Matsukata Hiroki

Other Name: 松方弘樹

Age: 82

Birthday: July 23, 1942

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Meguro Koju, better known by the stage name Matsukata Hiroki, is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Konoe Jushiro and actress Mizukawa Yaeko and has a younger brother Meguro Yuki who is also an actor. As a young man, he aspired to be a singer, but turned to acting, making his debut at age 17. He worked for Toei, specializing in jidaigeki and yakuza films. In 1969 he switched to Daiei as a replacement for Ichikawa Raizo VIII, starring in many films. On returning to Tōei, he played in supporting roles, including Hidemori Kaiji in the The Doberman Cop, starring Sonny Chiba, and three different character in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series, starring Sugawara Bunta. With ex-wife actress Nishina Akiko he has two children. Son Nishina Masaki and daughter Nishina Hitomi are both in the entertainment industry. Matsukata has at least 27 film credits. An early appearance was in The Magic Serpent (1966). In addition to Battles Without Honor and Humanity, he starred in both the original 1984 Shura no Mure and the 2002 remake. In addition, he has appeared in at least 16 V-Cinema titles. (Source: Wikipedia).