Portrait of Hiroki Matsukata

Acting

Hiroki Matsukata

Career

Active from 1961 to 2015, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
77
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for 13 Assassins
13 Assassins
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroki Matsukata Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.2, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Romance
    2.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Political Intrigue 8
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Feudal Japan 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Yakuza 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Yakuza Warfare 3
  • Japanese History 3
  • Action 3
  • Samurai Epic 3
  • Crime 2
  • Gang Warfare 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Fighting Horizon
Fighting Horizon

as Subu

2010s

5 titles · average score 84
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei (2015)

TV show · as Myoichi Gondo

The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island
The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island (2013)

as Pirate Anion (voice)

Soup
Soup (2012)

as Tsutomu Ishida

Samurai Angel Wars
Samurai Angel Wars (2011)

as Oda Nobunaga

13 Assassins
13 Assassins (2010)
GoodWatch score 84

as Kuranaga

2000s

24 titles · average score 62
The Pride of the Temp
The Pride of the Temp (2007)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Toshirō Kirishima

GARO
GARO (2005)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show · as Shimada

Izo
Izo (2004)
GoodWatch score 60

as Yakuza Boss

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (2004)

TV show · as Lord Estair (voice)

New Shadow Warriors
New Shadow Warriors (2003)

as Sarutobi Sasuke

The Man in White
The Man in White (2003)
GoodWatch score 66

as Sakai

New Shadow Warriors II
New Shadow Warriors II (2003)

as Sarutobi Sasuke

New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1
New Shadow Warriors III: Jiraika 1 (2003)

as Sarutobi Sasuke

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Hitoshi Asakawa

The Private Detective Mike
The Private Detective Mike (2002)

TV show

Agitator
Agitator (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kaito

Fatal Blade
Fatal Blade (2000)
GoodWatch score 49

as Suematsu

1990s

20 titles
Salaryman Kintaro
Salaryman Kintaro (1999)

TV show · as Teruo Yajima

The Seven Chefs
The Seven Chefs (1997)

as Ryuji Rindo

Kekkon Shiyouyo!
Kekkon Shiyouyo! (1996)

TV show

Kura
Kura (1995)

as Izou Tanouchi

Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties
Yakuza Ladies: Blood Ties (1995)

as Ramen Shop Customer (Uncredited)

犯罪心理分析官
犯罪心理分析官 (1994)

TV show

Heavenly Sin
Heavenly Sin (1992)

as Kunio Tanabe

Takeda Shingen
Takeda Shingen (1991)

TV show · as Imagawa Yoshimoto

名奉行 遠山の金さん 江戸城転覆!女忍者の復讐
名奉行 遠山の金さん 江戸城転覆!女忍者の復讐 (1991)

TV show

The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction
The Yagyu Code 4: A Duel of Conviction (1991)

as Yagyu Jubei

Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)

as Musahibo Benkei

刑事貴族
刑事貴族 (1990)

TV show

1980s

14 titles · average score 68
Shogun's Shadow
Shogun's Shadow (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Abe Shigetsugu

Sensei
Sensei (1989)

as Kan Yoshii

Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kanenobu Ijuin

坂本龍馬
坂本龍馬 (1989)

TV show

Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1988)

TV show

The Boss' Wife
The Boss' Wife (1988)

as Junichi Konno, Boss

Taikoki
Taikoki (1987)

as Oda Nobunaga

The Last True Yakuza
The Last True Yakuza (1985)

as Masayuki Aratani

Hanzo: The Razor
Hanzo: The Razor (1984)

as Hanzo Itami

Ninja Hunt
Ninja Hunt (1982)

as Wadakuro

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

as Tetsuya Sakai

Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai (1980)

as Katsura Kogorou

1970s

31 titles · average score 71
The Shogun Assassins
The Shogun Assassins (1979)

as Sanada Yukimura

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
GoodWatch score 70

as Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Doberman Cop
Doberman Cop (1977)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kaiji Hidemori

Japan's Don
Japan's Don (1977)

as Shiro Matsugae

Hokuriku Proxy War
Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

as Kawada Noboru

Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)

as Shiro Matsugae

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hideo Nakazato

Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot (1975)

as Tamotsu Sawamoto

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as Masaru Seki

The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Rapacious Jailbreaker (1974)

as Masayuki Ueda

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Tetsuya Sakai

Dangerous Trade in Kobe
Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)

as Sadao Ise

1960s

25 titles · average score 67
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay (1969)

as Nemuri Kyoshiro

Broken Swords
Broken Swords (1969)

as Tenzen Tange

Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman (1969)

as Kyoshiro Nemuri

Blackmail Is My Life
Blackmail Is My Life (1968)
GoodWatch score 66

as Muraki

Classmates
Classmates (1967)

as Second Sublieutenant Shiratori

The Magic Serpent
The Magic Serpent (1966)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya

Yakuza Hooligans
Yakuza Hooligans (1966)

as Jiro Taniguchi

Code Between Brothers
Code Between Brothers (1966)

as Yukichi

Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masa

The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List (1963)

as Shimazu Mitsuhisa

In Search of Mother
In Search of Mother (1962)

as Kanamachi no Hanjiro

Law in Ghost Island
Law in Ghost Island (1961)

as Isakichi