Ken Matsudaira

Ken Matsudaira studied at Toyohashi City Asahi Elementary School. The recorded working language is Japanese. Works named in the authority record are Matsuken Samba and Abarenbō Shōgun. Distinctions recorded are Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year and Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō.

• Name — Ken Matsudaira • Birth Name — Sueshichi Suzuki • Born — 28 November 1953 • Birthplace — Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan • Other Names — Matsuken • Occupation — actor • Years Active — 1974 – present • Website — http: www.ken-matsudaira.com/

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 (involving the chushingura, that is, the story of the Forty-seven rōnin), 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 (although brief) role, in an earlier chushingura, making a career of that story. In 2005, he appeared as Benkei in Yoshitsune, the yearlong NHK Taiga drama. TV Asahi tapped Matsudaira to star as Tōyama no Kin-san in the (2007) 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.

Matsudaira is also famous as a singer. His most popular song "Matsuken Samba II" (マツケンサンバ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 (Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO) and Ryosuke Miura (Ankh/Shingo Izumi) was released on August 3, 2011, as an ending theme for the movie Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals.

• The Unfettered Shogun (1978–2003) – Tokugawa Yoshimune • Akō Rōshi (1979) – Asano "Takumi no Kami" Naganori • Kusa Moeru (1979) – Hōjō Yoshitoki • Taira no Kiyomori (1992) – Taira no Kiyomori • Unmeitōge (1993) - Akizuki Rokurota • Benkei (1997) – Musashibō Benkei • Toshiie and Matsu (2002) – Shibata Katsuie • Yoshitsune (2005) – Musashibō Benkei • Samurai Rebellion (2013) • Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) – Takeda Shingen • The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022) – Taira no Kiyomori • Onihei Hankachō: Honjo Sakura-yashiki (2024) • Omusubi (2024–25) – Eikichi Yoneda • Shin The Unfettered Shogun (2025) – Tokugawa Yoshimune

• Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013) - Mustard • Her Blue Sky (2019) - Dankichi Nitobe

• Rowdy Sumo Wrestler Matsutaro!! (2014) - Matsutarō Sakaguchi

• Kamen Rider: Battride War 2 (2014) - Tokugawa Yoshimune

• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) • Wonka (2023) - Lofty (Hugh Grant)

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The following is established of origins and background. Recorded at birth as 鈴木 末七. It is also recorded that ken Matsudaira was born in 1953 at Toyohashi.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation singer. Recorded with the occupation film actor. It is also recorded that ken Matsudaira is recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded as a citizen of Japan. Institutional cataloguing adds that ken Matsudaira is recorded with the gender male. It is also recorded that ken Matsudaira was born on 28 November 1953. It is also recorded that ken Matsudaira is recorded with a height of 178.