Kappei Yamaguchi
Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese山口 胜平, Yamaguchi Kappei, * May 23, 1965 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture; actually Mitsuo Yamaguchi山口 光 雄Mitsuo Yamaguchi ) is a Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ) and actor. He is a Senior Director of the Agency Goku and heard, inter alia, the troupe 21st century FOX on. Among his most famous roles include Ranma Saotome ( Ranma ), Inu Yasha ( Inu Yasha ), Tororo ( Sgt Frog), Shin'ichi Kudō ( Detective Conan ), Usopp ( One Piece ) and L ( Death Note ).
Biography
Kappei Yamaguchi graduated from an academy for synchronous, radio and television spokesman in Tokyo. In 1988 he made his debut as a voice actor as a nameless sailor in cubitus. In 1989 he had his breakthrough starring Ranma Saotome. Since then, he has been very active in his profession as a seiyū, but his real job is a theater actor.
Roles (selection)
Anime
Computer Games
- Angel's Feather ( Hamura Shō )
- Breath of Fire III -IV ( Ryu )
- Crash Bandicoot I-III (Crash )
- CROSS † CHANNEL ( Tomoki Shima )
- Harry Potter ( Harry Potter)
- Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu ( Ariosu )
- Neo Angelique Abyss ( René )
- Persona 4 ( Kuma )
- Tengai Makyo (Kabuki -dan Juro )
- Starry Sky - After Summer (Ai Akatsuki )
Foreign productions
- South Park ( Kyle Broflovski )
Awards
- 2003: Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair Best voice actor for Inu Yasha in Inu Yasha