is a Japanese actor who has appeared in nine feature films, as well as a number of television series and theater productions. He is also a singer and has released eight albums and eight singles. He is represented with All-Stars Company.
Biography
Yu-ki Matsumura was born in BunkyÃ
Â, Tokyo. While attending Tokyo Metropolitan Itabashi High School, he made his debut with the role of Shigetoshi Okita in the television drama Seito Shokun!.
He had a role in the television series ShÃ
Âjo ga Otona ni naru Toki Sono Hosoki Michi broadcast in 1984. After that, he continued regular appearances on the television series FuryÃ
 ShÃ
Âjo to Yobarete and School Wars, and in the 1980s he worked as a regular actor of Daiei dramas. He also appeared on the television series Ponytail wa Furimukanai, FuryÃ
 ShÃ
Âjo to Yobarete and Chishimai, and HanayomeishÃ
 wa Dare ga Kiru.
He made his music recording debut with CBS Sony in 1981. He has released eight albums and eight singles. His singing activities were paused for a while, but he resumed them in 2006 and has continued his live performances which are mainly in Tokyo and Osako.
He is a swordsmith and also a calligrapher. At the age of 30, he was apprenticed to Gyokukan Saotome and started writing. He received the Prime Minister's Prize at the 17th Tokyo Document Exhibition (sponsored by Tokyo Shimbun).
Appearances
TV dramas
- Seito Shokun! (1980, EX) – as Shigetoshi Okita
- Bokura no Jidai (1981, TBS)
- Darekaga Watashi o Aishiteru (1983, TBS) – as Takashi Saijo
- Jiken Kisha Chabo (1983, NTV)
- ShÃ
Âjo ga Otona ni naru Toki Sono Hosoki Michi (1984, TBS) – as Shinya Ichijo
- FuryÃ
 ShÃ
Âjo to Yobarete (1984, TBS) – as Asao Nishimura
- KinÃ
Â, Kanashibetsu de (1984, NTV)
- School Wars (1984âÂÂ85, TBS) – as Daisuke Oki
- School Wars 2 (1990âÂÂ91) – as Daisuke Oki
- Chishimai (1985, TBS) – as Michio Tanabe
- Ponytail wa Furimukanai (1985âÂÂ86, TBS) – as Akira Tamaru
- HanayomeishÃ
 wa Dare ga Kiru (1986, CX)
- Aitsu to Watashi (1986, CX)
- Onna FÃ
«rin Kazan (1986âÂÂ87, TBS)
- Alyes no Otome-tachi (1987, CX)
- Ohima nara Kiteyone (1987, CX)
- Tabaruzaka (1987, NTV)
- The School Cop (1988, CX)
- Onna-tachi no Hyakumangoku (1988, NTV)
- GoryÃ
Âkaku (1988, NTV)
- YabÃ
 no Kuni (1989, NTV)
- Futako Tamagawa: Todoroki Saketen (1989, EX)
- Asu ni Mukatte Hashire! (1989, CX) – as Umitaro Tsushima
- Top Stewardess Monogatari (1990, TBS) – as Ando
- Lullaby Keiji (1991, 1992, EX) – as Tsutomu Honda
- Yonimo KimyÃ
Âna Monogatari "Ningen KokuhÃ
Â" (1992, CX) – Kengo Fujii
- DoyÃ
 Drama TÃ
Âsenbo TÃ
Âri (1992, NHK)
- Hanshi Chitori MonochÃ
 (1993, NTV) – as Kojuro Shimura
- Watashi ga Aishita Ultra Seven (1993, NHK) – as Dan (Kohji Moritsugu)
- Zenigata Heiji 3rd Series Episode 1 "Kurayami no Konrei" (1993, CX)
