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Kenichi Matsuyama

Name in Native Language: "松山ケンイチ" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Model (person) | * 03/05/1985 (39) | Aomori Prefecture (Japan)
Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 ケンイチ, Matsuyama Ken'ichi, born March 5, 1985) is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name and L: change the WorLd in 2008. He was cast to play lead character Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, which was released in December 2010. His stage name uses the katakana spelling of his first name (ケンイチ) instead of the usual kanji (研一). He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

Known for these Movies & Shows

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find ...

Death Note

R

2006 | 3.5/5 | 2h 6min
Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mi ...

Death Note: The Last Name

PG-13

2006 | 3.5/5 | 2h 21min
Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery
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"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari ...

L: change the WorLd

Certification unknown

2008 | 3.0/5 | 2h 9min
Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
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Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori. ...

Norwegian Wood

Certification unknown

2010 | 3.2/5 | 2h 13min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Kenichi Matsuyama

Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Kenichi Matsuyama as Actor(65)

as Shinjiro Matsudaira2023 We're Broke, My Lord!
as Munenori Shiba2023 Do Unto Others
2022 Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
as Jun Tanabe2022 Noise
as Nobunaga Oda2021 Brave: Gunjyo Senki
as Takeshi Yamada2021 Riverside Mukolitta
as Nobuto Urita2021 BLUE
as Satoshi Miyagawa2020 Hotel Royal
2020 Mio's Cookbook
as イエス2020 Saint Young Men 3
2019 Seven Souls in the Skull Castle - Season Wind
as Galo Thymos (voice)2019 Promare / Side: Lio
as Galo Thymos (voice)2019 Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)2019 Promare / Side: Galo
as Kazuo Jinbo2019 Miyamoto
as Jesus2019 Saint Young Men 2nd Century
as Jesus Christ2018 Saint Young Men
as Naoe Kanetsugu2017 Sekigahara
as Yosuke2017 Yurigokoro
as Taro Yamada2016 Chinyuki
as Shinden Defunetei2016 Something Like, Something Like It
as Satoshi Murayama2016 Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
as L2016 Death Note: Light Up the New World
as Tetsuya Tashiro2016 Rage
as Takeo Sasaki2015 The Emperor in August
as Shindo Tatsuya2015 The Day Kouhaku Was Born
as Kojiro Masakado2015 Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
as Chasuke2015 Chasuke's Journey
2014 A Far Promise
as Tatta2014 Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
as Jiro2014 Homeland
as Toru2014 Climbing to Spring
as Hidemasa Hori2013 The Kiyosu Conference
as Kei Komachi2012 Train Brain Express
as Umeyama2011 My Back Page
as Daikichi Kawachi2011 Bunny Drop
as Masaru Kato2011 Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masaru Kato2011 Another Gantz
as Yûji Miwa2010 Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
as Masaru Kato2010 Gantz
as Toru Watanabe2010 Norwegian Wood
as Youjin Mizuki2009 Bare Essence of Life
as Kamui2009 Kamui
as Makoto Sahara2009 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as L2008 L: change the WorLd
as Mirume2008 Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II2008 Detroit Metal City
as Oto Kikuna2007 Prodigy
as Shotaro2007 Ten Nights of Dreams
as Officer Niigaki2007 South Bound
2007 Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
as Iori Isaka2007 Tsubaki Sanjuro
as Tomohiko2006 Vanished
as L2006 Death Note: The Last Name
as L2006 Death Note
as Makihara2005 Linda Linda Linda
as Tamotu2005 Custom Made 10.30
2005 Yamato
as Shinichi Okazaki2005 Nana
as Yôsuke Shinohara2004 The Locker 2
as Jun Kawabata2004 Be-Bop High School
2004 Winning Pass
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt2004 The Taste of Tea
2003 Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
as Jun2003 Bright Future

TV Shows/Series with Kenichi Matsuyama as Actor(17)

as Honda Masanobu2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Uozumi Yuzuru2023 Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
as Kōichi Tokiwa2021 JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
as Shuji Satomi2019 The Great White Tower
as Daiki Igarashi2018 Residential Complex
as 神保和夫2018 From Miyamoto To You
as Igawa Sota2017 A Life
as Hiroshi2015 The Gutsy Frog
as Taira no Kiyomori2012 Taira no Kiyomori
2010 Japanese Americans
as Gamagori Futaro2009 Money Crazy
as Makoto Hokazono (voice)2008 Detroit Metal City
as Robo2007 Sexy Voice and Robo
as Shingo2006 Angels with Broken Wings
as Rem (voice)2006 Death Note
as Geius (voice)2006 Death Note
as Kawamoto Yuji2005 1 Litre of Tears

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.horipro.co.jp
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 03/05 1985 (March) in Aomori Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 39 years + 52 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Spouses (current/former): Koyuki
Other names for Kenichi Matsuyama (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Мацуяма Кэнъити"
"松山ケンイチ"
"Ken'ichi Matsuyama"
"마츠야마 켄이치"
"松山研一"
"Matsuyama Kenichi"
"まつやま ケンイチ" (Kana/Japanese)
"Ken’ichi Matsuyama"
Kenichi Matsuyama frequently works together with these people:
Hiroyuki Imaishi (9x, Crew)
Pierre Taki (7x, Actor)
Shigeto Koyama (7x, Crew)
Tatsuya Fujiwara (6x, Actor)
Erika Toda (6x, Actress)
Susumu Terajima (6x, Actor)
Takashi Sasano (6x, Actor)
Daizen Komatsuda (6x, Crew)
Yoshimitsu Morita (6x, Crew)
Ayumi Ito (5x, Actress)
Takayuki Yamada (5x, Actor)
Lenser Angus Malcolm (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:317612, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024