (2011), series, as Hyodo Daisuke - *Good Life: Thank You, Papa, Goodbye* (2011), series, as Daichi's father - *Control - Hanzai Shinri Sousa* (2011), series, as Miyahara Katsumi - *Red Finger* (2011), as Kobayashi - *検事・鬼島平八郎* (2010), series, as 藤波 達彦 - *Kaidan Horror Classics* (2010), as {Hana} Zenchi Naigu - *Kaidan Horror Classics* (2010), series, as Zenchi Naigu - *Dogwood Tree* (2010), as Kenjiro Kiuchi - *Clone Baby* (2010), series, as Aoyagi Kazuma - *Atami's Police Investigators* (2010), series, as Osamu Juusaka - *Summer Romance Shines in Rainbow Color* (2010), series, as Hisao Aoki - *Monster Magnitude: 9* (2010), series, as Shoichi Kurihama - *Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose* (2010), as Katsushige Mayida - *A Lone Scalpel* (2010), as Takeshi Minorikawa - *Azamijô no lullaby* (2010), series, as Takeuchi Koutarou - *All to the Sea* (2010), Actor - *Go Find a Psychic!* (2009), Actor - *Wasted Land* (2009), series, as Hiroshi Koide - *Midnight Diner* (2009), series, as Ryu Kenzaki, Ryu - *Dear Doctor* (2009), as Yukinari Hatano - *Love Call Center* (2009), series, as Sakamaki Kenichi - *Instant Swamp* (2009), as Kawabata - *MR.BRAIN* (2009), series, as Kishikawa Seiji [Detective] - *Crows Zero II* (2009), as Ushiyama - *KOBAYASHI KENTARO TELEVISION* (2009), series, Actor - *Ordinary Miracles* (2009), series, as Kosaku Kanbe - *K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces* (2008), as Prisoner - *The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor* (2008), Actor - *Prisoner* (2008), series, as Zunmin Wang - *Bloody Monday* (2008), series, as Ikuma Kano - *Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs* (2008), as Kazuo Kurose - *Tokyo!* (2008), as (segment "Shaking Tokyo") - *Homeroom on the Beachside* (2008), series, as Negishi Masahiro [Hiroki's father] - *Operation Love Special* (2008), as Matsunori Ito - *Honey and Clover* (2008), series, as Professor Shoda - *Little DJ* (2007), as Suteji - *Smile* (2007), as Takuya's father - *Aoi Hitomi to Nuage* (2007), as Hideto Kaitsuka - *Adrift in Tokyo* (2007), as Tomobe - *Crows Zero* (2007), as Ushiyama - *Chiritotechin* (2007), series, as Wada Masanori - *Sukiyaki Western Django* (2007), as Toshio - *Oyaji* (2007), Actor - *The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia* (2007), as Mashima - *Talk, Talk, Talk* (2007), as Taichi Yugawara - *Operation Love* (2007), series, as Matsunori Ito - *Did you quit again, husband? ~The famous magistrate of the late Edo period, Oguri Kozukenosuke~* (2007), series, Actor - *Yakuza: Like a Dragon* (2007), as Makoto Date - *Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth* (2007), series, as Yasuo Ooga - *Si-Sei 2 -The Fallen Spider-* (2007), Actor - *Dear Father* (2007), series, as Hanjiro - *Kanashiki Tenshi* (2006), Actor - *The Catch Man* (2006), Actor - *Detective Conan Drama Special 1: The Letter of Challenge* (2006), as Kunio Higashi - *Rough* (2006), Actor - *Uramiya Honpo* (2006), series, as Kondo Shu - *Sun Scarred* (2006), as Katsuya Ozaki - *Homicide Team 9* (2006), series, as Takechi Shigeru - *In Love with Eyes of an Ugly Girl* (2006), series, as Ueshima Satoshi - *Princess in an Iron Helmet* (2006), Actor - *Time Limit Investigator* (2006), series, as Professor Tadano - *Adventures of the Super Monkey -Journey to the West-* (2006), series, as King Konsei - *Fugitive Joichiro Kijima* (2005), Actor - *クライマーズ・ハイ* (2005), series, as 岸文平 - *Onna Keiji Mizuki: Kyoto Rakusai Sho Monogatari* (2005), series, as Harada Takeshi - *Shinobi: Heart Under Blade* (2005), as Hattori Hanzou - *Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers* (2005), as Ramen Chef - *Welcome, patient.