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Ken'ichi Matsuyama

11 movies on Netflix

Biography

Kenichi Matsuyama was born in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture. In 2001, Matsuyama started his career modeling and the following year made his debut as an actor landing a small role in the NTV drama "Gokusen". In 2003, Matsuyama made his film debut in a supporting role in "Bright Future". His major breakthrough was in 2006 with Matsuyama's performance as "L" in the Death Note film franchise. Subsequently, he was nominated for several awards, winning in 2006 the Hochi Film Awards for Best New Actor and in 2007 the Japan Academy Award for Best New Actor and Yokohama Film Festival Award for Best New Talent. Since then Kenichi has performed in a variety of different character driven roles. As of 2010 Kenichi Matsuyama won the Takasaki Film Festival award for Best Actor and 64th Mainichi Film Awards for Best Actor. He is with Horipro Talent Agency.

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 7 years2004 to 2011

Genres

Drama73%, 8 films
Crime27%, 3 films
Fantasy27%, 3 films
Action18%, 2 films
Comedy18%, 2 films

First and latest

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Ken'ichi Matsuyama movies on Netflix

Bunny Drop2011IMDb rating 7.2as Daikichi Kawachi
Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2as Masaru Kato
Gantz2010IMDb rating 6.4as Masaru Kato
Norwegian Wood2010IMDb rating 6.3as Toru Watanabe
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009IMDb rating 6.4as Makoto Sahara
Death Note: L Change the World2008IMDb rating 6.0as L
Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5as L / Ryûzaki
Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1as L / Ryûzaki
Nana2005IMDb rating 7.0as Shin'ichi Okazaki
Yamato2005IMDb rating 6.4as Katsumi Kamio (15 years old)
The Taste of Tea2004IMDb rating 7.6as Young Man in Red T-Shirt

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Death Note: L Change the World2008 Crime, Drama, Thrilleras L
IMDb rating 6.09.3K votes
Death Note2006 Crime, Drama, Fantasyas L / Ryûzaki
IMDb rating 7.534K votes
Yamato2005as Katsumi Kamio (15 years old)
IMDb rating 6.42.6K votes
Death Note: The Last Name2006as L / Ryûzaki
IMDb rating 7.119K votes
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009as Makoto Sahara
IMDb rating 6.42.3K votes
The Taste of Tea2004as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
IMDb rating 7.68.1K votes
Norwegian Wood2010as Toru Watanabe
IMDb rating 6.313K votes
Nana2005as Shin'ichi Okazaki
IMDb rating 7.04.4K votes

Most often with

Shûsuke Kaneko directed two of these films, Earl Palma two and Shinsuke Sato two. Kenichi Matsuyama appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Kenichi Matsuyama

Tatsuya Fujiwara

Yuriko Yoshitaka

Shunji Fujimura

Sota AoyamaShûsuke KanekoDirector, 2 films Earl PalmaDirector, 2 filmsShinsuke SatoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Kenichi Matsuyama9 films together, 2005 to 2011
Kenichi Matsuyama's page
- Bunny Drop2011IMDb rating 7.2Matsuyama as Daikichi KawachiMatsuyama as Daikichi Kawachi
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2Matsuyama as Masaru KatoMatsuyama as Masaru Kato
- Gantz2010IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Masaru KatoMatsuyama as Masaru Kato
- Norwegian Wood2010IMDb rating 6.3Matsuyama as Toru WatanabeMatsuyama as Toru Watanabe
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Makoto SaharaMatsuyama as Makoto Sahara
- Death Note: L Change the World2008IMDb rating 6.0Matsuyama as LMatsuyama as L
- Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiMatsuyama as L
- Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiMatsuyama as L
- Nana2005IMDb rating 7.0Matsuyama as Shin'ichi OkazakiMatsuyama as Shinichi Okazaki
Tatsuya Fujiwara4 films together, 2006 to 2009
Tatsuya Fujiwara's page
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Makoto SaharaFujiwara as Kaiji Ito
- Death Note: L Change the World2008IMDb rating 6.0Matsuyama as LFujiwara as Light Yagami
- Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiFujiwara as Light Yagami
- Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiFujiwara as Light Yagami
Gô Ayano3 films together, 2005 to 2011
Gô Ayano's page
- Bunny Drop2011IMDb rating 7.2Matsuyama as Daikichi KawachiAyano as Kyoichi
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2Matsuyama as Masaru KatoAyano as Man in Black 1
- Nana2005IMDb rating 7.0Matsuyama as Shin'ichi Okazaki
Yuriko Yoshitaka3 films together, 2009 to 2011
Yuriko Yoshitaka's page
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2Matsuyama as Masaru KatoYoshitaka as Tae Kojima
- Gantz2010IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Masaru KatoYoshitaka as Tae Kojima
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler2009IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Makoto SaharaYoshitaka as Hiromi Ishida
Shunji Fujimura3 films together, 2006 to 2008
Shunji Fujimura's page
- Death Note: L Change the World2008IMDb rating 6.0Matsuyama as LFujimura as Watari
- Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiFujimura as Watari
- Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiFujimura as Watari
Sota Aoyama3 films together, 2006 to 2008
Sota Aoyama's page
- Death Note: L Change the World2008IMDb rating 6.0Matsuyama as LAoyama as Detective Matsuda
- Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiAoyama as Matsuda
- Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1Matsuyama as L / RyûzakiAoyama as Matsuda
Shûsuke KanekoDirector, 2 films, 2006
All films by Shûsuke Kaneko
- Death Note2006IMDb rating 7.5Matsuyama as L / Ryûzaki
- Death Note: The Last Name2006IMDb rating 7.1Matsuyama as L / Ryûzaki
Earl PalmaDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2011
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2Matsuyama as Masaru Kato
- Gantz2010IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Masaru Kato
Shinsuke SatoDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2011
- Gantz: Perfect Answer2011IMDb rating 6.2Matsuyama as Masaru Kato
- Gantz2010IMDb rating 6.4Matsuyama as Masaru Kato

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