Yūsuke Kawazu (Japanese: 川津 祐介, Hepburn: Yūsuke Kawazu, 12 May 1935 – 26 February 2022) was a Japanese actor.

While still a student at Keio University,[3] Kawazu signed with Shochiku in 1958 and debuted in Kinoshita's The Eternal Rainbow.

[2] He became one of the studio's leading young stars, notably headlining Ōshima's Cruel Story of Youth in 1960.

In later years he turned to character roles in film and television, also writing several books and establishing a reputation in calligraphy, painting, ceramics, and cooking.

[4] On 26 February 2022, he died of chronic heart failure at age 86.