Yusuke Iseya Explained

is a Japanese actor, director, artist, and businessman.

Career

Iseya co-starred with Arata Iura, Yui Natsukawa, and Susumu Terajima in Hirokazu Koreeda's Distance.^[1] He appeared in Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins.^[2]

He has also appeared in films such as Gakuryu Ishii's Dead End Run,^[3] Miike's ,^[4] and Fernando Meirelles' Blindness.^[5]

He was arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on September 8, 2020 on suspicion of violating the cannabis possession law, and admitted to possession of cannabis for personal use.^{[6] [7]}

Filmography

Film

• After Life (1998) – Yusuke Iseya
• Kinpatsu no Sogen (2000)
• Harmful Insect (2001) – Coffeeshop Guy
• Distance (2001) – Enoki Masaru
• Yomigaeri (2002) – Shunsuke
• Tsuki ni Shizumu (2002)
• Dead End Run (2003)
• Kakuto (2003)
• Casshern (2004) – Tetsuya Azuma/Casshern
• What the Snow Brings (2005) – Manabu Yazaki
• The Passenger (2005) – Kohji
• Memories of Matsuko (2006) – Youichi Ryu
• Sea Without Exit (2006)
• Tekkonkinkreet (2006) – Kimura (voice)
• Warau Michael (2006) – Kazuomi Shijo
• Honey and Clover (2006) – Shinobu Morita
• Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) – Yoshitsune
• The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia (2007)
• Dog in a Sidecar (2007)
• Densen Uta (2007) – Taichi
• Closed Note (2007)
• Blindness (2008) – First Blind Man
• 13 Assassins (2010) – Kiga Koyata
• The Fallen Angel (2010)
• Ashita no Joe (2011) – Tōru Rikiishi
• Kaiji 2 (2011)
• Dreams for Sale (2012)
• Land of Hope (2012) – Tanigawa
• The Tenor – Lirico Spinto (2012) – Koji Sawada
• The Kiyosu Conference (2013) – Oda Nobukane
• Ask This of Rikyu (2013) – Oda Nobunaga
• (2014) – Shinomori Aoshi^[8]
• (2014) – Shinomori Aoshi^[9]
• Joker Game (2015) – Yūki
• Shinjuku Swan (2015) – Mako
• (2017) – Daizen Heki
• Shinjuku Swan II (2017) – Mako
• (2017) – Jotaro Kujo
• March Comes in Like a Lion: Part 2 (2017) – Seijirō Amaido
• Inuyashiki (2018) – Detective Hagihara
• I Love Irene (2018) – Yūjirō
• Fly Me to the Saitama (2019) – Sho Akutsu
• At the End of the Matinee (2019)
• Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2020) – DJ Oily
• The Devil Wears Jūnihitoe (2020) – Emperor Kiritsubo
• (2021) – Shinomori Aoshi
• A Morning of Farewell (2021)^[10]
• Penalty Loop (2024) – Mizoguchi^[11]

Television

• Shirasu Jiro (2009) – Jirō Shirasu
• Ryōmaden (2010) – Takasugi Shinsaku
• One no Kanata ni -Chichi to Musuko no Nikkouki Tsuiraku Jikou- (2012)
• Kuruma Isu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu (2012)
• Onna Nobunaga (2013) – Hashiba Hideyoshi
• Hana Moyu (2015) – Yoshida Shōin
• Prison's Princess (2017) – Gorō Itabashi
• (2019) – Shizuku Hongo

Dubbing

• The Little Prince (2015) – the Fox^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mark. Schilling. Mark Schilling. Memories as microcosms – The Japan Times. Japan Times. 30 May 2001.
2. Web site: Glenn. Heath Jr.. 13 Assassins – Blu-ray Review – Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine. 17 July 2011.
3. Web site: Niels. Matthijs. DEAD END RUN (Personal Favorites) Review – Twitch. Twitch Film. 28 December 2011.
4. Web site: Scott. Tavener. Sukiyaki Western Django – Directed by Takashi Miike – Film Reviews. Exclaim!. October 2008.
5. Web site: Peter. Bradshaw. Peter Bradshaw. Film review: Blindness – Film – The Guardian. The Guardian. 20 November 2008.
6. News: 伊勢谷友介容疑者を大麻取締法違反の疑いで逮捕. 2020-09-08. 2020-09-08. Nikkan Sports.
7. Web site: Actor Yusuke Iseya admits to possessing cannabis, police say. 10 September 2020.
8. Web site: New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films Cast Sōjirō, Aoshi. Anime News Network. 31 July 2013.
9. Web site: New Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Films Cast Sōjirō, Aoshi. Anime News Network. 31 July 2013.
10. Web site: 吉永小百合「いのちの停車場」に石田ゆり子、伊勢谷友介、南野陽子、柳葉敏郎らが出演！. September 5, 2020. eiga.com.
11. Web site: ペナルティループ. May 30, 2023. eiga.com.
12. Web site: リトルプリンス 星の王子さまと私. August 19, 2021. Fukikaeru.