Takashi Matsuyama (actor)
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is a Japanese actor and voice actor
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Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
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Filmography
- The GrudgeThe GrudgeThe Grudge is the 2004 American remake of the Japanese film Ju-on: The Grudge, and the first horror film in the Ju-on series, Ju-on 1. The film is the first installment in the American horror film series The Grudge...
(live-action movie) as Takeo SaekiTakeo SaekiTakeo Saeki is a fictional character created by Takashi Shimizu for the Ju-on/The Grudge saga. He is depicted by long-time veteran actor Takashi Matsuyama.-Character history:...
(English and Japanese version) - Arcade Gamer Fubuki (TV) as Referee
- Battle Programmer SHIRASEBattle Programmer Shiraseis an anime TV series aired in 2003 and produced by AIC.The original series spans 5 story arcs across 15 episodes of 12 minutes each.-Plot summary:...
(TV) as Principal Miura (ep 15) - Beast Wars IIBeast Wars IIrefers to the 1998 Japanese Transformers television animated series, and the movie and toyline that resulted from it. While its position in the Transformers continuity has previously been unknown, the IDW Publishing comic book mini-series Beast Wars: The Gathering and comments from Transformers...
(TV) as Megastorm/Gigastorm; Powerhug - BeybladeBeybladeis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
2002 (TV) as Gideon - Bomberman JettersBomberman Jetters, often abbreviated as "BMJ" by Japanese fans, is an anime based on the popular video game series Bomberman created by Hudson Soft. The show ran for a total of 52 episodes in Japan on TV Tokyo. The soundtrack was composed by Kazunori Maruyama...
(TV) as Daibon - Beast Wars NeoBeast Wars NeoBeast Wars Neo is a 1998 Japanese Transformers television animated series and toy line, and a sequel to Beast Wars II.-Plot:The series focuses on a battle between Maximal and Predacon factions for possession of an energy source called Angolmois. The lone "one-man army" Big Convoy is assigned the...
(TV) as Rockbuster - Corrector YuiCorrector Yuiis a magical girl anime series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and Studio Pierrot. Broadcast on NHK from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media...
(TV) as Synchro (Werewolf) - Death NoteDeath Noteis a manga created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a god of death, or a shinigami, named Ryuk...
(TV) as Jack Neylon/Kal Snydar - Detroit Metal CityDetroit Metal Cityis a vulgar comedy manga series, serialized in Young Animal from 2005 to 2010. An anime OVA series, twelve episodes of approximately 13 minutes each, was released starting on August 8, 2008. A live film adaptation directed by Toshio Lee appeared in Japanese theaters on August 23, 2008...
(OVA) as The Capitalist Pig/Keisuke Nashimoto - Di Gi Charat Nyo (TV) as Kintarou Kumagaya
- Di Gi CharatDi Gi Charatis a Japanese anime and manga series created by Koge-Donbo. The series follows a catgirl named Di Gi Charat "Dejiko" who was adopted as the mascot of Broccoli's retail chain store, Gamers. The original anime series and its original video animations are set in a Gamers store. There are twenty ...
Summer Special as Paya Paya - Digimon Adventure 02Digimon Adventure 02, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...
(TV) as Mushamon - Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
(TV) as Allomon(5), Mushamon (10) - Escaflowne: The Movie as Nukushi
- Fairy TailFairy Tailis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 23, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 29 tankōbon volumes . An ongoing anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight was released in Japan on October 12, 2009,...
(TV) as Jose Porla - Fantastic ChildrenFantastic Childrenis a Japanese animated television series created by Takashi Nakamura and produced by Nippon Animation. It first aired on Japan across TV Tokyo between October 4, 2004 and March 28, 2005, totaling 26 episodes, and also received its satellite television premiere on the CS television network...
(TV) as Radcliff (ep 1) - Full MoonFull MoonFull moon is a lunar phase.Full Moon may also refer to:- Literature :* Full Moon , a novel by P. G. Wodehouse* Full Moon o Sagashite or Full Moon, a manga* Full Moon Press, an American small-press publisher...
