Kenichi Matsuyama
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oi, Dazai | - | HIT | |
| 2024 | Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~ | Jesus | HIT | |
| 2023 | We're Broke, My Lord! | Shinjiro Matsudaira | HIT | |
| 2023 | Do Unto Others | Munenori Shiba | HIT | |
| 2022 | Dreaming of the Meridian Arc | - | HIT | |
| 2021 | Riverside Mukolitta | Takeshi Yamada | HIT | |
| 2021 | Blue | Nobuto Urita | HIT | |
| 2021 | Brave: Gunjyou Senki | Nobunaga Oda | HIT | |
| 2020 | Mio's Cookbook | - | HIT | |
| 2020 | Saint Young Men 3 | イエス | FLOP | |
| 2019 | From Miyamoto to You | Kazuo Jinbo | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Saint Young Men 2nd Century | Jesus | FLOP | |
| 2019 | Promare / Side: Galo | Galo Thymos (voice) | HIT | |
| 2019 | Promare | Galo Thymos (voice) | HIT | |
| 2019 | Promare / Side: Lio | Galo Thymos (voice) | HIT | |
| 2019 | Fortress of Skulls | - | HIT | |
| 2017 | Yurigokoro | Yosuke | HIT | |
| 2017 | Sekigahara | Naoe Kanetsugu | HIT | |
| 2016 | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | Satoshi Murayama | FLOP | |
| 2016 | Death Note: Light Up the NEW World | L | FLOP | |
| 2016 | Rage | Tetsuya Tashiro | HIT | |
| 2016 | Something Like, Something Like It | Shinden Defunetei | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Emperor in August | Takeo Sasaki | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Chasuke's Journey | Chasuke | FLOP | |
| 2014 | Climbing to Spring | Toru | HIT | |
| 2014 | Buddha 2: The Endless Journey | Tatta (voice) | HIT | |
| 2013 | The Kiyosu Conference | Hidemasa Hori | HIT | |
| 2012 | Train Brain Express | Kei Komachi | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Bunny Drop | Daikichi Kawachi | HIT | |
| 2011 | Gantz: Perfect Answer | Masaru Kato | HIT | |
| 2011 | Another Gantz | Masaru Kato | HIT | |
| 2010 | Gantz | Masaru Kato | HIT | |
| 2010 | Norwegian Wood | Toru Watanabe | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler | Makoto Sahara | HIT | |
| 2009 | Kamui | Kamui | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Bare Essence of Life | Youjin Mizuki | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Detroit Metal City | Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Death Note: L Change the WorLd | L | FLOP | |
| 2008 | Sex Is No Laughing Matter | Mirume | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Tsubaki Sanjuro | Iori Isaka | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Prodigy | Oto Kikuna | HIT | |
| 2007 | Ten Nights of Dreams | Shotaro | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Death Note: The Last Name | L | HIT | |
| 2006 | Vanished | Tomohiko | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Death Note | L | HIT | |
| 2005 | Custom Made 10.30 | Tamotu | HIT | |
| 2005 | Nana | Shinichi Okazaki | HIT | |
| 2005 | Linda Linda Linda | Makihara | HIT | |
| 2004 | The Taste of Tea | Young Man in Red T-Shirt | HIT | |
| 2003 | Bright Future | Jun | HIT |