Katayama Ryo

Name: Katayama Ryo
Native name: 片山享
Also Known as: Katayama Ryou, かたやまりょう, Katayama Ryô
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: September 14, 1980
Age: 45

Born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 1980, Katayama Ryo is an actor and director. After graduating from college in 2003, Katayama started his career as an actor, mainly performing in independent films. As a director, his short films received acclaim at numerous domestic film festivals, including the Special Jury Prize at Tachikawa Meigazadori Cinema Festival in 2018 for Meisoujyushi. Roar is his directorial debut feature. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2020	Tailwind	Movie	6.9
2019	One Dance	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2023	Icchorai	Movie	0.0
2020	Roar	Movie	6.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2021	Light Up	Movie	10.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Pararescue Jumper Japanese Drama, 2025, 9 eps [Photographer] (Ep. 2) (Guest Role)	9	[Photographer] (Ep. 2) Guest Role	7.5
2019	Strawberry Night Saga Japanese Drama, 2019, 11 eps Namekawa Yukio (Ep.1) (Guest Role)	11	Namekawa Yukio (Ep.1) Guest Role	7.3
2019	QUEEN Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps Mamiya Tomoya (Support Role)	10	Mamiya Tomoya Support Role	7.5
2017	Ayamachi Scramble Japanese Drama, 2017, 5 eps (Guest Role)	5	Guest Role	8.0
2017	Nou ni Sumaho ga Umerareta Japanese Drama, 2017, 11 eps (Guest Role)	11	Guest Role	7.2
2017	Samurai Gourmet Japanese Drama, 2017, 12 eps (Unknown)	12	Unknown	7.7
2016	Cook Keibu no Bansankai Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps (Guest Role)	10	Guest Role	7.2
2016	The Last Cop Season 2 Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps [Bank robber] (Ep. 1) (Guest Role)	10	[Bank robber] (Ep. 1) Guest Role	7.7
2016	Watashi wo Hanasanaide Japanese Drama, 2016, 10 eps (Unknown)	10	Unknown	7.8
2015	Solitary Gourmet Season 5 Japanese Drama, 2015, 12 eps [Middle-aged customer] (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	12	[Middle-aged customer] (Ep. 7) Guest Role	8.0
2015	Iyashiya Kiriko no Yakusoku Japanese Drama, 2015, 40 eps (Guest Role)	40	Guest Role	6.0
2015	The Emperor's Cook Japanese Drama, 2015, 12 eps (Unknown)	12	Unknown	8.4
2014	Roosevelt Game Japanese Drama, 2014, 9 eps Furuki (Unknown)	9	Furuki Unknown	7.7
2014	River’s Edge Okawabata Tanteisha Japanese Drama, 2014, 12 eps Todoroki Ryota [Stage actor] (Ep. 7) (Guest Role)	12	Todoroki Ryota [Stage actor] (Ep. 7) Guest Role	7.6
2008	Last Mail Japanese Drama, 2008, 10 eps Konjakutei Fukumimi (Ep. 8) (Guest Role)	10	Konjakutei Fukumimi (Ep. 8) Guest Role	3.5

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2022	Half a Dream Japanese Movie, 2022, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2021	Light Up Japanese Movie, 2021, (Support Role)	Support Role	10.0
2020	Tailwind Japanese Movie, 2020, Katayama Ryo (Support Role)	Katayama Ryo Support Role	6.9
2020	Roar Japanese Movie, 2020, [The vagrant man] (Guest Role)	[The vagrant man] Guest Role	6.0
2017	The Ringside Story Japanese Movie, 2017, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.5
2017	Memoirs of a Murderer Japanese Movie, 2017, (Guest Role)	Guest Role	7.8
2014	Tokyo Legends II: Distorted City of Anomalies Japanese Movie, 2014, (Support Role)	Support Role	2.0
2014	Futaridetsukuru Japanese Movie, 2014, Kinai Yusuke (Support Role)	Kinai Yusuke Support Role	1.0
2013	Just Like Starting Over Japanese Movie, 2013, Ryo (Main Role)	Ryo Main Role	0.0
2008	Silhouette Japanese Movie, 2008, (Support Role)	Support Role	2.0
2008	Last Game Japanese Movie, 2008, Sakai Takanobu (Support Role)	Sakai Takanobu Support Role	4.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2020	Shukatsuya Japanese Special, 2020, 1 eps [Minori's ex-boyfriend] (Support Role)	1	[Minori's ex-boyfriend] Support Role	6.0
2008	252 Seizonsha Ari: Episode ZERO Japanese Special, 2008, 1 eps (Support Role)	1	Support Role	7.9

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