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
- Reboot as Riku Hayase (Before Reboot)
- Themis' Uncertain Court as Kiyoharu Ando
- Toki Sudeni Osushi!? as Oedo Umiya
- Until the T-Shirt Dries as Mitsuru
- 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
2023
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? as Honda Masanobu
- Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? as Uozumi Yuzuru
- We're Broke, My Lord! as Shinjiro Matsudaira
- Do Unto Others as Munenori Shiba
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
- Riverside Mukolitta as Takeshi Yamada
- Brave: Gunjyou Senki as Nobunaga Oda
- Blue as Nobuto Urita
2020
- Mio's Cookbook
- Komoribito
- 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)
- Promare / Side: Galo as Galo Thymos (voice)
- 歪んだ波紋
- Promare / Side: Lio as Galo Thymos (voice)
- Saint Young Men 2nd Century as Jesus
- From Miyamoto to You as Kazuo Jinbo
- 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 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
- Something Like, Something Like It as Shinden Defunetei
- Chinyuki as Taro Yamada
2015
- Dokonjō Gaeru as Hiroshi
- The Emperor in August as Takeo Sasaki
- Futagashira
- Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran as Kojiro Masakado
- Chasuke's Journey as Chasuke
- The Day Kouhaku Was Born as Shindo Tatsuya
2014
- Buddha 2: The Endless Journey as Tatta (voice)
- Climbing to Spring as Toru
- Homeland as Jiro
- 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
- Another Gantz as Masaru Kato
- Bunny Drop as Daikichi Kawachi
- My Back Page as Umeyama
2010
- Gantz as Masaru Kato
- Norwegian Wood as Toru Watanabe
- Japanese Americans
- Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac as Yûji Miwa
2009
- Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler as Makoto Sahara
- Money Crazy as Gamagori Futaro
- Kamui as Kamui
- Bare Essence of Life as Youjin Mizuki
- Making of Death Note as Self/L
- Making of Death Note: The Last Name as Self/L
2008
- Detroit Metal City as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd as L
- Sex Is No Laughing Matter as Mirume
- Detroit Metal City as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
2007
- Sexy Voice and Robo as Robo
- Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo
- Ten Nights of Dreams as Shotaro
- Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
- Prodigy as Oto Kikuna
- Tsubaki Sanjuro as Iori Isaka
- 1 Litre Of Tears SP as Yuji Kawamoto
- The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File as L / Ryuzaki
- South Bound as Officer Niigaki
2006
- Death Note as Geius (voice)
- Death Note as L
- Angels with Broken Wings as Shingo
- Death Note: The Last Name as L
- Vanished as Tomohiko
2005
- 1 Litre of Tears as Yuji Kawamoto
- Yamato
- Linda Linda Linda as Makihara
- 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
- Winning Pass
- Be-Bop High School as Jun Kawabata
- The Locker 2 as Yôsuke Shinohara
2003
2002
- Gokusen as Kenichi Mori