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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
Character:
Release Date:19/12/2025
Oi, Dazai
Character:
Release Date:29/06/2025
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
Character:Jesus
Release Date:20/12/2024
We're Broke, My Lord!
Character:Shinjiro Matsudaira
Release Date:23/06/2023
Do Unto Others
Character:Munenori Shiba
Release Date:24/03/2023
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
Character:
Release Date:20/05/2022
Noise
Character:Jun Tanabe
Release Date:27/01/2022
Riverside Mukolitta
Character:Takeshi Yamada
Release Date:03/11/2021
Blue
Character:Nobuto Urita
Release Date:09/04/2021
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
Character:Nobunaga Oda
Release Date:12/03/2021
Hotel Royal
Character:Satoshi Miyagawa
Release Date:13/11/2020
Mio's Cookbook
Character:
Release Date:16/10/2020
Saint Young Men 3
Character:イエス
Release Date:24/01/2020
From Miyamoto to You
Character:Kazuo Jinbo
Release Date:27/09/2019
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Character:Jesus
Release Date:06/06/2019
Promare
Character:Galo Thymos (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2019
Promare / Side: Galo
Character:Galo Thymos (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2019
Promare / Side: Lio
Character:Galo Thymos (voice)
Release Date:24/05/2019
Fortress of Skulls
Character:
Release Date:10/05/2019
Saint Young Men
Character:Jesus Christ
Release Date:12/10/2018
Yurigokoro
Character:Yosuke
Release Date:23/09/2017
Sekigahara
Character:Naoe Kanetsugu
Release Date:26/08/2017
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Character:Satoshi Murayama
Release Date:02/11/2016
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Character:L
Release Date:29/10/2016
Rage
Character:Tetsuya Tashiro
Release Date:17/09/2016
Chinyuki
Character:Taro Yamada
Release Date:27/02/2016
Something Like, Something Like It
Character:Shinden Defunetei
Release Date:16/01/2016
The Emperor in August
Character:Takeo Sasaki
Release Date:08/08/2015
Chasuke's Journey
Character:Chasuke
Release Date:27/06/2015
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
Character:Kojiro Masakado
Release Date:09/05/2015
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
Character:Shindo Tatsuya
Release Date:21/03/2015
A Far Promise
Character:
Release Date:25/08/2014
Climbing to Spring
Character:Toru
Release Date:14/06/2014
Homeland
Character:Jiro
Release Date:01/03/2014
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Character:Tatta (voice)
Release Date:08/02/2014
The Kiyosu Conference
Character:Hidemasa Hori
Release Date:09/11/2013
Train Brain Express
Character:Kei Komachi
Release Date:24/03/2012
Bunny Drop
Character:Daikichi Kawachi
Release Date:20/08/2011
My Back Page
Character:Umeyama
Release Date:28/05/2011
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Character:Masaru Kato
Release Date:23/04/2011
Another Gantz
Character:Masaru Kato
Release Date:22/04/2011
Gantz
Character:Masaru Kato
Release Date:29/11/2010
Norwegian Wood
Character:Toru Watanabe
Release Date:30/09/2010
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Character:Yûji Miwa
Release Date:27/03/2010
Making of Death Note
Character:Self/L
Release Date:26/10/2009
Making of Death Note: The Last Name
Character:Self/L
Release Date:26/10/2009
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Character:Makoto Sahara
Release Date:10/10/2009
Kamui
Character:Kamui
Release Date:19/09/2009
Bare Essence of Life
Character:Youjin Mizuki
Release Date:06/06/2009
Detroit Metal City
Character:Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Release Date:22/08/2008
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Character:L
Release Date:07/02/2008
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Character:Mirume
Release Date:19/01/2008
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
Character:L / Ryuzaki
Release Date:25/12/2007
Tsubaki Sanjuro
Character:Iori Isaka
Release Date:01/12/2007
South Bound
Character:Officer Niigaki
Release Date:06/10/2007
Prodigy
Character:Oto Kikuna
Release Date:20/09/2007
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
Character:
Release Date:07/07/2007
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Character:Yuji Kawamoto
Release Date:05/04/2007
Ten Nights of Dreams
Character:Shotaro
Release Date:27/01/2007
Death Note: The Last Name
Character:L
Release Date:28/10/2006
Vanished
Character:Tomohiko
Release Date:26/08/2006
Death Note
Character:L
Release Date:17/06/2006
Yamato
Character:
Release Date:17/12/2005
Custom Made 10.30
Character:Tamotu
Release Date:29/10/2005
Furyo shonen no yume
Character:
Release Date:15/10/2005
Nana
Character:Shinichi Okazaki
Release Date:03/09/2005
Be-Bop High School 2
Character:
Release Date:17/08/2005
Linda Linda Linda
Character:Makihara
Release Date:23/07/2005
The Taste of Tea
Character:Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Release Date:17/07/2004
Be-Bop High School
Character:Jun Kawabata
Release Date:16/06/2004
The Locker 2
Character:Yôsuke Shinohara
Release Date:07/02/2004
Winning Pass
Character:
Release Date:24/01/2004
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
Character:
Release Date:30/08/2003
Bright Future
Character:Jun
Release Date:18/01/2003
Television Appearances
Themis no Futashika na Hotei
Character:Kiyoharu Ando
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
Character:Yoshiteru Matsukaze
The Tiger and Her Wings
Character:桂场等一郎
Farewell Hospital
Character:
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
Character:Uozumi Yuzuru
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
Character:Honda Masanobu
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
Character:Kōichi Tokiwa
Komoribito
Character:
歪んだ波紋
Character:
The Great White Tower
Character:Shuji Satomi
From Miyamoto To You
Character:神保和夫
Residential Complex
Character:Daiki Igarashi
A Life
Character:Igawa Sota
Dokonjō Gaeru
Character:Hiroshi
Futagashira
Character:
Olympic Ransom
Character:
Taira no Kiyomori
Character:Taira no Kiyomori
Japanese Americans
Character:
Money Crazy
Character:Gamagori Futaro
Detroit Metal City
Character:Makoto Hokazono (voice)
Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo
Character:
Sexy Voice and Robo
Character:Robo
Death Note
Character:Geius (voice)
Angels with Broken Wings
Character:Shingo
1 Litre of Tears
Character:Yuji Kawamoto
Gokusen
Character:Kenichi Mori
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