Ken Matsudaira


Ken Matsudaira is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. His real name is Sueshichi Suzuki.
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Career

In 1974, he joined Shintaro Katsu's production company and made his debut with the television series Zatoichi as a guest. For a quarter of a century, he starred in the series The Unfettered Shogun as Tokugawa Yoshimune, the title character. He also played a similar role in Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful.
Other noteworthy roles include Hōjō Yoshitoki in the 1979 NHK series Kusa Moeru, Irobe Matashiro in the 1999 NHK series Genroku Ryoran, Shibata Katsuie in the 2002 NHK series Toshiie to Matsu, Ōtomo Sōrin in the 2004 NHK special Ōtomo Sōrin—Kokoro no Ōkoku wo Motomete, and Ōishi Kuranosuke in the 2004 TV Asahi series Chushingura. He also played Asano Takumi no Kami, an important role, in an earlier chushingura, making a career of that story. In 2005, he is appearing as Benkei in Yoshitsune, the yearlong NHK Taiga drama. TV Asahi tapped Matsudaira to star as Tōyama no Kin-san in the latest version of their program of the same name. He appeared in Tokugawa Fūun-roku, the annual jidaigeki spectacular which was shown on TV Tokyo on January 2, 2008.

''Matsuken Samba''

Matsudaira is also famous as a singer. His most popular song "Matsuken Samba II" was released in 2004 and became popular with his fanbase. The song gained national attention because his appearance in the likeness of a person in Edo period with glittery kimono and a hip-swiveling dance became the topic of some television programs, including parodying him on an idol group SMAP's variety show, SMAP×SMAP. The new attention of the media made Matsudaira visible to a younger fanbase. The song became a certified hit, staying on the Oricon Top 100 chart for over a year. A version called Te o Tsunagou ~Matsuken × Kamen Rider Samba~ featuring Shu Watanabe and Ryosuke Miura was released on August 3, 2011, as an ending theme for the movie Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals.

Filmography

Television

The Unfettered Shogun – Tokugawa YoshimuneAkō Rōshi – Asano "Takumi no Kami" NaganoriKusa Moeru – Hōjō YoshitokiTaira no Kiyomori – Taira no KiyomoriUnmeitōge - Akizuki RokurotaBenkei – Musashibō BenkeiToshiie and Matsu – Shibata KatsuieYoshitsune – Musashibō BenkeiSamurai Rebellion Naotora: The Lady Warlord – Takeda ShingenThe 13 Lords of the Shogun – Taira no KiyomoriOnihei Hankachō: Honjo Sakura-yashiki Omusubi – Eikichi YonedaShin The Unfettered Shogun – Tokugawa Yoshimune

Film

Theatrical animation

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum - MustardHer Blue Sky - Dankichi Nitobe

Television animation

Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! - Matsutarō Sakaguchi

Video games

Kamen Rider: Battride War 2 - Tokugawa Yoshimune

Japanese dub