- ShÃ
ÂnigekabyÃ
ÂtÃ
 Ashita mata ne! (1993, TBS)
- Piano (1994, NHK) – as Keita Fujiyoshi
- Itsunohika sono Mune ni (1994, TBS) – as Tsuyoshi Kamiya
- Saturday Night at the Mysteries (EX)
- TokkyÃ
« yufuin no Mori Satsujin Jiken (1995)
- ShÃ
«chakueki Series (1996âÂÂ98)
- Onsenwaka Okami no Satsujin Suiri (2000)"
- HensÃ
Âfukei no Jikenbo (2000âÂÂ02) – as Noriyuki Mori
- Second Chance (1995, TBS) – as Toru Yamanaka
- Drama Shinginga (NHK)
- Uogashi no Princess (1995) – as Jiyunpei Nishio
- Kekkon wa ikaga? (1996)
- Shokon Saikon (1997) – as Fumito Yasuhara
- Banchamo Debana (1997, TBS) – as Taichi Nakahara
- Ai no GekijÃ
 Saikon Trump (1998, TBS) – as Yuji
- Aoitori Syndrome (1999, EX) – as Akihisa Isomura
- KayÃ
 Suspense GekijÃ
 (NTV)
- ShÃ
ÂkyÃ
Âto Mystery 25 (1999) – as Toshio Sonoyama
- Shinpen Keigo 6 (2000) – as Yoshitaka Nogami
- Yasuo Uchida Suspense Shinano no Colombo Jiken File Series (2001âÂÂ, TX) – as Kazuo Okabe
- AbarenbÃ
 ShÃ
Âgun XI Series: Haru no Special (2001âÂÂ04, EX) – as Goro Sake of the Edo-cho firefighting group
- Okamisan Dosukoi!! (2002, TBS) – as Mitsuo Saeki
- ShÃ
«gorÃ
 Yamamoto 100th Anniversary Programme Hatsutsubomi (2003, TBS) – as Kyuuma Morita
- Kenkyaku ShÃ
Âbai 5th Series Episode 1 "KinÃ
 no Teki" (2004, CX/Shochiku) – as Momotaro Sekiyama
- KinyÃ
 Entertainment Jitsuroku Rikon HisshÃ
 Drama Rikon Counselor Shoko Todoroki (1) (2004, CX) – as Shuzo Yamazaki
- Kikasete yo Ai no Kotoba o (2005, TBS) – as Katsuya Goto
- Fugo Keiji Episode 9 (2005, EX) – as Yuji Kumagai
- Mito KÃ
Âmon (TBS)
- Part 35 (2005) as Takamatsu Domain, Sanuki Province Lord Matsudaira Yoritsune
- Part 43 Episode 4 "Suke ga Deatta Onna YÃ
«rei -Manazuru-" (2011) – as Shinzaburo Mine
- KeishichÃ
 Tokushu Butai 512 (2005, NTV) – Shunsaku Koda
- Shin Hosou de HanjÃ
Âki (2006, CX) – as Seiji Ibuki
- Akihabara@Deep Search (Episode) 9. (2006, TBS) – as Domon (FukushÃ
«-ya)
- SuiyÃ
 Mystery 9 Oitsumeru (2006, TX)
- Ojësan-sensei (2007, NTV) – as Seiji Oinuma
- Boys Esté Episode9-11 (2007, TX) – as Toru Kasugai
- Kyotaro Nishimura Suspense TetsudÃ
 SÃ
Âsa-kan 8 (2007, EX) – as Isao Iguchi
- Utahime Episodes 8âÂÂ10 (2007, TBS) – as Hisamatsu
- Shikaku Ukeoinin 2nd Series Episode 4 SP (2008, TX)
- Hissatsu Shigoto Hito 2009 Episode 12 (2009, ABC-EX) – as Seihyoe Osada
- Drama Tokubetsu Kikaku Izakaya mo heji (25 Sep 2011, TBS) – as Mishin-ya man
- Drama Tokubetsu Kikaku Kaneko Misuzu Monogatari âÂÂMinna Chigatte Minna ëâ (9 Jul 2012, TBS) – as Inehiko Kirihara
- Drama Special SPâÂÂKeishichÃ
 Keigo-ka 4 (4 May 2014, EX) – as Shinsuke Yanagida
- Maruho no Onna âÂÂHoken Hanzai ChÃ
Âsa-inâ Episode 4 (2014, TX) – as Takao Fukami
- Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery (EX-Toei ver.)
