Takashi Matsuyama
Biography
Takashi Matsuyama (松山 鷹志) is a Japanese male actor and voice actor born on 2 April 1960 in Tokyo, Japan. He works under the stage name 松山鷹志 and is also credited as 松山タカシ. As of the latest data he has accumulated 165 credited roles in film and television, and is primarily known for his acting work. His filmography includes appearances in the animated productions Death Note (Zápisník smrti), Hunter × Hunter, and Princess Mononoke, as well as the 2006 series Black Blood Brothers. Matsuyama’s career information is documented in several Czech and international databases, confirming his extensive involvement in Japanese screen and voice projects.
Career overview
Takashi Matsuyama (松山 鷹志) is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on 2 April 1960 in Tokyo, Japan. His professional name is rendered in Japanese as 松山鷹志, and he is also credited under the variations 松山 鷹志 and 松山タカシ. According to the Motion Picture Database, Matsuyama has accumulated more than 160 credited performances, indicating a prolific career across film, television and voice work.
Matsuyama’s body of work includes appearances in well‑known animated productions such as Death Note (Zápisník smrti), Hunter x Hunter and Princess Mononoke (Princezna Mononoke), where he contributed his voice‑acting talents. He is also listed among the cast of the 2006 animated series Black Blood Brothers. These titles illustrate his involvement in high‑profile Japanese media that have reached international audiences.
Throughout his career Matsuyama has been identified primarily for his acting work, as reflected by the “Known For” designation on his TMDB profile. The breadth of his credited roles—over 165 according to the database—demonstrates his sustained activity in the Japanese entertainment industry as both a screen actor and a voice performer.
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175 titles- MAO (2026)
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025) as Asset (voice)
- Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024) as Hotel Owner (voice)
- Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024) as Werewolf (voice)
- Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024) as Gendarmerie (voice)
- FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST (2024) as Byro (voice)
- Let This Grieving Soul Retire (2024) as (voice)
- Metallic Rouge (2024) as Police chief (voice)
- Meiji Gekken: 1874 (2024) as Genjou (voice)
- Uzumaki (2024) as Toshio Saito (voice)
- The Apothecary Diaries (2023) as Lihua's Father (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin (2023) as Toshimichi Okubo (voice)
- Blue Orchestra (2023) as Kenroku Iwatora (voice)
- Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (2023) as Tet VII (voice)
- Dead Mount Death Play (2023) as Fire-Breathing Bug (voice)
- Tearmoon Empire (2023) as Matthias Luna Tearmoon (voice)
- The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (2023) as Section Chief Buddha (voice)
- Chainsaw Man (2022) as Boss (voice)
- Arknights (2022) as ACE (voice)
- Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022) as Giant Squid (voice)
- To Your Eternity (2021) as Boldron (voice)
- MARS RED (2021) as Ishikawa (voice)
- I, Tsushima (2021) as Osamu (voice)
- The Faraway Paladin (2021) as Gangr (voice)
- My Senpai Is Annoying (2021) as Old Man B (voice)
- Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis (2021) as Nanjiro Echizen (voice)
- Muteking the Dancing Hero (2021) as Tommy (voice)
- There's no honor or any of that shit! (2021)
- Kippa (2021) as Severin
- In/Spectre (2020) as Detective Furukawa (voice)
- Drifting Dragons (2020) as Badakin (voice)
- Hatena Illusion (2020) as Jeeves Wodehouse (voice)
- The Demon Girl Next Door (2019) as Manager Shirazawa (voice)
- Bermuda Triangle ~ Colorful Pastorale (2019) as Manta (voice)
- Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (2018) as Janake Saucer (voice)
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) as Daigen (voice)
- Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion (2018) as Hōkei Kin (voice)
- Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018) as Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)
- Music Girls (2018) as Natsuki-sensei (voice)
- Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief (2018) as Hajime Saitou (voice)
- WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us? (2017) as Eboncandle (voice)
- Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō (2016) as Gorō Mizokuro
- Yakuza Ambition (2016)
- Yakuza Ambition 2 (2016)
- 磯部磯兵衛物語 (2015) as (voice)
- Hiromi-Kun 4 (2015)
- Goku Sagi 3 (2015)
- Haikyu!! (2014) as Kotaro Hitaki (voice)
- Hozuki's Coolheadedness (2014) as Rurio (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam-san (2014)
- Extremely Crushed (2014)
- The Wolverine (2013) as Yakuza 3
- Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (2013) as Hans von Rubelt (voice)
- Donyatsu (2013) as Korokken
- ぼくは王さま (2013)
- Don's Road 6 (2013)
- Farewell, Shura (2013)
- Don's Road 7 (2013)
- Don's Road 9 (2013)
- Don's Road 8 (2013)
- Wandering Warriors (2012)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011) as Johness (voice)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011) as Assassin A (voice)
- The Everyday Tales of a Cat God (2011) as Shūji Katō (voice)
- Mazinkaiser SKL (2011) as Tōkichi (voice)
- Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Ninjutsu Academy - All Hands on Deck! (2011) as Shousei (voice)
- Gokudo Ryuji (2011)
- Kamui: Gang of Life PART II (2011)
- Gokudo Ryuji PART2 (2011)
- Kamui: Gang of Life PART I (2011)
- HeartCatch PreCure! (2010) as Akira's father (voice)
