is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from

Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. It is the second-largest Japanese prefecture at , with a population of 1,210,534 (as of October 1, 2020). Iwate Prefecture borders Aomori Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefect ...

who works for

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. Among his other roles, he has performed the characters Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei (''

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''), Zaku (''

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'') and Kinnikuman Big Body ('' Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne'').

Filmography

Television animation

;1980s *'' Armored Trooper Votoms'' (1983) (Police (C)) *'' Gu Gu Ganmo'' (1984) (Leo, Little Bird Store) *'' Video Warrior Laserion'' (1984) (Joe, Zaki) *'' Blue Comet SPT Layzner'' (1985) (Clayton) *''

'' (1985) (Zaku, Giji, Red Ribbon's Military Soldier others) *''

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'' (1985) (

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, others) *'' High School! Kimengumi'' (1985) (Soreike Minna, Tatsurō Hirōka, others) *''

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'' (1985) (Haifan) *''

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'' (1986) (Man Wolf, Piano, others) *''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'' (1986) (Hydra Ichi and Sea Serpent) *'' Wonder Beat Scramble'' (1986) (Doctor Gabor) *'' Akakage'' (1987) (Genta's father) *''

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'' (1987) (Urashi Maijin, Hyōzansuke, others) *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) (Abominus, Groove, Hardhead, Jazz, Slag, Slingshot, Trypticon, Wideload) *'' Fist of the North Star 2'' (1987) (Zorba) *''

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'' (1987) (Ippei Tazawa) *'' Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (1988) (Sasaki-sensei, Sasaki-sensei's Father, Tom, Tongaripapa (Third), Alien, others) *'' Transformers: Super God Masterforce'' (1988) (Turter, King Poseidon, Phoenix, Diner Owner (episode 24)) *''

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'' (1989) (Oguri. Police officer, others) *'' Transformers: Victory'' (1989) (Kakuryu, Drillhorn, Doctor Minakaze) ;1990s *''

Oishinbo is a long-running Japanese cooking manga series written by and drawn by . The manga's title is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for delicious, ''oishii'', and the word for someone who loves to eat, ''kuishinbo''. The series depicts the ...

'' (1990) (Motoyoshi Mikawa, Employee (A)) *'' Armored Police Metal Jack'' (1991) (Offender) *''

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'' (1991) (Doctor Ohashi (Second)) *'' Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen'' (1991) (Announcer Sekiguchi, God of Powerful, Kinnikuman Big Body/Strongman, King The 100 Ton (Episode 4), Bikeman, Chōjin Enma) *''

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'' (1991) (Smith) *''

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'' (1991) (Uchida Official) *'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken'' (1991) (Bartos) *'' Trapp Family Story'' (1991) (Hans) *''

Ghost Sweeper Mikami is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was published in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 1991 to September 1999, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine '' tankobon'' volumes. The series ...

'' (1993) (Schwartz) *''

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'' (1993) (Koike (first)) *''

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'' (1994) (Otsubo-sensei) *'' Tico of the Seven Seas'' (1994) (Crew) *''

Marmalade Boy is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine ''Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode a ...

'' (1994) (Gen Kitahara) *''

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'' (1995) (Demia and Zolf) *'' Neighborhood Story'' (1996) *'' Famous Dog Lassie'' (1996) (Heins) *'' Hell Teacher Nūbē'' (1997) (Youkai Piano, Makuragaeshi) *'' Mashin Eiyuden Wataru'' (1997) (Tobiderun) *''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, wh ...

'' (1998) (Karita) *'' Shin Hakkenden'' (1999) (Aori) ;2000s *''

'' (2000) (Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei) *'' Hiwou War Chronicles'' (2001) (Murakami) *''

Stellvia , also known as ''Stellvia of the Universe'', is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydr ...

'' (2003) (Reshio Sulijet) *''

Detective Conan ''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 chap ...

'' (2003) (Masaru Saruhashi, Terafumi Kasuga) *''

'' (2003) (Laura's Father) *''

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'' (2004) (Kunz) *''

'' (2007) ( Abura-sumashi) *''

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'' (2007) (Doctor) *''

Tytania is a Japanese space opera novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka between 1988 and 2015 and released in five volumes. The series is about people who try to liberate the galaxy A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstell ...

'' (2008) (Salomon) ;2010s *''

Dragon Ball Kai ''Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (known in Japan as ) is a revised version of the anime series ''Dragon Ball Z'', produced in commemoration of its 20th anniversary. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was originally broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from Ap ...

'' (2010) (Oldman Tsuno) *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' (2016) (Sakuzō Yoneda) *''

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'' (2017) (Hiranosuke Inadera (Second)) *'' atime: Born Dragon Note'' (2017) (Muhammad Athhar Arsaputra)

OVA

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'' (1988) (Moore) *'' Transformers: Zone'' (1990) (Star Cloud, King Poseidon, Menasor) *'' Dai Yamato Zero-go'' (2004) (X-2)

Theatrical animation

*'' Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' (1985) (Chosuke Ohtsuka) *'' Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-'' (1986) (

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) *'' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'' (1987) (Kharock) *'' Akira'' (1988) (Takeyama) *''

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'' (1991) (Pilot) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge'' (1991) (Naise)

Video games

*'' Ys III: Wanderers from Ys'' (1991) (Gardner) *''

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'' (2002) (Moriyama) *'' Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo'' (2009) (Piano) *'' Ryū ga Gotoku 5'' (2012) (Sakurai)

Tokusatsu

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'' (2002) (Lingering Summerheat Ninja Bero-Tan (ep. 29)) *''

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'' (2005) (Hades Warrior God Toad (eps. 35 - 44)) *''

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'' (Auto Maton (ep. 38 - 39)) *''

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'' (2008) (Savage Water Barbaric Machine Beast Bombe Banki (ep. 7))

Drama CDs

*'' Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku'' (????) (Norito's father)

Dubbing

*''

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'' (1980 Movie theater edition) (Commander Nemet) *''

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'' (1995-1998) (George)

References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirano, Masato 1955 births Living people Aoni Production voice actors Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese theatre directors Male voice actors from Iwate Prefecture Tama Art University alumni 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors