Shota Matsuda (
Matsuda played Sojiro Nishikado in Hana Yori Dango, Hana Yori Dango Returns, and Hana Yori Dango Final. He also had a cameo in Hana Nochi Hare.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Shota Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan[1] to Japanese actors, Yusaku and Miyuki Matsuda. Matsuda has an older brother, actor Ryuhei Matsuda (born 1983); a younger sister, musician Yuki (born 1988);[2] and an older half-sister from his father's previous marriage.[3] His father died of bladder cancer on November 6, 1989 at the age of thirty-nine.[4]
Career[]
Matsuda debuted in 2005 in a television special, titled Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru. The same year, he gained popularity after appearing in Hana Yori Dango as Sojiro Nishikado.[5] He reprised his role in the series' two sequels, Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)[6] and Hana Yori Dango Final (2008).[7] Matsuda's first starring role was in the 2007 series, Liar Game, opposite Erika Toda.[8] He also starred in the series' sequels, Liar Game: Season 2 (2009),[9] Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010),[10] and Liar Game: Reborn (2012).[11] In 2008, Matsuda appeared in his first taiga drama, Atsuhime.[12] In 2009, he had major roles in Love Shuffle[13] and Meitantei no Okite.[14] The same year, Matsuda and his brother Ryohei participated in a documentary about their father, titled Soul Red Matsuda Yusaku.[15]
In 2010, he appeared in Tsuki no Koibito with Takuya Kimura,[16][17] and Nagareboshi.[18] Matsuda had a starring role in Don Quixote with Katsumi Takahashi in 2011.[19] The same year, he was the lead in Hard Romantic-er as a loner who gets sucked into a violent chain of events.[20] In 2012, he appeared in another taiga drama, Taira no Kiyomori as Emperor Go-Shirakawa.[21] Matsuda starred in Clinic on the Sea with Emi Takei the following year.[22] In 2015, he costarred in the film, Initiation Love, with Atsuko Maeda.[23] Matsuda was the lead in Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu, based on a manga, in 2016.[24] He reprised the role in the film sequel, Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016).[25] In 2017, he costarred in the Amazon Original Final Life: Asu, Kimi ga Kietemo with Shinee's Lee Tae-min.[26] Matsuda had a cameo as Sojiro in the Hana Yori Dango spin-off, Hana Nochi Hare (2018).[27]
Personal life[]
Matsuda and Akimoto on their wedding day
Matsuda began dating Japanese model Kozue Akimoto in November 2014, after meeting through a mutual acquaintance. She is the daughter of the late Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, a sumo grand champion. The couple was married on April 25, 2018 in a traditional Japanese ceremony.[28][29] Akimoto is also friends with Shun Oguri's wife Yu Yamada.[30]
Filmography[]
Television dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru | Noriyuki Takahashi | |
| Hana Yori Dango | Sojiro Nishikado | ||
| 2006 | Aru Ai no Uta | Takumi Nanase | TV film |
| Top Caster | Shunpei Iga | ||
| Regatta | Seiya Yagi | ||
| 2007 | Hana Yori Dango Returns | Sojiro Nishikado | |
| Liar Game | Shinichi Akiyama | ||
| Jotei | Naoto Date | ||
| 2008 | Rokumeikan | Hisao Kiyohara | TV film |
| Bara no nai Hanaya | Naoya Kudo | ||
| Atsuhime | Tokugawa Iemochi | Episode 23-50 | |
| 2009 | Love Shuffle | Ojiro Sera | |
| Meitantei no Okite | Daigoro Tenkaichi | ||
| Liar Game: Season 2 | Shinichi Akiyama | ||
| 2010 | Tsuki no Koibito | Kazami Sai | |
| Nagareboshi | Ryo Kamiya | ||
| 2011 | Don Quixote | Masataka Shirota | |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Emperor Go-Shirakawa | Episode 9-50 |
| 2013 | Sennyu Tantei Tokage | Toru Oribe | |
| Clinic on the Sea | Sezaki Kota | ||
| 2014 | Musashi Miyamoto | Seijuro Yoshioka | |
| 2015 | Koko ni Aru Shiawase | Hiroyuki Tachikawa | |
| 2016 | Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu | Saki Kubozuka | |
| 2017 | Final Life: Asu, Kimi ga Kietemo | Ryo Kawakubo | |
| 2018 | Segodon | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | |
| Sick's: Jo no Sho | Hiroyo Takakura | Web drama | |
| Hana Nochi Hare: Hanadan Next Season | Sojiro Nishikado | Episode 10, 11 | |
| 2019 | Your Home is My Business! | Kenji Rusudo | [31] |
