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Kenichi Matsuyama
松山まつやま ケンイチ
Matsuyama at the 2016 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born
Kenichi Matsuyama (松山まつやま 研一けんいち)

(1985-03-05) March 5, 1985 (age 39)
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2001–present
AgentHoripro
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children3

Kenichi Matsuyama (松山まつやま 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 (研一けんいち).

He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School.

Career

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He debuted as a model in 2001 for PARCO. He made his acting debut in the television series Gokusen in 2002 and made his first film appearance in Bright Future in 2003. He starred in the film Winning Pass a year later.

Matsuyama starred in Ultra Miracle Love Story in 2009, using the Tsugaru dialect of Japanese in the film.

He voiced the role of Balthazar Bratt in the Japanese dub of Despicable Me 3 in 2017. He was in the stage play Seven Souls in the Skull Castle the same year.

He played a police detective in the 2023 drama Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?[1]

Personal life

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On April 1, 2011, he married Koyuki Katō, who co-starred with him in Kamui Gaiden.[2] The couple's first child was born in January 2012,[3] and their second child was born in January 2013 in South Korea.[4] In July 2015, the couple had their third child.[5]

He speaks in the Shimokita dialect.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Bright Future Jun
Worst by Chance A bully
2004 Winning Pass Kenta Kobayashi Lead role
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 L
2007 Ten Nights of Dreams Shōtarō Anthology film
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea Juchi
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 [6]
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
Despicable Me 3 Balthazar Bratt Voice; Japanese dub
2019 Miyamoto Kazuo Jinbo
Promare Galo Thymos Voice; Lead role
2020 Mio's Cookbook [7]
Hotel Royal [ja] Miyagawa [8]
2021 Brave: Gunjō Senki Oda Nobunaga [9]
Blue Urita Lead role [10]
2022 Noise Jun Tanabe Lead role [11]
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc Kinoshita / Matakichi [12]
Riverside Mukolitta Yamada Lead role [13]
2023 Do Unto Others Munenori Shiba Lead role [14]
We're Broke, My Lord! Matsudaira Shinjirō [15]
2024 Saint Young Men: The Movie Jesus Lead role [16]

Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
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
Death Note Gelus Voice; Episode: "Koigokoro"
2007 Sexy Voice and Robo Iichiro Sudo/Robo NTV Lead role
2008 Matsuda Spinoff L NTV
Detroit Metal City Makoto Hokazono Voice; Cameo
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 [17]
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 [18]
2019 Shiroi Kyotō Shuji Satomi TV Asahi Miniseries
Yuganda Hamon Mitazono NHK
2020 Komoribito Masao NHK Lead role; TV movie [19]
2021 Japan Sinks: People of Hope Koichi Tokiwa TBS [20][21]
2023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu? Honda Masanobu NHK Taiga drama [17]
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? Yuzuru Uozumi TBS [1]
2024 The Tiger and Her Wings Tōichirō Katsuraba NHK Asadora [22]

