Shota Matsuda | |
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松田 翔太 | |
Born | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | September 10, 1985
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005—present |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Spouse | |
Parent(s) | Yūsaku Matsuda (father) Miyuki Matsuda (mother) |
Relatives |
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Website | office-saku.com |
Shota Matsuda (松田 翔太, Matsuda Shōta, born September 10, 1985), is a Japanese actor. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango series, the Liar Game series, and Love Shuffle.
Personal life
[edit]Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985[1] in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, to Yūsaku Matsuda, a Japanese actor of partial Korean ancestry,[2] 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, Yuuki Matsuda, who is a singer, and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died in 1989 from bladder cancer, when Matsuda was four years old. Matsuda's maternal aunt, Mami Kumagai, is also an actress.
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.[3]
Marriage
[edit]On April 25, 2018, after dating for a few years, Matsuda and model Kozue Akimoto jointly announced through their respective agencies that they had registered their marriage.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Drama
[edit]Year | English Title | Channel | Japanese Title | Role | Note |
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2003 | Drop-out Teacher Returns to School | TBS | Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru | Noriyuki Takahashi | |
2005 | Boys Over Flowers | TBS | Hana Yori Dango | Nishikado Sojiro | |
2006 | Regatta | TV Asahi | レガッタ 君といた永遠 | Seiya Yagi | |
Top Caster | Fuji TV | トップキャスター | Shunpei Iga | ||
2007 | The Empress Of Ginza | TV Asahi | Jyotei | Date Naoto | |
Liar Game | Fuji TV | ライアーゲーム | Akiyama Shinichi | Co-star | |
Boys Over Flowers Returns | TBS | Hana Yori Dango Returns | Nishikado Sojiro | ||
2008 | Flower Shop Without Rose | Fuji TV | Bara no nai Hanaya | Naoya Kudo | |
Princess Atsu | NHK | Atsuhime | Tokugawa Iemochi | Taiga drama | |
2009 | Lessons for a Perfect Detective Story | TV Asahi | Meitantei no Okite | Daigoro Tenkaichi | Lead role |
Love Shuffle | TBS | ラブシャッフル | Ojiro Sera | ||
Liar Game: Season 2 | Fuji TV | ライアーゲーム ~シーズン2 | Shinichi Akiyama | Co-star | |
2010 | Moon Lovers | Fuji TV | Tsuki no Koibito | Kazami Sai | |
Nagareboshi | Fuji TV | 流れ星 | Ryo Kamiya | ||
2011 | Don Quixote | NTV | ドン★キホーテ | Masataka Shirota | Lead role |
2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | NHK | 平清盛 | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Taiga drama |
2013 | Undercover Agent Lizard | TBS | Sennyu Tantei Tokage | Oribe Toru | Lead role |
2014 | Clinic on the Sea | Fuji TV | Umi no Ue no Shinryoujo | Sezaki Kota | Lead role |
2016 | Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu | TBS | ディアスポリス-異邦警察 | Saki Kubozuka | Lead role |
2017 | Final Life: Even if You Die Tomorrow[5] | Amazon Prime | ファイナルライフ-明日、君が消えても- | Ryo Kawakubo | Lead role |
2018 | Segodon | NHK | 西郷どん | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Taiga drama |
Boys Over Flowers Season 2 | TBS | 花のち晴れ〜花男 Next Season〜 | Nishikado Sojiro | Cameo | |
2023 | The Truth | TV Tokyo | THE TRUTH | Lead role |
TV Film
[edit]Year | Title | Channel | Role | Note |
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2006 | Poem of Love | TBS | Takumi Nanase | |
2008 | Rokumeikan | TV Asahi | Hisao Kiyohara | |
2014 | Miyamoto Musashi SP | TV Asahi | Seijuro Yoshioka | |
2015 | Koko ni Aru Shiawase | NHK | Hiroyuki Tachikawa | Lead role |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Note |
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2006 | A Cheerful Gang turns the Earth | Koun | |
A Long Walk | Wataru | ||
2007 | Waruboro | Ko-chan | Lead role |
2008 | Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit | Kengo Fujimoto | Lead role |
Hana Yori Dango Final | Nishikado Sojiro | ||
2010 | A Crowd of Three | Kenta | Lead role |
Liar Game: The Final Stage | Shinichi Akiyama | Co-star | |
2011 | Hard Romantic-er | Gu | Lead role |
Smuggler | Sumagura / police officer | Lead role | |
2012 | Afro Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | Lead role |
Liar Game: Reborn | Shinichi Akiyama | Co-star | |
2013 | 1905 | Tamotsu Kato | Production cancelled February 2013[6] |
2014 | Sweet Poolside | Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) | |
2015 | Initiation Love | Suzuki | Lead role |
2016 | Over the Fence | Kazuhisa | |
Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys | Saki Kubozuka | Lead role | |
2018 | Isle of Dogs | Junior Scientist #3 | Voice; American-German film |
2019 | Tokyo Ghoul S | Shū Tsukiyama | |
2020 | Not Quite Dead Yet | ||
2020 | Nozomi | Naitō | [7] |
Video games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Publisher | Ref. |
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2008 | Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! | Sasaki Kojirō | Sega |
Awards
[edit]Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2008 | Ikigami | Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Yujiro Ishihara New Actor Award | Won[8] |
Waruboro | Mainichi Film Awards: Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Won[9] | |
2009 | Ikigami | 32nd Japan Academy Prize: Newcomer of the Year | Won[10] |
Hana Yori Dango Final | Asian Film Awards: Best Newcomer | Nominated[11] |
References
[edit]- ^ Shota Matsuda's Official Profile
- ^ Matsuda, Michiko (2008). Ekkyōsha-Matsuda Yūsaku [Border-transgressor Yusaku Matsuda] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-306451-0.
- ^ "Radio Foundation – Brain Washing PV". Tokyo Dandy. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ Mu, Natasha. "松田翔太と秋元梢が入籍「強さと温かい愛を持った家庭を」" [Matsuda Shota and Akimoto Kozue register their marriage: "A family with strength and warm love"]. 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-04-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Amazon Unveils 'Final Life' in Japan". 24 August 2017.
- ^ 中堅映画会社のプレノン・アッシュが破産 尖閣問題の影響でトニー・レオンが出演見送り [Film company Prenom H goes bankrupt - Tony Leung's involvement cancelled due to Senkaku dispute]. MSN Sankei News (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "岡田健史&清原果耶、堤真一&石田ゆり子演じる"夫婦"の子に『望み』10月公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ 2008 Nikkan Sports Film Awards Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ 2008 Mainichi Film Awards Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ 2009 Japanese Academy Awards Retrieved October 25, 2010.
- ^ 2009 Asian Film Awards Retrieved October 25, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)