Ken'ichi Matsuyama

Ken'ichi Matsuyama (2016)

Ken'ichi Matsuyama ( Japanese 松山 ケ ン イ チ , Matsuyama Ken'ichi , actually 松山 研 一 ; born March 5, 1985 in Mutsu Prefecture Aomori , Japan ) is a Japanese actor . His best-known role is that of the "L" in the films Death Note , Death Note - The Last Name and L: Change the World .

Life

Matsuyama started his career as a model in 2001. In 2002 he had his first television appearance; he played a small role in the NTV drama "Gokusen", namely that of Ken'ichi Mori. But it wasn't until 2006 that he made his breakthrough with the anime film version Death Note , in which he embodies "Detective L". Matsuyama has a younger brother and sister. On April 1, 2011, he married Kato Koyuki , a fellow actress who appeared with him in the film Kamui - The Last Ninja . With her he has a son and a daughter.

Movies

• Winning Pass (2003)
• Bright Future (2003)
• Worst by Chance (2003)
• Gūzen nimo saiaku na shōnen (2003)
• The Locker 2 (2004) as Yosuke Shinohara
• Kamachi (2004)
• The Taste of Tea (2004)
• Linda Linda Linda (2005) as Makihara
• Nana (2005) as Shin (Shinichi Okazaki)
• Furyo shonen no yume (2005)
• Custom Made 10.30 (2005)
• Yamato - The Last Battle (2005) as Katsumi Kamio (15 years old)
• Oyayubi sagashi (2006)
• Death Note (2006) as L
• Death Note - The Last Name (2006) as L
• Sexy Voice and Robo (2006) as Robo
• Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007) as Juchi
• Ten Nights of Dream (2007)
• Shindo (2007)
• South Bound (2007) as Officer Niigaki
• Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007) as Iori Isaka
• Dolphin Blue: Fuji, mou ichido sora e (2007)
• L: Change the World (2008) as L
• Don't laugh at my romance (2007-2008) as Mirume
• Detroit Metal City (DMC) (2008) as Johannes Krauser II and Souichi Negishi
• Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2009) as Yuji Miwa
• Kamui: The Last Ninja (2009) as Kamui
• Kaiji (2009) as Sahara
• Ultra Miracle Love Story (2009)
• The laughing policeman (2009)
• Naoko's Smile (2010)
• Gantz Part 1 as Masaru Katō (2011)
• Gantz Part 2 as Masaru Katō (2011)
• My Back Page as Umeyama (2011)
• Usagi Drop as Daikichi (2011)
• Train Brain Express as Kei Komachi (2012)
• The Kiyosu Conference as Hidemasa Hori (2013)
• Going Home as Jiro Sawada (2014)
• Haru o Seotte as Tōru Nagamine (2014)
• Ten no Chasuke as Chasuke Saotome (2015)
• Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi as Takeo Sasaki (2015)
• No, Yōna Mono no Yōna Mono as Defunetei Shinden (2016)
• Chinyūki ~ Tarō to Yukai na Nakama Tachi as Tarō Yamada (2016)
• Satoshi no Seishun as Satoshi Murayama (2016)

TV series

• Gokusen (2002)
• Tokyo Niwatsuki Ikkodate (2002)
• Kids War 5 (2003)
• Kids War Special: Korede Final! Zakennayo (2003)
• Be-Bop High School as Kawabata Jun (2004)
• Division 1 as Yasuda Shigeto (2005)
• 1 Liter no Namida (1 Liter of Tears) as Kawamoto-Senpai (2005)
• Tsubasa No Oreta Tenshitachi (2006)
• The Street Lawyers (2006)
• Sono 5 fun mae as Yuka Takashi (2006)
• Sexy Voice and Robo as Robo (2007)
• Nana (2007)
• Zeni Geba as Gamagori Futarō (2009)
• Love of 99 Years ~ Japanese American as Hiramatsu Jiro (2010)
• Taira no Kiyomori as Taira no Kiyomori (2012)
• Kōhaku ga Umareta Hi (2015)
• Futagashira (2015)
• Dokonjō Gaeru (2015)

Synchronizations

• Death Note (Anime) (2006) as Gelus
• Detroit Metal City (2008) as Makoto Hokazono

Awards

• 2010: Takasaki Film Festival for Best Actor (Bare Essence Of Life - won)
• 2010: 64th MAINICHI FILM AWARDS for Best Actor (Bare Essence Of Life - won)
• 2009: 32nd Japan Academy for Best Actor (Detroit Metal City - nomination)
• 2009: 3rd Asian Film Awards for Best Actor (Detroit Metal City - nomination)
• 2008: Asia Producer Network Best Actor (won)
• 2007: Elan D'or Awards for Rookie of the Year (won)
• 2007: Japan Academy for Best New Actor (Death Note and YAMATO - won)
• 2007: Japan Academy for Best Supporting Actor (Death Note - nomination)
• 2007: Yokohama Film Festival - Best New Talent (Death Note - won)
• 2006: Hochi Film Awards for Best New Actor (Death Note - won)

Web links

• HORIPRO SQUARE Men 松山 ケ ン イ チ (Japanese)
• HORIPRO 株式会社 ホ リ プ ロ (Japanese)
• Kenichi Matsuyama in the Internet Movie Database (English)