HIROKI MATSUKATA

'Matsukata Hiroki' (æ¾æ–¹å¼˜æ¨¹ July 23, 1942 – ) is a Japanese actor. Born Meguro KÅju (目黒 浩樹) to ''jidaigeki'' actor Konoe JÅ«shirÅ and actress Mizukawa Yaeko, he has one younger brother, actor Meguro YÅ«ki.
As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut at age 17. He worked for TÅei, specializing in ''jidaigeki'' and yakuza films. In 1969 he switched to Daiei as a replacement for Ichikawa Raizo, starring in many films. On returning to TÅei, he played in supporting roles, including Sakai Kin'ya in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'', starring Bunta Sugawara.
With ex-wife actress Nishina Akiko he has two children. Son Nishina Masaki and daughter Nishina Hitomi are both in the entertainment industry.

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Matsukata has at least 27 film credits. An early appearance was in The Magic Serpent (1966). In addition to ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'', he starred in both the original 1984 ''Shura no Mure'' and the 2002 remake. In addition, he has appeared in at least 16 V-Cinema titles. His television credits include ''ÅŒedo SÅsamÅ'' (1979 to 1984), the title role in ''MeibugyÅ TÅyama no Kin-san'' (1988–1998), the lead character Yaguchi Mansaku in ''Hadaka no Deka'', and one of the central characters in ''HOTEL''. He played ÅŒishi Kuranosuke in the 1994 TBS ''DaichÅ«shingura''. Commercial endorsements include Nissan Laurel automobiles and Suntory Hops Nama and Dry beers. Matsukata also appeared as a guest seiyu in the NHK anime series ''Agasa Kuristii no Mei Tantei Powaro to Maapuru'' ("Agatha Christie's Famous Detetcives Poirot and Marple").

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