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 talen ...

who graduated from the

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

. He is employed by the talent agency

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 S ...

. He was also asked by SNK to participate as a member of SNK's character image band, ''Band of Fighters'' based on the game series '' King of Fighters'', under the role of

Iori Yagami is a fictional character from SNK's ''The King of Fighters'' video game series. The character first appeared in ''The King of Fighters '95'' as the leader of the Rivals Team, as the initial enemy and later rival of Kyo Kusanagi. Iori is the he ...

Filmography

Television animation

;1990s *'' Pretty Sammy'' (1995-1997) ( Binpachi Hagakure) *'' Azuki-chan'' (1995-1998) (Azuki's father) *''

After War Gundam X , is a 1996 Japanese anime television series and the seventh installment in the long running ''Gundam'' franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate timeline called . The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April ...

'' (1996) (Rukusu) (eps. 25-28) *''

Martian Successor Nadesico , sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh servi ...

'' (1996-1997) (Supreme Commander Haruki Kusakabe) *'' Paketsu de Gohan'' (1996-) (Richard, Sage) *''

Sakura Diaries is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by U-Jin. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 1995 to 2000, with its chapters collected in twenty '' tankōbon'' volumes. It follows th ...

'' (1997) (Tatsuhiko Mashu) *''

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden , commonly abbreviated as or ''BBB'', is a ''CoroCoro Comic'' series created by Koichi Mikata, based on Bomberman and B-Daman. An animated television series was created and originally broadcast on Nagoya TV and TV Asahi at 17:00. It was a ...

'' (1998-1999) (Drakken) *''

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...

'' (1998-)(Kenji (eps. 121-122), Noriyuki Shirakawa (eps. 217-218), Nobukazu Michiba (ep. 370), Kishiharu Torakura (eps. 712-715), Mineto Mayama (eps. 927-928)) *''

Gasaraki is a mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Ryousuke Takahashi, who also co-created the series along with Sunrise (Hajime Yatate). Goro Taniguchi was the assistant director. The screenplay was written by Toru ...

'' (1998) (Tamotsu Hayakawa) (ep. 1) *''

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ' ...

'' (1998) (Hiromichi) *''

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the magazine ceased ...

'' (1998) (Dick) *''

Master of Mosquiton is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Negishi and Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Tsutomu Isomata about a girl named Hitomebore Inaho whose grandmother was in love with a vampire. Inaho meets a vampire at an all-girls Catholic hig ...

'' (1998) (Dragon) (ep. 23) *''

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory ''Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden Victory'' or is a Coro Coro Comic series by Koichi Mikata, based on ''Bomberman'' and ''B-Daman''. The animated television series is broadcast on Nagoya TV. V stands for "Victory" but the anime is also based o ...

'' (1999-2000) (Devil Slinger) ;2000s *'' Wild Arms: Twilight Venom'' (2000) (Bounty Hunter A) (ep. 19) *''

Hellsing ''Hellsing'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from May 1997 to September 2008, with its c ...

'' (2001-2002) (Dr. Trevilian) *''

PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in Japan in 1996 and worldwide in 1997. Created by music producer Masaya Matsuura in collaboration with artist Rodney Greenblat, t ...

'' (2001-2002) (Papa PaRappa) *''

Stratos 4 is a Japanese anime television series by Studio Fantasia and Bandai Visual, and directed by Takeshi Mori. Story Fifty years before the series begins, scientists learn that a group of comets will enter the Solar System on a collision cours ...

'' (2003) (PR officer) (ep. 10) *''

Ashita no Nadja is a romance anime produced by Toei Animation and aired between February 2, 2003 and January 25, 2004 on ANN. In 2009, William Winckler Productions produced two all-new English-dubbed movie versions edited from the original series. Producer ...

'' (2003) (Ralph) *''

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' (2004) (Suicidal Man) (ep. 10) *''

Starship Operators A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in '' Oahspe: A Ne ...

