Ryudo Uzaki


Ryudo Uzaki is a Japanese musician, composer, and actor.
His group, the Down Town Boogie-Woogie Band, was one of the most prominent 1970s Japanese rock bands. He also composed many of Momoe Yamaguchi's songs with Yoko Aki. Uzaki has also worked as a film composer, providing the scores to such productions as The Miracle of Joe Petrel and Umi e, See You.
He is married to lyricist and actress Yoko Aki.
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Acting roles

Film

TitleRoleDateNotes
Torakku Yarō: go-iken muyō1975
Double Suicide of SonezakiTokubei1978Co-starring with Meiko Kaji.
G.I. Samurai1979
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity1979
Tattoo AriAkio Takeda1982Won Best Actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival.
Umi e, See YouKatsuragi1988Also co-composed the soundtrack with Shûichi Chino.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackAdmiral Taizo Tachibana2001
DevilmanKeisuke Makimura2004
Pecoross' Mother and Her DaysConductor2013
Hamon: Yakuza BoogieTakizawa2017
Catch me on the shore2019
Fancy2020
The Voice of SinTatsuo2020
Peaceful Death2021
I Am Makimoto2022
Bad LandsMandala2023
A Light in the HarborTokio Kawamura2025

Television

TitleRoleDateNotes
RanmanNakahama Manjirō2023Asadora
Like a Dragon: YakuzaJin Goda2024
Last Samurai Standing2025