Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Acting

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Born 1973-01-08 · Tokyo, Japan

Matsumoto Kōshirō X (十代目 松本 幸四郎) is a Japanese kabuki actor was born on January 8, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan as Terumasa Fujima (藤間 照薫). He has also acted in movies, including April Story (1998), Ashura (2005), and The Samurai I Loved (2005). He is a well-known kabuki actor. Stage names: Matsumoto Kōshirō X, Ichikawa Somegorō VII, Matsumoto Kintarō III. Other name: Matsumoto Kinshō. Real name: Fujima Terumasa. 1978: he makes his first appearance on stage at the Kabukiza, receiving the name of Matsumoto Kintarō III. October 1981: great name-taking ceremony at the Kabukiza for 3 generations of actors belonging to the Kōraiya guild (Kōraiya Sandai Shūmei); Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII retires under the name of Matsumoto Hakuō, Ichikawa Somegorō VI and Matsumoto Kintarō III respectively take the names of Matsumoto Kōshirō IX and Ichikawa Somegorō VII. the new Somegorō plays the roles of Fukuyama and Rikiya in the dramas Sukeroku Yukari no Edo Zakura and Gion Ichiriki Jaya.

Acting credits

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel poster
6.7

Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s forced to drag Ash along as it continues its rescue mission. They arrive in a city of cogs and gears, where a corrupt official has stolen the ultimate invention: the Artificial Pokémon Magearna, created 500 years ago. He plans to use its mysterious power to take control of this mechanical kingdom! Can Ash and Volcanion work together to rescue Magearna? One of the greatest battles in Pokémon history is about to unfold!

Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

2016

April Story poster
7.1

In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.

April Story

1998

シネマ歌舞伎『歌舞伎NEXT 朧の森に棲む鬼』 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

シネマ歌舞伎『歌舞伎NEXT 朧の森に棲む鬼』

2024

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald poster
7.7

A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

1997

AIBOU: CSI Files poster
8.3

Investigator Yonezawa is searching images from the Tokyo Big City Marathon, targeted for a terrorist bomb attack. Within the images he sees his former wife Kazuko, and the following day he learns that dead body that looks like her has been discovered.

AIBOU: CSI Files

2009

On Next Sunday poster
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After her boyfriend leaves Korea to study in Japan, So-ra decides to do the same. When she finally arrives in Japan So-ra discovers that her boyfriend has already quit school and gone back to Korea. Sora is now enrolled in film school and remains in Japan. At first she struggles to adept to life in Japan. She then comes across an odd man named Matsumoto, who collects discarded glass bottles. Sora starts to document this man with her video camera and in the process learns more about herself. --http://asianwiki.com/This_Sunday

On Next Sunday

2009

Otakus in Love poster
6.1

Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.

Otakus in Love

2004

Ashura poster
5.3

Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right, as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe.

Ashura

2005

Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master poster
9.3

The story follows detective Heizo, played by Koshiro Matsumoto, who investigates Tanbei Chigashira, a notorious thief. Kumehachi, a former member of Tanbei's gang, claims that their former leader is an impostor. The real Tanbei Chigashira followed three strict rules: do not kill, do not rape women, and do not steal from the poor.

Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master

2024

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

アテルイ

Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love poster
9.3

A tale of friendship, betrayal, and forbidden love—set against the backdrop of Edo’s criminal underworld. While patrolling the Honjo district, the legendary samurai detective Heizo Hasegawa crosses paths with his old dojo friend, Samanosuke Kishii, and a local ruffian, Hikoju of Sagami. When they discover that Ofusa, the woman they both once loved, has been forced into marriage with a corrupt lord, their reunion takes a dark turn. As secrets from their past resurface, a deeper conspiracy tied to their former mentor begins to unravel—one that will test Heizo’s loyalty, honor, and sense of justice.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love

2024

Asura poster
4.0

A recording of the 2003 production of the 1987 play. An evil nun known as Bizan wishes to bring back to life the demon monarch Ashura, so that the oni may rule the world. But that’s not an easy task with the Demon Wardens scouring the land and taking care of demons who have taken on human form. Five years ago, Wakuraba Izumo served as a Demon Warden lieutenant alongside his chief, Kuninari and the slightly mental Abe Jaku. Since then he’s retired and has been enjoying success as a lead actor for the Nakamura Kabuki troupe, led by playwright Nanboku Tsuruya IV, while his former colleagues continue to fight the good fight. Meanwhile the police authorities have been struggling to capture the thief known as “The Night Camellia.

