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, as well as voicing Gelus in the Death Note animated adaptation. 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.
Kenichi Matsuyama | |
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松山 ケンイチ | |
![]() Matsuyama at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival | |
Born | Kenichi Matsuyama (松山 研一) (1985-03-05) March 5, 1985 (age 37) Mutsu, Aomori, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Agent | Horipro |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Website | horipro |
On April 1, 2011, he married Koyuki Katō, who co-starred with him in Kamui Gaiden.[1] The couple's first child was born in January 2012,[2] and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea.[3] In July 2015, the couple had their third child.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2003 | Winning Pass | Kenta Kobayashi | Lead role | |
Bright Future | Jun | |||
Guzen nimo Saiaku na Shonen | A bully | |||
2004 | The Locker 2 | Yosuke Shinohara | ||
Kamachi | ||||
The Taste of Tea | Matsuken | |||
2005 | Linda Linda Linda | Makihara | ||
Nana | Shinichi "Shin" Okazaki | |||
Furyo Shonen no Yume | Hiroyuki Yoshiie | Lead role | ||
Custom Made 10.30 | Tamotsu/Shin-Getsu | |||
Otoko-tachi no Yamato | Katsumi Kamio (15 years old) | |||
2006 | Oyayubi Sagashi | Tomohiko Igarashi | ||
Death Note | L | |||
Death Note 2: The Last Name | ||||
2007 | Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea | Juchi | ||
Ten Nights of Dreams | Shōtarō | Anthology film | ||
Shindo | Wao | |||
Southbound | Officer Niigaki | |||
Tsubaki Sanjuro | Iori Isaka | |||
Dolphin Blue: Fuji, mo Ichido Sora e | Kazuya Uemura | Lead role | ||
2008 | L: Change the World | L | Lead role | |
Sex Is No Laughing Matter | Mirume | Lead role | ||
Detroit Metal City | Souichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II | Lead role | ||
2009 | Kamui Gaiden | Kamui | Lead role | |
Kaiji | Makoto Sahara | |||
Ultra Miracle Love Story | Yojin | Lead role | ||
2010 | Norwegian Wood | Toru Watanabe | Lead role | |
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac | Yuji Miwa | Lead role | ||
2011 | Gantz | Masaru Kato | Lead role | |
Gantz: Perfect Answer | Masaru Kato | Lead role | ||
My Back Page | Umeyama | Lead role | ||
Usagi Drop | Daikichi Kawachi | Lead role | ||
2012 | Train Brain Express | Kei Komachi | Lead role | |
2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Hidemasa Hori | ||
2014 | Homeland | Jirō Sawada | Lead role | |
Climbing to Spring | Tōru Nagamine | Lead role | ||
2015 | Chasuke's Journey | Chasuke | Lead role | |
The Emperor in August | Takeo Sasaki | Special appearance | ||
2016 | Rage | Tetsuya Tashiro | ||
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Satoshi Murayama | Lead role | ||
Chin-yu-ki: The Journey to the West with Farts | Tarō Yamada | Lead role | ||
Something Like, Something Like It | Defunetei Shinden | Lead role | ||
Death Note: Light Up the New World | L | Cameo | ||
2017 | Sekigahara | Naoe Kanetsugu | ||
Yurigokoro | Yōsuke | |||
2019 | Miyamoto | Kazuo Jinbo | ||
2020 | Mio's Cookbook | |||
Hotel Royal | [5] | |||
2021 | Brave: Gunjō Senki | Oda Nobunaga | [6] | |
Blue | Urita | Lead role | [7] | |
2022 | Noise | Jun Tanabe | Lead role | [8] |
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | Kinoshita / Matakichi | [9] | ||
Riverside Mukolitta | Yamada | Lead role | [10] | |
2023 | Do Unto Others | Munenori Shiba | Lead role | [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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2002 | Gokusen | Kenichi Mouri | NTV | ||
2003 | Kids War 5 | Yūta Kuroda | TBS | ||
2005 | 1 Litre of Tears | Yuji Kawamoto | Fuji TV | ||
2006 | Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi | Tarō / Shingo | Fuji TV | ||
Sono 5 fun mae | Yuka Takashi | NHK | Lead role | ||
2007 | Sexy Voice and Robo | Iichiro Sudo/Robo | NTV | Lead role | |
2008 | Matsuda Spinoff | L | NTV | ||
2009 | Zeni Geba | Gamagori Futaro | NTV | Lead role | |
2010 | Japanese Americans | Hiramatsu Jiro | TBS | ||
2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Taira no Kiyomori | NHK | Lead role; Taiga drama | |
2015 | Dokonjo Gaeru | Hiroshi | NTV | Lead role | |
Futagashira | Benzō | Wowow | Lead role | ||
2016 | Death Note: New Generation | L | Hulu | Cameo | |
2017 | A Life | Sōta Igawa | TBS | ||
2018 | Residential Complex | Daiki Igarashi | Fuji TV | ||
Miyamoto kara Kimi e | Kazuo Jinbo | TV Tokyo | [12] | ||
2019 | Shiroi Kyotō | Shuji Satomi | TV Asahi | Miniseries | |
Yuganda Hamon | Mitazono | NHK | |||
2020 | Komoribito | Masao | NHK | Lead role; TV movie | [13] |
2021 | Japan Sinks: People of Hope | Koichi Tokiwa | TBS | [14][15] | |
2023 | What Will You Do, Ieyasu? | Honda Masanobu | NHK | Taiga drama | [16] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2006 | Death Note | Gelus | Episode: "Koigokoro" | |
2008 | Detroit Metal City | Makoto Hokazono | Cameo | |
2019 | Promare | Galo Thymos | Lead role | |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2006 | 31st Hochi Film Awards | Best New Actor | Death Note | Won | |
2007 | 28th Yokohama Film Festival | Best New Talent | Won | ||
30th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | |||
Best New Actor | Won | ||||
31st Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [17] | |
2008 | 2nd Asia Pacific Producer's Network Award | Best Actor | Death Note | Won | |
2009 | 32nd Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Detroit Metal City | Nominated | |
Most Popular Actor | Won | ||||
Television Drama Academy Awards | Best Actor | Zeni Geba | Won | ||
2010 | 64th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | Ultra Miracle Love story | Won | |
24th Takasaki Film Festival | Best Actor | Won | |||
2011 | 24th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | My Back Page, Norwegian Wood, Gantz, Usagi Drop | Won | |
2017 | 71st Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Nominated | |
12th Osaka Cinema Festival | Best Actor | Won | |||
40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Actor | Nominated | |||
59th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow, Chinyūki | Won | ||
2022 | 76th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | Blue | Nominated | [18] |
35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | Riverside Mukolitta and Noise | Pending | [19] | |
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