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Ryô Kase

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Ryô Kase at an event for Like Someone in Love (2012)
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Ryo Kase was born on November 9, 1974 in Kanagawa, Japan.

Shortly after birth his family moved to Washington, United States, where he spent most of his childhood.

Kase began his acting career in 2000 and gained his first starring role in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's Antenna (2004). He then went on to work with several internationally renowned Japanese film directors, including Takashi Kitano, Hirokazu Koreeda and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. His first appearance in an International film was Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). He continued to appear in several high-profile international films including Gus Van Sant's Restless (2011), Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love (2012), Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom (2014) and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2017).

He is a recipient of multiple awards, including a nomination for Japan Academy Award, Blue Ribbon Award, and Hochi Film Award.
BornNovember 9, 1974
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Ryô Kase, Shôta Sometani, Tokio Emoto, and Adiz Rajabov in To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
Ryô Kase, Tadashi Okuno, and Rin Takanashi in Like Someone in Love (2012)
Ryô Kase in Like Someone in Love (2012)
Ryô Kase, Andrew Garfield, and Nana Komatsu in Silence (2016)
Takeshi Kitano, Sôichirô Kitamura, Akira Nakao, Ryô Kase, and Tetsushi Tanaka in Beyond Outrage (2012)
Tomokazu Miura and Ryô Kase in Beyond Outrage (2012)
Ryô Kase in Like Someone in Love (2012)
Takeshi Kitano and Ryô Kase in The Outrage (2010)
Ryô Kase in Restless (2011)
Ryô Kase and Henry Hopper in Restless (2011)
Ryô Kase in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Kazunari Ninomiya and Ryô Kase in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Known for

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima
7.9
  • Shimizu
  • 2006
Restless (2011)
Restless
6.7
  • Hiroshi Takahashi
  • 2011
Takeshi Kitano in The Outrage (2010)
The Outrage
6.8
  • Ishihara
  • 2010
Ryô Kase in I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
I Just Didn't Do It
7.6
  • Teppei Kaneko
  • 2006

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Actor

  • The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2020)
    The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
  • Johnny Depp and Minami in Minamata (2020)
    Minamata
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
    To the Ends of the Earth
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Lying to Mom (2018)
    Lying to Mom
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
    Bel Canto
  • Kirin Kiki and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Mori, the Artist's Habitat (2018)
    Mori, the Artist's Habitat
  • Gael García Bernal and Lola Kirke in Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
    Mozart in the Jungle
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Moonlight Shimo Ochiai (2017)
    Moonlight Shimo Ochiai
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Ryûnosuke Kamiki in March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)
    March Comes in Like a Lion 2
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Hideaki Itô, Gin Maeda, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ryô Kase, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shôta Sometani, Kana Kurashina, Kasumi Arimura, and Kaya Kiyohara in March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)
    March Comes in Like a Lion
  • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
    Silence
    • (as Ryo Kase)
  • Yû Aoi and Mitsuki Takahata in Haruko Azumi Is Missing (2016)
    Haruko Azumi Is Missing
  • Konomachi no inochi ni (2016)
    Konomachi no inochi ni
  • Foujita (2015)
    Foujita
  • Masami Nagasawa, Haruka Ayase, Kaho, and Suzu Hirose in Our Little Sister (2015)
    Our Little Sister

Soundtrack

  • Liam Neeson in Silence (2016)
    Silence
  • 10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
    10 Promises to My Dog
    • ("Canon in D", "Unaccompanied cello suite No.1 prelude", "Andaluza Playera, Op.37-5", "Variations on a theme by Mozart, Op 9")

Videos16

Tokyo!: "Interior Design" Clip
Clip 0:38
Tokyo!: "Interior Design" Clip
Restless
Clip 1:38
Restless
Restless
Clip 1:20
Restless
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:27
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:01
Official Trailer
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Trailer 1:59
Exclusive Trailer
Theatrical Version
Trailer 1:59
Theatrical Version
U.S. Version
Trailer 1:54
U.S. Version
Restless
Trailer 2:13
Restless
Tokyo!
Trailer 1:44
Tokyo!
Hill of Freedom
Trailer 1:37
Hill of Freedom

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    • Ryo Kase Official Website
    • November 9, 1974
    • Yokohama, Japan

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