Masayuki Yui

Characters played by Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama — Ran (1985)

Loyal retainer exiled for defending Saburo, returns to aid Hidetora in Ran.

Ieyasu Tokugawa — Kagemusha (1980)

Rival warlord who besieges Takeda territories, patient and strategic in Kagemusha.

Career Overview

Masayuki Yui has 71 screen credits in a career dating back to 1980. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Kurosawa Samurai Films with 2 titles. Signature works include Ran, Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood', Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 71
Birth Date: 1947-09-21 00:00:00
Birth Place: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

Kurosawa Samurai Films (2 titles)
Siberian Express (1 titles)
School Film Series (Japan) (1 titles)
A Class to Remember Collection (1 titles)
Otoko wa Tsurai yo (1 titles)
Tora-san Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Yoshirō Muraki (5 collaborations)
Akira Kurosawa (5 collaborations)
Takeshi Katō (3 collaborations)
Kôichi Hamamura (3 collaborations)
Teruyo Nogami (3 collaborations)
Ichirô Minawa (2 collaborations)
Kyōko Kagawa (2 collaborations)
Tatsuya Nakadai (1 collaborations)
Akira Terao (1 collaborations)
Jinpachi Nezu (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (40 credits)
- Karanukan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Hokori to Gensou
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Cicada
  Gankane-san
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Casting Blossoms to the Sky
  Zenjiro Hanyu
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Persimmon
  Hasegawa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Sword of Desperation
  Ohba
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Bicycle
  Old Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Through the Night
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘Sanshiro Sugata’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘The Most Beautiful’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘I Live in Fear’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘One Wonderful Sunday’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: ‘No Regrets for Our Youth’
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- To End All Wars
  Captain Noguchi
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Siberian Express 2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Tokyo Eyes
  Manager of Beauty Parlor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- A Class to Remember II
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Madadayo
  Kiriyama
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Dreams
  Member of Climbing Team
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Tora-san Goes North
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Ran
  Tango Hirayama
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Kagemusha
  Ieyasu Tokugawa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
writing (14 credits)
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2002
production (15 credits)
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
- Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Ran'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha'
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
directing (2 credits)
- Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Ran'
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Image: Kurosawa's Continuity: 'Kagemusha'
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993

Content sources

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