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{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Takeshi Kaga'''|鹿賀 丈史|Kaga Takeshi|born October 12, 1950}} is a well-known stage and movie [[actor]] in [[Japan]] who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show ''[[Iron Chef]]'' produced by [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]]. His real name is {{Nihongo|'''Shigekatsu Katsuda'''|勝田 薫且|Katsuda Shigekatsu}}.<ref name=horipro>{{cite web|title=Dansei Talent|work=Horipro Square|date=2009|url=http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PM021/|accessdate=22 January 2010}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''Takeshi Kaga'''|鹿賀 丈史|Kaga Takeshi}}, real name {{Nihongo|'''Shigekatsu Katsuta'''|勝田 薫且|Katsuta Shigekatsu|born October 12, 1950}}, is a well-known stage and movie [[actor]] in [[Japan]] who is best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show ''[[Iron Chef]]'' produced by [[Fuji Television|Fuji TV]].<ref name=horipro>{{cite web|title=Dansei Talent|work=Horipro Square|year=2009|url=http://www.horipro.co.jp/talent/PM021/|access-date=22 January 2010}}</ref>
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==Biography==
==Biography==
Kaga was born on October 12, 1950 in the city of [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]] in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.
Kaga was born on October 12, 1950, in the city of [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]] in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.


In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company [[Gekidan Shiki]]. While with the company, he played the role of [[Jesus]] in the Japanese stage production of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (1976), and role of Tony in ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' (1977). In 1980 he left SHIKI to play the role of Sanada in the movie ''[[Yajuu Shisubeshi]]''. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of ''[[Iron Chef|Ryōri no Tetsujin]]'', a cooking competition show (1993&ndash;1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the [[English-speaking world]]. Previously broadcast on the [[Food Network]], then on the [[Fine Living]] network in the United States and on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] in [[Australia]], under the name ''[[Iron Chef]]'', the show is now being carried on the [[Cooking Channel]] in the United States. The host of ''[[Iron Chef America]]'', [[Mark Dacascos]], is claimed on ''ICA'' to be Takeshi's nephew, though the stated relationship is actually between the fictional characters played by the two men.
In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company [[Gekidan Shiki]]. While with the company, he played the role of [[Jesus]] in the Japanese stage production of ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (1973), and role of Tony in ''[[West Side Story (musical)|West Side Story]]'' (1974). In 1980 he left Shiki to play the role of Sanada in the movie ''[[The Beast To Die]]''. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of ''[[Iron Chef|Ryōri no Tetsujin]]'', a cooking competition show (1993&ndash;1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the [[English-speaking world]]. Previously broadcast on the [[Food Network]], then on the [[Fine Living Network]] in the United States and on [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] in [[Australia]], under the name ''[[Iron Chef]]'', the show is now being carried on the [[Cooking Channel]] in the United States, and in the UK in [http://www.channel4.com/programmes/iron-chef-uk Iron Chef UK]. The host of ''[[Iron Chef America]]'', [[Mark Dacascos]], is claimed on ''ICA'' to be Takeshi's nephew, though the stated relationship is actually between the fictional characters played by the two men.


Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987 he starred in the popular Japanese production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' as [[Jean Valjean]] and [[Javert]]. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 different countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 2000, and in ''[[Jekyll and Hyde]]'' as well as in ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' in 2001.
Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987 he starred in the popular Japanese production of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' as [[Jean Valjean]] and [[Javert]]. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in ''[[Macbeth]]'' in 2000, and in ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]'' as well as in ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]'' in 2001. In 2009, he starred in a Japanese-language version of ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]] ''.


He has also lent his voice to [[Japan]]ese [[anime]]. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's ''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000 - The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie - Revelation Lugia]]'', the second [[Pokémon]] movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware Wa Collector." He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]: The Two Doctors of Darkness.''
He has also lent his voice to [[Japan]]ese [[anime]]. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's ''[[Pokémon The Movie 2000 - The Power of One|Pokémon the Movie: Revelation Lugia]]'', the second [[Pokémon]] movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware Wa Collector." He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]: The Two Doctors of Darkness.''


