Ryo Kase was born on November 9, 1974, in Kanagawa, Japan.
Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Washington, United States, where he spent most of his childhood.
Kase began his acting career in 2000 and gained his first starring role in Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's Antena (2003). He then went on to work with several internationally-renowned Japanese film directors, including Takeshi Kitano, Hirokazu Koreeda, and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. His first appearance in an international film was Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). He continued to appear in several high-profile international films including Gus Van Sant's Restless (2011), Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love (2012), Hong Sang-soo's Hill of Freedom (2014), and Martin Scorsese's Silence (2016).
He is a recipient of multiple awards, including a nomination for Japan Academy Award, Blue Ribbon Award, and Hochi Film Award.
Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father - absent for 15 years - dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them.
asYoshimi Sakashita
2015 |
Foujita
2014 |
Hill of Freedomas Mori
2014 |
Watashi no Hawaii no arukikataas Tomoya Abe
2012 |
Beyond Outrageas Underboss Ishihara
2013 |
Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Storyas Keisuke Kinoshita
2013 |
Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Kou no hen
2013 |
Gekijouban SPEC: Kurôzu - Zen no hen
2013 |
It's Me, It's Meas Tajima
2013 |
Pecoross' Mother and Her Daysas Satoru Okano
2012 |
Like Someone in Loveas Noriaki
2012 |
SPEC: Heavenas Takeru Sebumi
2011 |
Cannonball Wedlockas Minoru Nishio
2011 |
Tokyo Oasisas Nagano
2010 |
Outrageas Ishihara
2011 |
Restlessas Hiroshi Takahashi
2010 |
About Her Brotheras Toru Nagata
2010 |
Mother Wateras Yamanoha
2010 |
Sketches of Kaitan Cityas Haruo Meguro
2009 |
A Pierrotas Izumi Okuno
2009 |
Instant Swampas Gas
2009 |
Poolas Ichio
2008 |
Tokyo!as Akira (segment "Interior Design")
2008 |
10 Promises to My Dogas Susumu Hoshi
2008 |
Gou Gou, the Catas Seiji Sawamura
2008 |
My Darling of the Mountainsas Fuku
2008 |
Paco and the Magical Bookas Koichi
2008 |
R246 Story
2008 |
The Sky Crawlersas Yuichi Kannami
2008 |
Tokyo Rendezvousas Satoshi Misaki
2007 |
Glassesas Yomogi
2007 |
The Invitation from Cinema Orionas Tomekichi Senba - young
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