- From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009) as Kitao Kuronuma (voice)
- From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke (2009) as Drunk Guy (voice)
- Asylum Session (2009) as Kurata (voice)
- The Grudge 3 (2009) as Takeo Saeki (archive footage)
- Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) as Mid-ranked Youkai (voice)
- Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) as Youkai (voice)
- Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) as Hitotsume no Chuukyuu Youkai (voice)
- Natsume's Book of Friends (2008) as Shinpan (voice)
- Kanokon (2008) as Takao Yatsuka
- Detroit Metal City (2008) as Keisuke Nashimoto (voice)
- Kurozuka (2008) as Bo Yamato (voice)
- Glass Maiden (2008) as (voice)
- Heroic Age (2007) as Mobead (voice)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb (2007) as UNTI Employee Gorilla (voice)
- Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007) as Store owner (voice)
- Jingi 46: Internal War Erupts (2007)
- MURAMASA Final Chapter: Advent (2007)
- Bokura ga ita (2006) as Teacher (voice)
- Bokura ga ita (2006) as Homeroom Teacher (voice)
- Ghost Hunt (2006)
- TOKYO TRIBE 2 (2006) as Don Chichi / Jadakins (voice)
- The Grudge 2 (2006) as Takeo Saeki
- Mirrorman Reflex (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 10: Kutsuyomi (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 8: Tsukiyomi (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 6: Golden Dragon (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 7: Orochi (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 9: Hoshiyomi (2006)
- MURAMASA Chapter 11: Kamui (2006)
- Mushi-Shi (2005)
- Hell Girl (2005)
- Silver Fang Legend Weed (2005) as Akame (voice)
- Zoids: Genesis (2005) as Ra-Kan
- Sh15uya (2005) as Igaya
- Ultimate Girls (2005)
- MURAMASA Chapter 4: Crow (2005)
- MURAMASA Chapter 3: Puppet (2005)
- MURAMASA Chapter 5: Rakshasa (2005)
- Scary True Stories: Night 3 (2005)
- MoonPhase (2004) as Count Heinrich von Kinkell
- The Grudge (2004) as Takeo Saeki
- Fantastic Children (2004)
- Tactics (2004) as Aoyagi Shinzaburo
- Jingi 38: The Bullet of Ambition (2004)
- MURAMASA Chapter 2: The Power of Words (2004)
- MURAMASA Chapter 1: Awakening (2004)
- Battle Programmer Shirase (2003)
- Mouse (2003) as One (voice)
- Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2003) as Takeo Saeki (Archive Footage)
- Nanaka 6/17 (2003) as Taizou Kirisato
- Jingi 34: Killing Reward (2003)
- Bomberman Jetters (2002) as Daibon
- Hungry Heart: Wild Striker (2002) as Kazuo Murakami (voice)
- Ju-on: The Grudge (2002) as Takeo Saeki
- Rizelmine (2002) as Papa C
- Jingi 33: Gokudo Revenge War (2002)
- Sadamitsu the Destroyer (2001) as Gomimaru
- Mejan ryū-den tanjō-hen (2001)
- Crocodile Woman’s Revenge (2001)
- Jingi 28: Bone and Meat Rule (2001)
- Kamen Rider Kuuga (2000) as Morimichi Sugita
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000) as God Magnus (voice)
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000) as Genma Otagaki / Rokkan (voice)
- Nagisa (2000)
- Maetel Legend (2000) as Hardgear
- Ju-on: The Curse (2000) as Takeo Saeki
- Maetel Legend (2000) as Hardgear
- Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000) as Takeo Saeki
- Drug Garden (2000) as Doctor
- Corrector Yui (1999) as Werewolf
- Soul Hunter (1999) as (voice)
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Married Woman's Game (1999)
- Revenge (1999)
- Shin Mahjong Demon 2: Mahjong Lawless Zone (1999) as Narrator
- Conquest (1999)
- Popolocrois Monogatari (1998) as Kātisu
- Popolocrois Monogatari (1998) as Tōdo
- Popolocrois Monogatari (1998) as Sandea
- 重役秘書3 (1998)
- Inventor Boy Kanipan (1998) as ボルシチ
- Retaliation (1998)
- Confinement Escape: Inccubus (1998)
- Confinement Escape: Obscene Curse (1997)
- Haunted Junction (1997) as Haruto Nanjou (voice)
- DOG TAG (1997) as Bud
- Violinist of Hamelin (1996) as Beast King Guitar (voice)
- Prey: The Lustful Saintess (1996)
- Confinement Escape: Disgraced Young Ladies (1996)
- Dangan Runner (1996)
- Confinement Escape: Indecent Prey (1996)
- Horror!! Three Sisters in the Parasite House (1996)
- Mahjong Ghost Side Story: Tokaido Mahjong Unhomed (1996)
- Love Hotel Night (1996)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) as Terrorist (voice)
- Captive TORIKO The Body (1995)
- Kiriko (1994)
- Nobody (1994)
- Talking Head (1992) as Tahara
- Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991) as Hayashi
- Sunny Gets Blue (1991) as Runber Jack
- Blowback: Love & Death (1991) as Baku
- Crush on You (1986)
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Morimichi Sugita
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Takashi Matsuyama best known for?
Takashi Matsuyama is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Wehrertüchtigung (1967), Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025), Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024), Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024).
When and where was Takashi Matsuyama born?
Takashi Matsuyama was born on April 2, 1960 in Tokyo, Japan.
How many credits does Takashi Matsuyama have?
Takashi Matsuyama has accumulated over 175 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1971 to 2026.
What is Takashi Matsuyama's background in cinema and television?
Takashi Matsuyama (松山 鷹志) is a Japanese male actor and voice actor born on 2 April 1960 in Tokyo, Japan. He works under the stage name 松山鷹志 and is also credited as 松山タカシ. As of the latest data he has accumulated 165 credited roles in film and television, and is primarily known for his acting work. His filmography inclu...