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

Matsuda was born on September 10, 1985 in

Suginami, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...

, Japan, to

Yūsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. In Japan, he was best known for roles in action films and a variety of television series in the 1970s as well as a switch to a wider range of roles in the 1980s. His final film appearance was as the villain Sato in Ridley ...

, a Japanese actor of partial

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ancestry, and

Miyuki Matsuda is a Japanese actress, the widow of Yūsaku Matsuda, and the sister of Mami Kumagai. At the age of 17 she appeared in a television series, ''Tantei Monogatari'', starring Yūsaku Matsuda, who was then married. They started a relationship and, ...

(née Kumagai). Matsuda was the second son and second child born of his parents' marriage. He has an older brother,

Ryuhei Matsuda is a Japanese film and television actor. Matsuda's best known film roles include the young and desirable samurai Sōzaburō Kanō in ''Taboo'' and the rock star Ren Honjo in ''Nana''. Early life Matsuda was born on 9 May 1983 in Tokyo, to Yūsa ...

, 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

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, when Matsuda was 4 years old. Matsuda's maternal aunt, Mami Kumagai, is also an actress. Matsuda's sister-in-law is British-Japanese model Mala Morgan, who is married to his older brother Ryuhei. 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.

Filmography

Drama

TV Film

Film

Awards

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Nikkan Sports Film Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the ''Nikkan Sports''. Categories *Best Film *Best Foreign Film *Best Director * Best Actor *Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Newcomer *Special Award Specia ...

: Yujiro Ishihara New Actor Award , , - , ''Waruboro'' ,

Mainichi Film Awards The are a series of annual film awards, sponsored by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since 1946. It is the first film festival in Japan. History The origins of the contest date back to 1935, ...

: Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award , , - , rowspan = "2", 2009 , ''

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32nd Japan Academy Prize The ceremony was held by the '' Japan Academy Prize'' Association to honor its selection of the best films of 2008 on February 20, 2009. NTV broadcast the event, which took place at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. The nominat ...

: Newcomer of the Year , , - , ''

Hana Yori Dango Final is a 2008 Japanese film directed by Yasuharu Ishii and starring Mao Inoue and Jun Matsumoto. It is the last part of the Japanese live-action ''Boys Over Flowers'' trilogy, based on the ''shōjo'' manga by Yoko Kamio. It is marketed internation ...

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Asian Film Awards Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

: Best Newcomer , 2009 Asian Film Awards
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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Shota 1985 births 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male actors of Korean descent Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese people of Korean descent Living people Male actors from Tokyo People from Suginami