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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 in December 2010.


Aliases
  • Ken'ichi Matsuyama
  • Matsuyama Kenichi
English 日本語

プロメア

2019
as Galo Thymos

Take the A Train

2012
as Kei Komachi

My Back Page

2011
as 梅山

GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER

2011
as 加藤勝

GANTZ

2010
as 加藤勝

The Locker 2

2004
as Yôsuke Shinohara

ノイズ

2022
as 田辺純

The Taste of Tea

2004
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt

川っぺりムコリッタ

2022
as 山田たけし

Sekigahara

2017
as Naoe Kanetsugu

Tsubaki Sanjûrô

2007
as Iori Isaka

Chasuke's Journey

2015
as Chasuke

Prodigy

2007
as Oto Kikuna

サウスバウンド

2007
as 新垣巡査

The Kiyosu Conference

2013
as Hidemasa Hori

Linda Linda Linda

2005
as Makihara

Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran

2015
as Kojiro Masakado

Secrets of The Battleship Yamato

2005
as Katsumi Kamio (at 15 years old)

ロストケア

2023
as 斯波宗典

Rage

2016
as Tetsuya Tashiro

Bare Essence of Life

2009
as Youjin Mizuki

Chinyuki

2016
as Taro Yamada

Another Gantz

2011
as Masaru Kato

Nana

2005
as Shinichi Okazaki

Bunny Drop

2011
as Daikichi Kawachi

Detroit Metal City

2008
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II

Kamui

2009
as Kamui

Norwegian Wood

2010
as Toru Watanabe

ユリゴコロ

2017
as 洋介