Yusuke Iseya: Japanese Actor and Filmmaker

Yusuke Iseya is a Japanese actor, model, and filmmaker born on May 29, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan. Standing at 180 cm with blood type A, he has maintained a prominent career in Japanese cinema and television since the late 1990s, working across various high-profile film and television productions.

Acting Career

Iseya began his acting career in the late 1990s, appearing in Hirokazu Kore-eda's acclaimed film After Life (1998). Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, he established himself as a versatile supporting and lead actor across diverse genres. Some of his notable film credits include Takashi Miike's 13 Assassins (2010), Tomorrow's Joe (2011), and playing the character Aoshi Shinomori in the Rurouni Kenshin live-action film series, including Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014), Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014), and Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021). His other major film appearances include Casshern (2004), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Blindness (2008), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2017), and Fly Me To The Saitama (2019).

In television, Iseya has appeared in various Japanese drama series and TV movies, such as Jiro Shirasu (2009), Hanamoyu (2015), Prison Princesses (2017), Voice (2019), and Detective Novice (2020).

Directing and Writing

In addition to his performance work, Iseya has ventured behind the camera as a director and screenwriter. He directed and wrote Kakuto (2003) and later directed and scripted the 2011 film Fish on Land (Seiji -Riku no Uo-).

Awards and Recognition

In 2012, Iseya received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 54th Blue Ribbon Awards for his performances in Tomorrow's Joe and Kaiji 2.