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Kenichi Matsuyama

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Kenichi Matsuyama

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

8.6

Death Note

2006 · TV Series · Animation · Mystery

8.0

Gokusen

2002 · TV Series · Drama · Comedy

7.7

Reboot

2026 · TV Series · Mystery · Crime

6.5

Gantz

2010 · Movie · Horror · Action

7.1

Promare

2019 · Movie · Animation · Action

8.0

Futagashira

2015 · TV Series · Crime · Action & Adventure

6.8

Nana

2005 · Movie · Romance · Drama

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