Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue
Born	March 26, 1954 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor, singer
Years active	1973–present
Agent	B-Box
Notable credit(s)	Oishinbo as Shirō Yamaoka Naruto as Kakashi Hatake Natsume's Book of Friends as Nyanko-sensei
Website	http://ameblo.jp/kazufan/

Kazuhiko Inoue (井上 和彦 Inoue Kazuhiko, born March 26, 1954)^[1] is a Japanese voice actor and singer. Some of his major roles include Joe Shimamura/009 in the 1979 version of Cyborg 009, Akio Nitta in Touch, Jerrid Messa in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Kakashi Hatake in Naruto.

Filmography

Anime

Year	Series	Role	Crew role, Notes	Source[1]
1975	Ikkyu-san	Tetsusai	Debut role	[2]
1976	Candy Candy	Anthony Brown		[2]
1977	Chogattai Majutsu Robot Ginguiser	Goro Shirogane		[2]
1978	Captain Future	Ken Scott		[2]
1978	Galaxy Express 999	Geronimo		[2]
1979	Anne of Green Gables	Gilbert		[2]
1979–80	Cyborg 009	Joe Shimamura	Also Chou Ginga Densetsu '80	[2]
1980	Muteking, The Dashing Warrior	Rin Yuuki		[2]
1981	Beast King GoLion	Akira Kogane		[2]
1981	Fang of the Sun Dougram	Crinn Cashim		[2]
1981	Urusei Yatsura	Tsubame Ozuno		[2]
1982–83	Magical Princess Minky Momo	Jimru		[2]
1983	Magical Angel Creamy Mami	Shingo Tachibana		[2]
1983–86	Captain Tsubasa	Carlos Santana		[2]
1984	Starzan S	Hoshio Yumeno / Starzan S		[2]
1984–85	Persia, the Magic Fairy	Kenji Sawaki		[2]
1984–85	Bismark	Bill Wilcox		[2]
1985	Blue Comet SPT Layzner	Eiji		[2]
1985	Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam	Jerid Messa		[2]
1985–87	Touch	Akito Nitta	Also OVAs	[2]
1985	Cosmo Police Justy	Justy Kaizard	OVA	[2]
1985	Mujigen Hunter Fandora	Sorto	OVA	[2]
1985	Ninja Senshi Tobikage	Sho		[2]
1985	Shōwa Ahōzoshi Akanuke Ichiban!	Koujirou		[2]
1986	Megazone 23 Part II	Garam	OVA	[2]
1986	Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos	Rom Stol		[2]
1986;	Windaria	Jiru		[2]
1986	Urban Square	Ryo Matsumoto	OVA	[2]
1986	Grey	Grey		[2]
1987	Bats & Terry	Batsu		[2]
1987–88	Hiatari Ryōkō!	Katsuhiko Muraki		[2]
1987	City Hunter	Shinichi Yotsui	Episode 22	[2]
1987	Zillion	Champ		[2]
1987	Yōtōden	Hayate no Sakon	OVA	[2]
1987	The Phoenix: Chapter of Yamato	Oguna	OVA	[2]
1987	Dangaioh	Burst	OVA	[2]
1987	Battle Royal High School	Yuuki Toshihiro	OVA	[2]
1987	Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no Oni	Haruka Alford	OVA	[2]
1987	Junk Boy	Manai Tetsu	OVA	[2]
1988	Sonic Soldier Borgman	Chuck Sweagar
1988	Ace wo Nerae! 2	Takayuki Todou	OVA	[2]
1988	Vampire Princess Miyu	Pazusu	OVA	[2]
1988	Anpanman	Katsubushiman
1988	Oishinbo	Shirou Yamaoka		[2]
1988	Legend of the Galactic Heroes	Dusty Attemborough	OVA	[2]
1989	Five Star Stories	Colus III	OVA	[2]
1989	Rhea Gall Force	Bauer	OVA	[2]
1989	Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato	Karura Ou Reiga		[2]
1989–92	Ranma ½	Mikado Sanzenin		[2]
1989	Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen	Kousuke Mibu	OVA	[2]
1989–91	Earthian	Kagetsuya	OVA	[2]
1989–90	Gall Force: Earth Chapter	Bauer	OVA	[2]
1990	Guardian of Darkness	Koichi, Buckingham	OVA	[2]
1990	Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko	Mikki	Ep. 11	[2]
1990	B.B	B.B		[2]
1990	Sword for Truth	Sakaki Shuranosuke		[2]
1991	Akai Hayate	Hayate	OVA	[2]
1991	The Heroic Legend of Arslan	Daryuun	OVA	[2]
1991	Handsome na Kanojo	Okita	OVA	[2]
1991–92	Tomoe ga Yuku	Tojo		[2]
1991	Mosaica	Jaker		[2]
1991	Here is Greenwood	Kazuhiro Hasukawa	OVA	[2]
1991	Otohime Connection	Michio Hirano	OVA	[2]
1991	Luna Varga	Gilbert	OVA	[2]
1992	Adventures of Puss-in-Boots	Torusen	Enoki Films	[2]