- 62nd Work: Shindai TokkyÃ
« Cassiopeia & Super Hi-tachi Renzoku Satsujin (Remake ver. of series's 13th work Nihonkai Satsujin Route) (12 Jul 2014, EX) – as Isao Yamamoto
- Taiko Mochi no Tatsujin âÂÂTadashë ÃÂàno Home-kataâ Episode 1 (2015, TX) – as Jin Tsurui
- GetsuyÃ
 Golden (TBS)
- Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 28 (2015) – as Shogo Himekawa
- ' Episode 11 (2015, TX) – as Moyuru
- Seicho Matsumoto Mystery Jidaigeki Episode 10 "Ame to Kawanone" (11 Aug 2015, BS Japan) – as Ichisuke
- GetsuyÃ
 Meisaku GekijÃ
 (TBS)
- Detective Tokunosuke Jinbo 11 (30 Jan 2017) – as Shigenori Mizushima
- Extremely Inappropriate! (2024, TBS) â as himself
Other TV appearances
- Nekketsu! HÃ
Âshasen Charisma-sensei (2007, Nittele Plus & Science (now Nittele Plus)) – as Professor Goro Hojohara
- Mitchaku 118-nichi! SentÃ
Âki Pilot e no Michi Wing Mark ni Kakeru Otoko-tachi no Tatakai (2008, TX) – Narration
- Keizai Documentary Drama Rubicon no Ketsudan (2009âÂÂ10, TX)
- Aoiro HakkÃ
 Diode o Tsukutta Otoko Shuji Nakamura – as Shuji Nakamura
- Nippon no Dai Ketsudan 2009 Seiken KÃ
Âtai – as Seiji Maehara
- RyÃ
Âma no KÃ
Âkei-sha Iwasaki YatarÃ
 âÂÂNippon Keizai no Ishizue o Kizuita Otokoâ – as Sakamoto RyÃ
Âma
- Kaden SensÃ
Â! Odoroki no Takane Uri GyÃ
Âten Service de RyÃ
Âhan-ten ni Idonda Denki-ten
- Africa Tairiku 3,700 km BakusÃ
Â! Ponkotsu Ramen Yatai 2 (15 Sep 2014, TX)
Films
- Love on a Daily Basis (1988,) – as Saburo Nagareyama
- Lonely Hitman (1989) – as Shuhei Kawai
- Boku no Sentaku (2000) – as Hiroshi Nojima
- RyÃ
Âzanpaku Family (2003) – as Tetsuji Shimada
- Friends (2004) – as Kanie
- Peanuts (2006) – as Takeshi Shibuya
- Master of Thunder: Kessen!! Sekiro RyÃ
«kaden (2006) – as Takamura Ono
- ' (2008,) – as Shiro / Kamen Rider Yuuki Hijack Form (voice)
- ' (2010) – as Mamoru Igarashi
Stage
- Genroku Hana no Koi Samurai (1993 Mitotic nationwide longitudinal performance)
- Super Musical: The Tale of Genji (1996 39 nationwide performances nationwide)
- Gakugeki Ricolis (1997 Lilia Hall)
- Te no Naka no Ringo (1998 Osaka Ogimachi Museum Square-Shinjuku Theater Tops)
- Hana no JÃ
 (1998 Meiji-za November performance)
- South Pacific (1999 Aoyama Theater)
- Ue o Muite ArukÃ
 (1999 Shinbashi EnbujÃ
Â)
- Tsuma-tachi no Rokumeikan (2000 Meiji-za February performance, 2002 Meiji-za)
- Miyamoto Musashi (2000 Nationwide)
- Aoki-san-ka no Okusan (2000 Mitaka City Arts and Culture Center, 2008 Kanto Gakuin University Bennett Hall)
- DÃ
Âtonbori Monogatari (2000 Osaka Shochiku-zaâÂÂShinbashi EnbujÃ
Â, 2003 Hakata-za)
- Sora no Kaasama (2001 Geijutsu-za)
- Yukiguni (2003 Meitetsu Hall)
- Furuamerika ni Sode wa nurasaji (2003 Osaka Shochiku-zaâÂÂShinbashi EnbujÃ
Â)
- Kigeki OedodegozaruâÂÂNihonbashi Nagasakiya Oranda Yashiki (2004 Shinbashi EnbujÃ
Â)
- Niji no Hashi (2004 Misono-za)
- Ajisai (2005 Theatre1010)
- Ibrahim Ojisan to Quran no Hana-tachi (2005 Hakuhinkan)
- Ikuyo Nakamichi no Gomen! Asobase Classic (2005 Nationwide)
- Furidashita Yuki (2006 Theatre1010)
- Kazunomiya Samaotome (2006 Shinbashi EnbujÃ
