Kenichi Matsuyama

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Kenichi Matsuyama

Acting 41 March 5, 1985

Mutsu, Aomori, Japan

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 internation…

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Death Note

Death Note

8.6 2006 TV Show
Death Note

Death Note

7.1 2006 Movie
Death Note: The Last Name

Death Note: The Last Name

7.1 2006 Movie
Gantz

Gantz

6.6 2010 Movie
Promare

Promare

7.0 2019 Movie
Death Note: L Change the WorLd

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

6.0 2008 Movie
Gantz: Perfect Answer

Gantz: Perfect Answer

6.6 2011 Movie
Norwegian Wood

Norwegian Wood

6.4 2010 Movie
Gokusen

Gokusen

8.0 2002 TV Show
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

6.3 2016 Movie
1 Litre of Tears

1 Litre of Tears

8.5 2005 TV Show
The Taste of Tea

The Taste of Tea

7.6 2004 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Nagi Notes

    Movie Yoshihiro Iguchi

  2. 2026
    Until the T-Shirt Dries

    TV show Mitsuru Seo

  3. 2026
    Is It Too Late for Sushi?

    TV show Oedo Umiya

  4. 2026
    Reboot

    TV show Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)

  5. 2026
    Themis's Uncertain Court

    TV show Kiyoharu Ando

  6. 2025
    New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period

    Movie

  7. 2025
    Oi, Dazai

    Movie

  8. 2025
    Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?

    TV show Yoshiteru Matsukaze

  9. 2024
    Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~

    Movie Jesus

  10. 2024
    The Tiger and Her Wings

    TV show 桂场等一郎

  11. 2024
    Farewell Hospital

    TV show

  12. 2023
    We're Broke, My Lord!

    Movie Shinjiro Matsudaira

  13. 2023
    Do Unto Others

    Movie Munenori Shiba

  14. 2023
    Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?

    TV show Uozumi Yuzuru

  15. 2023
    What Will You Do, Ieyasu?

    TV show Honda Masanobu

  16. 2022
    Dreaming of the Meridian Arc

    Movie

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  1. 2022
    Noise

    Movie Jun Tanabe

  2. 2022
    hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–

    Movie

  3. 2021
    Riverside Mukolitta

    Movie Takeshi Yamada

  4. 2021
    JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope

    TV show Kōichi Tokiwa

  5. 2021
    Blue

    Movie Nobuto Urita

  6. 2021
    Brave: Gunjyou Senki

    Movie Nobunaga Oda

  7. 2020
    Komoribito

    TV show

  8. 2020
    Hotel Royal

    Movie Satoshi Miyagawa

  9. 2020
    Mio's Cookbook

    Movie

  10. 2020
    Saint Young Men 3

    Movie イエス

  11. 2019
    Distorted Ripples

    TV show Kumio Mitazono

  12. 2019
    歪んだ波紋

    TV show

  13. 2019
    From Miyamoto to You

    Movie Kazuo Jinbo

  14. 2019
    Saint Young Men 2nd Century

    Movie Jesus

  15. 2019
    Promare

    Movie Galo Thymos (voice)

  16. 2019
    Promare / Side: Galo

    Movie Galo Thymos (voice)

  17. 2019
    Promare / Side: Lio

    Movie Galo Thymos (voice)

  18. 2019
    The Great White Tower

    TV show Shuji Satomi

  19. 2019
    Fortress of Skulls

    Movie

  20. 2018
    Saint Young Men

    Movie Jesus Christ

  21. 2018
    From Miyamoto to You

    TV show 神保和夫

  22. 2018
    Residential Complex

    TV show Daiki Igarashi

  23. 2017
    Yurigokoro

    Movie Yosuke

  24. 2017
    Sekigahara

    Movie Naoe Kanetsugu