Shota Matsuda
| Shota Matsuda | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 松田 翔太 |
| Born |
September 10, 1985 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Parent(s) | |
| Relatives | Ryuhei Matsuda (older brother) |
| Website |
office-saku |
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.
Early life
Matsuda was born in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan on September 10, 1985[1] to Yusaku 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 by his parents' marriage and one older half-sister by his father's first marriage. His father died in 1989 from bladder cancer, when Matsuda was 4 years old.
Personal life
Matsuda's maternal aunt, Mami Kumagai, is also an actress. Matsuda's sister-in-law is Russian-Japanese model Lina Ohta, who is married to his older brother Ryuhei.
Filmography
Drama
| Year | English Title | Channel | Japanese Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Drop-out Teacher Returns to School | TBS | Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru | Noriyuki Takahashi | Co-star |
| 2005 | Boy's Over Flowers | TBS | Hana Yori Dango | Sojiro Nishikado | Supporting |
| 2006 | Regatta | TV Asahi | レガッタ 君といた永遠 | Seiya Yagi | Supporting |
| Top Caster | Fuji TV | トップキャスター | Shunpei Iga | Supporting | |
| 2007 | The Empress Of Ginza | TV Asahi | Jyotei | Date Naoto | Co-star |
| Liar Game | Fuji TV | ライアーゲーム | Akiyama Shinichi | Co-star | |
| Boy's Over Flowers 2 | TBS | Hana Yori Dango 2 | Sojiro Nishikado | Supporting | |
| 2008 | Flower Shop Without Rose | Fuji TV | Bara no nai Hanaya | Naoya Kudo | Supporting |
| Princess Atsu | NHK | Atsuhime | Tokugawa Iemochi | Supporting | |
| 2009 | Lessons for a Perfect Dectective Story | TV Asahi | Meitantei no Okite | Daigoro Tenkaichi | Lead role |
| Love Shuffle | TBS | ラブシャッフル | Ojiro Sera | Supporting | |
| 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 | Supporting |
| Nagareboshi | Fuji TV | 流れ星 | Ryo Kamiya | Supporting | |
| 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 | Co-star |
| 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 |
TV Film
| Year | Title | Channel | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Poem of Love | TBS | Takumi Nanase | Main Role |
| 2008 | Rokumeikan | TV Asahi | Hisao Kiyohara | Supporting |
| 2014 | Miyamoto Musashi SP | TV Asahi | Seijuro Yoshioka | Supporting |
| 2015 | Koko ni Aru Shiawase | NHK | Hiroyuki Tachikawa | Main |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Cheerful Gang turns the Earth | Koun | Supporting |
| A Long Walk | Wataru | Supporting | |
| 2007 | Waruboro | Ko-chan | Lead role |
| 2008 | Ikigami | Kengo Fujimoto | Lead Role |
| Hana Yori Dango Final | Sojiro Nishikado | Supporting | |
| 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[3] |
| 2014 | Sweet Poolside | Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko’s older brother) | Supporting |
| 2015 | Initiation Love | Suzuki | Lead role |
| 2016 | Over Fence | Kazuhisa | Supporting |
| Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys | Saki Kubozuka | Lead role |
Awards
| Year | Nominee/work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ikigami | Nikkan Sports Film Awards: Yujiro Ishihara New Actor Award | Won[4] |
| Waruboro | Mainichi Film Awards: Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Won[5] | |
| 2009 | Ikigami | 32nd Japan Academy Prize: Newcomer of the Year | Won[6] |
| Hana Yori Dango Final | Asian Film Awards: Best Newcomer | Nominated[7] |
References
- ↑ Shota Matsuda's Official Profile
- ↑ Matsuda, Michiko (2008). Ekkyōsha-Matsuda Yūsaku [Border-transgressor Yusaku Matsuda] (in Japanese). Shinchosha. ISBN 978-4-10-306451-0.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ 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
- Official website (Japanese)
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