Masayuki Yui

Acting • 71 Credits

Biography

Masayuki Yui was born in 1947 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Ran (1985), Kagemusha (1980) and Dreams (1990).

✍️ Written & Story Credits (14)

Screenplay, Novel & Story
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

2002 ⭐ 5.0
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

2002 ⭐ 4.0
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

2002 ⭐ 3.5
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

2002
Writer
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

2002
Writer

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Ran

Ran

1985 ⭐ 4.0
as Tango Hirayama
Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980 ⭐ 3.9
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Dreams

Dreams

1990 ⭐ 3.9
as Member of Climbing Team
To End All Wars

To End All Wars

2001 ⭐ 3.2
as Captain Noguchi
Madadayo

Madadayo

1993 ⭐ 3.6
as Kiriyama
Sword of Desperation

Sword of Desperation

2010 ⭐ 3.5
as Ohba
Tokyo Eyes

Tokyo Eyes

1998 ⭐ 3.4
as Manager of Beauty Parlor
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012 ⭐ 3.4
as Zenjiro Hanyu
A Class to Remember II

A Class to Remember II

1996 ⭐ 3.2
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986 ⭐ 3.3
Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North

1987 ⭐ 4.5
Princess Go

Princess Go

2011 ⭐ 4.2
as Kiyotsuna Akao
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

2002 ⭐ 4.0
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

2002 ⭐ 3.5
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

2002 ⭐ 5.0
as Narrator
Cicada

Cicada

2014 ⭐ 4.0
as Gankane-san
Through the Night

Through the Night

2002 ⭐ 4.0
Karanukan

Karanukan

2017
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

2002
as Narrator
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

2002
as Narrator
Persimmon

Persimmon

2011
as Hasegawa
Siberian Express 2

Siberian Express 2

2001