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Masahiro Matsuoka松岡 昌宏
Background information
Born	(1977-01-11) January 11, 1977 (age 47) Sapporo, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Drummer actor
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Sony Music Entertainment Universal Music Japan Storm Labels

Masahiro Matsuoka (松岡 昌宏, Matsuoka Masahiro, born January 11, 1977) is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is a member of Tokio, a musical group of Starto Entertainment formerly known as Johnny & Associates. His nicknames are Mabo and Maa-kun. He starred as Shinichi Ozaki in Godzilla: Final Wars, and comedy series Yasuko to Kenji.

Career

As an artist

Matsuoka joined the pop/rock band Tokio as a drummer in 1990, although the band did not debut until 1994. Along with other Tokio members, he was a background dancer for idol bands such as Hikaru Genji.

As an actor

Matsuoka has had parts in over 20 dramas. His first lead role was in Psychometrer Eiji, a 1997 mystery science fiction drama. In 2008 he starred a comedy series Yasuko to Kenji, based on a comical manga by artist Aruko.

Endorsements

Matsuoka has endorsed many various brands with the band Tokio and by himself. With Tokio, he has endorsed among others Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Eneos, a brand for Nippon Oil.

Filmography

Dubbing

• Hercules (1997) as Hercules

References

1. "Johnny's Net Tokio Profiles" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
2. ^ "Masahiro Matsuoka on IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
3. "Masahiro Matsuoka - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
4. "ヘラクレス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

External links

• Tokio Official Website
• Masahiro Matsuoka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masahiro Matsuoka at IMDb

• 1977 births
• Living people
• Japanese rock drummers
• Japanese male film actors
• Japanese male child actors
• Japanese male television actors
• Tokio (band) members
• Musicians from Sapporo
• 20th-century drummers
• 20th-century Japanese male actors
• 21st-century drummers
• 21st-century Japanese male actors
• Horikoshi High School alumni
• Starto Entertainment