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Kenichi Matsuyama

Japanese actor

  • Audience52.5K
  • Fame77.8
  • Momentum6.5
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52.5K youtube followers
  • Audience52.5K
  • Fame77.8
  • Momentum6.5
  • Japan rank#58
  • Actors rank#214
  • Wikipedia153K
Born 1985 · age 41Japan
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  • Biggest on YouTube
    52.5K
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  • Wikipedia
    24 languages
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  • Rank in Japan
    #58
    Actors
  • Age
    41
    Born 1985
  • Known for
    Death Note
    2006
Summary
Updated 2026-09-06

Kenichi Matsuyama 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. 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.

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  • Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor
  • Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
  • Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
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77.8
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Score components
Momentum6.5
Historical26.0
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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Country rank
#58
Category rank
#214
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