Leiji Matsumoto

About Leiji Matsumoto

Who is it?: Writer, Director, Art Department
Birth Day: January 25, 1938
Birth Place: Fukuoka, Japan
Birth Name: Akira Matsumoto

Leiji Matsumoto

Leiji Matsumoto was born on January 25, 1938 in Fukuoka, Japan as Akira Matsumoto. He is a writer and director, known...
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🎂 Leiji Matsumoto - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

Currently, Leiji Matsumoto is 86 years, 3 months and 2 days old. Leiji Matsumoto will celebrate 87rd birthday on a Saturday 25th of January 2025. Below we countdown to Leiji Matsumoto upcoming birthday.

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Popular As Leiji Matsumoto
Occupation Writer
Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born January 25, 1938 (Fukuoka, Japan)
Birthday January 25
Town/City Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality Japan

🌙 Zodiac

Leiji Matsumoto’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Leiji Matsumoto was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.

Leiji Matsumoto was born on January 25, 1938 in Fukuoka, Japan as Akira Matsumoto. He is a writer and director, known for Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985), Uchû senkan Yamato (1974) and Saraba uchû senkan Yamato: Ai no senshitachi (1978).

He is married to Miyako Maki.

Leiji Matsumoto WIFE, FAMILY, KIDS

  • Miyako Maki (19? - present)

Leiji Matsumoto Movies

  • Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985) as Writer
  • Uchû senkan Yamato (1974-1975) as Writer
  • Saraba uchû senkan Yamato: Ai no senshitachi (1978) as Writer
  • Star Blazers as Writer

Important Facts about Leiji Matsumoto

He has a deep fascination with the number 9 and uses it in his works, believing it represents the last stop before a major shift in mathematics/time/space/the ages of man.

He draws his spacecraft as possessing a wide array of dials and gauges. This trademark has been dubbed as the "Matsumoto Meter" or the "Gauges of Matsumoto".

He often features a cat (based on his own pet cat Mi-kun) in his stories

His heroines are portrayed as tall slender females, with long (usually blonde) hair and almond-shaped eyes. In contrast to their fragilely elegant form, they are seen as mysterious, strong and possessing great wisdom/powers.

His male protagonists often have brown shaggy hair.

Includes small short stature people who are drawn to look different from the regular height characters in his works.

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