Jun Matsumoto

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jun Matsumoto (born August 30, 1983) was born in Toshima, Tokyo, is known for his acting achievements in many Japanese dramas. Also widely known as "MatsuJun", is a Japanese actor, and TV host. He is known outside Japan for he role in the Romance film Tokyo Tower (2005). He was also a main character in Kimi wa petto (2003), along with Koyuki. He rose to fame in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003) with Koyuki and gained huge popularity . He first caught the attention of the public in 1997 by acting debut in TBS drama special Hoken Chousain, but quickly grew beyond drama and has earned acclaim as an actor through his many roles on Japanese television and in several Japanese films. He also starred Boys Over Flowers series in 2005. He has gone on to appear in numerous dramas and movies, receiving a number of awards and nominations for his roles. He drama 99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016) was popular in Japan with a peak viewership rating of 22.5%. He is very famous in Japan, and almost everyone knows him. Was best known until recently for his commercial work on Japanese television. Over the years since the early 1990s, the actor has had roles in drama serials, movies, TV shows and even hosted red carpet events in his country like Minnano Televi and Utawara. Let's also not forget the innumerable CF (commercial film) advertisements that he's done, for brands like KFC in Japan, Kosé and Pepsi. He wore multiple hats as an actor, host and variety ...

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Yellow Tears (2007)

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Yuu Kashii

The movie is centered around five friends as they end up spending the summer of 1962 shackled up together in a tiny studio apartment in Tokyo. The five friends are Eisuke - the manga artist, Shoichi - the singer, Ryuzo - the novelist, Kei - the painter and Yuji – ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isshin Inudo
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Yuu Kashii

Girl in the Sunny Place (2013)

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Masaki Suda

A new salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then, Mao was called stupid and bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret…  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takahiro Miki
CAST:  Juri Ueno  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Tetsuji Tamayama  •  Masaki Suda

My Sister, My Love (2007)

It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. It's not about sex, it's about the feelings the two have for one another and how society views them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ando
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Ayaka Komatsu

It is a taboo story about love and incest between twins. It's not about sex, it's about the feelings the two have for one another and how society views them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ando
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Yuta Hiraoka  •  Ayaka Komatsu

Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy (2002)

"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex. Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wild life in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Satoshi Ohno

"Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy" centers around five friends who are residents in a Tokyo apartment complex. Now senior high school students, the five friends live the wild life in Harajuku before encountering unforeseen surprises.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Satoshi Ohno

The Last Promise (2010)

"Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto

"Saigo no Yakusoku" is described as a human suspense story involving the hijack of a major building. The members of Arashi play five young men who happen to be inside, and the story depicts their attempt to escape and their interactions with the other people caught ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Jun Matsumoto

Tokyo Tower (2005)

Toru Kojima and his friend Koji are young student boys with one thing in common - they both love to date older women. Koji is a playboy with several women, young and older, whereas Toru is a romantic with his heart set on on certain lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Junichi Okada  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Shinobu Terajima

Toru Kojima and his friend Koji are young student boys with one thing in common - they both love to date older women. Koji is a playboy with several women, young and older, whereas Toru is a romantic with his heart set on on certain lady.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Minamoto
CAST:  Hitomi Kuroki  •  Junichi Okada  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Shinobu Terajima

Hana Yori Dango: Final (2008)

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Shun Oguri  •  Shota Matsuda

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuharu Ishii
CAST:  Mao Inoue  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Shun Oguri  •  Shota Matsuda

The Last Princess (2008)

After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Daisuke Miyagawa  •  Hiroshi Abe

After the Akizuku clan fall in defeat to rival clan Yamana, Princess Yuki (Nagasawa Masami) and general Rokurota (Hiroshi Abe), take cover in a hidden fortress, along with their clan and gold treasury. Fortuitously stumbling into the hideaways, brash young miner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Higuchi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kippei Shiina  •  Daisuke Miyagawa  •  Hiroshi Abe

Pikanchi Half: Life is Hard Tabun Happy (2014)

Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friends, now in their 30s, having a reunion as they are running into problems with family and work  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi  •  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Satoshi Ohno

