Hiroki Matsukata
Known for
Born in Tokyo in 1942, Hiroki Matsukata was the son of jidaigeki star Jushiro Konoe and came up through Toei's chanbara and yakuza stables. He became indispensable to Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity cycle (1973-1974) and starred in period actioners and organised-crime pictures throughout the seventies. He later moved into steady television work, including long runs on tokusatsu and jidaigeki drama. Broad-shouldered and full-throated, he was one of the enduring leading men of Japanese studio genre cinema.
Hiroki Matsukata
85 Movies
10 Series
Born in Tokyo in 1942, Hiroki Matsukata was the son of jidaigeki star Jushiro Konoe and came up through Toei's chanbara and yakuza stables. He became indispensable to Kinji Fukasaku's Battles Without Honor and Humanity cycle (1973-1974) and starred in period actioners and organised-crime pictures throughout the seventies. He later moved into steady television work, including long runs on tokusatsu and jidaigeki drama. Broad-shouldered and full-throated, he was one of the enduring leading men of Japanese studio genre cinema.
Movies
Plays Kuranaga
13 Assassins
2010
Plays Tetsuya Sakai
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
Plays Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon's Love and Ambition
1995
Plays Junichi Konno, Boss
The Boss' Wife
1988
Plays Yakuza Boss
Izo
2004
Plays Kanamachi no Hanjiro
In Search of Mother
1962
Plays Denhachiro Tamon
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
Plays Abe Shigetsugu
Shogun's Shadow
1989
Plays Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
Shogun's Samurai
1978
Plays Kanenobu Ijuin
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
Plays Sanada Yukimura
The Shogun Assassins
1979
Plays Sadao Ise
Dangerous Trade in Kobe
1973
Plays Kaito
Agitator
2001
Plays Ichioka
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
Plays Masayuki Ueda
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
1974
Plays Suematsu
Fatal Blade
2000
Plays Isakichi
Law in Ghost Island
1961
Plays Shoichi Fujita
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
Plays SHINA
The Code
2009
Plays Oda Nobunaga
Samurai Angel Wars
2011
Plays Kenji Hirotani
Cops vs. Thugs
1975
Plays Shiro Matsugae
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
1977
Plays Masa
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965
Plays Masayuki Aratani
The Last True Yakuza
1985
Plays Kawada Noboru
Hokuriku Proxy War
1977
Plays Shiro Matsugae
Japan's Don
1977
Plays Kaiji Hidemori
Doberman Cop
1977
Plays Yoshiro
Mission: Iron Castle
1970
Plays Masaru Seki
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
Plays Kyoshiro Nemuri
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
Plays Muraki
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
Plays Sakai
The Man in White
2003
Plays Ikazuchi-Maru / Jiraiya
The Magic Serpent
1966
Plays Yasuharu Ikenaga
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1979
Plays Nobunaga Oda
Chacha: The Princess of Heaven
2007
Plays Matsumoto
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
1974
Plays Hideo Nakazato
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
1976
Plays Shimazu Mitsuhisa
The Yagyu Military Art: Yagyu List
1963
Plays Shoichi Gunji
The Tattooed Hitman
1974
Plays Tetsuya Sakai
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
Plays Policeman
The Last Supper
2005
Plays Nemuri Kyoshiro
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969
Plays Kunio Tanabe
Heavenly Sin
1992
Plays Tenzen Tange
Broken Swords
1969
Plays Pirate Anion (voice)
The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island
2013
Plays Second Sublieutenant Shiratori
Classmates
1967
Plays Unokichi
Gambler
1964
Plays Sarutobi Sasuke
New Shadow Warriors
2003
Plays Takeshi Nanjo
Second Generation Young Boss
1969
TV Shows
Plays Tohdo katsuo
HOTEL
1990
Plays Katsu Kaishu (young)
Katsu Kaishu
1974
Plays Sanada Yukimura
Sanada Yukimura: The Man Shogun Ieyasu Feared Most
1998
Plays Teruo Yajima
Salaryman Kintaro
1999
Plays Toshirō Kirishima
The Pride of the Temp
2007
Plays Myoichi Gondo
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
2015
Plays Imagawa Yoshimoto
Takeda Shingen
1991
Plays Lord Estair (voice)
Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
2004
Plays Hitoshi Asakawa
Without a Trace
2002
Plays Shimada
GARO
2005
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Full Filmography
Sono otoko, ishiki takai kei
Myoichi Gondo · 8 episodes
2015
TV
GARO
Shimada · 1 episode
2014
TV
The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island
Pirate Anion (voice)
2013
Film
Soup
Tsutomu Ishida
2012
Film
Samurai Angel Wars
Oda Nobunaga
2011
Film
13 Assassins
Kuranaga
2010
Film
The Code
SHINA
2009
Film
Sorrowful Hitman
Takaoka
2008
Film
The Pride of the Temp
Toshirō Kirishima · 10 episodes
2007
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hiroki Matsukata still alive?
Hiroki Matsukata passed away on January 21, 2017 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Hiroki Matsukata?
Hiroki Matsukata is best known for roles in 13 Assassins, ICHI, Battles Without Honor and Humanity.
How many movies has Hiroki Matsukata been in?
Over a 56-year career (since 1961), Hiroki Matsukata has appeared in 85 movies and 10 TV shows.
What was Hiroki Matsukata's first movie?
The career of Hiroki Matsukata began with Lord of Steel Heart (1961).
What is Hiroki Matsukata's most recent movie or series?
Hiroki Matsukata's most recent release is Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay, which premiered on October 18, 2015.
What TV shows has Hiroki Matsukata appeared in?
On television, Hiroki Matsukata has appeared in Without a Trace, GARO, Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple, The Private Detective Mike.
Hiroki Matsukata
1942-07-23 · Tokyo, Japan
Kōju Meguro (Japanese: 目黒 浩樹 Hepburn: Meguro Kōju, July 23, 1942 – January 21, 2017), better known by his stage name Hiroki Matsukata (松方 弘樹 Matsukata Hiroki), was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother, Yūki Meguro, who is also an actor. With ex-wife actress Akiko Nishina he had two children; son Masaki Nishina and daughter Hitomi Nishina are both in the entertainment industry.