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Ryo Katayama

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Ryo Katayama

Born
(age 46)
Birthplace
Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Credits
26 titles

Biography

Ryo Katayama (片山享) born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 1980, is a Japanese film director, screnwriter and actor. After graduating from college in 2003, Katayama started a 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, and he wrote the screenplay for (1人のダンス). Roar (2020) is his directorial debut feature.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 18

YearTitleRole
2025 Ravens Film Yamagishi
2025 Share-Kowa: Urban Legends That Will Scare You to Death Film
2021 Light Up Film
2020 Tailwind Film
2020 Roar Film
2019 Ghost Mask: Scar Film
2019 1人のダンス Film
2017 Ringside Story Film
2017 Memoirs of a Murderer Film
2016 DEVOTE Film Natsuo
2014 Mount. NABI Film Tada
2014 Tokyo Legends II: Distorted City of Anomalies Film
2014 Futaridetsukuru Film Yusuke
2012 Wolf Children Film Shino no chichi (voice)
2012 The Brat! Film
2011 Fantasy World Eros Scripture: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Moon Princess Film
2008 Silhouette Film
2006 Divide Film

Crew credits 11

YearTitleJob
2026 When the Island Floats Film Director, Writer, Editor
2026 Cadence Film Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Editor
2024 End of Dinosaurs Film Screenplay, Director of Photography, Gaffer, Editor
2023 Icchorai Film Director, Screenplay, Editor
2022 Michikusa Film Director, Screenplay
2022 わかりません Film Director, Screenplay
2022 Todo no tsumari Film Director, Screenplay, Editor
2021 Light Up Film Assistant Director
2020 Roar Film Writer, Director, Editor
2020 Tsumugu Film Director, Screenplay
2019 1人のダンス Film Screenplay
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