Portrait of Kenichi Matsuyama

Acting

Kenichi Matsuyama

Career

Active from 2004 to 2026, busiest in 2019 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Noise
Noise
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 46 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kenichi Matsuyama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.8, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Japanese Cinema 8
  • Coming-of-Age 7
  • Character Study 5
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Slice of Life 4
  • Bleak 4
  • Japanese Drama 4
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Character-Driven Narrative 3
  • Moral Dilemmas 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

93
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

22 titles · average score 68
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
Did Someone Happen to Mention Me? (2026)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Kazuki Kawashima

Themis's Uncertain Court
Themis's Uncertain Court (2026)

TV show · as Kiyoharu Ando

Nagi Notes
Nagi Notes (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Yoshihiro Iguchi

Until the T-Shirt Dries
Until the T-Shirt Dries (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show · as Mitsuru Seo

Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?
Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle? (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Yoshiteru Matsukaze

Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times?
Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Uozumi Yuzuru

We're Broke, My Lord!
We're Broke, My Lord! (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Shinjiro Matsudaira

Do Unto Others
Do Unto Others (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Munenori Shiba

Noise
Noise (2022)
GoodWatch score 81

as Jun Tanabe

Riverside Mukolitta
Riverside Mukolitta (2021)
GoodWatch score 67

as Takeshi Yamada

JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope
JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope (2021)

TV show · as Kōichi Tokiwa

Hotel Royal
Hotel Royal (2020)

as Satoshi Miyagawa

2010s

41 titles · average score 66
Promare
Promare (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

as Galo Thymos (voice)

The Great White Tower
The Great White Tower (2019)

TV show · as Shuji Satomi

Residential Complex
Residential Complex (2018)

TV show · as Daiki Igarashi

A Life: A Love
A Life: A Love (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Igawa Sota

Yurigokoro
Yurigokoro (2017)
GoodWatch score 67

as Yosuke

Dokonjō Gaeru
Dokonjō Gaeru (2015)

TV show · as Hiroshi

Buddha 2: The Endless Journey
Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (2014)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tatta (voice)

Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori (2012)

TV show · as Taira no Kiyomori

Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
GoodWatch score 60

as Masaru Kato

Bunny Drop
Bunny Drop (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

as Daikichi Kawachi

Gantz
Gantz (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

as Masaru Kato

Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood (2010)
GoodWatch score 63

as Toru Watanabe

2000s

30 titles · average score 69
Money Crazy
Money Crazy (2009)

TV show · as Gamagori Futaro

Kamui
Kamui (2009)
GoodWatch score 50

as Kamui

Bare Essence of Life
Bare Essence of Life (2009)
GoodWatch score 59

as Youjin Mizuki

Detroit Metal City
Detroit Metal City (2008)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Makoto Hokazono (voice)

Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)
GoodWatch score 60

as L

Detroit Metal City
Detroit Metal City (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sôichi Negishi / Johannes Krauser II

Sex Is No Laughing Matter
Sex Is No Laughing Matter (2008)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mirume

Sexy Voice and Robo
Sexy Voice and Robo (2007)

TV show · as Robo

Tsubaki Sanjuro
Tsubaki Sanjuro (2007)
GoodWatch score 60

as Iori Isaka

Death Note
Death Note (2006)
GoodWatch score 75

as L

Death Note: The Last Name
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
GoodWatch score 76

as L

Nana
Nana (2005)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shinichi Okazaki