Kenichi MatsuyamaFilmography

Born:: March 5, 1985 in Aomori, Japan
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A native of Aomori, Japan, born March 5, 1985, clean-cut actor Kenichi Matsuyama began appearing on-creen in his late teens, where he specialized in portrayals of upbeat, genial young men, often in a heroic or romantic capacity. Particularly high-profile projects included the features Death Note...Read More

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L: Change the World

Actors: Kenichi Matsuyama, Youki Kudoh, Mayuko Fukuda, Kiyotaka Nanbara, Masanobu Takashima

Synopsis: A detective has a tight deadline to crack a case that could claim the lives of millions in this crime drama, a spin-off from the Desu Notu (Death Note) franchise. L (Kenichi Matsuyama) is a cop with a serious sweet tooth and a fondness for gadgets who has been handed a very important assignment. A Read More

4/29/09
Kamui

Actors: Kenichi Matsuyama, Koyuki, Hideaki Ito, Kaoru Kobayashi, Koichi Sato

Synopsis: A ninja walks away from his life as a warrior only to find he must embrace it again late in life in this action drama based on a popular manga by Sampei Shirato. As a young man, Kamui (Kenichi Matsuyama) was strong, agile and had the talent to become a great ninja fighter. However, as he Read More

2009
The Bare Essence of Life

Actors: Kenichi Matsuyama, Kumiko Aso, Yoshio Harada, Misako Watanabe

Synopsis: A mentally deficient farmer falls for a pretty teacher who's still struggling to cope with the recent death of her unfaithful boyfriend. Yojin (Kenichi Matsuyama) puts all of his energy into nurturing his grandmother's organic vegetable garden. The harvest has never been very impressive, though he Read More

2009
Death Note II: The Last Name

Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Erika Toda, Shunji Fujimura, Takeshi Kaga

Synopsis: Director Shusuke Kaneko picks up right where Death Note left off with this sequel to the box-office phenomenon that finds Light finally giving in to his dark side. In the first Death Note, Light (Tatsuya Fujiwara) focused his wrath on the criminal element, but these days the troubled teen is a bit Read More

10/15/08
Detroit Metal City

Actors: Kenichi Matsuyama, Rosa Kato, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Gene Simmons

Synopsis: Reflecting the Japanese fascination with western culture, this musically-charged comedy concerns Souichi, a sweet natured, slightly backward pop fan who aspires to recording stardom. He naively moves to the city of Tokyo expecting to hit the charts overnight as a pioneer of soft, sentimental Read More

7/31/08
Nana

Actors: Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyzaki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Hiroki Narimiya

Synopsis: Ai Yazawa's popular manga concerning two young women who couldn't be more different despite sharing the same name comes to the screen in this musical drama starring J-Pop icon Mika Nakashima and actress Aoi Miyazaki. Nana "Hachi" Komatsu (Miyazaki) has traveled with her boyfriend to Tokyo in hopes Read More

4/4/08
Don't Laugh at My Romance

Actors: Hiromi Nagasaku, Kenichi Matsuyama, Yu Aoi, Shugo Oshinari, Morio Agata

Synopsis: A passionate young man gets a crash course in the ways of love in this romantic comedy-drama from Japanese auteur Nami Iguchi. Mirume (Kenichi Matsuyama) is a nineteen-year-old student pursuing a degree in art at a college outside Tokyo. Mirume signs up for a printmaking class, and the handsome Read More

2008
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

Actors: Takashi Sorimachi, Ara

2007
Death Note

Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Shigeki Hosokawa, Erika Toda

Synopsis: Released into Japanese theaters in 2006, director Shusuke Kaneko's stylish adaptation of the best selling manga quickly trampled The Da Vinci Code on Japanese screens and subsequently and set box office records in Hong Kong and all across Asia. The plot picks up as aimless law student Light Yagami Read More

2006

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Kenichi MatsuyamaFilmography

L: Change the World

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Death Note II: The Last Name

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Don't Laugh at My Romance

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