Ryō Kase

Ryo Kase (加瀬 亮, Kase Ryō, born November 9, 1974 in Yokohama) is a Japanese actor.

Kase was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture. He moved to Bellevue, Washington in the United States soon after his birth, due to his father's job being transferred.

Kase made his screen debut in Sogo Ishii's Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle in 2000.

He starred in Masayuki Suo's 2007 film I Just Didn't Do It.

International films

He has also appeared in films such as Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima,Michel Gondry's Tokyo!, Gus Van Sant's Restless, Abbas Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love, Hong Sang-soo'sHill of Freedom, Takeshi Kitano's Outrage,/ Outrage Beyond,Martin Scorsese's Silence and Paul Weitz's Bel Canto.

2004

• 14th Japan Film Professional Awards Best Actor

2007

• 17th Japan Film Professional Awards: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 81st Kinema Junpo Award: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 21st Takasaki Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor

2008

• 31st Japan Academy Prize: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 32nd Hochi Film Award: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 50th Blue Ribbon Awards: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 29th Yokohama Film Festival: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 3rd Osaka Cinema Festival: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• 2nd Asian Film Awards: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It
• Zenkoku Eiren Awards: Best Actor for I Just Didn't Do It

2010

• 1st Nippon Theater Staff Film Festival: Best Supporting Actor

2013

• 67th Mainichi Film Award: Best Supporting Actor for Beyond Outrage