Kenichi Matsuyama
Birthday
1985/03/05 (40 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Also know as
Мацуяма Кэнъити, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, 마츠야마 켄이치, 松山研一, Matsuyama Kenichi
Biography
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.
Acting
(2007) The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
as L / Ryuzaki
(2008) Death Note: L Change the WorLd
as L
(2008) Detroit Metal City
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
(2003) Bright Future
as Jun
(2009) Bare Essence of Life
as Youjin Mizuki
(2005) Nana
as Shinichi Okazaki
(2004) The Taste of Tea
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
(2006) Death Note
as L
(2009) Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Makoto Sahara
(2006) Death Note: The Last Name
as L
(2009) Kamui
as Kamui
(2007) Prodigy
as Oto Kikuna
(2023) We're Broke, My Lord!
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
(2008) Sex Is No Laughing Matter
as Mirume
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
as ---
(2011) Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masaru Kato
(2010) Norwegian Wood
as Toru Watanabe
(2010) Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
as Yûji Miwa
(2011) Bunny Drop
as Daikichi Kawachi
(2020) Mio's Cookbook
as ---
(2007) South Bound
as Officer Niigaki
(2006) Vanished
as Tomohiko
(2011) My Back Page
as Umeyama
(2014) Homeland
as Jiro
(2013) The Kiyosu Conference
as Hidemasa Hori
(2012) Train Brain Express
as Kei Komachi
(2007) Tsubaki Sanjuro
as Iori Isaka
(2022) Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
as ---
(2014) Climbing to Spring
as Toru
(2005) Linda Linda Linda
as Makihara
(2003) Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
as ---
(2015) Chasuke's Journey
as Chasuke
(2023) Do Unto Others
as Munenori Shiba
(2007) 1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Yuji Kawamoto
(2004) Be-Bop High School
as Jun Kawabata
(2015) Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
as Kojiro Masakado
(2016) Rage
as Tetsuya Tashiro
(2016) Chinyuki
as Taro Yamada
(2011) Another Gantz
as Masaru Kato
(2014) Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
as Tatta (voice)
(2024) Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
as Jesus
(2007) Ten Nights of Dreams
as Shotaro
(2010) Gantz
as Masaru Kato
(2016) Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
as Satoshi Murayama
(2016) Something Like, Something Like It
as Shinden Defunetei
(2007) Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
as ---
(2004) The Locker 2
as Yôsuke Shinohara
(2017) Sekigahara
as Naoe Kanetsugu
(2017) Yurigokoro
as Yosuke
(2015) The Day Kouhaku Was Born
as Shindo Tatsuya
(2019) Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
(2005) Custom Made 10.30
as Tamotu
(2016) Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
as L
(2019) Promare / Side: Galo
as Galo Thymos (voice)
(2015) The Emperor in August
as Takeo Sasaki
(2004) Winning Pass
as ---
(2019) From Miyamoto to You
as Kazuo Jinbo
(2014) A Far Promise
as ---
(2019) Promare / Side: Lio
as Galo Thymos (voice)
(2019) Saint Young Men 2nd Century
as Jesus
(2020) Saint Young Men 3
as イエス
(2005) Yamato
as ---
(2021) Brave: Gunjyou Senki
as Nobunaga Oda
(2020) Hotel Royal
as Satoshi Miyagawa
(2021) Riverside Mukolitta
as Takeshi Yamada
(2005) Be-Bop High School 2
as ---
(2021) Blue
as Nobuto Urita
(2018) Saint Young Men
as Jesus Christ
(2022) Noise
as Jun Tanabe
(2019) Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind
as ---
Fortress of Skulls (Dokurojo no Shichinin Kaze)
as ---
(2005) Furyo shonen no yume
as ---
(2018) From Miyamoto To You
as 神保和夫
(2005) 1 Litre of Tears
as Yuji Kawamoto
(2007) Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo
as ---
(2012) Taira no Kiyomori
as Taira no Kiyomori
(2021) JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
as Kōichi Tokiwa
(2013) Olympic Ransom
as ---
(2007) Sexy Voice and Robo
as Robo
(2017) A Life
as Igawa Sota
(2024) Farewell Hospital
as ---
(2006) Death Note
as Geius (voice)
(2018) Residential Complex
as Daiki Igarashi
(2024) The Tiger and Her Wings
as 桂场等一郎
(2015) Dokonjō Gaeru
as Hiroshi
(2023) What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
as Honda Masanobu
(2009) Money Crazy
as Gamagori Futaro
(2006) Angels with Broken Wings
as Shingo
(2023) Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
as Uozumi Yuzuru
(2008) Detroit Metal City
as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
(2019) The Great White Tower
as Shuji Satomi
(2010) Japanese Americans
as ---
(2019) 歪んだ波紋
as ---
(2015) Futagashira
as ---
(2020) Komoribito
as ---
(2025) Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
as Yoshiteru Matsukaze