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.
Acted in
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
2024
as Jesus
The Tiger and Her Wings
2024
Farewell Hospital
2024
We're Broke, My Lord!
2023
as Shinjiro Matsudaira
Do Unto Others
2023
as Munenori Shiba
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
2023
as Uozumi Yuzuru
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
2023
as Honda Masanobu
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
2022
Noise
2022
as Jun Tanabe
Riverside Mukolitta
2021
as Takeshi Yamada
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
2021
as Kōichi Tokiwa
Blue
2021
as Nobuto Urita
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
2021
as Nobunaga Oda
Komoribito
2020
Hotel Royal
2020
as Satoshi Miyagawa
Mio's Cookbook
2020
Saint Young Men 3
2020
as イエス
歪んだ波紋
2019
From Miyamoto to You
2019
as Kazuo Jinbo
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
2019
as Jesus
Promare
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Galo
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
Promare / Side: Lio
2019
as Galo Thymos (voice)
The Great White Tower
2019
as Shuji Satomi
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Season Wind
2019
Saint Young Men
2018
as Jesus Christ
From Miyamoto To You
2018
as 神保和夫
Residential Complex
2018
as Daiki Igarashi
Yurigokoro
2017
as Yosuke
Sekigahara
2017
as Naoe Kanetsugu
A Life
2017
as Igawa Sota
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
2016
as Satoshi Murayama
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
2016
as L
Rage
2016
as Tetsuya Tashiro
Chinyuki
2016
as Taro Yamada
Something Like, Something Like It
2016
as Shinden Defunetei
The Emperor in August
2015
as Takeo Sasaki
The Gutsy Frog
2015
as Hiroshi
Dokonjō Gaeru
2015
as Hiroshi
Futagashira
2015
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
2015
as Kojiro Masakado
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
2015
as Shindo Tatsuya
Chasuke's Journey
2015
as Chasuke
A Far Promise
2014
Climbing to Spring
2014
as Toru
Homeland
2014
as Jiro
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
2014
as Tatta
オリンピックの身代金
2013
The Kiyosu Conference
2013
as Hidemasa Hori
Train Brain Express
2012
as Kei Komachi
Taira no Kiyomori
2012
as Taira no Kiyomori
Bunny Drop
2011
as Daikichi Kawachi
My Back Page
2011
as Umeyama
Gantz: Perfect Answer
2011
as Masaru Kato
Another Gantz
2011
as Masaru Kato
Gantz
2010
as Masaru Kato
Japanese Americans
2010
Norwegian Wood
2010
as Toru Watanabe
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
2010
as Yûji Miwa
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
2009
as Makoto Sahara
Kamui
2009
as Kamui
Bare Essence of Life
2009
as Youjin Mizuki
Money Crazy
2009
as Gamagori Futaro
Detroit Metal City
2008
as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II
Detroit Metal City
2008
as Makoto Hokazono (voice)
Death Note: L Change the World
2008
as L
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
2008
as Mirume
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
2007
as L / Ryuzaki
Tsubaki Sanjuro
2007
as Iori Isaka
South Bound
2007
as Officer Niigaki
Prodigy
2007
as Oto Kikuna
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
2007
Sekushii Boisu Ando Robo
2007
Sexy Voice and Robo
2007
as Robo
1 Litre Of Tears SP
2007
as Yuji Kawamoto
Ten Nights of Dreams
2007
as Shotaro
Death Note: The Last Name
2006
as L
Death Note
2006
as Geius (voice)
Vanished
2006
as Tomohiko
Death Note
2006
as L
Angels with Broken Wings
2006
as Shingo
Yamato
2005
Custom Made 10.30
2005
as Tamotu
1 Litre of Tears
2005
as Yuji Kawamoto
Nana
2005
as Shinichi Okazaki
Be-Bop High School 2
2005
Linda Linda Linda
2005
as Makihara
The Taste of Tea
2004
as Young Man in Red T-Shirt
Be-Bop High School
2004
as Jun Kawabata
The Locker 2
2004
as Yôsuke Shinohara
Winning Pass
2004
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
2003
Bright Future
2003
as Jun
