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Shota Matsuda is known for:

  • Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
    In an attempt to spur citizens into taking more productive roles in society, the Japanese government issues death messages, or "ikigami", informing them that they have only 24 hours left to live. The film follows a young man tasked with delivering these messages, as well as the victims.
  • Tokyo Ghoul 'S'
    Now a member of Anteiku, Ken Kaneki grows closer to the ghouls around him. Determined to protect his new home against anti-ghoul forces, he trains his powers in secret. But when the infamous gourmet, Shū Tsukiyama, wishes to savour some half-ghoul flavour, Kaneki's training is put to test of a lifetime.
  • Isle of Dogs
    In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island that's a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

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Biography

Shota Matsuda (松田 翔太, Matsuda Shōta, born September 10, 1985) is a Japanese actor. He is of 3/4 Japanese & 1/4 Korean descent. Matsuda is best known for his roles in the Hana Yori Dango series, the Liar Game series, and Love Shuffle, as well as in Ikigami (2008), Boys Over Flowers (2005) and Muchaburi!: Watashi ga Shachou ni Naru nante (2023). Matsuda has also lived in England and can speak fluent English. He is also in the Illion featuring 5lack Music video for Hilight My Life. Matsuda debuted in 2005 in a television special, titled Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru. The same year, he gained popularity after appearing in Hana Yori Dango as Sojiro Nishikado.[5] He reprised his role in the series' two sequels, Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)[6] and Hana Yori Dango Final (2008). Matsuda's first starring role was in the 2007 series, Liar Game, opposite Erika Toda. He also starred in the series' sequels, Liar Game: Season 2 (2009), Liar Game: The Final Stage (2010), and Liar Game: Reborn (2012). In 2008, Matsuda appeared in his first taiga drama, Atsuhime. In 2009, he had major roles in Love Shuffle and Meitantei no Okite. The same year, Matsuda and his brother Ryohei participated in a documentary about their father, titled Soul Red Matsuda Yusaku. In 2010, he appeared in Tsuki no Koibito with Takuya Kimura,[16][17] and Nagareboshi.[18] Matsuda had a starring role in Don Quixote with Katsumi Takahashi in 2011.[19] The same year, he was the lead in Hard Romantic-er as a loner who gets sucked into a violent chain of events.[20] In 2012, he appeared in another taiga drama, Taira no Kiyomori as Emperor Go-Shirakawa. Matsuda starred in Clinic on the Sea with Emi Takei the following year. In 2015, he costarred in the film, Initiation Love, with Atsuko Maeda. Matsuda was the lead in Dias Police: Ihou Keisatsu, based on a manga, in 2016. He reprised the role in the film sequel, Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (2016). In 2017, he costarred in the Amazon Original Final Life: Asu, Kimi ga Kietemo with Shinee's Lee Tae-min.Matsuda had a cameo as Sojiro in the Hana Yori Dango spin-off, Hana Nochi Hare (2018).