Youji Matsuda

Youji Matsuda

Yōji Matsuda (松田 洋治, Matsuda Yōji, born October 19, 1967) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. His older brother is Naoyuki Matsuda, a musical translator and professor at Komazawa University. After studying at Aoyama Gakuin High School, he dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University's Faculty of Letters and Department of Education. Among his classmates is a member of the Diet and the House of Councilors Renhō (his classmate from high school to university). He joined the Himawari Theatre Group at age five and made his child debut in the TV drama Mother's Suzu in 1974. He gained attention as an actor in the 1983 TBS television drama Family Game (as Shigeyuki Numata). He appeared in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, and in 1987, portrayed the main character Shuna in Shuna's Journey. In 1997, he voiced Ashitaka in the anime movie Princess Mononoke, and voiced Leonardo DiCaprio's role Jack Dawson in the American film Titanic to raise his profile. In 2006, he taught acting as a lecturer at Tokyo Animation College. He became active around the stage, working with directors such as Yukio Ninagawa and Yoji Aoi. He appeared in the drama From the North Country.

  • Title: Youji Matsuda
  • Popularity: 4.074
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1967-10-19
  • Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
  • Homepage: http://www.actrain-club.com/talents/?id=1467554245-084448
  • Also Known As: Matsuda Youji, Yoji Matsuda, Yôji Matsuda
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Youji Matsuda Movies

  • 1984
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    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

    7.9 1984 HD

    After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Sumi Shimamoto

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  • 1997
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    Princess Mononoke

    Princess Mononoke

    8.3 1997 HD

    Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way,...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Youji Matsuda

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  • 1987
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    Kyoufu no Yacchan

    Kyoufu no Yacchan

    1 1987 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Yoichi Yamamoto

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  • 1994
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    Turning Point

    Turning Point

    6 1994 HD

    A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga

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  • 1996
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    Scan Doll

    Scan Doll

    1 1996 HD

    Katsumi, a man who lives a lazy and uninspired life, suddenly becomes addicted to "peeping" to uncover the true identity of his unknown neighbors in...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Youji Matsuda

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  • 2021
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    Character

    Character

    7.238 2021 HD

    A kind man aspires to become a manga writer, but villains and evil deeds do not come easily to him, for he has little experience or natural...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Masaki Suda

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  • 1993
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    Haruka, Nostalgia

    Haruka, Nostalgia

    6 1993 HD

    Ayase Shinsuke, a popular writer of a series of girl novels, visits Otaru, the town he grew up in. He meets a strange boy who calls himself by the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Hiroshi Katsuno

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  • 1988
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    Dogra Magra

    Dogra Magra

    6.9 1988 HD

    A young man kills his bride on the day of his marriage and goes insane. He wakes up in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Youji Matsuda

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  • 1999
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    The Old Man and the Sea

    The Old Man and the Sea

    7.6 1999 HD

    An old fisherman makes the biggest catch of his life.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Gordon Pinsent

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  • 1975
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    Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

    Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

    6 1975 HD

    The Kamen Rider Amazon movie is a theatrical version of episode 16, Garander's Tokyo Sea of Flames Operation!!, depicting Gengoro Beastman's attempt...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Tōru Okazaki

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  • 2017
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    Ninsho

    Ninsho

    1 2017 HD

    Ninsho becomes a monk, following his mother’s wish who died when he was little. His father devotes his fortune for Ninsho to become a great...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Motoya Izumi

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  • 2004
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    The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

    7.419 2004 HD

    Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Masatoshi Nagase

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  • 1999
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    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

    1 1999 HD

    Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kumiko Akiyoshi

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  • 1978
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    Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen

    Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen

    8 1978 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tsukasa Nakagoshi

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  • 1988
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    The Discarnates

    The Discarnates

    6.5 1988 HD

    Harada is a successful scenario writer, and his best buddy has just announced an intention to propose to Harada's ex-wife. Recovering from the shock,...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Morio Kazama

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  • 1988
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    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    The Glorious Asuka Gang!

    8 1988 HD

    In the year 199X, on the dark, shady streets of New Kabuki Town, the free-for-all between gangs of young delinquents and a corrupt police force is...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Miho Tsumiki

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  • 1978
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    Blood Type: Blue

    Blood Type: Blue

    5.917 1978 HD

    UFOs appear on Earth, and people who actually see them suddenly find that their blood has turned blue. Soon panic and hysteria result in the new...

    Genre: Science Fiction

    Cast: Hiroshi Katsuno

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  • 1990
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    Binetsu MY LOVE

    Binetsu MY LOVE

    1 1990 HD

    Based on the comic book series by Mio Murao.

    Genre: Romance

    Cast: Saori Yagi

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  • 2000
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    The Stupid Teacher

    The Stupid Teacher

    1 2000 HD

    Film director Mario Baba meets a mysterious gentleman, and realizes he is a important man from his boyhood. The two chase each other around, causing...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Tomokazu Miura

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  • 2006
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    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    7.8 2006 HD

    When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Riisa Naka

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  • 2006
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    A Spirit of the Sun

    A Spirit of the Sun

    10 2006 HD

    On August 10 2002, the eruption of Mount Fuji, as well as a series of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis, inflicts tremendous damage to Japan,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Toshiyuki Morikawa

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  • 2022
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    Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!

    Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!

    7.2 2022 HD

    Fukuhara Kouta is a college student who has bad luck that causes problems everywhere he goes. One day, he runs into Shinomiya Naoya, a fellow student...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ryosuke Sota

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  • 2024
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    Kamen Rider

    Kamen Rider

    6.3 2024 HD

    Takeshi Hongo is a promising young man with a passion for motorcycle racing. However, his dreams are suddenly ruined when he gets kidnapped by...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Hidekazu Chinen

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  • 2023
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    Keiji 7-nin

    Keiji 7-nin

    7.143 2023 HD

    Amagi Yu is a slightly eccentric detective who has been assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Noriyuki Higashiyama

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  • 2005
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    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    8.2 2005 HD

    In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Atsuko Tanaka

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  • 1983
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    Oshin

    Oshin

    6.4 1983 HD

    Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ayako Kobayashi

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  • 1986
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    Takeshi-kun, Hai!

    Takeshi-kun, Hai!

    6 1986 HD

    Set in slums of Tokyo, the daily life of the child Takeshi Kitano and his family is depicted with a comedy touch, the drama revolves around the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ryūzō Hayashi

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