Asura

2015

Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood poster
9.5

When he was young, Hasegawa Hirakawa was taken care of by the daughter of an izakaya, who wanted to become a secret agent. Although Hirakawa gave up this wish, Asami began to explore independently for the thief, Kogawara, the murderer, and the net cutter, who Hirakawa was looking for. Although he successfully entered the group of the uncle of the murderer, he fell into a desperate crisis.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Blood for Blood

2024

Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish poster
9.1

Master thief Kinosuke arrives in Edo to pull off one final heist for a tea-server who resembles his long-lost love, while Hasegawa Heizo’s spy Kumehachi tries to stop him, only to be exposed and trapped alongside the thief by Kinosuke's own crew.

Samurai Detective Onihei: One Last Wish

2025

No artwork available
NR

Hikaru, who helps out at her uncle's detective agency, is tasked with inve stigating married women's infidelity and behavior. One day, the agency receive s a request to search for a runaway who looks just like Hikaru. As she investig ates, the case becomes embroiled in a secret yakuza account book.

Sweet Room 2

1993

Cinema Kabuki: Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige Yaji Kita poster
NR

A recording of a play based on the tale of Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.

Cinema Kabuki: Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige Yaji Kita

2017

The Samurai I Loved poster
7.5

A young samurai stuck at the bottom of the hierarchical order attempts to rescue his childhood sweetheart from an evil clan lord after learning of a plot to kill her and her infant child. Bunshiro Maki is a skilled swordfighter who's lethal with a blade, yet still can't rise through the ranks of the system. After his father is accused of plotting against his clan and forced to commit ritual suicide, his longtime love Fuku is sent to Edo to become the clan lord's concubine. A few years later, Fuku has bore the clan lord a son. When Maki learns that the clan has hatched a plan to kill Fuku and her son to secure succession to the throne, he recruits two childhood friends to help thwart the diabolical plot.

The Samurai I Loved

2005

Oboro - Lord of the Lies poster
NR

A story of a man’s glory and demise, which become a king with layers of lies and betrayals. The forest of Oboro is realized on stage with downpour and even mystical falls, whose magnificence takes the audience aback.

Oboro - Lord of the Lies

2007

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure poster
9.1

A mysterious assassin cloaked in a haunting, seductive fragrance sets his sights on Heizo Hasegawa. Hanjiro Kaneko, a master swordsman, attacks with deadly precision, leaving Heizo to uncover the truth behind the strange scent of "White Plum Allure." As Heizo digs deeper, he discovers a tangled web of deception involving Hiko-no-Ichi, a blind decoy working for the notorious bandit leader Heijuro the Snake.

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

2025

Onmyōji poster
NR

The story of Abe no Seimei, an onmyōji in Japan's Heian period, fighting with evil spirits.

Onmyōji

2015

Samurai Detective Onihei: Two Righteous Swords poster
8.8

Kishii Samanosuke reunites with Heizo, battling deadly foes to protect a hunted girl and face master thief Koazu no Gentan.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Two Righteous Swords

2025

Samurai Detective Onihei: Dangerous Mercy poster
9.3

Juzo Ono, a subordinate of Matsumoto Heizo. (yakunin government official) Ono Juzo finds himself torn between 'emotion' and 'duty' after encountering a certain woman. While Heizo worries about Juzo, he also delves into the heart of the matter. What choices will Juzo make, and what feelings will Heizo harbor for his future? Taking on the role of Juzo Ono, who holds the key to the story, is Tokio Emoto, following his performances in 'Lawless Love' and 'Blood for Blood.' This portrayal adds another layer to the character previously played by Tokio Emoto's father, Akira.

Samurai Detective Onihei: Dangerous Mercy

2024

八代目市川染五郎 密着3650日~12歳・若武者が生まれるとき~ poster
NR

Includes footage of the oral presentation of the third generation of Ichikawa Somegoro VIII and others. In June 2007, when he was two years old at the Kabuki-za theatre, he played the chivalrous Harusamegasa in his first appearance under his real name 'Fujimasai'. Koshiro Matsumoto IX says he started jumping around in the middle of the day and was made to study without knowing he wanted to play Benkei Rokkata By the age of four, he had become Kintaro Matsumoto IV and is now Somegoro Ichikawa VIII. The film presents 10 years of close-up footage.

八代目市川染五郎 密着3650日~12歳・若武者が生まれるとき~

2018

敵は本能寺にあり poster
NR

The plot is based on the novel “Akechi Samanosuke no Koi,” the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga’s downfall. Kato’s novel focuses on Mitsuhide’s nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.

敵は本能寺にあり

2007