1992	Genji	Yoshitsune		[2]
1994	Haou Taikei Ryuu Knight	Larser		[2]
1994–98	Blue Seed	Mamoru Kusanagi	Also Blue Seed 2 and Beyond	[2]
1994	Kujaku-Oh 2	Kou		[2]
1995	Elementalors	Shiki		[2]
1995	Saint Tail	Gen'ichirou Haneoka		[2]
1995	Super Atragon	Stoner		[2]
1997	Battle Athletes Victory	Eric Roberts		[2]
1997	Case Closed	Takashi Date	Ep. 55	[2]
1997–98	Fushigi Yuugi	Rokou	OVA 2	[2]
1998	Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san	Various characters		[2]
1998	Basara	Shuri		[2]
1998	Princess Nine	Hidehiko Hayakawa		[2]
1998	Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday	Akio Nitta		[2]
1999	Space Pirate Mito	Mitsukuni Kagerou	Also The Two Queens	[2]
1999	The Legend of Black Heaven	Oden stand owner, Male FBI Agent		[2]
1999	Seraphim Call	Urara's Father	Episode 11	[2]
1999	Excel Saga	Gojo Shiouji		[2]
1999	Pocket Monsters: Episode Gold & Silver	Utsuki Hakase		[2]
1999	Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety	Bezetto Saashesu		[2]
1999	Samurai: Hunt for the Sword	Torai Nanban	OVA	[2]
2000	Mon Colle Knights	Count Collection (Prince Eccentro)		[2]
2000–01	Banner of the Stars	Nereis; Nefee	Also II and OVA	[2]
2000	Detective Conan	Ninzaburo Shiratori
2000	Descendants of Darkness	Mibu Oriya		[2]
2000–01	Gravitation	Eiri Yuki		[2]
2000	Hiwou War Chronicles	Ryouma Sakamoto		[2]
2000	Kikaider		Dubbing director
2000	Kikaider 01		Dubbing director
2001	Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School		Sound director
2001	Touch: Cross Road - Kaze no Yukue	Bob		[2]
2001	Chance Pop Session	Yoh Sakuramiya		[2]
2001	Fruits Basket	Hatori Sohma		[2]
2002–03	Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time ~Ajisai Yumegatari~	Tomomasa Tachibana	OVA
2002	Samurai Deeper Kyo	Muramasa		[2]
2002	Shrine of the Morning Mist	Amatsu Narita		[2]
2002	Spiral	Kiyotaka Narumi	Sound director	[2]
2002	Naruto	Kakashi Hatake		[2]
2003	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2: Shiroki Ryuu no Miko	Hisui	OVA
2003	Kino's Journey	Traveler		[2]
2003–04	The Galaxy Railways	Wataru Yuuki		[2]
2003	Chrono Crusade	Aion		[2]
2004–08	Kyo Kara Maoh!	Günter von Christ	Also 2nd and 3rd seasons	[2]
2004	Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings	Shiron the Windragon, Ranshiin
2004–06	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō	Tomomasa Tachibana	Also OVA	[2]
2004–05	Tactics		Dubbing director
2005–06	The Law of Ueki		Dubbing director
2005	Moeyo Ken		Sound director
2005	Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu	Enomoto	OVA	[2]
2006	Ergo Proxy	Kazukisu Hauer		[2]
2006	Yōkai Ningen Bem	Bem		[2]
2006	Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto	Sotetsu Ibaragi		[2]
2007	Moonlight Mile	Goro Saruwatari		[2]
2008	Junjou Romantica	You Miyagi
2008–present	Natsume's Book of Friends	Nyanko-sensei / Madara	5 seasons
2009	The Sacred Blacksmith	Hugo Housman		[2]
2010	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3	Kajiwara Kagetoki	OVA
2011	Fairy Tail	Gildarts Clive
2011	Guilty Crown	Shuichiro Keido
2011	Mobile Suit Gundam AGE	Narrator, adult Flit Asuno		[3]
2011	Rio: Rainbow Gate!	Ray		[2]
2012	Eureka Seven AO	Truth/ Archetype Nirvash Neo
2013	Red Data Girl	Daisei Suzuhara
2013	Gintama	Oboro
2013	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency	Kars
2014–15	Noragami	Kuraha	Also OVAs and Aragoto
2014	HappinessCharge PreCure!	Red/Deep Mirror
2014	Tokyo ESP	Roushi Youdani
2014	Z/X Ignition	Sieger		[2]
2014	Parasyte	Gotou
2014	Majin Bone	Klude/Dark Wyvern
2015	Mr. Osomatsu	Matsuzō Matsuno		[4]
2016	Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation	Kid		[5]

