Masaki Kanda (Japanese: 神田 正輝, Hepburn: Kanda Masaki, born December 21, 1950) is a Japanese actor.^[1][2][3][4] He is well known for his role as Doc (Akira Saijō in Taiyō ni Hoero!).^[5] His ex-wife is singer Seiko Matsuda and their daughter was actress Sayaka Kanda.^[6]

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Kanda was born on December 21, 1950, in Tokyo.

He was recruited by actor Yujiro Ishihara and made his television debut in 1976 with Daitokai Tatakai no Hibi.^[2]

He married singer Seiko Matsuda in 1985, and the two had a daughter, Sayaka Kanda. The two divorced in 1997.