is a Japanese actor and

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from

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, Japan.

Early life

He was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. His older brother is Naoyuki Matsuda, a musical translator and professor at

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. After studying at Aoyama Gakuin High School, he dropped out of

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's Faculty of Letters and Department of Education. Among his classmates is a member of the

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and the House of Councilors

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(his classmate from high school to university). He joined the

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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 ''

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'' in 1984, and in 1987, portrayed the main character Shuna in '' Shuna's Journey''. In 1997, he voiced Ashitaka in the anime movie ''

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'', and voiced Leonardo DiCaprio's role Jack Dawson in the American film ''

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'' 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

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and Yoji Aoi. He appeared in the drama ''From the North Country''.

Filmography

Film

*'' Blue Christmas'' (1978) (Osamu Min) *''Komugiiro no Tenshi: Suzume to Shōnen'' (1978) (Sabu) *''

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'' (1988) (Kasuga) *''Dogura magura'' (1988) (Ichirō Kure) *''Riyū'' (2004) (Wealthy person's husband) *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2006) *'' Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) (Shimazaki) *''Character'' (2021)

Television

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'' (1983) (

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)

Radio drama

*'' Shuna's Journey'' (1987) (Shuna)

Television animation

*'' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2002) (Marshall McLachlan) *''

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'' (2004) (Vint) *'' A Spirit of the Sun'' (2006) (Ichirō Yanagi)

Theatrical animation

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'' (1984) (Asbel) *''

'' (1997) (Ashitaka) *''

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'' (2006) (Sōjirō Takase)

Video games

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Tokusatsu

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Narration

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)

Dubbing roles

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References

External links

Official blog

Official agency profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsuda, Yoji 1967 births Living people Japanese male child actors Japanese male film actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese radio personalities Male voice actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors People from Setagaya Male voice actors from Setagaya