ACTOR
Yūsaku Matsuda
1949 - 1989

Yūsaku Matsuda
Yūsaku Matsuda (松田 優作, Matsuda Yūsaku; September 21, 1949 – November 6, 1989) was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was best known for roles in action films and a variety of television series in the 1970s as well as a switch to a wider range of roles in the 1980s. His final film appearance was as the villain Sato in Ridley Scott's Black Rain. He died in 1989 at the age of 40. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yūsaku Matsuda is the 3,527th most popular actor (down from 2,156th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from Japan (down from 810th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Japanese Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Yūsaku Matsuda ranks 3,527 out of 13,578. Before him are Gustav Knuth, Linda Kozlowski, Chris Elliott, Holt McCallany, Wojciech Bogusławski, and M. G. Ramachandran. After him are Chantal Goya, Al Lewis, Amy Ryan, David Arquette, Clarence Nash, and Paul Herman.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustav Knuth
1901 - 1987
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 3,521
Linda Kozlowski
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,522
Chris Elliott
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,523
Holt McCallany
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,524
Wojciech Bogusławski
1757 - 1829
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,525
M. G. Ramachandran
1917 - 1987
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,526
Yūsaku Matsuda
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,527
Chantal Goya
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,528
Al Lewis
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 3,529
Amy Ryan
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,530
David Arquette
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,531
Clarence Nash
1904 - 1985
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,532
Paul Herman
1946 - 2022
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 3,533
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Yūsaku Matsuda ranks 346. Before him are Patti LuPone, Alex Higgins, Alfred Riedl, Dutch Mantel, Nené, and Francisco Maturana. After him are John Haglelgam, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, Bei Dao, Sam Rainsy, Moussa Koussa, and Edu. Among people deceased in 1989, Yūsaku Matsuda ranks 174. Before him are Veniamin Kaverin, Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, Bernard-Marie Koltès, Ugo Pignotti, Georges Schehadé, and Huey P. Newton. After him are Anders Rydberg, Carl Dahlhaus, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Lawrence Stevens, Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, and Yasuji Miyazaki.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsPatti LuPone
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 340
Alex Higgins
SNOOKER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 341
Alfred Riedl
COACH
1949 - 2020
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 342
Dutch Mantel
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 343
Nené
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 344
Francisco Maturana
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 345
Yūsaku Matsuda
ACTOR
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 346
John Haglelgam
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 347
Brigitte Mohnhaupt
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 348
Bei Dao
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 349
Sam Rainsy
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 350
Moussa Koussa
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 351
Edu
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 352
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsVeniamin Kaverin
WRITER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 168
Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 169
Bernard-Marie Koltès
WRITER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 170
Ugo Pignotti
ATHLETE
1908 - 1989
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 171
Georges Schehadé
WRITER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 172
Huey P. Newton
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1942 - 1989
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 173
Yūsaku Matsuda
ACTOR
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 174
Anders Rydberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 175
Carl Dahlhaus
PHILOSOPHER
1928 - 1989
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 176
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
ACTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 177
Lawrence Stevens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1989
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 178
Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 179
Yasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 180
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yūsaku Matsuda ranks 1,116 out of 6,245. Before him are Machiko Hasegawa (1920), Ichirō Ozawa (1942), Chushiro Hayashi (1920), Hidetsugu Yagi (1886), Ayumi Hamasaki (1978), and Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931). After him are Ōmura Masujirō (1824), Hisashi Owada (1932), Kiyotsugu Hirayama (1874), Hiroyuki Usui (1953), Norio Wakamoto (1945), and Shigeru Kayano (1926).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMachiko Hasegawa
COMIC ARTIST
1920 - 1992
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,110
Ichirō Ozawa
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,111
Chushiro Hayashi
ASTRONOMER
1920 - 2010
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,112
Hidetsugu Yagi
ENGINEER
1886 - 1976
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 1,113
Ayumi Hamasaki
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,114
Shuntarō Tanikawa
WRITER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,115
Yūsaku Matsuda
ACTOR
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,116
Ōmura Masujirō
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1869
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,117
Hisashi Owada
LAWYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,118
Kiyotsugu Hirayama
ASTRONOMER
1874 - 1943
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,119
Hiroyuki Usui
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,120
Norio Wakamoto
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,121
Shigeru Kayano
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,122
Among ACTORS In Japan
Among actors born in Japan, Yūsaku Matsuda ranks 44. Before him are Chieko Baisho (1941), Ken Ogata (1937), Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Yoko Shimada (1953), Chishū Ryū (1904), and Haruo Nakajima (1929). After him are Norio Wakamoto (1945), Akira Terao (1947), Minoru Chiaki (1917), Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928), Kazuhiko Inoue (1954), and Akira Kamiya (1946).
Chieko Baisho
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 38
Ken Ogata
1937 - 2008
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 39
Kyōko Kagawa
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 40
Yoko Shimada
1953 - 2022
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 41
Chishū Ryū
1904 - 1993
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 42
Haruo Nakajima
1929 - 2017
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 43
Yūsaku Matsuda
1949 - 1989
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 44
Norio Wakamoto
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 45
Akira Terao
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 46
Minoru Chiaki
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 47
Kiyoshi Atsumi
1928 - 1996
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 48
Kazuhiko Inoue
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 49
Akira Kamiya
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 50