Name
Yuki Matsuzaki
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1981-09-24 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Miyazaki, Japan
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).
Known For
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Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern war...
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The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during Wo...
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When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Pa...
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After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds he...
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A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting jour...
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Infamous defense attorney Malik Ali's haunted past causes him to double as a vigilante nin...
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In the year 2050, mankind is extinct. The last survivors travel back in time to stop the i...
- 2006 Letters from Iwo Jima as Private Nozaki
- 2019 Robu as Airport Announcer
- 2009 The Pink Panther 2 as Kenji
- 2020 Last Three Days as Takeshi
- 2022 Mosaic Street
- 2013 Instant Mommy as Kaoru
- 2022 Moon Manor as Hank Guto
- 2003 The Black Ninja as Shinji Hagiwara / Red Ninja
- 2024 Cottontail as Fishmonger
- 2003 The Last Samurai as Soldier in Street #1
- 2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as Garheng
- 2018 Kimchi as Ken
- 2017 BraveStorm as Borg
- 2015 Locksmiths as Tadashi
- 2010 How Do You Know as Tori
- 2014 Man from Reno as Tsubasa
- 2006 Only the Brave as 442 2nd Squad
- 2008 iCarly: iGo to Japan as Taxi Driver
- 2015 We Bare Bears ( 1 episode ) as Kenji Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2007 iCarly ( 1 episode ) as Taxi Driver
- 2009 Better Off Ted ( 1 episode ) as Scientist #1
- 2006 Heroes ( 1 episode ) as Worker
- 2023 Skull Island ( 2 episodes ) as Hiro (voice)
- 2015 The Man in the High Castle ( 2 episodes ) as Nakamura
- 2022 Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles ( 5 episodes ) as Miyamoto Usagi (voice)
- 2022 ONI: Thunder God's Tale ( 2 episodes ) as Tanukinta Papa (voice)
- 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 1 episode ) as Usagi (voice)
- 2012 The Newsroom ( 1 episode ) as Daisuke Tanaka
