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name: "Yōji Matsuda"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/yoji-matsuda"
fi1m_id: "yoji-matsuda"
imdb_id: "nm0559444"
tmdb_id: 622
wikidata_id: "Q1075103"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 October 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:55:35.037068+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Yōji Matsuda

## Identity

Yōji Matsuda

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/yoji-matsuda
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** yoji-matsuda
- **IMDb ID:** nm0559444
- **TMDB ID:** 622
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1075103
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dji_Matsuda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075103, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559444/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/622

Actor. Born 19 October 1967 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 October 1967, Tokyo, Japan
- **Active:** 1984–1997
- **Also known as:** Yoji Matsuda, Yôji Matsuda, یوجی ماتسودا, Youji Matsuda, Yohji Matsuda, 松田 洋治
- **Frequently works with:** [Hayao Miyazaki](https://film.one/person/hayao-miyazaki.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (1), 1990s 88 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dji_Matsuda, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075103, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0559444/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/622

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Princess Mononoke*](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md) (88), [*Warriors of the Wind*](https://film.one/film/warriors-of-the-wind.md) (85)

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## Biography

Yōji Matsuda is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Born on 19 October 1967 in Setagaya, Tokyo, he joined the Himawari Theatre Group at the age of five and made his debut in the 1974 television drama *Mother's Suzu*.

He gained attention for his role in the 1983 TBS drama *Family Game*. Matsuda has voiced characters in several Studio Ghibli productions, including Asbel in *Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind* (1984) and Ashitaka in *Princess Mononoke* (1997). His other voice credits include *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (2006). He has also appeared in live-action films such as *The Hidden Blade* (2004) and *Character* (2021), and worked on stage with directors including Yukio Ninagawa. In 2006 he taught acting at Tokyo Animation College.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Princess Mononoke* (1997), Fi1m 88, as Ashitaka (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md)
- *Warriors of the Wind* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Asbel (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/warriors-of-the-wind.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The World Is Dancing* (2026), series, as Inuo (voice)
- *Mr. Unlucky Has No Choice but to Kiss!* (2022), series, as Kawahara
- *Character* (2021), as Atsushi Henmi
- *Ninsho* (2017), as Teishi Tomo
- *Seven Detectives* (2015), series, Actor
- *A Spirit of the Sun* (2006), series, as Genichirō Ryū (voice)
- *The Girl Who Leapt Through Time* (2006), as Sojiro Takase (voice)
- *The Motive* (2004), as Rich young man
- *The Hidden Blade* (2004), Actor
- *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex* (2002), series, as MacLachlan Marshall (voice)
- *The Stupid Teacher* (2000), as Young soldier
- *The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe* (1999), Actor
- *The Old Man and the Sea* (1999), as (voice)
- *Princess Mononoke* (1997), as Ashitaka (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/princess-mononoke.md)
- *Scan Doll* (1996), as Katsumi
- *Turning Point* (1994), Actor
- *Haruka, Nostalgia* (1993), as Hiroshi Saitoh
- *Soyokaze Toki ni wa Tsumujikaze* (1992), Actor
- *Virgin Girl's Story: The Lady is in Danger!* (1990), Actor
- *Binetsu MY LOVE* (1990), Actor
- *Dogra Magra* (1988), as Ichiro Kure
- *The Discarnates* (1988), as Script Reading
- *The Glorious Asuka Gang!* (1988), as Kasuga
- *Kyoufu no Yacchan* (1987), Actor
- *Late Night Salute* (1986), series, Actor
- *Takeshi-kun, Hai!* (1985), series, as Shujiro Nishino
- *Warriors of the Wind* (1984), as Asbel (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/warriors-of-the-wind.md)
- *Oshin* (1983), series, as Yuu
- *Komugīro no tenshi suzume to shōnen* (1978), as サブ
- *Blood Type: Blue* (1978), as Osamu, Minami's son
- *Ghost Train* (1978), Actor
- *Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie* (1975), as Masahiko Okamura
- *Kamen Rider Amazon* (1974), series, as Masahiko Okamura
- *Kamen Rider* (1971), series, as Masahiko Okamura

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