is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the
''Hana Yori Dango'' series, the
''Liar Game'' series, and ''
Love Shuffle
is a Japanese television drama series that aired on TBS from 16 January to 20 March 2009. The theme song of the series is ''Fantasy'' by Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres ...
''.
Personal life
Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985 in
Suginami, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English.
As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...
, Japan, to
Yūsaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial
Korean
Korean may refer to:
People and culture
* Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula
* Korean cuisine
* Korean culture
* Korean language
**Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl
**Korean dialects and the Jeju language
** ...
ancestry, and
Miyuki Matsuda (née Kumagai). Matsuda was the second son and second child born of his parents' marriage. He has an older brother,
Ryuhei Matsuda, who is also an actor, and a younger sister by his parents' marriage and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died in 1989 from
bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder. Symptoms include blood in the urine, pain with urination, and low back pain. It is caused when epithelial cells that line the bladder become ma ...
, when Matsuda was 4 years old.
Matsuda's maternal aunt,
Mami Kumagai
Mami may refer to:
People
*Cheb Mami, Algerian raï singer
* Mami (given name), a Japanese feminine given name
*Mami (goddess), a goddess in the Babylonian epic ''Atra-Hasis''
*Mami Wata, a pantheon of ancient water spirits or deities Entertainmen ...
, is also an actress. Matsuda's sister-in-law is
British-Japanese model Mala Morgan, who is married to his older brother Ryuhei.
Matsuda directed Radio Foundation's music video "Brain Washing" as a tribute to their lead vocalist, Kenma Miyaoku, who died from a heart attack on July 12, 2009.
Filmography
Drama
TV Film
Film
Awards
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, ''
Ikigami''
,
Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Yujiro Ishihara New Actor Award
,
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, ''Waruboro''
,
Mainichi Film Awards: Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award
,
, -
, rowspan = "2", 2009
, ''
Ikigami''
,
32nd Japan Academy Prize
The ceremony was held by the '' Japan Academy Prize'' Association to honor its selection of the best films of 2008 on February 20, 2009. NTV broadcast the event, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The nominat ...
: Newcomer of the Year
,
, -
, ''
Hana Yori Dango Final''
,
Asian Film Awards: Best Newcomer
,
2009 Asian Film Awards
Retrieved October 25, 2010.
References
External links
*
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1985 births
21st-century Japanese male actors
Japanese male actors of Korean descent
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Japanese people of Korean descent
Living people
Male actors from Tokyo
People from Suginami