Hiroki Matsukata

Born into the trade, son of the jidaigeki actor Jushiro Konoe, he could have coasted. Instead: the Elan d'or Newcomer Award in 1960, then decades as a leading man in yakuza pictures and period films, plus work as a producer and director. Late in life he was a joy on television, talking about giant tuna with a boy's grin. He died in 2017.

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Name (English)

Hiroki Matsukata

Name (Japanese)

松方弘樹

Reading

まつかた ひろき

Born

July 23, 1942 – January 21, 2017

Origin

Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan

Height

173 cm

Occupation

actor / film producer / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Horse

Blood type

A

Agency

MARE

Active years

1960 - 2016

Awards & achievements

• 1960 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year

Spouse

仁科亜季子

Works summary

Appearances

415 (1960–2016)

By year

1960: 6, 1961: 9, 1962: 6, 1963: 6, 1964: 4, 1965: 4, 1966: 6, 1967: 6, 1968: 7, 1969: 9, 1970: 10, 1971: 6, 1972: 3, 1973: 6, 1974: 7, 1975: 10, 1976: 6, 1977: 8, 1978: 10, 1979: 5, 1980: 2, 1983: 4, 1984: 2, 1985: 1, 1986: 13, 1987: 6, 1988: 5, 1989: 8, 1990: 5, 1991: 5, 1992: 6, 1993: 4, 1994: 7, 1995: 4, 1996: 3, 1997: 6, 1998: 3, 1999: 2, 2000: 4, 2001: 6, 2002: 13, 2003: 16, 2004: 15, 2005: 8, 2006: 7, 2007: 10, 2008: 12, 2009: 8, 2010: 12, 2011: 8, 2012: 3, 2013: 4, 2014: 7, 2015: 5, 2016: 3

Debut work

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Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroki%20Matsukata
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E6%96%B9%E5%BC%98%E6%A8%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3331779

Tags

• Tokyo Prefecture
• actor
• film producer
• film director

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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