Kenichi Matsuyama
Acting

Kenichi Matsuyama

Born 5 March 1985 · Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
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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.

Known for

Death Note
Death Note
Death Note: The Last Name
Gantz
Promare
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Norwegian Wood
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Linda Linda Linda
The Taste of Tea
1 Litre of Tears
Nagi Notes
Oi, Dazai
New Interpretation of the End of Edo Period
Saint Young Men The Movie ~Holy Men vs Demon Army~
We're Broke, My Lord!
Do Unto Others
hana –1970, Koza ga moeta hi–
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc
Noise
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
Riverside Mukolitta
Blue
Mio's Cookbook
Saint Young Men 3
Hotel Royal
Promare
Promare / Side: Galo
From Miyamoto to You
Promare / Side: Lio
Saint Young Men 2nd Century
Fortress of Skulls
Saint Young Men
Sekigahara
Yurigokoro
Rage
Chinyuki
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow
Something Like, Something Like It
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World
Death Note: Genius of the Counterattack
Chasuke's Journey
Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
The Day Kouhaku Was Born
The Emperor in August
Homeland
Climbing to Spring
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
A Far Promise
The Kiyosu Conference
Train Brain Express
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Bunny Drop
My Back Page
Another Gantz
Norwegian Wood
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac
Gantz
Bare Essence of Life
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kamui
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Detroit Metal City
Sex Is No Laughing Matter
The Man who was Made a Fool by L the Most - Detective Matsuda's Case File
Prodigy
South Bound
Tsubaki Sanjuro
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Ten Nights of Dreams
Dolphin Blue: Soar Again, Fuji
Death Note
Death Note: The Last Name
Vanished
Nana
Linda Linda Linda
Custom Made 10.30
Yamato
Be-Bop High School 2
Furyo shonen no yume
The Taste of Tea
Be-Bop High School
The Locker 2
Winning Pass
Bright Future
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
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