'' (2005) (Ricardo Faless) (eps. 3-4) *'' The King of Fighters: Another Day'' (2005-2006) (

) (eps. 1, 4) *''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' (2006) (Yotaka) *'' Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor'' (2007) (Emcee) (eps. 11-12), (Store manager) (ep. 10) *''

Sgt. Frog ''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to c ...

'' (2007) ( Giruru) *'' Golgo 13'' (2008) (Danny) (ep. 34) ;2010s *''

Naruto Shippuden ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' (2010) (Gameru) (ep. 184) *'' Kaiji: Against All Rules'' (2011) (Middle-aged customer) (ep. 9) *'' Supernatural:The Anime Series'' (2011) (Zack Evans) (ep. 1) *'' Servant × Service'' (2013) (Superior) (ep. 1) *''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as ...

'' (2013) (Preacher) (ep. 2) *''

Fate/Extra Last Encore is a loose anime adaptation of the role-playing game ''Fate/Extra'' produced by Shaft and aired from January 28 until July 29, 2018. Part of the ''Fate'' franchise by game studio Type-Moon, it was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamot ...

'' (2018) ( Lu Bu Fengxian) ;2020s *''

Getter Robo Arc is a manga series written and illustrated by Ken Ishikawa based on '' Getter Robo'' franchise created by Ishikawa and Go Nagai. It was first serialized in Futabasha's ''Super Robot Magazine'' from July 19, 2001 to September 19, 2003, compilin ...

'' (2021) (Schwarzkopf)

Video Games

in ''

The King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of '' The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main p ...

'' series ('' '95'' - '' XIII'') *Iori Yagami in the '' SNK vs Capcom'' series *

Uesugi Kenshin , later known as was a Japanese ''daimyō''. He was born in Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Known a ...

in ''Ikusagami'' *Ranford in the '' Langrisser'' series *Rospark the Floweroid in ''

Mega Man ZX Advent ''Mega Man ZX Advent'', known in Japan as , is an action-platform video game developed by Inti Creates and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was first released in Japan on July 12, 2007; in North America on ...

'' *Jushiro Sakaki in '' Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage'' *Zanzelman in ''

Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushidō Retsuden is a role-playing video game for SNK's Neo Geo CD system, which retells the events of ''Samurai Shodown'' and ''Samurai Shodown II'' in greater detail. It was ported to the Sega Saturn and PlayStation, Gameplay The basic setup of the game ...

'' *Kusakabe Haroki in the ''

Super Robot Wars ''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the '' Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the franchise ...

'' series *Assassin and Berserker in '' Fate/Extra'' * Lu Bu Fengxian,

Darius III Darius III ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Dariu ...

Eric Bloodaxe Eric Haraldsson ( non, Eiríkr Haraldsson , no, Eirik Haraldsson; died 954), nicknamed Bloodaxe ( non, blóðøx , no, Blodøks) and Brother-Slayer ( la, fratrum interfector), was a 10th-century Norwegian king. He ruled as King of Norway from ...

Hector In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

and Li Shuwen in '' Fate/Grand Order'' *Lu Bu Fengxian and Li Shuwen in '' Fate/Extella'' *Atsushi Sakai in ''

Yakuza 5 is an action-adventure video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game is the fifth main entry in the ''Yakuza'' series. The game was released in December 2012 in Japan, and localized for North ...

Tokusatsu

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Denji Sentai Megaranger is Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai metaseries, and the Second Sentai where all heroes are high school students. The footage was also used in the American series, '' Power Rangers in Space''. ''Megaranger'' premiered on Februa ...

'' (Nezi Black (ep 38-43, 48) *''

Kamen Rider Agito , is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown ...

Movie'' (Ant Lord/Formica Pedes) (voice of

Rider Chips are a Japanese hard rock band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky (formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as vo ...

