was a Japanese billiards player. A Time article from 1952 referred to Matsuyama as a Japanese Willie Hoppe. Matsuyama's last visit to the United States was in 1936. He had coached Masako Katsura."Sport: Lady with a Cue." TIME. Monday March 17, 1952. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. Matsuyama had had plans to move to Honolulu with his family, become an American citizen, and purchase a billiard parlor. He died on December 20, 1953, from a heart ailment."." Chicago Daily Tribune. December 21, 1953. C2. Page 1. Retrieved on August 8, 2010. "Japanese professional billiards Kinrei Matsuyama 56 died last night of a heart ail ment." His eldest son, Hideo, 18, was attending a San Francisco high school at the time. Matsuyama was said to have taught all of Japan's top players, among whom Katsura was his star pupil.
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Grave of Matsuyama Kinrey
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