(TV) as Jim Franklin - Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shellis a Japanese multimedia franchise composed of manga, animated films, anime series, video games and novels. It focuses on the activities of the counter-terrorist organization Public Security Section 9 in a futuristic, cyberpunk Japan ....
(movie) as Criminal - Ginga Densetsu Weed (TV) as Akame; Narrator; Rocca
- Houshin Engi (TV) as Bunchuu
- Hungry Heart: Wild StrikerHungry Heart: Wild Strikeris a Japanese soccer manga and anime series, authored by Captain Tsubasa creator Yōichi Takahashi. The manga series was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion...
(TV) as Kazuo Murakami - Hunter X Hunter (TV) as Goto; Gereta; Nobunaga Hazama
- Hunter X Hunter OVAs as Nobunaga Hazama
- Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori (TV) as Kihachi Kusumi (ep 13)
- Jubei-chanJubei-chanis a Japanese anime action comedy television series created by Akitaro Daichi . Jubei-chan follows Jiyu Nanohana, a modern highschool girl and unwilling heir to the Yagyu Jubei school of swordsmanship...
- Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (TV) as Daigo Ryujoji/Taiko Daiyu - Ju-on: The GrudgeJu-on: The Grudgeis a 2003 Japanese horror film written and directed by Takashi Shimizu. The film is the third entry in the Ju-on series and is the first film theatrically released...
(live-action movie) as Takeo SaekiTakeo SaekiTakeo Saeki is a fictional character created by Takashi Shimizu for the Ju-on/The Grudge saga. He is depicted by long-time veteran actor Takashi Matsuyama.-Character history:... - Kamen Rider KuugaKamen Rider Kuugais a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the tenth installment of the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows and the first of the series to air entirely in the Heisei period. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was shown on TV Asahi from January...
(live-action TV) as Morimichi Sugita - Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (Yamamoto's dad)
- KodochaKodochais a manga series by Miho Obana, helped periodically by her sister, Kaori Obana. The series is commonly known under the name Kodocha. The manga won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. In the year 2007, At the American Anime Awards the anime was nominated for best comedy anime...
(TV) as Mr. Hayama; Nakao's father - Kyo Kara Maoh!Kyo Kara Maoh!, is a series of Japanese light novels written by Tomo Takabayashi and illustrated by Temari Matsumoto. The first light novel was published in 2000 by Kadokawa Shoten and to date 22 novels have been released...
(TV) as Dakaskos - Leave it to Piyoko! (OAV) as Bug
- Legendz: Yomigaeru Ryuuou Densetsu (TV) as President
- Les Misérables: Shōjo CosetteLes Misérables: Shojo Cosetteis a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation, and is the first installment in the famed World Masterpiece Theater series in ten years after the major flop Remi, Nobody's Girl...
(TV) as JavertJavertJavert is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a prison guard, and later policeman, who devotes his life to the law. He is always referred to just simply as "Javert" or "Inspector Javert" by the narrator and other characters throughout the novel; his first name... - Maetel LegendMaetel Legendis a 2000 anime OVA based on characters created by Leiji Matsumoto, about how the planet La Maetelle becomes the planet Andromeda, or "Planet Maetel," the mechanized world....
(OAV) as Hardgear - Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-is a manga series by Keitarō Arima about a young vampire girl named Hazuki and a Japanese freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka whom Hazuki attempts to make into her servant....
(TV) as Kinkeru - MouseMouseA mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
(TV) as Audio Transmission 1 (Ep 2); One (Ep 9-12) - MushishiMushishiis a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008.The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2005. The Artland production was directed by Hiroshi Nagahama...
(TV) as Father (ep 7) - Nanaka 6/17Nanaka 6/17is a 12-tankoubon manga and 12-episode anime series created by Ken Yagami.The manga was published by Akita Shoten, while the anime was aired on TV Tokyo. The series is licensed for distribution in the United States by ADV Films...
(TV) as Taizou Kirisato - Panyo Panyo Di Gi CharatPanyo Panyo Di Gi Charatis the prequel to the popular anime series Di Gi Charat. It features Princess Dejiko and Puchiko as young children home at planet Di Gi Charat...
