Hiroyasu Matsuoka

is a Japanese businessman. He has served as Representative Director, President, and CEO of Toho Co., Ltd. since May 2022, becoming the 15th person to hold the position.

Early life Hiroyasu Matsuoka was born on April 18, 1966, in Rome, Italy, while his father, Isao Matsuoka (later the 11th president and current honorary chairman of Toho), was stationed at the company's European office there.

Matsuoka was educated entirely within the Keio Gijuku system, attending Keio Yochisha Elementary School, Keio Junior High School, Keio Senior High School, and graduating from the Faculty of Law at Keio University in 1989. During university he was heavily involved in the tennis club of the Athletic Association, later reflecting that his half-hearted commitment to the sport during those years taught him the importance of full dedication in professional life. After graduation he studied in the United States, earning a degree in business administration from Albright College in 1991 and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Business in July 1992. He returned to Japan in 1994 and joined Toho-Towa, He has executive-produced several major international projects, including collaborations with Hollywood studios and the Apple TV+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. He also has personal connections in the international film industry and is a friend of actor Tom Cruise.

Matsuoka holds Japanese citizenship and is professionally known as Hiro Matsuoka in English-language media, international business contexts, and on Toho's official English-language website. He also speaks fluent English.

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