Katsumi Shiono is a common Japanese given name used by either sex. Possible writings Katsumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: ;as a given name *克己, "overcome, self/oneself" *克巳, "overcome, sixth earthly branch" *克美, "ov ...

, Yuuki Anai) *''

Juken Sentai Gekiranger is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on February 18, 2007 on TV Asahi's 2007 ''Super Hero Time'' prog ...

'' (Five Venom Fist Confrontation Beast Snake-Fist Braco (ep 3-9), Mythical Beast

Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; grc-gre, Κέρβερος ''Kérberos'' ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the mo ...

-Fist Kou (ep 43-44)) *''

Samurai Sentai Shinkenger is the title of Toei Company's thirty-third entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series. It premiered on February 15, 2009, the week following the finale of ''Engine Sentai Go-onger'', and ended on F ...

'' (Ayakashi Gozunagumo (ep 23-24))

Drama CDs

*''Kami-sama wa Ijiwaru Janai'' (Ryou Tateno) *''The King of Fighters '97 Drama CD'' (

) *''The King of Fighters '98: The Dream Match Never Ends Drama CD'' () (Iori Yagami) *''KOF: Mid Summer Struggle'' (Iori Yagami) *''The Sun and The Moon ~ Prologue'' () (Iori Yagami) *''Samurai Shodown: Warriors Rage (drama)'' () (Jushiro Sakaki) *''Koishikute'' (Takeshi Hatano)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

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**'' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (Haldir) **'' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (Haldir) *'' Beyond Borders'' (Elliott Hauser (

Noah Emmerich Noah Nicholas Emmerich (born February 27, 1965) is an American actor and director who is best known for his roles in films such as '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' The Truman Show'' (1998), ''Frequency'' (2000), ''Miracle'' (2004), '' Little Child ...

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Con Air ''Con Air'' is a 1997 American action thriller film directed by Simon West and starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich. Written by Scott Rosenberg and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centers on a prison break aboard a ...

'' (Mike "Baby-O" O'Dell (

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)) *'' Kiss the Girls'' ( FBI Agent Kyle Craig (

Jay O. Sanders Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. Early life and education Sanders was born on April 16, 1953 in Austin, ...

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Liar Liar ''Liar Liar'' is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, and written by Paul Guay and Stephen Mazur. It stars Jim Carrey as a lawyer who built his entire career on lying, but finds himself cursed to speak only the truth for a singl ...

'' (Jerry (

Cary Elwes Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film roles as Westley in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Robin Hood in '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in ...

)) *''

The Matrix ''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantolia ...

'' (Agent Brown ( Paul Goddard)) *''

Shining Time Station ''Shining Time Station'' is an American children's television series jointly created by British television producer Britt Allcroft and American television producer Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by Quality Family Entertainment (the Ame ...

'' (Schemer ( Brian O'Connor)) *'' Snake Eyes'' (Gilbert Powell ( John Heard)) *''

A View to a Kill ''A View to a Kill'' is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and is the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted ...

'' (2006 DVD edition) (Scarpine (

Patrick Bauchau Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born 6 December 1938) is a Belgian actor best known for his roles in the films ''A View to a Kill'', '' The Rapture'' and ''Panic Room'', as well as the TV shows '' The Pretender'' and '' House''. ...

)) *'' Where the Heart Is'' (Forney Hull (

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Animation

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'' (Tom Dubois) *''

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Radio Shows

* Sunstar Midnight Harbour (

FM Yokohama FM Yokohama 84.7 is a radio station based in Yokohama, Japan owned by the Yokohama FM Broadcasting Company, a joint venture of Nippon Broadcasting System, Kanagawa Prefectural Government and Bank of Yokohama. This station was featured in the Xbox ...

FM802 (call sign JOFV-FM) is a commercial radio station based at Daiwa Building in Tenjimbashi Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, broadcasting on 80.2 FM from Mount Iimori to Kansai region. As a latecomer to the radio broadcasting market, it was a fo ...

) (April 2011 – present)

References

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