Films

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
1980	Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Vortex	Joe Shimamura		[2]
1991	Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China	Bishamonten, Mikado Sanzenin		[2]
1996	X movie	Yuuto Kigai		[2]
1997	Samurai X: The Motion Picture	Takimi Shigure		[2]
2009	Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection	General Pascal
2011	Children Who Chase Lost Voices	Ryūji Morisaki

Video games

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
1991–97	Super Robot Wars series	Gerid, Hwang Yan Long, others	Includes F, F Kanketsuhen	[2]
1993–97	Langrisser	Lance	PC Engine, Also I and II compilation for PlayStation	[2]
1993	Startling Odyssey	Leon	PC Engine	[2]
1993	Tenshi no Uta II: Datenshi no Sentaku	Kearu	PC Engine	[2]
1994	Startling Odyssey II Maryuu Sensou	Robin Solford	PC Engine	[2]
1994	Cyborg 009	009	Mega Drive	[2]
1995	Blue Seed	Mamoru Kusanagi		[2]
1995	Emerald Dragon	Husrum	PC Engine	[2]
1995	Puyo Puyo	Schezo Wegey	PC Engine version	[2]
1996	Star Ocean	Ashlay Bernbeldt	Super Famicom	[6]
1997	Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam 1-2	Jerid Mesa	Sega Saturn	[2]
2000–04	SD Gundam G Generation series
2003–present	Naruto series	Kakashi Hatake		[2]
2004–06	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series	Tomomaa Tachibana, others
2005	Namco × Capcom	Reiji Arisu	PlayStation 2	[7]
2006	Another Century's Episode 2	Albatro Nal Eiji Asuka	PlayStation 2	[2]
2006	Tales of Phantasia	Klarth F. Lester		[2]
2006	Gundam Battle Royale	Jurid Mesa	PlayStation Portable	[2]
2007	Shining Force EXA	Gadofall	PlayStation 2	[2]
2007	Tales of Fandom Vol. 2	Klarth F. Lester		[2]
2007	Everybody's Golf Portable 2
2008	Bleach: The 3rd Phantom	Seigen Suzunami		[2]
2013	Granblue Fantasy	Siegfried
2013	Drakengard 3	Decadus	PlayStation 3
2014	3594e Three Kingdoms

Tokusatsu

Year	Series	Role	Crew role, Notes	Source[1]
1974	Saru No Gundan	Rom	ep,6	[2]
1994	Zeiram 2	Bobu		[2]
1995	Mechanical Violator Hakaider	Michael	Movie	[2]
2008	Bit Bullet	Kazuhiko Yanagisawa, Narration	Actor	[2]
2016	Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger	Ginis		[8]

Motion Comic

• Ultraman (manga) (2015) - Alien Sukurada Adad ^[9]

