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