* (2005), Actor - *Tokyo Friends* (2005), series, as Shirakawa（白川） - *Welcome to Irabu's Office* (2005), as The Ji'an Family - *Negotiator* (2005), as Mayuta - *Legendary Swordfights of Yagyu Jubei* (2005), series, as Toda Kageyu - *Yakuza Ladies: Burning Desire* (2005), Actor - *Lady Joker* (2004), as Nishimura - *Blood and Bones* (2004), as Nobuyoshi Ko - *Chushingura* (2004), series, as Shimizu Ichigaku - *Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special* (2004), Actor - *Last Present* (2004), series, as Yutaka Koshigekuchi - *Believer* (2004), Actor - *Divorce Lawyer* (2004), series, as Tamotsu Ohba - *Ranpo R* (2004), series, as Watanuki - *The Way We Live* (2004), series, as Saito Yuichi - *Fire Boys* (2004), series, as Inspector Morita - *One Missed Call* (2003), as Ichiro Fujieda - *Kyohansha* (2003), series, as Nozawa Masaya - *Rockers* (2003), Actor - *Last Life in the Universe* (2003), as Yukio - *Papa for One Summer* (2003), series, as Issaku Hosono - *Jusei: Last Drop of Blood* (2003), Actor - *Rodeo Drive －ロデオドライブ－* (2003), Actor - *Kao* (2003), series, as Toru Kasai（加西 徹） - *横山秀夫サスペンス「第三の時効」* (2003), Actor - *Eau de Vie* (2003), as 井ノ上 - *最後の弁护人* (2003), series, Actor - *The Last Lawyer* (2003), series, Actor - *T.R.Y.* (2003), Actor - *BIRD'S EYE* (2003), Actor - *SF Whipped Cream* (2002), Actor - *Tokyo Gokudo Conflict Outbreak* (2002), Actor - *AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo* (2002), series, as Kurimata Koji - *Rock'n'Roll Mishin* (2002), Actor - *Hanako-san Lives in a Locker* (2002), series, as Shiina Shunsuke - *Drive* (2002), Actor - *Searchin' for My Polestar* (2002), series, as Matsubara - *Doing Time* (2002), as Koya - *Big Money* (2002), series, as Makita - *The Princess Blade* (2001), as Anka - *Go Heat Man!* (2001), Actor - *Jingi 29: Gokudo Corpse Robbery* (2001), Actor - *Getting Wild with Our Monkey* (2001), Actor - *Love From a Lie* (2001), series, Actor - *Gokudo Retsuden Sakura (HANA) and Dragon (RYU)* (2001), Actor - *R-17* (2001), series, Actor - *Saiaku* (2001), Actor - *Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius* (2001), as Shigefumi Shiraki - *Eureka* (2001), as Matsuoka - *Hero* (2001), series, as Kenzaburo Kawajiri - *Chogokudo* (2001), Actor - *Another Battle* (2000), Actor - *Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai* (2000), Actor - *The Breed* (2000), Actor - *The Whispered City* (2000), as Policeman B - *Monday* (2000), as Masaki Kubo - *Shin Mahjong Demon 5: Shinjuku Mahjong Showdown* (2000), as Tiger of Kyushu - *蜷川幸雄演出「パンドラの鐘」* (1999), Actor - *Charisma* (1999), as Nekoshima - *Embalming* (1999), Actor - *Hunt of a New Wolf* (1999), series, Actor - *African Nights* (1999), series, Actor - *Adrenaline Drive* (1999), as Kuroiwa - *Shomuni* (1998), Actor - *Ring* (1998), as Yoshino — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/ring.md) - *The Spiral* (1998), as Yoshino - *Feeling relief is easy* (1998), series, as Ogasawara Dan - *Bayside Shakedown* (1997), series, as Katsushige Mayida - *In Tomoko's Case* (1996), as Maruki Station Staff Fujii - *Flirt* (1996), as Doctor - *Akagi the Gambler* (1995), Actor - *A Last Note* (1995), as Daigoro - *NIGHT HEAD* (1992), series, Actor - *The Guard from Underground* (1992), as Fujimaru, Security Guard ## Gallery - ![第37回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 松重豊 (劇映画 孤独のグルメ) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/1001167/gallery-81d87b4ed158.jpg) 第37回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 松重豊 (劇映画 孤独のグルメ) (2024) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854576907227%29.jpg/1280px-Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854576907227%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![第37回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 松重豊 (劇映画 孤独のグルメ) (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/1001167/gallery-71395290e32e.jpg) 第37回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 松重豊 (劇映画 孤独のグルメ) (2024) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854577770976%29.jpg/1280px-Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854577770976%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yutaka Matsushige](https://film.one/media/person/1001167/gallery-a6a278b8b50d.jpg) Yutaka Matsushige — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854578101085%29.jpg/1280px-Matsushige_Yutaka_from_%22The_Solitary_Gourmet%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2024_%2854578101085%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Yutaka Matsushige](https://film.one/media/person/1001167/gallery-7f3c469122fc.jpg) Yutaka Matsushige — Image via TMDB - ![Yutaka Matsushige](https://film.one/media/person/1001167/gallery-ea0dd85b22d0.jpg) Yutaka Matsushige — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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