is a Japanese actor.
Career Matsushige has appeared in the films such as EM Embalming, Adrenaline Drive, Last Life in the Universe, and Outrage Beyond.
He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Yokohama Film Festival for Dear Doctor in 2009.
Since 2012, he has starred in the television drama adaptation of the manga The Solitary Gourmet, and also co-wrote and directed its 2025 feature film version.
Selected filmography
Film YearFilmRoleNotesRef1992The Guard from Underground 1995A Last Note Daigoro1998Ring YoshinoSpiral Yoshino1999Adrenaline DriveCharisma NekoshimaGodzilla 2000 EM EmbalmingHiraoka2000Eureka MatsuokaMonday Masaki Kubo2001Minna no Ie Tall manRed Shadow Kamijou TakatoraThe Princess BladeAnka2002Doing Time Tall man2003Last Life in the Universe YukioDragon Head 2004One Missed Call Ichiro FujiedaBlood and Bones Nobuyoshi KoLady Joker Nishimura2005Turtles Are Surprisingly Fast Swimmers Ramen ChefShinobi: Heart Under Blade Hattori Hanzō2006Rough Ami's fatherSun Scarred Katsuya Ozaki2007Like a Dragon Makoto DateThe Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia MashimaSukiyaki Western Django ToshioAdrift in Tokyo TomobeCrows Zero Ushiyama2008Tokyo! K-20: Legend of the Mask 2009Crows Zero 2 UshiyamaDear Doctor2010Hanamizuki The Lone Scalpel Bayside Shakedown 3Katsushige Mayuta2011Phone Call to the Bar 2012Outrage BeyondShigeta2013RealThe Love and Death of Kaoru MitaraiDetective in the Bar 2014Seven WeeksHaruhiko Suzuki2015Miss Hokusai Hokusai (voice)Maestro!2016Good Morning Show Lost and Found Museum Kozo Sekihata2017Outrage Coda Detective ShigetaThe Last Shot in the Bar 2018Killing for the ProsecutionSuwabeDynamite GraffitiDetective MorohashiLove At LeastIsoyamaCafe Funiculi FuniculaFlea-picking Samurai2019Samurai Shifters Kono MichiTekkan YosanoThe Hikita's Are Expecting!Kunio HikitaLead role2020Threads: Our Tapestry of Love TomitaGood-Bye Our 30-Minute Sessions Fujio YoshiiThe Voice of SinYōsuke MizushimaIndependence of JapanFumimaro Konoe2021What Happened to Our Nest Egg!?Akira GotōThe Supporting Actors: The MovieHimselfInu-OhTomona's Father (voice)2022The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the HeroTanbaWhat to Do with the Dead Kaiju?Noboru YamikumoThe Last 10 YearsMatsuri's fatherTsuyukusaGorō ShinodaDrive into NightKim2023FamiliaAokiDreaming in BetweenIshida202418×2 Beyond Youthful DaysNakazatoTaiwanese-Japanese filmLast MileYasuo KamikuraCloudFaceless2025The Solitary GourmetGorō InogashiraLead role and directorScarletCornelius (voice)2026Bayside Shakedown: N.E.WKatsushige Mayuta
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef1997Mōri Motonari Kikkawa MotoharuTaiga drama2001Hojo TokimuneSha TaroTaiga drama2007ByakkotaiYamamoto KakumaMiniseries2009–2014Midnight DinerRyu Kenzaki3 seasons2012–2022Solitary Gourmet Gorō InogashiraLead role; 10 seasons2012Man of DestinyShuichi Tsukasa2013Yae's Sakura Yamamoto GonpachiTaiga drama2014Ashita, Mama ga InaiKawashimaShinigami-kunShuninHero Kenzaburō KawajiriSeason 2Zainin no Uso Kazuya KamoshitaMiniseries2015Dr. RintarōEisuke HasumiDeath NoteSōichirō Yagami2016Sleepeeer Hit!Yasuki WadaTotto TVWang-sanMikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05Yūsuke YoshinagaDocudrama2017HagokuŌtasakaTelevision filmThe Aristocrat DetectiveYamamoto Tsuribaka Nisshi Gorō InogashiraSeason 2Akira and Akira Kōzō Yamazaki2017–2021The Supporting ActorsHimselfLead role; 3 seasons2018UnnaturalYasuo Kamikura2019Ieyasu, Edo wo TateruIna TadatsuguMiniseriesShiroi KyotōProfessor UgaiMiniseriesIdatenRyotaro AzumaTaiga drama2020Ashita no KazokuShunsakuTelevision film2021Bullets, Bones and Blocked NosesRyūmonMiniseries2021–2022Come Come EverybodyKyomuzō BanAsadora2022A Day-Off of Ryunosuke KamikiEpisode 62023 What Will You Do, Ieyasu?Ishikawa KazumasaTaiga drama2025K-foodie meets J-foodieHimselfNetflix original food show
Japanese dub YearTitleRoleRef2016The Good DinosaurButch2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldGrimmel the Grisly
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