Ryo Katayama
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 14, 1980, Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
- Movies
- 28
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Ravens | Yamagishi |
| 2025 | Share-Kowa: Urban Legends That Will Scare You to Death | |
| 2021 | Light Up | |
| 2020 | Tailwind | |
| 2020 | Roar | |
| 2019 | Ghost Mask: Scar | |
| 2019 | 1人のダンス | |
| 2017 | Ringside Story | |
| 2017 | Memoirs of a Murderer | |
| 2016 | DEVOTE | Natsuo |
| 2014 | Mount. NABI | Tada |
| 2014 | Tokyo Legends II: Distorted City of Anomalies | |
| 2014 | Futaridetsukuru | Yusuke |
| 2012 | Wolf Children | Shino no chichi (voice) |
| 2012 | The Brat! | |
| 2011 | Fantasy World Eros Scripture: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Moon Princess | |
| 2008 | Silhouette | |
| 2006 | Divide |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | When the Island Floats | Director, Writer |
| 2026 | Cadence | Director, Screenplay |
| 2024 | End of Dinosaurs | Screenplay |
| 2023 | Icchorai | Director, Screenplay |
| 2022 | Michikusa | Director, Screenplay |
| 2022 | わかりません | Director, Screenplay |
| 2022 | Todo no tsumari | Director, Screenplay |
| 2020 | Roar | Writer, Director |
| 2020 | Tsumugu | Director, Screenplay |
| 2019 | 1人のダンス | Screenplay |
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