Ken Matsudaira (松平 健 Matsudaira Ken, born November 28, 1953) is a Japanese actor from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. His real name is Sueshichi Suzuki (鈴木 末七, Suzuki Sueshichi). November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Toyohashi (豊橋市; -shi) is a city located in Aichi, Japan. ... Aichi Prefecture (愛知県 Aichi-ken) is located in the Chubu region of Japan. ...

Active both in television and on stage, he also sings. Matsudaira is most widely known for jidaigeki roles, having made his debut with Shintaro Katsu in an episode of the television series Zatoichi. For a quarter of a century, he starred in the series Abarembo Shogun as Tokugawa Yoshimune, the title character. Stage has several meanings: In rocketry, a stage is one of several independent rockets used to reduce the need for fuel. ... Jidaigeki (時代劇) is a genre of film and television in Japan. ... Shintarō Katsu (勝新太郎, Katsu Shintarō; November 29, 1931 – June 21, 1997; nicknamed Katsu-shin) was a Japanese actor. ... Zatōichi (座頭市) is a fictional character featured in a series of Japanese films, and a television series, set in the Edo period. ... Lantern, Megumi (Firefighting company), Abarenbo Shogun Abarenbo Shogun (暴れん坊将軍) was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. ... Tokugawa Yoshimune (November 27, 1684–July 12, 1751) was the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, known for his financial reform. ...

Other noteworthy roles include Hojo Yoshitoki in the 1979 NHK series Kusa Moeru, Irobe Matashiro in the 1999 NHK series Genroku Ryoran (involving the chushingura, that is, the story of the Forty-seven Ronin), Shibata Katsuie in the 2002 NHK series Toshiie to Matsu, Otomo Sorin in the 2004 NHK special Ōtomo Sōrin—Kokoro no Ōkoku wo Motomete, and Oishi Kuranosuke in the 2004 TV Asahi series Chushingura. He also played Asano Takumi no Kami, an important (although brief) role, in an earlier chushingura, making a career of that story. In 2005, he is appearing as Benkei in Yoshitsune, the yearlong NHK Taiga drama. Hojo Yoshitoki (1163 - 1224, Hojo Yoshitoki) was the second Hojo [shikken]] (regent) of the Kamakura bakufu and head of the Hojo clan. ... NHK NHK (日本放送協会, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... Incense burns at the burial graves of the 47 Ronin at Sengakuji. ... Shibata Katsuie (柴田 勝家) (1530 - 1583) was a Japanese military commander during the Sengoku Period who served Oda Nobunaga. ... Statue of Ōishi Yoshio at Sengakuji in Tokyo Oishi Yoshio (大石良雄 1659 - March 20, 1703) was the karō of the Akō han in Harima Province (now Hyogo Prefecture), Japan (1679 - 1701). ... TV Asahi building in Roppongi Hills TV Asahi Corporation (EX, 株式会社テレビ朝日, Kabushiki Gaisha Terebi Asahi) is a television network operating in Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan. ... Monument at the location of the Corridor of the Pines at the Imperial Palace (formerly Edo Castle) in Tokyo Asano Naganori (浅野長矩 September 28, 1667 – April 21, 1701) was the daimyo of the Ako han in Japan (1675 - 1701). ... Benkei as portrayed in Kabuki plays. ... Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) is the name NHK gives to the annual, year-long historical fiction television series it broadcasts in Japan. ...

Matsudaira is also famous as a singer; one of his most popular songs is "Matsuken Samba II (マツケンサンバII)".