Daisuke Ryû date of birth:
February 19, 1957
How old is Daisuke Ryû?
68
Where was Daisuke Ryû born?
Tokyo, Japan
How tall is Daisuke Ryû?
6' 1½" (187 cm)
Daisuke Ryû body shape:
Average
What color are Daisuke Ryû's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Daisuke Ryû's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Daisuke Ryû gay or straight?
Straight
What is Daisuke Ryû's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Daisuke Ryû nationality?
Japanese
What is Daisuke Ryû's occupation?
Actor
Short Biography
Daisuke Ryu (Japanese: 隆大介, Korean: 장명남, Jang Myeong-nam, hanja: 張明男, born 14 January 1957 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Korean actor living in Japan. He won the Japanese "best new actor" Blue ribbon award for his performance as the great warlord Oda Nobunaga in Akira Kurosawa's movie Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior). Other notable performances include Saburo Ichimonji in another Kurosawa epic, Ran, and the legendary yamabushi Benkei in Sogo Ishii's critically acclaimed Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle.