Ken Matsudaira Japanese Actor Known for Legal High

Ken Matsudaira (28 November 1953, Toyohashi) is a Japanese actor. Audiences know him from Legal High (2012) and The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022).

Early life

He studied at Toyohashi City Asahi Elementary School.

Career

Records list Abarenbō Shōgun (1978) as his earliest screen credit. In the 2000s, he appeared in Yoshitsune (2005, as Musashibō Benkei) and Baruto no Gakuen (2006). The 2010s brought Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011). His 2020s credits include Gekokujō Kyuji (2023) and Shin Abarenbō Shōgun (2025). In all, 2 films and 6 TV series appear in his credits from 1978 to 2025. Yui Aragaki appears in two of his listed titles.

His recordings came out on Avex Group. On YouTube, he has 202K subscribers (as of March 2025). Matsuken Samba is listed among his notable work.

Recognition

Ken Matsudaira received the Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year in 1980. Further recognition came with the Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō (2003).

Personal life

Former marriages on record are to Mao Daichi (1990 to 2004, divorced) and Yuri Matsumoto (2005 to 2010, widowed).