(born August 8, 1952, in

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, Japan) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in

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's ''

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Toshio Matsumoto (25 March 1932 – 12 April 2017) was a Japanese film director and video artist. Biography Matsumoto was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955. His first short was '' Ginrin'', which he made in 1 ...

's '' Bara no Sōretsu''. Ikehata uses the stage name when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues. Always seen dancing in tight clothes at dancing clubs, he adopted the stage name at sixteen years old after his

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and dance which was said to resemble

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. One of Japan's most famous gay entertainers, Peter's

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appearance has enabled him to often play transgender characters and he often appears on stage in dresses.

Filmography and Discography

Film

Television

* '' Garo: Makai Senki'' (2012)

Video games

* ''

Drakengard ''Drakengard'', known in Japan as is a series of action role-playing video games created by Yoko Taro. The eponymous first game in the series was released in 2003 on the PlayStation 2, and has since been followed by a sequel, a prequel and se ...

'' (2003), Caim, Angel (credited separately as Shinnosuke Ikehata and Peter) * ''

Drakengard 2 ''Drakengard 2'', known in Japan as is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix in Japan and Ubisoft in all other territories for the PlayStation 2. It is the second entry in the ''Drakengard'' series, s ...

'' (2005), Caim, Angel (credited as Peter and Shinnosuke Ikehata) * ''

Nier ''Nier'' is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in April 2010. In Japan, the game was released as for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an ...

'' (2010), Grimoire Weiss (credited as Peter and Shinnosuke Ikehata) * '' Yakuza: Dead Souls'' (2011), DD * ''

Drakengard 3 ''Drakengard 3'', known in Japan as is an action role-playing video game developed by Access Games and published by Square Enix exclusively for PlayStation 3. It is the third and final main game in the ''Drakengard'' series and a prequel to th ...

'' (2013), Michael (credited as Peter)

References

External links

Shinnosuke Ikehata’s voice work
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