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Yuki Matsuzaki

Acting
Known For

43 Years Old

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).

Born

Miyazaki, Japan on 24th September 1981

All Credits

iCarly Image
iCarly
Taxi Driver
We Bare Bears Image
We Bare Bears
Kenji Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice)
Heroes Image
Heroes
Worker
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Image
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Usagi (voice)
The Man in the High Castle Image
The Man in the High Castle
Nakamura
The Newsroom Image
The Newsroom
Daisuke Tanaka
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Image
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Miyamoto Usagi (voice)
Better Off Ted Image
Better Off Ted
Scientist #1
ONI: Thunder God's Tale Image
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Tanukinta Papa (voice)
Skull Island Image
Skull Island
Hiro (voice)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Image
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Garheng
The Last Samurai Image
The Last Samurai
Soldier in Street #1
The Pink Panther 2 Image
The Pink Panther 2
Kenji
Letters from Iwo Jima Image
Letters from Iwo Jima
Private Nozaki
How Do You Know Image
How Do You Know
Tori
Only The Brave Image
Only The Brave
442 2nd Squad
Cottontail Image
Cottontail
Fishmonger
BraveStorm Image
BraveStorm
Borg
Last Three Days Image
Last Three Days
Takeshi
Moon Manor Image
Moon Manor
Hank Guto
Man from Reno Image
Man from Reno
Tsubasa
Robu Image
Robu
Airport Announcer
Instant Mommy Image
Instant Mommy
No Image
Kimchi
Ken
The Black Ninja Image
The Black Ninja
Shinji Hagiwara / Red Ninja
Locksmiths Image
Locksmiths
Tadashi
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Mosaic Street