Kenichi Matsuyama
Born: 1985-03-05 in Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Until the T-Shirt Dries as Mitsuru Seo
- Reboot as Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)
- Themis's Uncertain Court as Kiyoharu Ando
- Is It Too Late for Sushi? as Oedo Umiya
- Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? as Kazuki Kawashima
- Nagi Notes as Yoshihiro Iguchi
2025
- Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? as Yoshiteru Matsukaze
- New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
- Oi, Dazai
2024
- The Tiger and Her Wings as Katsuraba Toichiro
- Farewell Hospital
- Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ as Jesus
2023
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? as Honda Masanobu
- Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? as Uozumi Yuzuru
- Do Unto Others as Munenori Shiba
- We're Broke, My Lord! as Shinjiro Matsudaira
2022
- Noise as Jun Tanabe
- Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
- hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
2021
- JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope as Kōichi Tokiwa
- My Beloved One: The Other Side of Japan Sinks as Koichi Tokiwa
- Brave: Gunjyou Senki as Nobunaga Oda
- Riverside Mukolitta as Takeshi Yamada
- Blue as Nobuto Urita
2020
- Komoribito
- Mio's Cookbook
- Hotel Royal as Satoshi Miyagawa
- Saint Young Men 3 as イエス
2019
- The Great White Tower as Shuji Satomi
- Promare as Galo Thymos (voice)
- Distorted Ripples as Kumio Mitazono
- Promare / Side: Lio as Galo Thymos (voice)
- Promare / Side: Galo as Galo Thymos (voice)
- 歪んだ波紋
- From Miyamoto to You as Kazuo Jinbo
- Saint Young Men 2nd Century as Jesus
- Fortress of Skulls
2018
- Residential Complex as Daiki Igarashi
- From Miyamoto to You as 神保和夫
- Saint Young Men as Jesus Christ
2017
- A Life: A Love as Igawa Sota
- Sekigahara as Naoe Kanetsugu
- Yurigokoro as Yosuke
2016
- Death Note: Light Up the NEW World as L
- Rage as Tetsuya Tashiro
- Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow as Satoshi Murayama
- Chinyuki as Taro Yamada
- Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack as L
- Something Like, Something Like It as Shinden Defunetei
2015
- Futagashira
- Dokonjō Gaeru as Hiroshi
- The Emperor in August as Takeo Sasaki
- Chasuke's Journey as Chasuke
- Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran as Kojiro Masakado
- The Day Kouhaku Was Born as Shindo Tatsuya
2014
- Buddha 2: The Endless Journey as Tatta (voice)
- Homeland as Jiro
- Climbing to Spring as Toru
- A Far Promise
2013
- Olympic Ransom
- The Kiyosu Conference as Hidemasa Hori
2012
- Taira no Kiyomori as Taira no Kiyomori
- Train Brain Express as Kei Komachi
2011
- Gantz: Perfect Answer as Masaru Kato
- Bunny Drop as Daikichi Kawachi
- Another Gantz as Masaru Kato
- My Back Page as Umeyama
2010
- Norwegian Wood as Toru Watanabe
- Gantz as Masaru Kato
- Japanese Americans
- Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac as Yûji Miwa
2009
- Money Crazy as Gamagori Futaro
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler as Makoto Sahara
- Kamui as Kamui
- Making of Death Note as Self/L
- Making of Death Note: The Last Name as Self/L
- Bare Essence of Life as Youjin Mizuki
2008
- Detroit Metal City as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd as L
- Detroit Metal City as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
- Sex Is No Laughing Matter as Mirume
2007
- Sexy Voice and Robo as Robo
- Ten Nights of Dreams as Shotaro
- Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo
- 1 Litre Of Tears SP as Yuji Kawamoto
- Tsubaki Sanjuro as Iori Isaka
- Prodigy as Oto Kikuna
- South Bound as Officer Niigaki
- The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File as L / Ryuzaki
- Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
2006
- Death Note as Geius (voice)
- Death Note as L
- Death Note: The Last Name as L
- Angels with Broken Wings as Shingo
- Vanished as Tomohiko
2005
- 1 Litre of Tears as Yuji Kawamoto
- Linda Linda Linda as Makihara
- Yamato
- Nana as Shinichi Okazaki
- Custom Made 10.30 as Tamotu
- Be-Bop High School 2
- Furyo shonen no yume
2004
- The Taste of Tea as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
- The Locker 2 as Yôsuke Shinohara
- Be-Bop High School as Jun Kawabata
- Winning Pass
2003
2002
- Gokusen as Kenichi Mori