
Person
Ryo Katayama
Acting · Born 1980-09-14 · Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known for

Silhouette
2008

The Brat!
2012

DEVOTE
Natsuo

1人のダンス
2019

Mount. NABI
Tada

Roar
2020

Fantasy World Eros Scripture: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Moon Princess
2011

Cadence
Script

Futaridetsukuru
Yusuke

Todo no tsumari
Director
Filmography
- 2026CadenceScript
- 2025When the Island FloatsDirector
- 2025Share-Kowa: Urban Legends That Will Scare You to Death
- 2023IcchoraiDirector
- 2022Todo no tsumariDirector
- 2021Light Up
- 2020Tailwind
- 2020Roar
- 2019Ghost Mask: Scar
- 20191人のダンス
- 2017Ringside Story
- 2017Memoirs of a Murderer
- 2016DEVOTENatsuo
- 2014Mount. NABITada
- 2014Tokyo Legends II: Distorted City of Anomalies
- 2014FutaridetsukuruYusuke
- 2012The Brat!
- 2011Fantasy World Eros Scripture: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Moon Princess
- 2008Silhouette
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.