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Shôta Matsuda

Shôta Matsuda

Actor · Born September 10, 1985 (41) · Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Shôta Matsuda was born on 10 September 1985 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Boys Over Flowers: Final (2008), Ikigami (2008) and Boys Over Flowers (2005). He has been married to Kozue Akimoto since 25 April 2018.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
September 10, 1985 (41)
From
Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Up 18% in 30 days

What are Shôta Matsuda's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Survival
22%
Self
21%
Bonds
19%
Power
13%
Deception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Whiplash: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their whiplash movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Manic
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Shôta Matsuda's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Shôta Matsuda's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • THE TRUTH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Tall Order (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hiroto Asami（浅海 寛人）

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Naito Shigehiko

  • Not Quite Dead Yet(2020)

    as Fujii · as Jii-San

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Tokyo Ghoul: 'S'(2019)

    as Shū Tsukiyama

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • SICK'S Jo no Shou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 15 episodes · as Hiroyo Takakura

  • Isle of Dogs(2018)

    as Junior Scientist 3 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • I'll trick you and make you lick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tomoya Minami

  • Segodon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Tokugawa Yoshinobu

  • Final Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ryo Kawakubo

  • Over the Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kazuhisa Daishima

  • Dias Police: Dirty Yellow Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Saki Kubozuka

  • Ieuru onna(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kenji Rusudo

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Dias Police: Police from Another Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Saki Kubozuka

  • Happiness Is Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Hiroyuki Tachikawa

  • Initiation Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Suzuki

  • Sweet Poolside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mitsuhiko Ota

  • Miyamoto Musashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Clinic on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kota Sezaki

  • Undercover Agent Lizard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tokage

  • Liar Game: Reborn(2012)

    as Shin'ichi Akiyama

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Afro Tanaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hiroshi Tanaka

  • Taira no Kiyomori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 50 episodes · as Go-Shirakawa-tenno

  • Hard Romanticker(2011)

    as Goo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Smuggler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Cop #2

  • Don Quixote (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Shooting Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ryo Kamiya

  • A Crowd of Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kenta

  • Moon Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sai Kazami/Cai Feng Jian

  • Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji(2010)

    as Akiyama Shinichi

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Lessons for a Perfect Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Daigoro Tenkaichi

  • Love Shuffle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sera Ojiro

  • Ikigami(2008)

    as Kengo Fujimoto

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sōjirō Nishikado

  • Flower Shop Without Rose(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Naoya Kudo

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Rokumeikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Hisao Kiyohara

  • Waruboro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ko

  • Jotei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · as Date Naoto

  • Liar Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 20 episodes · as Shin'ichi Akiyama

  • Regatta: Kimi to ita eien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • A Cheerful Gang Turns the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kuon

  • Top Caster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shunpei Iga

  • A Long Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Wataru

  • Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Takumi Nanase

  • BOYS OVER FLOWERS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 20 episodes · as Sōjirō Nishikado

  • Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Takahashi Noriyuki

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 2005 to 2023; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji (2010)

$25M worldwide

Highest rated

Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji (2010)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Flower Shop Without Rose (2008)

Film career

20052023

Peak 2008 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2005Screen debut· BOYS OVER FLOWERS
  • 2008First film· BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie
  • 2008First top-billed film· Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
  • 2015Career best· Initiation Love

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

2000s17 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 43% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Shôta Matsuda's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Hard Romanticker (2011)

79th percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Isle of Dogs (2018)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Shôta Matsuda work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shôta Matsuda's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroaki Matsuyama shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers