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Production Baobab is a voice actor talent management firm in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Attached voice actors Male *Masashi Hirose *Takanori Hoshino * Hiroya Ishimaru *Masafumi Kimura *Ikuo Nishikawa * Jirō Saitō *Takayuki Sakazume *Hiroshi Shirokuma *Jun'ich ...

. He is known for the roles of

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''), Rikishiman (''

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''), Gosterro (''

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''). In September 2014, Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness. As a result, he was replaced by

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''.

Filmography

Anime television

Original Video Animations

*'' Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle'' (Radah Neeva) (1986) *''

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'' (Admiral Yuzo Takaya) (1988) *''

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'' (1989) (Arthur Lynch) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team'' (1996) (Baresto Rosita) *''

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'' (Keisuke Hamamoto, Aleksei) (1997-1998) *''

Getter Robo Armageddon ''Getter Robo Armageddon'', known in Japan as , is an OVA released between August 25, 1998 to May 25, 1999 by Bandai Visual and was animated by Brain's Base and Studio OX. The OVA is based on the manga and anime series ''Getter Robo'', create ...

'' (Stinger) (1998) *'' Hellsing Ultimate'' (Sir Penwood) (2008) *'' Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'' (James Shiba) (2012-2014)

Anime films

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'' (1981) (

) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow'' (1981) (Ramba Ral) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space'' (1982) (Ramba Ral) *''

'' film series ( Rikishiman, The Ninja, Kendaman, others) (1984-1986) *''

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'' (1988) (Kanta's Father) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report'' (Jacob) (1998) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King'' (2000) (Coretol)

Tokusatsu

*'' Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army'' (1984) (Alien Temperor, Alien Baltan II) *'' Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju'' (2006) (Horror Legules)

Video games

*''

'' (Ramba Ral) (1981) *'' Armored Trooper Votoms: Udo Kumen Arc'' (Kan Yu) (1983) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed'' (

) (1998) *'' Ikusagami'' (2005) (

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) *''

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'' (Dynas Stone) (2005) *''

Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na , also known as ''Crescent Love'', is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by August and first released on September 22, 2005 for Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. A manga illustrated by Hoehoe ...

'' (Lioness Teo Arshlight) (2006) *'' Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors'' (Minister of Alsword) (2007) *''

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'' (Enma) (2008) *''

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 (Ramba Ral, Gosterro, Kan Yu, Dr. Stinger) (2008-2019) *'' Fallout: New Vegas'' (Robert House) (2010) *''

Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney ''Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'' is a visual novel adventure puzzle video game for the Nintendo 3DS, and was developed by both Capcom and Level-5, the latter publishing it in Japan while Nintendo published it worldwide. The g ...

'' (Story Teller) (2012) *''

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'' (Barbos, Leblanc) (2019)

Dubbing

Other voices

*'' Star Tours – The Adventures Continue'' (

Boba Fett Boba Fett ( ) is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. First appearing in the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' (1978), where he was voiced by Don Francks, he is an armored bounty hunter featured in both the original and prequel fi ...

)

References

External links

Official profile
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Masashi Hirose
at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database
Masashi Hirose
at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirose, Masashi 1948 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture Production Baobab voice actors