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Kenichi Matsuyama as Soichi Negishi/Johannes Krauser II
Born in 1985, Matsuyama made his debut in Bright Future, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa in 2002. He consecutively appeared in NANA, Linda Linda Linda and won numerous awards for his role as “L” in the Death Note films.
Ryuji Akiyama as Terumichi Nishida/Camus
Born in 1978, Akiyama performs as both an actor and a comedian. He is part of the Japanese comedic trio named Robert.
Yoshihiko Hosoda as Masayuki Wada/Jagi
Born in 1988, Hosoda began his career with Fuji TV’s Division 1 skits. Over the years, he has appeared in numerous TV dramas. Hosoda most recently appeared in Tokyo DOGS.
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Rosa Kato as Yuri Aikawa
Born in 1985, Kato launched her career as a TV commercial model. She slowly transitioned to TV dramas in 2005. Of Italian descent, she regularly appeared on NHK’s Italian language show.
Yasuko Matsuyuki as Death Records President
Born in 1972, she started her career as a model for a popular fashion magazine and made her acting debut in a TV drama series in 1991. In 2007, she was nominated for the Japanese Academy Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for the film Hula Girls.
Gene Simmons as Jack IL Dark
Born in 1945, Simmons played in several rock bands before finally forming Wicked Lester in the 1970s. From Wicked Lester emerged the now legendary rock band KISS. Gene Simmons makes a cameo appearance in Detroit Metal City as a nod to the original manga’s title reference to the KISS song “Detroit Rock City.”
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