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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

99

Gender

Male

Birthday

1985-03-05 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Мацуяма Кэнъити

Ken'ichi Matsuyama

마츠야마 켄이치

松山研一

Matsuyama Kenichi

Kenichi Matsuyama

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.

Known For

Acting

Detroit Metal City

2008

Detroit Metal City

as

Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II

Bright Future

2003

Bright Future

as

Jun

Bare Essence of Life

2009

Bare Essence of Life

as

Youjin Mizuki

Nana

2005

Nana

as

Shinichi Okazaki

The Taste of Tea

2004

The Taste of Tea

as

Young Man in Red T-Shirt

Death Note

2006

Death Note

as

L

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

2009

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler

as

Makoto Sahara

Kamui

2009

Kamui

as

Kamui

Prodigy

2007

Prodigy

as

Oto Kikuna

We're Broke, My Lord!

2023

We're Broke, My Lord!

as

Shinjiro Matsudaira

Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011

Gantz: Perfect Answer

as

Masaru Kato

Norwegian Wood

2010

Norwegian Wood

as

Toru Watanabe

Bunny Drop

2011

Bunny Drop

as

Daikichi Kawachi

South Bound

2007

South Bound

as

Officer Niigaki

Vanished

2006

Vanished

as

Tomohiko

My Back Page

2011

My Back Page

as

Umeyama

Homeland

2014

Homeland

as

Jiro

The Kiyosu Conference

2013

The Kiyosu Conference

as

Hidemasa Hori

Train Brain Express

2012

Train Brain Express

as

Kei Komachi

Tsubaki Sanjuro

2007

Tsubaki Sanjuro

as

Iori Isaka

Linda Linda Linda

2005

Linda Linda Linda

as

Makihara

Chasuke's Journey

2015

Chasuke's Journey

as

Chasuke

Do Unto Others

2023

Do Unto Others

as

Munenori Shiba

1 Litre Of Tears SP

2007

1 Litre Of Tears SP

as

Yuji Kawamoto

Be-Bop High School

2004

Be-Bop High School

as

Jun Kawabata

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran

2015

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran

as

Kojiro Masakado

Rage

2016

Rage

as

Tetsuya Tashiro

Chinyuki

2016

Chinyuki

as

Taro Yamada

Another Gantz

2011

Another Gantz

as

Masaru Kato

Gantz

2010

Gantz

as

Masaru Kato

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

as

Satoshi Murayama

Something Like, Something Like It

2016

Something Like, Something Like It

as

Shinden Defunetei

The Locker 2

2004

The Locker 2

as

Yôsuke Shinohara

Sekigahara

2017

Sekigahara

as

Naoe Kanetsugu

Yurigokoro

2017

Yurigokoro

as

Yosuke

The Day Kouhaku Was Born

2015

The Day Kouhaku Was Born

as

Shindo Tatsuya

Promare

2019

Promare

as

Galo Thymos (voice)

Custom Made 10.30

2005

Custom Made 10.30

as

Tamotu

Promare / Side: Galo

2019

Promare / Side: Galo

as

Galo Thymos (voice)

The Emperor in August

2015

The Emperor in August

as

Takeo Sasaki

From Miyamoto to You

2019

From Miyamoto to You

as

Kazuo Jinbo

Promare / Side: Lio

2019

Promare / Side: Lio

as

Galo Thymos (voice)

Saint Young Men 3

2020

Saint Young Men 3

as

イエス

Yamato

2005

Yamato

as

Brave: Gunjyou Senki

2021

Brave: Gunjyou Senki

as

Nobunaga Oda

Hotel Royal

2020

Hotel Royal

as

Satoshi Miyagawa

Riverside Mukolitta

2021

Riverside Mukolitta

as

Takeshi Yamada

Blue

2021

Blue

as

Nobuto Urita

Saint Young Men

2018

Saint Young Men

as

Jesus Christ

Noise

2022

Noise

as

Jun Tanabe

Oi, Dazai

2025

Oi, Dazai

as

From Miyamoto To You

From Miyamoto To You

as

神保和夫

1 Litre of Tears

1 Litre of Tears

as

Yuji Kawamoto

Taira no Kiyomori

Taira no Kiyomori

as

Taira no Kiyomori

A Life

A Life

as

Igawa Sota

Death Note

Death Note

as

Geius (voice)

Residential Complex

Residential Complex

as

Daiki Igarashi

The Tiger and Her Wings

The Tiger and Her Wings

as

桂场等一郎

Money Crazy

Money Crazy

as

Gamagori Futaro

Detroit Metal City

Detroit Metal City

as

Makoto Hokazono (voice)

The Great White Tower

The Great White Tower

as

Shuji Satomi

Production

Crew

Directing