Awards

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Year Award Category Nominated Work(s) Result Ref.
2006 31st Hochi Film Awards Best New Actor Death Note Won [23]
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 [24]
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 [25]
35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actor Riverside Mukolitta and Noise Nominated [26]
2023 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actor Do Unto Others Nominated [27]
2024 66th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Nominated [28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "井上いのうえ真央まお『花はな男おとこ2』以来いらい"16年ねんぶり"TBS連れんドラ主演しゅえん 佐藤さとう健けん&松山まつやまケンイチと「ファンタジーラブストーリー」描えがく". Oricon. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ^ The Mainichi Daily News, 20 April, 2011 Archived April 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Matsuyama Kenichi, Koyuki become parents". Tokyograph. 8 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Japanese Actress Gives Birth in Korea". The Chisunilbo. Chosun.com. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ＆小雪こゆき夫妻ふさいに第だい3子し誕生たんじょう 生放送なまほうそうで発表はっぴょう" (in Japanese). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Sex is No Laughing Matter". JFDB. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "みをつくし料理りょうり帖じょう". eiga.com. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  8. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ、安田やすだ顕あらわら17人にんが「ホテルローヤル」に出演しゅつえん、公開こうかいは11月13日にち". Natalie. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "ブレイブ 群青ぐんじょう戦記せんき". eiga.com. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ主演しゅえん、木村きむら文乃あやのがヒロイン！ 吉田よしだ恵めぐみ輔完全ぜんオリジナル『BLUE/ブルー』公開こうかい". Cinema Cafe. 8 December 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "藤原ふじわら竜也たつや＆松山まつやまケンイチW主演しゅえん「ノイズ」映画えいが化か決定けってい「デスノート」"名めいライバル"が"殺人さつじんの共犯きょうはん"に". Moel Press. 6 March 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "中井なかい貴一きいち×松山まつやまケンイチ×北川きたがわ景子けいこで立川たちかわ志しの輔すけの創作そうさく落語らくご「伊能いのう忠敬ちゅうけい物語ものがたり-大河たいがへの道みち-」を映画えいが化か！". eiga.com. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ主演しゅえん×ムロツヨシ共演きょうえん、荻おぎ上うえ直子なおこ監督かんとく最新さいしん作さく『川かわっぺりムコリッタ』来年らいねん公開こうかい". Crank-in!. 5 October 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ＆長澤ながさわまさみ、初はつ共演きょうえん 映画えいが『ロストケア』で"連続れんぞく殺人さつじん犯はん"役やくと"検事けんじ"役やく". Crank-in!. 29 March 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "大名だいみょう倒産とうさん". eiga.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  16. ^ "聖きよし☆おにいさん THE MOVIE ホーリーメンVS悪魔あくま軍団ぐんだん". eiga.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  17. ^ a b "どうする家康いえやす:松山まつやまケンイチ「平清盛たいらのきよもり」以来いらい11年ねんぶり大河たいがドラマ "家臣かしん団だんの嫌きらわれ者しゃ"本多ほんだ正信まさのぶに". Mantan-web. 30 June 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  18. ^ "Miyamoto kara Kimi e Live-Action Series Reveals Additional Cast". Anime News Network. 2018-03-25.
  19. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ主演しゅえん、引ひきこもり当事とうじ者しゃたち描えがくドラマをNHKで放送ほうそう". Natalie. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  20. ^ "小栗ささぐり旬しゅんで「日本にっぽん沈没ちんぼつ」ドラマ化か 小松こまつ左京さきょうさんの名作めいさくSF、「未来みらいへの希望きぼう」テーマに2023年ねんの日本にっぽん舞台ぶたい". sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  21. ^ "小栗ささぐり旬しゅん主演しゅえんで「日本にっぽん沈没ちんぼつ」TBS日曜にちよう劇場げきじょうでドラマ化か 松山まつやまケンイチ・杏あんずらの出演しゅつえんも決定けってい". mdpr.jp (in Japanese). 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  22. ^ "松山まつやまケンイチ＆小林こばやし薫かおる、朝あさドラ『虎とらに翼つばさ』出演しゅつえん決定けってい 伊藤いとう沙すな莉の"師匠ししょう"となる法曹界ほうそうかいの人物じんぶつに". Real Sound. 2 August 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  23. ^ "過去かこの受賞じゅしょう一覧いちらん". Hochi Shimbun. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  24. ^ "2007年ねん エランドール賞しょう 受賞じゅしょう作品さくひん・受賞じゅしょう者しゃ". All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  25. ^ "毎日まいにち映画えいがコンクール 候補こうほ作さくが決定けってい 「ドライブ・マイ・カー」最多さいた10ノミネート". Sponichi. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  26. ^ "日刊にっかんスポーツ映画えいが大賞たいしょう・石原いしはら裕次郎ゆうじろう賞しょうノミネート発表はっぴょう 「PLAN75」が最多さいた6部門ぶもん". eiga.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  27. ^ "日刊にっかんスポーツ映画えいが大賞たいしょうは石井いしい裕也ゆうや監督かんとく「月つき」が最多さいた5部門ぶもん6ノミネート". eiga.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  28. ^ "「エゴイスト」「月つき」が作品さくひん賞しょうなど最多さいた5部門ぶもんに選出せんしゅつ 「第だい66回かいブルーリボン賞しょう」各かく部門ぶもん候補こうほ決きまる". Chunichi Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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