After ''Iron Chef'' ended, he returned to acting in movies and [[Japanese television drama|drama]]s. He also hosted ''Time Shock 21'', a quiz show on [[Asahi Television]] in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of [[Michael Frayn]]'s ''[[Democracy (play)|Democracy]]'' and starred in the blockbuster film ''[[Sengoku Jieitai 1549]]''. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful ''[[Death Note (film)|Death Note]]'' film series as Soichiro Yagami.
After ''Iron Chef'' ended, he returned to acting in movies and [[Japanese television drama|drama]]s. He also hosted ''[[Time Shock (game show)|Time Shock 21]]'', a quiz show on [[Asahi Television]] in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of [[Michael Frayn]]'s ''[[Democracy (play)|Democracy]]'' and starred in the blockbuster film ''[[Sengoku Jieitai 1549]]''. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' film series as Soichiro Yagami.


==Filmography==
His most recent role, as of December 2007, is that of Emperor Kinkaku ([[Journey to the West#List of Demons|King of the Golden Horn]]) in the film adaptation of the TV series ''[[Saiyūki (TV series)|Saiyūki]]''. He also provided the voice for Golbez in the [[Nintendo DS]] [[Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS)|remake]] of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', and has reprised the same role in ''[[Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]'' for the PSP.


===Films===
He is also the Official Japanese voice actor for Teridax in Japanese [[Bionicle]] Media as of 2004
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
|-
| 1980
| ''[[The Beast To Die]]''
| Tetsuo Sanada
|-
| 1981
| ''Akuryoto''
| [[Kosuke Kindaichi]]
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Suspicion (1982 film)|Suspicion]]''
| Katsuo Toyosaki
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Mahjong hōrōki|Mahjong horoki]]''
| dosa-Ken
|-
| 1986
| ''cabaret''
| Takigawa
|-
| 1988
| ''Kimurake no hitobito''
| Hazime Kimura
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan]]''
| Momoo Momoyama
|-
| 1996
| ''Sasurai no Trouble buster''
| Kunihiko Ugajin
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Ultraman Zearth]]''
| Akuma Ogami / Alien Benzene
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Ultraman Zearth|Ultraman Zearth 2]]''
| Alien Benzene
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]''
| Jiraldan
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[Sengoku Jieitai 1549]]''
| Tsuyoshi Matoba / [[Oda Nobunaga]]
|-
| ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack: Two Doctors in Black]]''
| Dr. Kiriko
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2006
| ''Moyurutoki THE EXCELLENT COMPANY''
| Fukai
|-
| ''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]''
|rowspan="2"| [[List of Death Note characters#Soichiro Yagami|Soichiro Yagami]]
|-
| ''[[Death Note: The Last Name]]''
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Saiyūki (TV series)|Saiyuki]]''
| Kinkaku Daio ([[Journey to the West#List of Demons|King of the Golden Horn]])
|-
| 2008
| ''[[K-20: Legend of the Mask]]''
| Mysterious Gentleman
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2009
| ''[[Zero Focus (2009 film)|Zero Focus]]''
| Gisaku Murota
|-
| ''Warau keikan''
| Masazumi Ishioka
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Andalusia: Revenge of the Goddess|Andalucía: Megami no hofuku]]''
| Yosuke Ando
|-
| ''[[Ninja Kids!!!]]''
| Yukitaka Saito
|-
| ''[[Kaibutsu-kun]]''
| Kaibutsu Daio (King Monster)
|-
| 2013
| ''Bushi no Kondate''
| Naomi Maeda
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima]]''
| Captain (voice)
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale]]''
| Dr. Shigemura (voice)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-05/sword-art-online-ordinal-scale-anime-film-casts-sayaka-kanda/.109541 |title= Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Anime Film Casts Sayaka Kanda |date=December 5, 2016|access-date= 2016-12-06|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''Whistleblower''
