Yuki Matsuzaki
Age: 42 | From: Miyazaki, Japan
Person Details
Birthday: 1981-09-24 23:58:17
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Miyazaki, Japan
Homepage: http://www.yukimatsuzaki.com/eng/resume.html
Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Yuki Matsuzaki, born in Miyazaki, Japan began acting at the age of 7 in a small theatrical group that performed for children. He performed over 50 shows in local theaters until he was 18. Upon graduating high school, he decided to dedicate his life to acting and moved to New York City to become an accomplished actor with the versatility to perform in both English and Japanese. Upon his arrival, all his money was stolen and he became homeless. In order to survive, he started performing on the streets of Times Square where his first day tally after performing 8-hours was a mere $4.00. All his endurance and hard work was rewarded when Edward Zwick cast Yuki for The Last Samuri (2003). He began booking roles in such films as Drunken Sword (2005) and Roku (2005). Next Clint Eastwood cast him as Nozaki in Letters from Iwo Jima (2006). Eastwood favored Yuki for his unique preparation. In order to prepare for his role, Yuki only digested celery and water for five weeks to experience famine, confined himself inside dark closets and bathrooms to recreate the claustrophobic atmosphere for the cave fighting sequences. After Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), NBC offered Yuki a co-star role in their hit TV show Heroes (2006/II). In 2009, Matsuzaki starred alongside Steve Martin, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina and Aishwarya Rai as a member of an international dream team of detectives in Pink Panther 2 (2009).
Most Famous Work
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
(2011) Garheng
Heroes
(2006) Worker
The Man in the High Castle
(2015) Nakamura
The Last Samurai
(2003) Soldier in Street #1
Letters from Iwo Jima
(2006) Private Nozaki
Last Three Days
(2020) Takeshi
BraveStorm
(2017) Borg
The Black Ninja
(2003) Shinji Hagiwara / Red NinjaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | N/A | |
| 2021 | Airport Announcer | |
| Hank Guto | ||
| 2020 | Takeshi | |
| 2018 | Ken | |
| 2017 | Borg | |
| 2015 | Kenji Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice) | |
| Nakamura | ||
| Tadashi | ||
| 2013 | N/A | |
| 2011 | Garheng | |
| 2010 | Tori | |
| 2009 | Scientist #1 | |
| Kenji | ||
| 2007 | Taxi Driver | |
| 2006 | Private Nozaki | |
| Worker | ||
| 2003 | Soldier in Street #1 | |
| Shinji Hagiwara / Red Ninja | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
