Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama (40)

1985-03-05 | Aomori Prefecture, Japan

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.

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On Movies

  • Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
  • We're Broke, My Lord!
  • Do Unto Others
  • Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
  • Noise
  • Riverside Mukolitta
  • Blue
  • Brave: Gunjyou Senki
  • Hotel Royal
  • Mio's Cookbook
  • Saint Young Men 3
  • From Miyamoto to You
  • Saint Young Men 2nd Century
  • Promare
  • Promare / Side: Galo
  • Promare / Side: Lio
  • Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind
  • Saint Young Men
  • Yurigokoro
  • Sekigahara
  • Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
  • Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
  • Rage
  • Chinyuki
  • Something Like, Something Like It
  • The Emperor in August
  • Chasuke's Journey
  • Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
  • The Day Kouhaku Was Born
  • A Far Promise
  • Climbing to Spring
  • Homeland
  • Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
  • The Kiyosu Conference
  • Train Brain Express
  • Bunny Drop
  • My Back Page
  • Gantz: Perfect Answer
  • Another Gantz
  • Gantz
  • Norwegian Wood
  • Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
  • Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
  • Kamui
  • Bare Essence of Life
  • Detroit Metal City
  • Death Note: L Change the WorLd
  • Sex Is No Laughing Matter
  • Tsubaki Sanjuro
  • South Bound
  • Prodigy
  • 1 Litre Of Tears SP
  • Ten Nights of Dreams
  • Death Note: The Last Name
  • Vanished
  • Death Note
  • Yamato
  • Custom Made 10.30
  • Nana
  • Linda Linda Linda
  • The Taste of Tea
  • The Locker 2
  • Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
  • Bright Future

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