Acting
Kenichi Matsuyama
JA cinema · 77 credits
Born
5 March 1985 (age 41)
Birthplace
Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
Also known as Мацуяма Кэнъити · Ken'ichi Matsuyama · 마츠야마 켄이치 · Matsuyama Kenichi
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
Filmography
Nagi Notes
as Yoshihiro Iguchi
We're Broke, My Lord!
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
Do Unto Others
as Munenori Shiba
Noise
as Jun Tanabe
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
as Nobunaga Oda
Riverside Mukolitta
as Takeshi Yamada
Blue
as Nobuto Urita
Hotel Royal
as Satoshi Miyagawa
Promare
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Galo
as Galo Thymos (voice)
From Miyamoto to You
as Kazuo Jinbo
Promare / Side: Lio
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Saint Young Men
as Jesus Christ
Sekigahara
as Naoe Kanetsugu
Yurigokoro
as Yosuke
Rage
as Tetsuya Tashiro
Chinyuki
as Taro Yamada
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
as Satoshi Murayama
Something Like, Something Like It
as Shinden Defunetei
Chasuke's Journey
as Chasuke
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
as Kojiro Masakado
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
as Shindo Tatsuya
The Emperor in August
as Captain Takeo Sasaki
Homeland
as Jiro
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
as Tatta (voice)
The Kiyosu Conference
as Hidemasa Hori
Train Brain Express
as Kei Komachi
Gantz: Perfect Answer
as Masaru Kato
Bunny Drop
as Daikichi Kawachi
My Back Page
as Umeyama
Another Gantz
as Masaru Kato
Norwegian Wood
as Toru Watanabe
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
as Yûji Miwa
Gantz
as Masaru Kato
Bare Essence of Life
as Youjin Mizuki
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
as Makoto Sahara
Kamui
as Kamui
Detroit Metal City
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II, Theme Song Performance
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
as L / Ryuzaki
Prodigy
as Oto Kikuna
South Bound
as Officer Niigaki
Tsubaki Sanjuro
as Iori Isaka
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Yuji Kawamoto
Ten Nights of Dreams
as Shotaro
Vanished
as Tomohiko
Nana
as Shinichi Okazaki
Linda Linda Linda
as Makihara
Custom Made 10.30
as Tamotu
Yamato
Actor
The Taste of Tea
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Be-Bop High School
as Jun Kawabata
The Locker 2
as Yôsuke Shinohara
