Yuki Matsuzaki
Yuki Matsuzaki
Biography
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).
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
27
Gender
Male
Birthday
1981-09-24 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Miyazaki, Japan
Acting

2024

Cottontail as Fishmonger

2023

Skull Island as Hiro (voice)

2022

Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles as Miyamoto Usagi (voice)

2022

ONI: Thunder God's Tale as Tanukinta Papa (voice)

2022

Moon Manor as Hank Guto

2022

Mosaic Street as Not available

2020

Last Three Days as Takeshi

2019

Robu as Airport Announcer

2018

Kimchi as Ken

2017

BraveStorm as Borg

2015

We Bare Bears as Kenji Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice)

2015

Locksmiths as Tadashi

2014

Man from Reno as Tsubasa

2013

Instant Mommy as Not available

2012

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Usagi (voice)

2012

The Newsroom as Daisuke Tanaka

2010

How Do You Know as Tori

2009

Better Off Ted as Scientist #1

2009

The Pink Panther 2 as Kenji

2007

iCarly as Taxi Driver

2006

Heroes as Worker

2006

Letters from Iwo Jima as Private Nozaki

2006

Only The Brave as 442 2nd Squad

2003

The Last Samurai as Soldier in Street #1

2003

The Black Ninja as Shinji Hagiwara / Red Ninja