★ HOW OLD IS KENICHI MATSUYAMA?
Kenichi Matsuyama is 41 years old, born March 5, 1985 in Japan · Pisces.
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About
Kenichi Matsuyama carved a niche playing unsettling, offbeat characters in Japanese and international film. Born in 1985, he became a global name through L, the detective he portrayed across the Death Note trilogy starting in 2006. He later led Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood adaptation in 2010. A Pisces, Matsuyama uses the katakana spelling ケンイチ for his stage name rather than the traditional kanji.
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Biography
Kenichi Matsuyama is known for gravitating toward strange, unconventional character work in a career spanning Japanese film and international productions. Born March 5, 1985, in Japan, he broke through globally as L, the brilliant, eccentric detective in the Death Note films (2006–2008), including Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name, and L: Change the World. The role cemented his reputation for inhabiting complex, peculiar roles. In 2010, he took the lead as Toru Watanabe in the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Norwegian Wood, expanding his profile in literary adaptations. As an actor, Matsuyama works across genres and project scales, from studio tentpoles to character-driven indie fare. His stage name breaks convention by using katakana (ケンイチ) instead of the standard kanji (研一) for his given name, a choice that reflects his unconventional brand. A Pisces born in March, Matsuyama's life-path number is 4, suggesting a grounded, methodical approach to his craft.
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Trivia
- His stage name uses the phonetic katakana spelling ケンイチ instead of the traditional kanji 研一 for his first name.
- He is best known internationally for playing L across three Death Note films between 2006 and 2008.
- He starred as Toru Watanabe in the 2010 film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood.
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Disciplined and structured. Kenichi Matsuyama succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.
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- How old is Kenichi Matsuyama?
- Kenichi Matsuyama is 41 years old (born March 5, 1985).
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- Kenichi Matsuyama is a Pisces, born March 5, 1985.
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- Kenichi Matsuyama was born in 1985, the year of the Wood Ox.
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- Kenichi Matsuyama is from Japan.
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- Kenichi Matsuyama is a actor.
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