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 ...
who voiced Vigoro in ''
Skies of Arcadia
''Skies of Arcadia'' is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega. Players control Vyse, a young air pirate, and his friends as they attempt to stop the fictional Valuan Empire from reviving ancient weapons with t ...
'' and
Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...
in ''
Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette''.
Filmography
Television animation
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Aoki Densetsu Shoot!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Ōshima. It was published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' between 1990 and 2003. The story revolves around a boy named Toshihiko Tanaka, who has just started at Kakeg ...
'' (1993) (Tetsuya Sugawara)
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Trigun
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the mag ...
'' (1998) (Ingway)
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One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...
'' (1999) (Porchemy)
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Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger'' (2009) (Ricardo Martinez)
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Shiki'' (2010) (Ozaki)
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Nekogami Yaoyorozu
, also known as ''Cat God'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Flipflops about a cat goddess that lives in an antique shop. An anime television adaptation by AIC PLUS+ aired in Japan between July and September 2011 and ha ...
'' (2011) (Narrator, Genzou)
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...
'' (2012) (George Joestar I)
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Broken Blade'' (2014) (Baldr)
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7 Seeds'' (2019) (Unami)
Original video animation
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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory'' (1991) (South Burning)
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Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Nishimori. The manga was initially published in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' running monthly from September 1988 to August 1990. The series was then transferred to ' ...
'' (1993) (Sasaki)
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Appleseed XIII
is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series '' Appleseed''. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of E-S.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was ...
'' (2011) (Baxter)
Theatrical animation
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet'' (1990) (Horse)
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City'' (1997) (Ain Motain)
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Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom'' (2006) (Ishidate)
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Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser'' (2009) (Kazuki Honjo)
Video games
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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 ...
'' (1997) (Earthquake)
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Street Fighter Alpha 3
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'' (1998) (E. Honda)
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Power Stone'' (1999) (Valgas)
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Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition'' (1999) (Toji Sakata)
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Capcom vs. SNK
, also known as simply ''Capcom vs. SNK'' in international releases, is a 2000 head-to-head fighting game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated arcade game for Segas NAOMI hardware and later ported to the Dreamcast. It is th ...
'' (2000) (E. Honda)
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Skies of Arcadia
''Skies of Arcadia'' is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega. Players control Vyse, a young air pirate, and his friends as they attempt to stop the fictional Valuan Empire from reviving ancient weapons with t ...
'' (2000) (Vigoro)
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Capcom vs. SNK 2'' (2001) (E. Honda)
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Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia'' (2017) (General Leo)
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Final Fantasy VII Remake
is a 2020 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. It is the first in a planned trilogy of games remaking the 1997 PlayStation game '' Final Fantasy VII''. Set in the dystopian cyberpunk metropolis of Midgar, playe ...
'' (2020) (Chocobo Sam)
Tokusatsu
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Chōriki Sentai Ohranger
is a Japanese tokusatsu television series and the 19th installment in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of superhero programs. It is the second ancient civilization-themed Super Sentai, preceded by ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V''. Its foota ...
'' (1995) (Bara
Cactus
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1 (ep. 5))
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Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series. It is the eighteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-seventh series overall. Toei registered the Kamen Rider Ex-Aid trademark on June 13, 2016. The show premiered ...
'' (2017) (
Gamedeus Bugster (ep. 42 - 44))
Dubbing
Live-action
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Wesley Snipes
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Blade
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'' (Eric Brooks / Blade)
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Blade II
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'' (Eric Brooks / Blade)
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Blade: Trinity'' (Eric Brooks / Blade)
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7 Seconds'' (Jack Tuliver)
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The Detonator'' (Sonni Griffith)
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Hard Luck
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'' (Lucky)
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The Art of War II: Betrayal'' (Agent Neil Shaw)
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Game of Death
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'' (Marcus Jones)
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True Story'' (Carlton)
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2 Fast 2 Furious'' (2006 TV Asahi edition) (Tej Parker (
Ludacris
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn'' (Leon Brothers (
Chuck D
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Albino Alligator
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'' (Law (
William Fichtner
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The Art of War III: Retribution'' (Agent Neil Shaw (
Treach
Anthony Criss (born December 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is perhaps best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.
Career
With Naughty by Nature, Treach worked ...
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Bad Boys'' (Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey (
Will Smith
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Bad Boys II
''Bad Boys II'' is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith. The sequel to the 1995 film '' Bad Boys'' and the second film in the ''Bad Boys ...
'' (Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey (Will Smith))
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Bad Boys for Life
''Bad Boys for Life'' is a 2020 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Adil & Bilall. It is the sequel to ''Bad Boys II'' (2003) and the third installment in the ''Bad Boys'' franchise. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprise their ...
'' (Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey (Will Smith))
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Blackjack
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'' (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Don Tragle (
Andrew Jackson
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Cedar Rapids
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'' (Ronald Wilkes (
Isiah Whitlock Jr.))
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Dead Heat
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'' (1992 Fuji TV edition) (Wilcox (Chip Heller))
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Event Horizon
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In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive compact obj ...
'' (Captain Miller (
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three time Emmy Award and Tony Award winning actor known for his roles on stage and screen. He has been hailed for his forceful, militant, and authoritative charact ...
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''Ghostbusters'' (1984) (1999 DVD edition) (Winston Zeddemore (
Ernie Hudson
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))
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''Ghostbusters'' (2016) (Bill Jenkins (
Ernie Hudson
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Heaven's Prisoners
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'' (Victor Romero (
Hawthorne James
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He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in ''Speed'' and for films and television se ...
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Lord of War
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The film was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, to positive reviews and grosse ...
'' (André Baptiste Sr. (
Eamonn Walker
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RoboCop
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'' (Alex Murphy / RoboCop (
Peter Weller
Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American film and stage actor, television director, and art historian.
He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in whic ...
))
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The Rock'' (1999 NTV edition) (Captain Darrow (
Tony Todd
Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American actor who made his debut as Sgt. Warren in the film ''Platoon'' (1986), and portrayed Kurn in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1990–1991) and '' Star Trek: Deep Space Ni ...
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...
'' (Pilot (
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (born 13 March 1973) is an Icelandic-American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for ''Children'', '' Trapped'', '' The Deep'', ''Lady Dynamite'', and ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''.
Early life
Ólafur ...
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Shanghai Noon
''Shanghai Noon'' is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. The first in the ''Shanghai'' film series and marking the directorial debut of Tom Dey, ''Shanghai Noon'' was written by Alfred ...
'' (Lo Fong (
Roger Yuan
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Sicario'' (Alejandro Gillick (
Benicio del Toro
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' (Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro))
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Simon Sez
''Simon Sez'' is a 1999 action film starring Dennis Rodman, Dane Cook, and John Pinette. The film was directed by Kevin Alyn Elders, and the score was composed by Brian Tyler.
The film received extremely negative reviews and became a box offic ...
'' (Simon (
Dennis Rodman
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding ...
))
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Timecop
''Timecop'' is a 1994 American science fiction action film directed by Peter Hyams and co-written by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden. Richardson also served as executive producer. The film is based on '' Timecop'', a story created by Richar ...
'' (Agent Max Walker (
Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Universal Soldier: The Return'' (SETH (
Michael Jai White
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Animation
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...
'' (Manny)
References
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1962 births
Living people
Japanese male video game actors
Japanese male voice actors
Male actors from Kanagawa Prefecture
Osaka University of Arts alumni
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
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