is a Japanese

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lit ...

and

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 talen ...

from

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

. He is affiliated with the

Seinenza Theater Company The is a Japanese theatre company located in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded on December 17, 1954 and stages Shingeki plays. Many of its actors have gone on to become voice actors for anime productions. Notable members Male *Masuo Amada * Katsu ...

, and graduated from the

Osaka University of Arts is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964. The university adopted the current name in 1966. Nota ...

Filmography

Television animation

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Eat-Man ''Eat-Man'' (stylized as ''EAT-MAN'') is a Japanese manga series created by Akihito Yoshitomi in 1996 which was serialized by MediaWorks monthly in 19 volumes until 2003 in '' Dengeki Comic Gao!'' magazine. In 1997, Studio Deen adapted t ...

'' (1997-1998) (Nowāru) *'' Berserk'' (1997-1998) (Pipin) *''

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'' (1997-1998) (Rōko) *'' Initial D: Fourth Stage'' (1998-2014) (Aikawa/Man in Evo V) *''

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the magazine ceased ...

'' (1998) ( Monev the Gale) *''

Arc the Lad is a series of tactical role-playing games created by Toshiro Tsuchida and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Each ''Arc the Lad'' game often features recurring characters and locations, as well as a consistent timeline. Most of the ...

'' (1999) (Dain) *'' Wild Arms: Twilight Venom'' (1999-2000) (Korī) *''

Rave Master ''Rave Master'', titled just ''Rave'' and, alternatively, ''The Groove Adventure Rave'' in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series follows Haru Glory, a teenager on a quest to find the five fra ...

'' (2002) (Fūa) *''

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'' (2004) (Tetsuzō) *''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' (2004) (Manda) *''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of what each of thos ...

'' (2004) (Silver) *''

Monster A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion. Monsters are very often depicted as dangerous and aggressive with a strange, grotesque appearance that causes terror and fe ...

'' (2004-2005) (Inspector Gantz) *''

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'' (2005) (Ganza) *''

Bleach Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...

'' (2007) (Mock Arrancar) *'' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' (2009) (Darius) *'' Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor'' (2010) (King Bokuroku) *'' Mitsudomoe'' (2010-2011) (Marui Soujirou) *'' Seikon no Qwaser'' (2010) (Croa) *''

SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors is a Japanese anime adaptation of the SD Gundam model kit series ''BB Senshi Sangokuden'' produced by Sunrise. Loosely based on the classic 14th century Chinese historical novel, ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', with characters being pe ...

'' (2010-2011) (Shuusou Dovenwolf) *''

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 chap ...

'' (2012) (Raochutan (ep. 542)) *'' DokiDoki! PreCure'' (2013-2014) (Gula) *'' Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri'' (2015-2016) (Dulan) *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'' (2016) (Male) *''

91 Days ''91 Days'' is a Japanese anime television series. Set during the United States Prohibition era, the series follows Angelo Lagusa and his quest to seek revenge against the Vanetti Family. The series aired from July 9, 2016 to October 1, 2016. ...

'' (2016) (Ganzo Alary) *'' High School DxD Hero'' (2018) (Hades) *''

The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace is a Japanese manga series written by Amahara and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' since August 2018 and has been collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is ...

'' (2021) (Nept)

Original Video Animation

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Ninja Resurrection ''Ninja Resurrection'', known in Japan as is a two-part original video animation directed by Yasunori Urata. The OVA series is based on Futaro Yamada's novel '' Makai Tensho''. Although of a similar style, ''Ninja Resurrection'' is not a seq ...

'' (xxxx) (Hozoin Inshun)

Video games

*'' Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' (2000) (Moneybags) *''

Final Fantasy X is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square as the tenth main entry in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Originally released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, the game was re-released as ''Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' for PlaySta ...

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Jecht The tenth game of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, Square's 2001 best-selling role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy X'' features several fictional characters designed by Tetsuya Nomura who wanted the main characters' designs and names to be conn ...

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Final Fantasy X-2 is a 2003 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (video game company), Square for the PlayStation 2. Unlike most ''Final Fantasy'' games, which use self-contained stories and characters, ''X-2'' continues the story of ''Fin ...

