is a Japanese actor, singer, and voice actor. He is best known for playing

Shishio Makoto , known in the English anime in Western order as Makoto Shishio, is a fictional character from the ''Rurouni Kenshin'' manga series created by Nobuhiro Watsuki and the main antagonist of the ''Kyoto Arc'', the second arc of the series. Shishio i ...

in the anime

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...

Filmography

Television animation

;1980s * ''

Kimagure Orange Road is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Matsumoto. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from 1984 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. The story follows tee ...

'' (1987) – "Night of Summer Side" (

opening theme A title sequence (also called an opening sequence or intro) is the method by which films or television programmes present their title and key production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound (often a opening theme song with vis ...

) ;1990s * '' Battle Spirits Ryuuko no Ken'' (1993) – Robert Garcia * ''Mehyō Sakunetsu no Sniper'' (1996) * ''

'' (1996) –

;2000s * ''Atto Homu'' (2000) – Takashi Ōkubo * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...

'' (2000) – Narrator * ''

The Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' (2001) – Yūdai Yamato * ''Nanba Kinyū-den

Minami no Teiō is a Japanese manga series written by Dai Tennōji and illustrated Rikiya Gō. It is serialized in ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' magazine by Nihon Bungeisha. The first volume was published in March 1992 and, as of December 2018, the series has ...

V-Cinema Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy was p ...

34: "Brand no Jūatsu" (2006) * ''

Reborn! ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, a young boy who discovers that he is next in line to become boss of the Vongola family, a powerful Mafia organi ...

'' (2006) – Xanxus ;2010s * ''

Kaseifu no Mita is a 2011 Japanese television drama series. A family grieving their mother's recent death hires Akari Mita as a housekeeper to upkeep the house, which has been thrown into disarray. Mita, who is played by actress Nanako Matsushima, will do a ...

'' (2011) – Isao Minakawa * ''Black Angels 2'' (2012) * ''Black Angels 3'' (2012)

Theatrical animation

* '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters: Pyramid of Light'' (2004) – Narrator * '' Rurouni Kenshin – Shin Kyoto-Hen: Zenpen Homura no Ori'' (2011) –

* '' Rurouni Kenshin – Shin Kyoto-hen: Hikari no Saezuri'' (2012) – Shishio Makoto

Video games

* ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Kaien Ring Soudatsusen!'' (2007) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble Hyper - Moeyo Mirai'' (2008) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Fate of Heat Honō no Sadame'' (2008) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena'' (2008) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Dream Hyper Battle!'' (2008) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Kindan no Yami no Delta'' (2008) - Xanxus * ''katekyo hitman REBORN! DS Flame Rumble X - Mirai Chou-Bakuhatsu!!'' (2009) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Fate of Heat II - Unmei no Futari'' (2009) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - Spirits Burst'' (2009) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Ore ga Boss! Saikyō Family Taisen'' (2009) - Xanxus * ''Katekyō Hitman Reborn! DS Flame Rumble XX - Kessen! Real 6 Chouka'' (2010) - Xanxus * ''Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Kizuna no Tagbattle'' (2010) - Xanxus * ''

J-Stars Victory VS is a crossover fighting video game that combines the universes of several ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga series, including former series and some that have been transferred to other magazines. It was released in Japan by Bandai Namco Entertain ...

'' (2014) –

* ''

Jump Force ''Jump Force'' is a Japanese crossover fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment featuring characters from various manga series featured in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' anthology in celebration o ...

'' (2019) –

Tokusatsu

* ''

Kamen Rider Wizard is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's '' Kamen Rider'' franchise, being the fourteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-third overall. It began airing on TV Asahi on September 2, 2012, joining ''Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters' ...

'' (2012) – Oikawa

References

External links

Official site
1966 births Japanese male voice actors Japanese male singers Living people Male actors from Kyoto Prefecture Musicians from Kyoto Prefecture {{Japan-singer-stub