Yūsaku Matsuda
Yūsaku Matsuda ( Japanese 松田 優 作 , Matsuda Yūsaku ; born September 21, 1949 in Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi Prefecture ; † November 6, 1989 in Musashino , Tokyo Prefecture ) was a Japanese actor who was popular in the West through his role as a gangster Sato in the American Action film Black Rain (1989) became known. However, he died shortly afterwards of bladder cancer.
Web links
- Yūsaku Matsuda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- geocities biography ( Memento of November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (web archive)
- midnighteye biography
- "Yusaku Matsuda, 39, Japanese Movie Actor" , New York Times , November 9, 1989
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| SURNAME | Matsuda, Yūsaku |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 松田 優 作 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shimonoseki , Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1989 |
| Place of death | Musashino , Tokyo Prefecture |