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Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

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 i

Born

Mar 05, 1985

Mutsu, Aomori, Japan

Known For

Acting

Movies

77 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.1

Known For

Death Note
Death Note
2006 • as L
★ 7.1
Linda Linda Linda
Linda Linda Linda
2005 • as Makihara
★ 7.6
Death Note: The Last Name
★ 7.1
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
★ 6.0
The Taste of Tea
The Taste of Tea
2004 • as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
★ 7.5
Promare
Promare
2019 • as Galo Thymos (voice)
★ 7.1
Gantz
Gantz
2010 • as Masaru Kato
★ 6.5
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
2010 • as Toru Watanabe
★ 6.4
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011 • as Masaru Kato
★ 6.6
Yamato
★ 5.5
Nana
Nana
2005 • as Shinichi Okazaki
★ 6.8
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009 • as Makoto Sahara
★ 6.8
Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop
2011 • as Daikichi Kawachi
★ 7.1
Sekigahara
Sekigahara
2017 • as Naoe Kanetsugu
★ 7.0
Rage
Rage
2016 • as Tetsuya Tashiro
★ 6.9
Riverside Mukolitta
Riverside Mukolitta
2021 • as Takeshi Yamada
★ 6.7
Yurigokoro
Yurigokoro
2017 • as Yosuke
★ 6.8
The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August
2015 • as Captain Takeo Sasaki
★ 6.7
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
2014 • as Tatta (voice)
★ 7.7
Kamui
Kamui
2009 • as Kamui
★ 6.1
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008 • as Mirume
★ 5.7
Detroit Metal City
Detroit Metal City
2008 • as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
★ 6.5
Another Gantz
Another Gantz
2011 • as Masaru Kato
★ 6.9
The Kiyosu Conference
The Kiyosu Conference
2013 • as Hidemasa Hori
★ 6.9
From Miyamoto to You
From Miyamoto to You
2019 • as Kazuo Jinbo
★ 6.1
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007 • as Iori Isaka
★ 6.3
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
2021 • as Nobunaga Oda
★ 6.7
Promare / Side: Lio
Promare / Side: Lio
2019 • as Galo Thymos (voice)
★ 6.9
Promare / Side: Galo
Promare / Side: Galo
2019 • as Galo Thymos (voice)
★ 7.4
Climbing to Spring
Climbing to Spring
2014 • as Toru
★ 8.4
Nagi Notes
Nagi Notes
2026 • as Yoshihiro Iguchi
★ 5.0
Noise
Noise
2022 • as Jun Tanabe
★ 5.9
We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023 • as Shinjiro Matsudaira
★ 7.4
The Locker 2
The Locker 2
2004 • as Yôsuke Shinohara
★ 4.7
Bare Essence of Life
Bare Essence of Life
2009 • as Youjin Mizuki
★ 6.0
Train Brain Express
Train Brain Express
2012 • as Kei Komachi
★ 6.0
Hotel Royal
Hotel Royal
2020 • as Satoshi Miyagawa
★ 4.6
Ten Nights of Dreams
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007 • as Shotaro
★ 6.4
Bright Future
Bright Future
2003 • as Jun
★ 6.9
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
★ 6.0
Do Unto Others
Do Unto Others
2023 • as Munenori Shiba
★ 7.3
Be-Bop High School
Be-Bop High School
2004 • as Jun Kawabata
★ 5.5
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
2010 • as Yûji Miwa
★ 5.4
Oi, Dazai
★ 7.0
Blue
Blue
2021 • as Nobuto Urita
★ 6.7
1 Litre Of Tears SP
1 Litre Of Tears SP
2007 • as Yuji Kawamoto
★ 6.0
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
2016 • as Satoshi Murayama
★ 6.5
My Back Page
My Back Page
2011 • as Umeyama
★ 5.1
Prodigy
Prodigy
2007 • as Oto Kikuna
★ 7.4
Chasuke's Journey
Chasuke's Journey
2015 • as Chasuke
★ 6.4
Chinyuki
Chinyuki
2016 • as Taro Yamada
★ 5.5
Homeland
Homeland
2014 • as Jiro
★ 5.7
Mio's Cookbook
★ 8.1
Vanished
Vanished
2006 • as Tomohiko
★ 6.1
Saint Young Men
Saint Young Men
2018 • as Jesus Christ
★ 3.7
Something Like, Something Like It
Something Like, Something Like It
2016 • as Shinden Defunetei
★ 10.0
South Bound
South Bound
2007 • as Officer Niigaki
★ 6.0
Custom Made 10.30
Custom Made 10.30
2005 • as Tamotu
★ 7.7
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
2015 • as Shindo Tatsuya
Making of Death Note
Making of Death Note
2009 • as Self/L
Saint Young Men 3
Saint Young Men 3
2020 • as イエス
★ 6.0
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
2015 • as Kojiro Masakado
★ 5.0