(TV) as Director - Papillon RosePapillon Roseis an anime which parodies the magical girl genre, particularly Sailor Moon and Cutie Honey. Created by dojinshi group ECHIGOYA, Papillon Rose started out as a metafiction joke on a website, and the only had a few pictures of characters and a few lyrics to opening and ending theme songs...
(TV) as Master - Peacemaker KuroganePeacemaker Kuroganeis a historical fiction manga series written and illustrated created by . It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure while...
(TV) as Hajime Saitou - RizelmineRizelmineis a manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine Ace Next from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single tankōbon collection released on March 22, 2002. The manga has was translated into English and...
(TV) as Papa C - Sadamitsu the DestroyerSadamitsu the Destroyeris a manga series by Masahiko Nakahira. It was adapted into a 10 episode animated series.The story stars Tsubaki Sadamitsu, a young delinquent and leader of the Corpse Gang, who after a chance encounter with an alien robot is forced to take up the task of capturing intergalactic criminals named...
(TV) as Detective - Samurai Deeper KyoSamurai Deeper Kyois a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. The manga was serialized from October 15, 1999 to May 10, 2006 in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, and collected over 38 volumes....
(TV) as Saizou Kiragakure - Sh15uyaSh15uyais a Japanese television drama that premiered on TV Asahi on January 10, 2005. It ran for 12 episodes until its conclusion on March 10, 2005. Set in a virtual simulation of Shibuya, Tokyo which is regulated by an entity named Piece which does not allow inhabitants to live, the series focuses on a...
(live-action TV) as Igaya - Shiawase Sou no Okojo-sanShiawase Sou no Okojo-sanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayumi Uno and serialized in LaLa. The chapters were collected into eight tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha and released from 1996 to 2005...
(TV) as Kitsune-sensei - Shura no Toki (TV) as Miyamoto Musashi
- Silent MöbiusSilent Möbiusis a twelve-volume manga, a 26-episode anime series, and a pair of motion pictures, created by manga artist Kia Asamiya. Both anime versions have been licensed by Bandai Entertainment...
(TV) as Carua Se; Shiobara - Slayers REVOLUTIONSlayersis a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
(TV) as Duclis - Sol Bianca: The LegacySol Bianca: The Legacyis a 1999 miniseries of six episodes loosely based on the original Sol Bianca and employing computer generated animation. This version is a re-imagining of the ship and crew of Sol Bianca, and does not follow the continuity of the original...
(OAV) as Auctioneer (Ep 1) - StrayDog (live-action movie) as Man in White
- The Prince of TennisThe Prince of Tennisis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended...
(TV) as Nanijiroh Echizen - The Prince of TennisThe Prince of Tennisis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The title is often shortened to , a portmanteau of the two parts in the Japanese pronunciation of the words "Tennis Prince". The manga was first published in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in July 1999, and ended...
: A Day on Survival Mountain (OAV) as Nanijiroh Echizen - Beast Wars IIBeast Wars IIrefers to the 1998 Japanese Transformers television animated series, and the movie and toyline that resulted from it. While its position in the Transformers continuity has previously been unknown, the IDW Publishing comic book mini-series Beast Wars: The Gathering and comments from Transformers...
The Movie (special) as Gigastorm - Transformers: Robots in DisguiseTransformers: Robots in DisguiseTransformers: Robots in Disguise, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series and serves as a self-contained universe separate from any of the other existing Transformers universes...
(TV) as God Magnus - Ultimate GirlsUltimate Girlsis a Japanese fanservice UHF anime series from the production company m.o.e. which parodies the genres of tokusatsu, kaiju, and superheroes; mainly themes from the Ultra Series and Kyodai Hero sub-genre...
(TV) as Yosaku Okamura - Violinist of Hamelin (TV) as Beast King Guitar
- You're Under Arrest (TV) as Instructor (ep 4)
- You're Under Arrest OVA as Instructor; Lancia Man
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (TV) as Maze Sibling (Older)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GXYu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
(TV) as Gergo - Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sYu-Gi-Oh! 5D'sis a Yu-Gi-Oh! series which aired in Japan between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, on April 11, 2011...
(TV) as Mizoguchi - Zoids Genesis (TV) as Ra-Kan