Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata | |
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Tokyo, Japan | |
| Died | January 21, 2017 (aged 74) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1960–2016 |
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| Relatives | Yūki Meguro (brother) |
Kōju Meguro (Japanese: 目黒 浩樹, Hepburn: Meguro Kōju, July 23, 1942 – January 21, 2017), better known by his stage name Hiroki Matsukata (松方 弘樹, Matsukata Hiroki), was a Japanese actor. He was the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother, Yūki Meguro, who is also an actor. With ex-wife actress Akiko Nishina he had two children; son Masaki Nishina and daughter Hitomi Nishina are both in the entertainment industry.[1]
Career
As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut while still in high school. His first film was 1960's Jūnanasai no Gyakushū: Bōryoku o Buttsubuse (十七歳の逆襲・暴力をぶっ潰せ) for
In 1969 he switched to
He starred in both the original 1984 Shura no Mure and the 2002 remake. In addition, he has appeared in numerous
His television credits include
Matsukata was hospitalized for a possible brain tumor on February 23, 2016. He subsequently cancelled several entertainment appearances. On March 2, it was announced that Matsukata had been diagnosed with brain lymphoma.[3] On January 21, 2017, Hiroki Matsukata died due to complications from his lymphoma at 11:26 a.m., at the age of 74.[4][5]
Selected filmography
Film
- Jūnanasai no Gyakushū: Bōryoku o Buttsubuse (1960)
- Akō Rōshi (1961) - Ōishi Chikara
- The Magic Serpent (1966) - Ikazuchi-Maru
- Blackmail Is My Life (1968) - Shun
- Hiken yaburi(1969) - Tange Tenzen
- Nemuri Kyōshirō manji giri (1969) - Nemuri Kyōshirō
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) - Tetsuya Sakai
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) - Shoichi Fujita
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) - Terukichi Ichioka
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974)
- Cops vs. Thugs (1975) - Kenji Hirotani
- Gambling Den Heist(1975)
- Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
- Doberman Cop(1977) - Kaiji Hidemori
- Shogun's Samurai (1978) - Tokugawa Iemitsu
- The Fall of Ako Castle (1978) - Denhachiro Tamon
- Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979) - Sanada Yukimura
- Nichiren (1979) - Hōjō Tokimune[6]
- Theater of Life (1983)
- Shogun's Shadow (1989)
- Edo Jō Tairan (1991)
- The Man Who Shot the Don (1994) - Horai
- Agitator (2001)
- Thirteen Assassins (2010) - Kuranaga Saheita
- Koitanibashi (2011)[7]
- Ninja Kids!!! (2011) - Happōsai Hieta
- Gal Basara: Sengoku Jidai wa Kengai Desu (2011) - Oda Nobunaga
Television
- Katsu Kaishū (1974) - Katsu Kaishū
- Akō Rōshi (1979) - Tsuchiya Chikara
- Ōoku (1983)
- Meibugyō Tōyama no Kin-san (1988–98) - Kin-san
- Tokugawa Fūunroku Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune (2008) - Tokugawa Mitsusada
- Tenchijin (2009) - Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Yae's Sakura (2013)
Video games
- Matsukata Hiroki no Super Trawling (Himself) (Super Famicom) (1995)
- Matsukata Hiroki no World Fishing (Himself) (PlayStation, Sega Saturn) (1996)
- Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan! (柳生 石舟斎 Yagyū Sekishūsai) (PlayStation 3) (2008)
References
- Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the originalon January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ ISBN 1-880656-76-0.
- Sponichi. March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- Sanspo. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "松方弘樹さん死去 ７４歳 脳リンパ腫、「仁義なき戦い」「柳生一族の陰謀」" (in Japanese). Sponichi. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ "日蓮". eiga.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "恋谷橋". eiga.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