'' (2003) (Jecht) *'' True Crime: Streets of LA'' (2004) (Big Chong) *'' Initial D: Street Stage'' (2006) (Aikawa/Man in Evo V) *''

Yakuza 2 is an action-adventure game by Sega, the sequel to ''Yakuza''. It was released on December 7, 2006, for the PlayStation 2 in Japan and in September 2008 in North America and Europe. The game focuses on the former ''yakuza'' Kazuma Kiryu who receiv ...

'' (2006) (Jin Goda) *'' Dissidia: Final Fantasy'' (2008) (Jecht) *''

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' (pronounced as ) is a 2011 fighting game published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable as part of the ''Final Fantasy'' series. It was developed by the company's 1st Production Department and released in Ja ...

'' (2011) (Jecht) *'' Initial D Arcade Stage 8 Infinity ∞'' (2014) (Aikawa/Man in Evo V) *''

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a fighting game with action role-playing elements developed by Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. The game is a follow-up to '' Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and ''Dissidia 012 Final F ...

'' (2017) (Jecht)

Live action

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B-Fighter Kabuto is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series franchise. It is the sequel to ''Juukou B-Fighter'', taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for ...

'' (1996-1997) (Cold-Blooded Armored General Mukaderinger (eps. 28 - 35, 38 - 45, 47 - 49)) *''

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger is Toei Company's 35th entry in its long-running Super Sentai metaseries of Japanese tokusatsu television series following ''Tensou Sentai Goseiger''. It follows a Pirate motif and premiered on TV Asahi on February 13, 2011, joining ''Kamen Ride ...

'' (2011) (Salamandam (ep. 3)) *''

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama and the 40th entry of Toei's long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following '' Shuriken Sentai Ninninger''. ''Zyuohger'' premiered February 14, 2016, joining '' Kamen Rider Ghost'', and later, '' Kamen Rider Ex ...

'' (2016) (Sumotoron (ep. 33))

Dubbing roles

Live action

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Angus Macfadyen Angus Macfadyen (born 21 September 1963) is a Scottish actor. His roles include Robert the Bruce, both in ''Braveheart'' and ''Robert the Bruce'', Komodo in ''Warriors of Virtue'', Vice-Counsel Dupont in '' Equilibrium'', Jeff Denlon in the '' ...

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15 Minutes ''15 Minutes'' is a 2001 American satirical buddy cop action thriller film directed and written by John Herzfeld and starring Robert De Niro and Edward Burns. Its story revolves around a homicide detective (De Niro) and a fire marshal (Burns) w ...

'' (Oleg Razgul ( Oleg Taktarov)) *'' The Admiral: Roaring Currents'' (Wakisaka Yasuharu (

Cho Jin-woong Cho Jin-woong (born Jo Won-jun; March 3, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles as Sejong's loyal bodyguard in ''Deep Rooted Tree'' (2011), a mobster in '' Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time'' (2012), and a mysterious vil ...

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The Big Hit ''The Big Hit'' is a 1998 American action comedy film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Che-Kirk Wong, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabàto Jr., China Chow, Avery Brooks, Lainie Kazan, ...

'' (Crunch (

Bokeem Woodbine Bokeem Woodbine (born April 13, 1973) is an American actor. In 1994 he portrayed Joshua, Jason's troubled brother, in ''Jason's Lyric''. He won a Black Reel Award, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Awar ...

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Bridge of Dragons ''Bridge of Dragons'' (stylized as ''A Bridge of Dragons'') is a 1999 American romantic action film directed by Isaac Florentine, and starring Dolph Lundgren, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Valerie Chow, and Gary Hudson. Lundgren and Tagawa had previou ...

'' (Emmerich ( Gary Hudson)) *''

The Bucket List ''The Bucket List'' is a 2007 American buddy adventure comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, and starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The main plot follows two terminally ill men on their road t ...

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Alfonso Freeman ''Ten 'Til Noon'' is a 2006 crime thriller directed by Scott Storm and starring Alfonso Freeman, Rick D. Wasserman, Rayne Guest, Jenya Lano, and Thomas Kopache. It was produced by Michael Creighton Rogers, Michael Mannheim, Gavin Franks, and Br ...

