is a Japanese

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

and narrator who is affiliated with

81 Produce is a voice talent management firm in Japan founded on 3 February 1981 (thus the year is the company's namesake). A hybrid CD-ROM featuring voice talent data for members of 81 Produce was released on 19 October 1997. The company is located in ...

Career

Miyake was born in

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

. As a teenager, he dreamed of becoming a voice actor in hopes of meeting an actress that he admired and wanted to co-star with. After graduating from the Amusement Media Research Institute, he joined the talent agency

. He has continued roles after the deaths of

Masashi Amenomori was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Death Amenomori died of cirrhosis on April 9, 1984. At the time of his death he was represented by Aoni Production. Notable voice work *''Ai Shite Knight'' (Juliano) ''final role'' *''Gatchaman'' (Debu) *'' ...

Shigezō Sasaoka , better known by the stage name , was a Japanese voice actor born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. He died in 1998 from Typhoid. After his death, his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. Filmography Television animation *'' Akū ...

Hirotaka Suzuoki was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' ( Bright Noa), '' Captain Tsubasa'' ( Kojirou Hyuga), ''Saint Seiya'' ( ...

Daisuke Gōri was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. ...

, Nobuyuki Furuta and

Unshō Ishizuka was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak on the Japanese ...

and

Yuu Shimaka was a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Production Baobab, and subsequently with Production Aigumi. He was the Japanese voice of the Disney character Goofy. Filmography Film *''Kagemusha'' (1980) – Hara Jingorō #2 Television a ...

and

Kiyoyuki Yanada was a Japanese freelance voice actor who was formerly affiliated with Kyu Production, 81 Produce, and D-COLOR.「人気声優にがぶりより! 第32回梁田清之さん」, Animedia February 1990, Gakken, February 1, 1990, magazine 01579- ...

. In addition, Miyake also played Elephantus in ''

Yatterman Night is a 2015 anime television series by Tatsunoko Production. The series celebrates the 40th anniversary of the ''Time Bokan'' franchise and is inspired by Tatsunoko's 1970s anime series ''Yatterman''. The series aired in Japan between January ...

'' as a tribute to the veteran

Kazuya Tatekabe was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō. He was represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office at the time of his death. He was most known for the roles of Jaian (''Doraemon''), Walsa ('' Time Bokan''), and Tonzu ...

. In 2019, Miyake won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award at the

13th Seiyu Awards The 13th Seiyu Awards was held on March 9, 2019 at the JOQR Media Plus Hall in Minato, Tokyo. The winners of the Merit Awards, the Kei Tomiyama Award, the Kazue Takahashi , known by the stage name , was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Kaz ...

Filmography

Animation

Films

Drama CD

Live action

Video games

Dubbing roles

Live action Japanese dubbing

Animation Japanese dubbing

References

External links

81 Produce profile
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Kenta Miyake
at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyake, Kenta 1977 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Okinawa Prefecture Seiyu Award winners 81 Produce voice actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors