Masayuki Yui

Born: 1947-09-21

Masayuki Yui was born in 1947 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Ran (1985), Kagemusha (1980) and Dreams (1990).


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Ran

as Tango Hirayama
Released: 1985-06-01

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular...

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Kagemusha

as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Released: 1980-04-26

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to...

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Dreams

as Member of Climbing Team
Released: 1990-05-11

A collection of magical tales based upon the actual dreams of director Akira Kurosawa.

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Madadayo

as Kiriyama
Released: 1993-04-17

Based on the life of Hyakken Uchida, a Japanese author and academic. The film opens with Uchida...

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To End All Wars

as Captain Noguchi
Released: 2001-09-02

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who...

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Sword of Desperation

as Ohba
Released: 2010-07-10

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi...

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Tora-san Goes North

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-15

When his travels take him to rural Hokkaido, Tora-san helps a cantankerous old veterinarian...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Casting Blossoms to the Sky

as Zenjiro Hanyu
Released: 2012-05-12

In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist arrives in Nagaoka, a...

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Tokyo Eyes

as Manager of Beauty Parlor
Released: 1998-09-09

The police are tracking a man who shoots at people. But the young sister of a detective finds...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Siberian Express 2

as uncredited
Released: 2001-01-13

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A Class to Remember II

as uncredited
Released: 1996-11-19

The story follows the teacher and students of the Ryubetsu Handicapped High School.

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Through the Night

as uncredited
Released: 2002-11-02

When poverty-stricken Korean-Japanese (Zainichi) discover there is valuable iron ore in the...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Karanukan

as uncredited
Released: 2017-04-23

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

as Narrator
Released: 2002-10-25

Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one...

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Persimmon

as Hasegawa
Released: 2011-08-11

Tamotsu is expecting a persimmon to dry and yet he cannot accept that it is time for a man on...

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create

as Self
Released: 2002-10-25

An in depth look at the making of Kurosawa's films.

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Cicada

as Gankane-san
Released: 2014-05-04

Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is...

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