Pikanchi Half is a spin-off of the two previous movies in the Pikanchi series, showing the five friends, now in their 30s, having a reunion as they are running into problems with family and work  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi  •  Hisashi Kimura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Satoshi Ohno

I Don't Want to Kidnap Anyone Anymore (2012)

Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Shihori Kanjiya

Ohno plays the role of Tarui Shotaro, an ordinary guy who dreamed of becoming a hero when he was a child, but now gets by as a part-time worker. The unexpected story unfolds when one day, the daughter of a yakuza boss asks him to plan a make-believe kidnapping. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Satoh
CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Yui Aragaki  •  Ryuta Sato  •  Shihori Kanjiya

Myu will Give Daddy Her Legs (2008)

The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshino
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Karina  •  Rina Hatakeyama  •  Bokuzo Masana

The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which affects the nervous system. He begins to lose the functioning of his limbs, but he is determined to fight the illness with the support of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshino
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Karina  •  Rina Hatakeyama  •  Bokuzo Masana

Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy (2004)

Sequel to the 2002 film Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, starring members of boy band Arashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Masahiro Koumoto

Sequel to the 2002 film Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy, starring members of boy band Arashi.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukihiko Tsutsumi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Masahiro Koumoto

Narratage (2017)

Izumi is a sophomore university student when she hears from her former high school teacher and mentor Takashi. They were both involved in the school drama club. She liked him. He liked her. Takashi asks Izumi to return to the school and assist with a performance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Ayaka Onishi

Izumi is a sophomore university student when she hears from her former high school teacher and mentor Takashi. They were both involved in the school drama club. She liked him. He liked her. Takashi asks Izumi to return to the school and assist with a performance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Yukisada
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kasumi Arimura  •  Kentaro Sakaguchi  •  Ayaka Onishi

Shinjuku Boy Detectives (1998)

In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Fuchii
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Yu Yokoyama  •  Mariko Kaga

In the streets of ultra-modern Shinjuku, Sosuke, a young would-be detective, all of a sudden attacked by a monster robot and falls unconscious. Determined to unravel the mystery, Sosuke joins forces with four members to fight against the robot. Will they be successful?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masafumi Fuchii
CAST:  Masaki Aiba  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Yu Yokoyama  •  Mariko Kaga

The Files of Young Kindaichi: Murder on the Magic Express (2001)

When the head of the touring magician's group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Anne Suzuki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Jiro Dan

When the head of the touring magician's group "Magical Fantasy" is murdered on a train while on his way to Hokkaido, young Kindaichi, who also just happens to be on board, is fast on the case to find the culprit. But just as quickly as the case unfolds, the body ...  (more)

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CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Anne Suzuki  •  Harumi Inoue  •  Jiro Dan

Arashi Around Asia 2008 in Tokyo (2009)

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CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Satoshi Ohno

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CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Satoshi Ohno

ARASHI 10-11 TOUR 'Scene' - Training Camp (2011)

Features tour extras of Arashi going on Training Camp.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya

Features tour extras of Arashi going on Training Camp.  (more)

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CAST:  Sho Sakurai  •  Masaki Aiba  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya

Song of the Beginning (2013)

Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomochika Kasaura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Naho Toda  •  Ode Nanako

Wataru, a freelance cameraman who works for a travel magazine in Tokyo. He had aimed to be a teacher but failed to achieve his goal and left home to go to Tokyo. However, he does not do well in Tokyo and has to return to his hometown. Wataru reunites with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomochika Kasaura
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Nana Eikura  •  Naho Toda  •  Ode Nanako

ARASHI Live Tour 2016-2017 Are You Happy? Documentary (2017)

Features behind the scenes of Arashi going on the Are You Happy? tour.  (more)

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CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya

Features behind the scenes of Arashi going on the Are You Happy? tour.  (more)

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CAST:  Satoshi Ohno  •  Sho Sakurai  •  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kazunari Ninomiya

Eien no Nispa (2019)

Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yanagawa Tsuyoshi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yosuke Eguchi

Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yanagawa Tsuyoshi
CAST:  Jun Matsumoto  •  Kyoko Fukada  •  Takashi Ukaji  •  Yosuke Eguchi
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