Â)
- Edo Miyage Korikori-banashi (2006 Theatre1010, 2008 Mitsukoshi Theater, 2010 Nationwide)
- Onna-tachi no ChÃ
«shingura (2006 Meiji-za)
- Akane Sora (2007 Chunichi Theatre)
- ChÃ
«shingura: Inochi Moyurutoki (2007 Meiji-za)
- The Samurai I Loved (2007 Osaka Shochiku-za)
- Edo no BudÃ
Âkai (2008 Meiji-za February performance)
- God Doctor (2008 New National Theatre Tokyo) – as HonnÃ
 no Eda-san
- Ã
Âkawa watari (2008 Meiji-za, 2009 Chunichi Theatre)
- Hanabanashiki Ichizoku (2008 Le Theatre Ginza and elsewhere, 2010 The Galaxy Theatre and elsewhere) – as Saburo Sugishi
- Cast 3-Ri ni yoru Gekiteki RÃ
Âdoku Geki KujÃ
 no Tegami (2009 Hakuhinkan Theater)
- Miyuki Kawanaka Performance (Misono-za)
- Miyuki Kawanaka Special Performance: OtoseâÂÂRyÃ
«ma ga Shitau Hotarubi no Onna (2009) – as Sakamoto RyÃ
Âma
- Miyuki Kawanaka Performance: Taka Jo Ranman (2011) – as Shuzen Nagano
- Onna no Ie (2009 Shinbashi EnbujÃ
Â)
- KÃ
Âge (2010 Mitsukoshi Theater and elsewhere) – as Fumitake Ezaki, later Hachiro Kuwata
- Because his co-star Bsaku Sato was sick due to poor physical conditions, he acted as a substitute from the middle of the performance.
- Onna no Hitosashiyubi (2011 Mitsukoshi Theater) – as Origuchi
- Onna-tachi no ChÃ
«shingura (2012 Meiji-za)
- Macbeth (2012 Laforet Museum Harajuku)
- Taichi Saotome Performance: ShinshÃ
« TenbakyÃ
 (2013 Meiji-za, Chunichi Theatre)
- 40 Carat (2013 Tokyo Art Theater Playhouse, Osaka Shochiku-za)
- Saimatsu Meiji-za: Le Fair Nenmatsuda yo! Minna ShÃ
«gÃ
Â!! (21âÂÂ24 Dec 2013 Meiji-za) – as Kichiji Kaneuri
- Yuku Toshi Kuru-nen Fuyu no Jin Shiwasu Meiji-za Jidaigeki-sai (Dec 2017 Meiji-za/Jan 2018 Umeda Arts Theater) – as Uesugi Kagekatsu
- Moulin Rouge! (Summer 2023-Summer 2024) – as Harold Zidler
- Sister Act (Spring 2026) – as Curtis Jackson
Talk-Variety
- Quiz! Nou Bell Show (30 Mar 2016, 5 Feb 2018, BS Fuji)
- BS Fuji: 11-Jikan TV: Zenkoku taikÃ
Â! NÃ
 Tore-sei Gassen!! (11 Nov 2017, BS Fuji)
Discography
Singles-Records
- Sexy No.1/Rainy (1 Jun 1981)
- Lonely Day/Odore! Koibito (1981)
- Yoko o Mukuna, tamerau na/YÃ
«waku Hoshi (1982)
- Natsu no Knife/Kaeri na (22 May 1985)
- Only You/SamayÃ
 Sedai (Stray Age) (21 Sep 1985)
- Ki ni naru Hey Girl/Gatakeshi Monora (21 Mar 1986)
- Night Game/Kimi to no Hibi (21 Sep 1986)
- Dance & Dance/Tokyo Night (22 Jul 1987)
Albums
- Turn Loose (1 Jul 1985)
- Stray Age (1 Nov 1985)*Not on CD
- Success (11 Mar 1986)
- Champ (22 Jul 1987)
- Best Of Yuki Matsumura (1 Jul 1988)
- Golden J-Pop The Best (22 Sep 1999)
- Golden Best (23 Jan 2008)
- Takeo TsutÃ
 (6 Nov 2013)
Videos and LD
- Yu-ki Matsumura "Success: Yu-ki Matsumura First Tribe" (21 Jul 1986)
DVD
- Yu-ki Matsumura Christmas Dinner Show (2006âÂÂ10)
- Yu-ki Matsumura Christmas Dinner Live (2011âÂÂ13)
As a subject
- Kamui Kengishu Produced performance Shion (2001)
- Shin Hosou de HanjÃ
Âki (2007, CX-Toho)
- Ellie Omiya "Ikiru Conte" publication commemoration autograph session (2008)
- Miyuki Kawanaka GujÃ
 Yume Uta (2009, Teichiku Entertainment)
See also
References
External links