Kenichi Matsuyama

DOB: 1985-03-05

DOD: -

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.

Starred In

2008
Movie

Detroit Metal City

2003
Movie

Bright Future

2005
Movie

Nana

2004
Movie

The Taste of Tea

2006
Movie

Death Note

2009
Movie

Kamui

2007
Movie

Prodigy

2010
Movie

Norwegian Wood

2011
Movie

Bunny Drop

2020
Movie

Mio's Cookbook

2007
Movie

South Bound

2006
Movie

Vanished

2011
Movie

My Back Page

2014
Movie

Homeland

2007
Movie

Tsubaki Sanjuro

2014
Movie

Climbing to Spring

2005
Movie

Linda Linda Linda

2015
Movie

Chasuke's Journey

2023
Movie

Do Unto Others

2004
Movie

Be-Bop High School

2016
Movie

Rage

2016
Movie

Chinyuki

2011
Movie

Another Gantz

2010
Movie

Gantz

2004
Movie

The Locker 2

2017
Movie

Sekigahara

2017
Movie

Yurigokoro

2019
Movie

Promare

2005
Movie

Custom Made 10.30

2004
Movie

Winning Pass

2014
Movie

A Far Promise

2020
Movie

Saint Young Men 3

2005
Movie

Yamato

2020
Movie

Hotel Royal

2021
Movie

Blue

2018
Movie

Saint Young Men

2022
Movie

Noise

2019
Movie

Fortress of Skulls

2025
Movie

Oi, Dazai

2017
Tv

A Life

2006
Tv

Death Note

2009
Tv

Money Crazy

2015
Tv

Futagashira

2020
Tv

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