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voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

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Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

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Ryuji Goda is a fictional character from Sega's action-adventure game ''Like a Dragon'' series, previously known as ''Yakuza'' outside of Japan, first appearing in 2006's ''Yakuza 2''. Goda also appears as one of the main characters in a spin-off title of t ...

in the ''Yakuza'' video game series.

Filmography

Anime

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Beast Wars II is a 1998 Japanese ''Transformers'' anime series, spawning a movie and a toyline. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to January 1999, and was the first ''Transformers'' anime to be produced by Nihon Ad Systems and animated by the s ...

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Hardhead The hardhead (''Aythya australis''), also known as the white-eyed duck, is the only true diving duck found in Australia. The common name "hardhead" has nothing to do with the density of the bird's skull, instead referring to the difficulty encou ...

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Beast Wars Neo is a 1999 Japanese animated television series Transformers franchise. It serves as a sequel to the preceding series '' Beast Wars II''. The production of the series involved NAS, TV Tokyo, and Ashi Productions. Hozumi Gōda reprised his ...

'') *Birdy (''

Bomberman Jetters is a 2002 Japanese anime television series produced by NAS and TV Tokyo and animated by Studio Deen. It has also spawned two manga series and three video games, one of which was also localized and given an English dub. It is based on t ...

'') * Build Cyclone and Wrecker Hook ('' Car Robot'') * Koji Kuroki, Cerberus, Kaoru Hatsujo, Morgan, and other misc. in (''

Eyeshield 21 is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by q ...

'') *Roland/Isono (''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between September 1996 and March 2004, with its chapters collected in 38 volumes. The ...

'') *Akazawa Yoshiro (''

Prince of Tennis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Viz Media licensed t ...

'') *Alfonso (''

Gunslinger Girl ''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in small caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Aida. It was serialized in '' Dengeki Daioh'' magazine from May 2002 to September 2012. Its chapters were collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' v ...

'') *Drake Anderson ('' R.O.D. the TV'') *Hiyoshi Wakashi (''

'') *Genba, Bat ('' Ginga Densetsu Weed'') *Baku's Mother (''

Onegai My Melody is a Japanese anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Sanrio character My Melody. The anime is directed by Makoto Moriwaki ('' High School! Kimengumi The Movie'') and produced by Hideyuki Kachi and Kazuya Watanabe. The s ...

'') *Sawada Iemitsu (''

Katekyo Hitman Reborn ''Reborn!'', known in Japan as and also as ''Hitman Reborn!'' for disambiguation purposes, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Amano. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen ...

'') *Lotten (''

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is the second main spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, succeeding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', in celebration of the 40th anniversary of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and the 15th anniversary of '' V Jump''. The series aired from April 2008 to March ...

'') *Jikochu, Proto Jikochu (''

DokiDoki! PreCure , is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and the tenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the eighth generation of Cures. The series is produced by Hiroaki Shibata, who produced ''Digimon Data Sq ...

'') *Norway ('' Axis Powers: Hetalia'') * Chūshō Sa and Big Boss (''

Saiunkoku Monogatari , also known as ''Colour Cloud Palace'', is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura set in a fictional country based on ancient China. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was rele ...

'') *Dr. Immanuel Klipse (''

Monsuno ''Monsuno'', released as in Japan, is an animated series that premiered in the United States on February 23, 2012 on Nickelodeon's sister channel, Nicktoons and began airing on TV Tokyo in Japan in October 2012, with global launches staggered b ...

'') *Gaidora (''

Transformers Go! is a ''Transformers'' anime series and toyline exclusive to Japan. It features several Autobots teaming up to battle the evil Predacons seeking to conquer Earth. It is the only animated series in the franchise to be produced in Japan since '' ...

'') * Hachibururn (ep 3), Aribomer (ep 6), Semitobun (ep 9) (''

Time Bokan 24 is a Japanese anime series that is a re-imagining of the original ''Time Bokan'' series that debuted on October 1, 2016, featuring a team of time travelers in search for the "True History" that is not written in the textbooks. The series is pa ...

'') *Dick Gumshoe (''

Ace Attorney ''Ace Attorney'' is a visual novel franchise developed by Capcom. With storytelling fashioned after legal dramas, the first entry in the series, '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney'', was released in 2001; since then five further main series game ...

'') *ZZ ('' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'') *Lodin Haijima ('' Beyblade Burst GT)'' *Yokumiru Mera (ep 53 to 57, ep 59 and 60) ( ''My Hero Academia'', season 3), (ep 78 to 80) ( ''My Hero Academia'', season 4), (ep 132 and 133) ''My Hero Academia'', season 6 *Mr. Hat ( ''Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun'', season 3)

Tokusatsu

*Barukibaruki (ep 30), Bazoogas (ep 39) (''

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei Company, Toei's 22nd entry of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. The series aired from February 22, 1998, to February 14, 1999, replacing ''Denji Sentai Megaranger'', and was replaced by ''Kyuu ...

'') *Sadondas β (''

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...

'') *Advanced Youkai Nue (ep 19 and 20) (''

Shuriken Sentai Ninninger is a Japanese television series, the 39th entry of Toei's long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following '' Ressha Sentai ToQger''. It is the third ninja-based Sentai, and the fourth to be based on Japanese mythology and culture (after Samura ...

'') *Hanayaida (ep 9) (''

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama and the 40th entry of Toei Company, Toei's long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger''. It aired from February 14, 2016 to February 5, 2017, replacing ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...

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Video games

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Yakuza 2 is a 2006 action-adventure game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2. The second installment of the ''Yakuza'' series and the sequel to ''Yakuza'', it was released on December 7, 2006, in Japan and in September 2008 in North Am ...

'', '' Yakuza: Dead Souls'' and ''

Yakuza Kiwami 2 ''Yakuza Kiwami 2'' is a 2017 action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is a remake of the 2006 video game '' Yakuza 2'' for the PlayStation 2, the second remake in the ''Yakuza'' series following 2016's ...

'') *Roy "Big Bo" Boateng ('' Binary Domain'') *

Saigō Takamori Saigō Takamori (; 23 January 1828 – 24 September 1877) was a Japanese samurai and politician who was one of the most influential figures in Japanese history. He played a key role in the Meiji Restoration, which overthrew the Tokugawa shogunate ...

('' Like a Dragon: Ishin!'') *Goldion (''

Disgaea 5 is a 2015 tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Nippon Ichi Software, and part of the ''Disgaea'' series. It was initially released for PlayStation 4 in Japan in March 2015, and by NIS America in North America and Europe in ...

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Raoh is a fictional character in the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' created by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. He is the eldest of four honorary brothers (including the protagonist Kenshiro) who trained in the ancient assassination art of H ...

('' Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise'')

Drama CDs

*Ousama na Neko (Alpha & Atsuo Nabeshima)

Dubbing

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The French Dispatch ''The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun'' (or simply ''The French Dispatch'') is a 2021 American anthology comedy drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Wes Anderson from a story he conceived with Roman Coppola, Hugo ...

'' (Roebuck Wright (

Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (born December 7, 1965) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Wright began his career in theater, where he g ...

), Paul Duval (

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian and German actor. Primarily active in the United States, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. His accolades i ...

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References

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