Overseas dubbing

Live-action

Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
A Civil Action	Jan Schlichtmann	Voice dub for John Travolta	[10]
Agatha Christie's Marple	Inspector Neil	Season 4
A.I.	Henry Swinton	Voice dub for Sam Roberts
Alien Hunter	Julien Rome	Voice dub for James Spader	[11]
Be Cool	Chili Palmer	Voice dub for John Travolta
Beethoven's 3rd	Richard Newton	Voice dub for Judge Reinhold
Beethoven's 4th	Richard Newton	Voice dub for Judge Reinhold
Boy Meets World	Alan Matthews
Career Opportunities	Jim Dodge	Voice dub for Frank Whaley	[12]
Cast Away	Chuck Noland	Voice dub for Tom Hanks
Double Tap	Rick Pang	Voice dub for Leslie Cheung Hong Kong film
Elementary	Mycroft Holmes	Season 2
Flags of Our Fathers	James Bradley
Flicka	Rob McLaughlin	Voice dub for Tim McGraw	[13]
The Greatest American Hero	Tony Villicana	Voice dub for Michael Paré	[11]
House of Wax	Bo Sinclair	Voice dub for Brian Van Holt
General's Daughter, TheThe General's Daughter	Brenner	Voice dub for John Travolta
Hannibal	Hannibal Lecter	TV series
Herbie: Fully Loaded	Ray Peyton Sr.	Voice dub for Michael Keaton
Invincible	Michael Fu/Water	Voice dub for Byron Mann	[14]
Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys	John F. Kennedy	2011 mini-series
Look Who's Talking	James Ubriacco	Voice dub for John Travolta Also Too and Now
Lost	Jack Shephard	Voice dub for Matthew Fox
Man of Steel	Jor-El
The Matchmaker	Sean	Voice dub for David O'Hara	[12]
Natural, TheThe Natural	Roy Hobbs	Voice dub for Robert Redford
NCIS	Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Noah	Noah	2014 film
Notting Hill	William "Will" Thacker	Voice dub for Hugh Grant
Okinawa Rendez-vous	Jimmy Tong	Voice dub for Leslie Cheung
Old School	Dean Gordon "Cheese" Pritchard	Voice dub for Jeremy Piven	[11]
The Order	William Eden	Voice dub for Benno Fürmann	[11]
Private Practice	Jake Riley	Season 5
Scream 3	Det. Mark Kinclaid	Voice dub for Patrick Dempsey	[15]
A Simple Life	Roger	2011 drama film
Spin City	Charlie Crawford	Voice dub for Charlie Sheen
Super Mario Bros.	Iggy	Voice dub for Fisher Stevens	[15]
Transporter, TheThe Transporter	Frank Martin	Voice dub for Jason Statham
Transporter 2	Frank Martin	Voice dub for Jason Statham
Transporter 3	Frank Martin	Voice dub for Jason Statham
Tremors	Valentine	Voice dub for Kevin Bacon
Two and a Half Men	Charlie Harper
Vantage Point	Agent Kent Taylor	Voice dub for Matthew Fox
When Harry Met Sally...	Harry Burns	Voice dub for Billy Crystal	[12]
Wild Wild West	Gordon	Voice dub for Kevin Kline
You've Got Mail	Joe "NY152" Fox	Voice dub for Tom Hanks
Zathura	Dad	Voice dub for Tim Robbins

Animation

Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
Meet the Robinsons	Cornelius Robinson (Future Lewis)
The Little Mermaid	Prince Eric
RWBY	Professor Ozpin		[16]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Release Date	Title	Catalogue Number (Japan)	Oricon[17]
Peak position	Weeks charted
2008	Mataseta ne ☆ senyorīta (Hitsujideoyasumi shirīzu Vol. 11)	HO-0019[18]	88	2
2011	Yuki (Shukan soine CD Vol. 10)	BR-0026[19]	34	3
2013	Shinsenkumi kekkon-roku wasurenagusa dai san maki kondōisami	REC-062[20]	32	2

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Release Date	Title	Catalogue Number (Japan)	Oricon[21]
Peak position	Weeks charted
1995	"Risky Game"	KIDA-105 [22]	–	–
2008	Gunther von Christ (Kyo Kara Maoh! character song series vol 5)	MMCC-4136[23]	63	2