| Sick's: Ha no Sho | Hiroyo Takakura | Web drama | |
| Sick's: Ka no Sho | Hiroyo Takakura | Web drama |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth | Kuon | |
| A Long Walk | Wataru | ||
| 2007 | Waruboro | Ko-chan | |
| 2008 | Hana Yori Dango Final | Sojiro Nishikado | |
| Ikigami | Kengo Fujimoto | ||
| 2009 | Soul Red: Yusaku Matsuda | Himself | Documentary |
| 2010 | Liar Game: The Final Stage | Shinichi Akiyama | |
| Kenta to Jun to Kayo-chan no Kuni | Kenta | ||
| 2011 | Smuggler | Policeman | |
| Hard Romantic-er | Gu | ||
| 2012 | Afro Tanaka | Hiroshi Tanaka | |
| Liar Game: Reborn | Shinichi Akiyama | ||
| 2014 | Sweet Poolside | Mitsuhiko Oota | |
| 2015 | Initiation Love | Suzuki | |
| 2016 | Over the Fence | Kazuhisa Daishima | |
| Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys | Saki Kubozuka | ||
| 2019 | Tokyo Ghoul 2 | Shuu Tsukiyama | [32] |
| 2020 | Ichido Shinde Mita | Fujii | |
| Nozomi | Shigehiko Naito |
Notes[]
Shota celebrating his marriage with his Hana Yori Dango costars
- He posted a photo of him with Shun Oguri and Tsuyoshi Abe celebrating Matsuda's marriage in April 2018. He wrote in the caption that Jun Matsumoto took the picture.[33][34]
- While filming Your Home is My Business!, he ran into Megumi Sato. She shared a photo of the reunion on Instagram.[35]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.office-saku.com/artists/shota_matsuda.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/05/12/kiji/K20150512010333510.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.midnighteye.com/features/yusaku-matsuda-lost-rebel/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/09/obituaries/yusaku-matsuda-39-japanese-movie-actor.html
- ↑ http://reosan.com/?p=2149 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanadan2/cast/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-20/hana-yori-dango-final-movie-to-end-live-action-drama
- ↑ https://entertainment-topics.jp/33561 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-23/liar-game-manga-made-into-2nd-tv-drama-season-film
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-13/liar-game/the-final-stage-film-2nd-teaser-streamed
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-28/live-action-liar-game/reborn-film-full-trailer-streamed
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/55753/full/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=332826 (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=333551 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/78118/full/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/getsukoi/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/media/100511/med1005111106003-n1.htm (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/81146/full/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.ntv.co.jp/dq/cast-staff/index.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2011/10/matsuda-shota-holds-fan-meeting-at-busan-international-film-festival/
- ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2007950/full/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/uminoueno_shinryojo/ (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=351031 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0080295 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://eiga.com/news/20160423/3/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1709189 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1772658 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/04/26/kiji/20180425s00041000412000c.html (Japanese)
- ↑ http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/04/25/kiji/20180425s00041000141000c.html (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1824919 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1819000 (Japanese)
- ↑ https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/shochiku-fantasy-sequel-tokyo-ghoul-2-1202990398/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BiE8zFlA4v7/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/article?a=20180428-00145259-the_tv-ent (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Buq2ga0n7M6/ (Japanese)
- ↑ https://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2013/02/25/1p_0005768528.shtml (Japanese)
See also[]
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