Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka (松坂 桃李, Matsuzaka Tōri; born October 17, 1988) is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red in Samurai Sentai Shinkenger. Since then, he has appeared in several television shows and films.

Tori Matsuzaka
松坂 桃李
Matsuzaka at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival in 2024
Born	(1988-10-17) October 17, 1988 (age 36) Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2008–present
Agent	Top Coat
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Erika Toda ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	1
Website	tori_matsuzaka

Personal life

On December 10, 2020, Matsuzaka married actress Erika Toda, his co-star in the 2015 film April Fools.^[1]

On 28 November 2022, it was announced that Toda was pregnant with their first child.^[2] On 4 May 2023, Toda gave birth to her first child.^[3]

Filmography

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009–10	Samurai Sentai Shinkenger	Shiba Takeru / Shinken Red	Lead role	[4]
2012	Umechan Sensei	Yasuoka Nobuo	Asadora	[4]
2014	Gunshi Kanbei	Kuroda Nagamasa	Taiga drama	[4]
2016	We're Millennials. Got a Problem?	Kazutoyo Yamaji		[5]
2017–18	Warotenka	Tōkichi Kitamura	Asadora	[4]
2018	In This Corner of the World	Shūsaku		[6]
2019	Idaten	Yukiaki Iwata	Taiga drama	[7]
2020	4 Mysterious Stories	Hiroki Kishimoto	TV movie	[8]
2021	About the Crisis Here and My Favor	Makoto Kanzaki	Lead role	[9]
	If You Kiss Me At That Time	Nozomi Momochi	Lead role	[10]
2023	Vivant	Shun Kurosu		[11]
2025	Mr. Mikami's Classroom	Takashi Mikami	Lead role	[12]
2027	Gyakuzoku no Bakushin	Oguri Tadamasa	Lead role; Taiga drama	[13]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	Life Back Then	Shintaro Matsui		[14]
2012	The Wings of the Kirin	Yuto Aoyagi		[15]
	Until the Break of Dawn	Ayumi Shibuya	Lead role	[16]
2013	Gatchaman	Ken Washio	Lead role	[17]
2015	Maestro!	Shinichi Kōsaka	Lead role	[18][19]
	The Emperor in August	Kenji Hatanaka		[20]
2016	The Top Secret: Murder in Mind	Katsuhiro Suzuki		[21]
2017	Birds Without Names	Makoto Mizushima		[22]
2018	The Blood of Wolves	Shūichi Hioka		[23]
2019	Iwane: Sword of Serenity	Iwane Sasaki	Lead role	[24]
	Listen to the Universe	Akashi Takashima		[25]
2020	The Promised Neverland	Mysterious Man		[26]
2021	Intolerance	Naoto Aoyagi	Lead role	[27]
	A Morning of Farewell	Seiji Noro		[28]
	Last of the Wolves	Shūichi Hioka	Lead role	[23]
	In Those Days	Tsurugi	Lead role	[29]
2022	Wandering	Fumi Saeki	Lead role	[30]
	Whisper of the Heart	24-year-old Seiji Amasawa	Lead role	[31]
	Fragments of the Last Will	Kenzō Matsuda		[32]
2023	Shin Kamen Rider	K (voice)		[33]
	We're Millennials. Got a Problem?: The Movie	Kazutoyo Yamaji		[5]
2024	All About Suomi	Zaemon Tokachi		[34]
2025	Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope	Kasahara Ryōsaku	Lead role	[35]
	Frontline: Yokohama Bay	Nobutaka Tatematsu		[36]
	Unforgettable	Yuta Mamiya	Lead role	[37]

Animated film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Hello World	Naomi Katagaki (adult )		[38]
2023	New Dimension! Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~	Mitsuru Hiriya		[39]
2025	100 Meters	Togashi	Lead role	[40]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Paddington	Paddington Bear		[41]
2018	Paddington 2	Paddington Bear		[42]
2021	Monster Hunter	The Hunter		[43]
2025	Paddington in Peru	Paddington Bear		[44]

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Story Telling - Miyazawa Kenji	Narrator		[45]

Awards and nominations

Film

Year	Award	Category	Work(s)	Result	Ref
2012	85th Kinema Junpo Awards	Best New Actor	We Can't Change the World. But, We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia., Antoki no Inochi	Won	[46]
	33rd Yokohama Film Festival	Best Newcomer		Won	[47]
	37th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Until the Break of Dawn	Nominated
	25th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award	Until the Break of Dawn, The Wings of the Kirin	Won	[48]
2013	36th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best New Actor	Until the Break of Dawn, The Wings of the Kirin, Love for Beginners	Won	[49]
	38th Elan d'or Awards	Newcomer of the Year		Won	[50]
	21st Hashida Awards	Rookie Award	Umechan Sensei	Won
	22nd Japanese Movie Critics Awards	Best Starring Actor	Until the Break of Dawn	Won	[51]
2015	40th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	The Emperor in August	Nominated
	28th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2016	58th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[52]
	11th Osaka Cinema Festival	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[53]
	41st Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Her Love Boils Bathwater	Nominated
2017	42nd Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Birds Without Names	Nominated
	30th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated
2018	39th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[54]
	60th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[55]
	10th Tama Film Awards	Best Actor	The Blood of Wolves, Call Boy, Birds Without Names, Impossibility Defense	Won	[56]
	43rd Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Impossibility Defense, Call Boy	Nominated	[57]
		Best Supporting Actor	The Blood of Wolves	Nominated
	31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actor	Call Boy, Impossibility Defense	Won	[58]
2019	40th Yokohama Film Festival	Best Supporting Actor	The Blood of Wolves	Won	[59]
	61st Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor	Call Boy	Nominated	[60]
		Best Supporting Actor	The Blood of Wolves	Won	[61]
	28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[62]
	14th Osaka Cinema Festival	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[63]
	73rd Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[64]
	92nd Kinema Junpo Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[65]
	42nd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[66]
	44th Hochi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Listen to the Universe	Nominated
	32nd Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actor	The Journalist	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Listen to the Universe	Nominated
2020	39th Zenkoku Eiren Awards	Best Actor	The Journalist	Won	[67]
	62nd Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[68]
		Best Supporting Actor	Listen to the Universe	Nominated
	43rd Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	The Journalist	Won	[69]
2021	46th Hochi Film Awards	Best Actor	Last of the Wolves, In Those Days	Nominated	[70]
		Best Supporting Actor	A Morning of Farewell, Intolerance	Nominated
	34th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actor	Last of the Wolves	Nominated
2022	43rd Yokohama Film Festival	Best Actor	Intolerance, Last of the Wolves, In Those Days	Won	[71]
	17th Osaka Cinema Festival	Best Actor	Intolerance	Won	[72]
	64th Blue Ribbon Awards	Best Actor	Last of the Wolves, In Those Days	Nominated	[73]
	45th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Last of the Wolves	Nominated	[74]
	14th TAMA Film Awards	Best Actor	Wandering	Won	[75]
	35th Nikkan Sports Film Awards	Best Actor	Wandering and Whisper of the Heart	Nominated	[76]
2023	46th Japan Academy Film Prize	Best Actor	Wandering	Nominated	[77]

Magazines

• Fineboys
• SJ STREET and Takei Emi
• FINEBOYS
• CEDAR CREST
• Audition
• Puma Meets
• Koi.Men
• GC
• ACTORS Magazine
• Shibuya 109 MEN'S!

CFs

• GHANNA
• ACUO
• Lotte (2012)