Kenichi Matsuyama

Acting

Kenichi Matsuyama

Born 1985-03-05 Mutsu, Aomori, Japan 77 films

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 Norwegia…

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Filmography

77 films
Nagi Notes poster

Yoriko, an artist living in rural Nagi, is haunted by a former love affair she cannot bear to mourn…

Nagi Notes

★ 0.0 2026

Oi, Dazai poster

Set by the seaside, this is a time-slip comedy about a man who adores Osamu Dazai and struggles to…

Oi, Dazai

★ 7.0 2025

Do Unto Others poster

A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing ce…

Do Unto Others

★ 7.5 2023

Noise poster

Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing popu…

Noise

★ 5.9 2022

Blue poster

Nobuto, a dedicated boxer, can't seem to win a match, while his friend Kazuki is becoming a rising…

Blue

★ 6.7 2021