Drama audio recordings

Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
Antique Bakery
Aoi Gakuen Playtime			[2]
Apricot	Kazuaki Ichinose
Arashi no Destiny			[2]
B Gata Doumei Drama Album	Black		[2]
Den'ei Shoujo Video Girl Ai	Niimai Takashi		[2]
Earthian	Kageaya		[2]
Emerald Dragon	Husrum		[2]
Fire Emblem			[2]
First Kiss Monogatari			[2]
Force-out Demon	Chitoku
From Beyond	Keimosu
Gall Force Earth Chapter Back to the school wars	Bauer		[2]
Gekkou no Pierce	Suzukage Seiki		[2]
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series	Tomomasa Tachibana, others
The Heroic Legend of Arslan	Daryun
Kannou series
Koko wa Green Wood	Hasukawa Kazuhiro		[2]
Lodoss Tou Senki (Volume 4)			[2]
Miscast series	Yuuji Fukazawa
Mugen Chitai Megazone 23 Image Album "Ushinawareta season"			[2]
Outo Ayakashi Kitan	Abe Seimei		[2]
Red River	Kyle
Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- (Volume 2)			[2]
Saint Beast	Saints
Shining Force Exa	Gadofall		[2]
Shinjuku Guardian	Keiichiro Uesugi
Shinsengumi Ibun Aoki Ookamitachi no Shinwa 2: Asagiiro no yoake	Sakamoto Ryuuma		[2]
Shinsengumi Ibun Aoki Ookamitachi no Shinwa Ongaku Special: Makoto	Sakamoto Ryuuma		[2]
Tales of Phantasia	Klarth F. Lester		[2]
Ten ha Akai Kawa no Hotori	Kyle		[2]

References

1. Resumes:
   • "井上和彦 - Actor - B-Box" [Kazuhiko Inoue – Actor – B-Box]. B-Box (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
   • "Kazuhiko Inoue". B-Box (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 4, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
2. Doi, Hitoshi. "Inoue Kazuhiko roles". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
3. "機動戦士ガンダムAGE公式サイト" (in Japanese). www.gundam-age.net. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
4. "Mr. Osomatsu Comedy Anime Casts Kazuhiko Inoue, Kujira". Anime News Network. October 23, 2015.
5. "Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime Reveals More Characters, Cast, January Debut". Retrieved 2015-10-31.
6. "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：井上和彦(Kazuhiko Inoue)＝紫花薫＝紫華薫" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Kazuhiko Inoue = Murasaki Hana Kaoru]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
7. "PS2 NAMCO x CAPCOM キャラクター". www.namcobandaigames.co.jp. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
8. "動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー 第1話 どきどき動物ランド 東映 [テレビ]" (in Japanese). www.toei.co.jp. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
9. "大人気コミック『ULTRAMAN』の最新話が配信開始！しかも期間限定で全話無料！ニコ生イベントも開催！！" (in Japanese). www.ensoku.club. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
10. http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/03-f.html#3x
11. "井上和彦さんモノ－VT＆DVD（吹替え）" (in Japanese).
12. http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/02-h.html#1x
13. http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/07-a.html#2x
14. http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/01-g.html#2x
15. http://fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com/vhs-dvd/03-j.html#0x
16. "RWBY's Official Japanese Dub Trailer Released at Comiket 88". Anime News Network. August 8, 2015.
17. 井上和彦のアルバム売上ランキング [Kazuhiko Inoue Album Sales Ranking]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
18. "羊でおやすみシリーズ Vol.11「またせたね☆セニョリータ」" [Hitsujideoyasumi shirīzu Vol. 11 `Mataseta ne ☆ senyorīta']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
19. "週刊添い寝CD vol.10 悠生(初回限定盤)" [Shūkan soine CD vol. 10 Yūki (First press limited edition)]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
20. 新撰組血魂録 勿忘草 第参巻 近藤勇 [Shinsenkumi kekkon-roku wasurenagusa dai san maki kondōisami]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
21. 井上和彦のシングル売上ランキング [Kazuhiko Inoue Single Sales Rankings]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved June 18, 2015.
22. "Risky Game – 井上和彦" [Risky Game – Kazuhiko Inoue]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.
23. "今日からマ王!キャラクターソングシリーズvol.5 フォンクライスト卿ギュンター(井上和彦)" [Kyo Kara Maoh! character song series vol 5: Gunther von Christ]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2015.

External links

• Official agency profile (Japanese)
• Inoue Kazuhiko Official Fan Club (Kazufan)
• Inoue Kazuhiko Private Support Group (井上和彦私設応援団)
• Kazuhiko Inoue at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Inoue Kazuhiko audio drama roles at Audio Wiki.