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Pongpat Wachirabunjong Pongpat Wachirabunjong ( th, พงษ์พัฒน์ วชิรบรรจง; ) is a Thai singer, actor, film director and TV series director and producer. He graduated in bachelor in health of physical education from Srinakharinwirot Un ...

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Cleveland Abduction ''Cleveland Abduction'' is a 2015 American crime drama television film directed by Alex Kalymnios from a teleplay written by Stephen Tolkin. Based on the kidnapping of three Cleveland women by Ariel Castro in the early 2000s, the film stars Tar ...

'' (Ariel Castro (

Raymond Cruz Raymond Cruz (born July 9, 1961) is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series ''The Closer'' and its spinoff '' Major Crimes'', as well as his recurring role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca in ...

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David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor, musician and lyricist who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as the main antagonist, Luther, in the cult film '' The Warriors'' (19 ...

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Dolemite Is My Name ''Dolemite Is My Name'' is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film stars Eddie Murphy as filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore, who is best known for having portrayed t ...

'' (Ben Taylor ( Craig Robinson)) *'' Dreamer'' (Balon (

Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in the Paul Thomas Anderson films ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Magnolia'' (1999) an ...

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Vondie Curtis-Hall Vondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor, screenwriter, film director, and television director. As an actor, he is known for his role as Dr. Dennis Hancock on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'' created by David E. Kelley and as Ben Urich in the ...

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Michael Chiklis Michael Charles Chiklis ( born August 30, 1963) is an American actor, television director, television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama ''The S ...

)) *'' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' (The Thing (Michael Chiklis)) *''

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Paul Reiser Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and television writer. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom '' My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 f ...

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Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coahuila, a town in the north Mexican state of Coahuila * Hidalgo, Nuevo Le� ...

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Adam Alexi-Malle Adam Alexi-Malle is an Italian actor, singer, dancer and musician. Life and career Alexi-Malle was born in Siena, Italy. His father is from Italy ( Sardinian) and his mother is Palestinian-Spanish. They emigrated to London, England first, and l ...

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Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

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Killing Them Softly ''Killing Them Softly'' (stylized in marketing as ''killing them softly'') is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and stars Brad Pitt. Based on George V. Higgins' 1974 novel '' Cogan's Trade'', the stor ...

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James Gandolfini James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (; September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor. For his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series ''The Sopranos'', he won three Emmy Awards, five Screen ...

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Mesrine Jacques Mesrine (; 28 December 1936 – 2 November 1979) was a French criminal responsible for numerous murders, bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France, the US, and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made in ...

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Ricardo Tubbs Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs is a fictional character from the ''Miami Vice'' television series. Tubbs was originally portrayed by Philip Michael Thomas in the television series from 1984 to 1990, and later by Jamie Foxx in the feature film i ...

(Jamie Foxx)) *'' Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol'' (Brij Nath (

Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi films, besides television and international films and television. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapo ...

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Paddington 2 ''Paddington 2'' is a 2017 live-action animated comedy film directed by Paul King and written by King and Simon Farnaby. Based on the stories of Paddington Bear, created by Michael Bond (to whom the film is also dedicated, Bond having died ...

'' (T-Bone (Tom Davis)) *''

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'' (Jo Won-geun (

Sung Dong-il Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in ...

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'' ( Craig Robinson) *''

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Lam Suet Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squander ...

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The Young Master ''The Young Master'' () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang, Lau Tin-chi and Tung Lu. The film co-stars Yuen Biao, Fung Fung and Shih Kien. The film was r ...

'' (Bull (Fan Mei-Sheng)) *''

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'' (El Jefe (Danny Trejo))

Animation

*'' Brave'' (Lord MacGuffin) *''

Flushed Away ''Flushed Away'' is a 2006 computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by David Bowers and Sam Fell, produced by Cecil Kramer, David Sproxton, and Peter Lord, and written by Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Chris Lloyd, Joe Keenan a ...

'' (Whitey) *'' Planes: Fire & Rescue'' (Chug)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amada, Masuo 1958 births Living people Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Hyōgo Prefecture 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors