Biography

Ken Matsudaira is a samurai star in Japan. He is mostly known as Yoshimune Tokugawa in the samurai shogun TV series The Unfettered Shogun (1978) which had lasted thirty years. Ken Matsudaira also did a movie called Taira no Kiyomori in 1989. Active both in TV and on stage.He also sings. Matsudaira is most widely known for samurai costume pictures.

In 2015, he played the protagonist of a TV mini-series Ken Matsudaira's the Governor! (2015) (TV) ! which is made for NHK and Kyodo-TV. And he appears in samurai costume.

Actor

Fujisan dai funka: semaru hairo no akumu(2026)

Omusubi(2024)as Yoneda Eikichi

Shin Abarenbô Shogun(2025)as Tokugawa Yoshimune

Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle(2023)as Eisuke Gamon

Keibuho daimajin(2023)as Taizô Kumota

Soundtrack

Her Blue Sky(2019)

Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals(2011)

Self

FNS Music Festival(1974)as Self - Performer

Music Station(1986)as Self - Performer

Tetsuko no heya(1976)as Self

Tora-san in Goto(2016)as Narrator

Smap×Smap(1996)as Self

Archive Footage

Anata wa dandan hoshikunaru(2022)as Takeshi Matsumiya

Tetsuko no heya 30nen special(2005)as Guest of 'Tetsuko no heya'

Known for

Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals2011 · Actor The Unfettered Shogun1978 · Actor Yoshitsune2005 · Actor Kamen Rider: Battride War II2014 · Actor

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Bruno Ganz and Ken Matsudaira in Baruto no gakuen (2006)

A Still of Ken Matsudaira's the Governor! Part2 (a.k.a. Obugyosama! Part 2). This Kyodo-TV and NHK co-produced TV movie was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and edited by the professional filmmaker Ryota Nakanishi in 2015.

A Still of Ken Matsudaira's the Governor!(a.k.a. Obugyosama!). This Kyodo-TV and NHK co-produced TV movie was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and edited by Ryota Nakanishi.

Credit Score: Ken Matsudaira

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The Unfettered Shogun

Shinnosuke Tokuda

Tue Jan 07 2003 – Thu Jan 11 2001

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Votes
1	The Unfettered Shogun	16.25	1978	•	8.6	53
2	Yoshitsune	5.00	2005	•	7.7	115
3	Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman	5.00	1974	•	8.0	327
4	Strawberry Road	3.25	1991	•	6.5	84
5	Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals	2.50	2011	•	6.0	131
6	Sanada 10 Braves	2.38	2016	•	5.2	139
7	Kujira: Gokudo no Shokutaku	1.63	2009	•	0.0	0