| Motonari Nashida
|-
| ''[[Listen to the Universe]]''
| Masayuki Onodera<ref>{{cite web |url= https://2019.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/32NOW08|title= Listen to the Universe|access-date= October 2, 2019|work= TIFF}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Mio's Cookbook]]''
| Uneno Sōma<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/91655/|title= みをつくし料理帖|access-date= August 27, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Signal the Movie]]''
| Shinjirō Itagaki
|-
|2023
|[[Wish (film)|''Wish'']]
|Sabino (voice dub)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.disney.co.jp/movie/wish/news/20231124_01|title= アマヤ王妃（国民思いなロサス王国の王妃）の日本版声優は檀れいさんに決定！喜びを「世界中に叫びたい！」さらに鹿賀丈史さん、蒼井翔太さん、岡本信彦さん、竹達彩奈さんら豪華声優陣も解禁！|accessdate= November 24, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | TV show
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Ougon no hibi]]''
| [[Dom Justo Takayama]]
|-
| 1980–1981
| ''Tenno no ryoriban''
| Shintaro Takayama
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1981
| ''Honzitsumo seitennari''
| Masamichi Ohara
|-
| ''[[G-Men '75]]''
| Kusaka
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983
| ''[[Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV series)|Tokugawa Ieyasu]]''
| [[Ishida Mitsunari]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231027dog00m200086000c.html|title= 解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も|access-date= February 5, 2024|work= Mantan-web}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ōoku (1983 TV series)|Ooku]]''
| [[Tokugawa Yoshimune]]
|-
| 1984
| ''Shitetsuensen 97bunsyo''
| Nara
|-
| 1987–1988
| ''Jungle / NEW Jungle''
| Kuniaki Tsugawa
|-
| 1990
| ''Tobu ga Gotoku''
| [[Ōkubo Toshimichi|Okubo Toshimichi]]
|-
| 1992
| ''Kireini naritai''
| Moriya Hirose
|-
| 1993–1999
| ''[[Iron Chef|Ryōri no Tetsujin]]''
| Chairman Kaga
|-
| 1993
| ''Furikaereba yatsugairu''
| Junichi Nakagawa
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1994
| ''[[Furuhata Ninzaburō|Furuhata Ninzaburo]]''
| Junichi Nakagawa
|-
| ''[[Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story|Shizukanaru Don]]''
| Ryugi Naruto
|-
| 1995
| ''Kura''
| Izo Tanouchi
|-
| 1999
| ''jyoi''
| Atsuro Wakisaka
|-
| 2000
| ''Renai chudoku''
| Kojiro Itsuji
|-
| 2003
| ''Black Jack ni yoroshiku''
| Yoshiyuki Yasutomi
|-
| 2004
| ''FIRE BOYS - [[Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M]]''
| Hazime Gomi (Capt. Gomi)
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Yūkan Club|Yukan Club]]''
| Tokimune Shochikubai
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Oh! My Girl!!]]''
| Kazuo Ishizaka
|-
| 2009
| ''Dandy Daddy? ~Renaishosetsuka Ryunosuke Izaki~''
| Taizo Sasaki
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[Kaibutsu-kun]]''
| Kaibutsu Daio (King Monster)
|-
| ''JOKER Yurusarezaru sosakan''
| Masaaki Izutsu
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2011
| ''[[Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda]]''
| Yosuke Ando
|-
| ''Good Life~Arigato,papa.sayonara~''
| Shinpei Yukimura
|-
| ''The Bull Doctor''
| Izuru Jyomongi
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko]]''
| Daisaku Hongō<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=358247|script-title=ja:TV 地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子|access-date=2016-11-30|publisher=Stingray|work=allcinema|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''Blazing Transfer Students''
| Takizawa Noboru
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Segodon]]''
| [[Shimazu Narioki]]
|-
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Stage
! style="background:#B0C4DE" | Role
|-
| 1973–1979
| ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
| Jesus Christ
|-
| 1974–1979
| ''[[West Side Story]]''
| Tony
|-
| 1986 / 1988
| ''[[Torch Song Trilogy]]''
| Arnold
|-
| 1987-2011
| ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
| [[Jean Valjean]] / [[Javert]] (1987-1988 / 2005 / 2007 / 2011)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Macbeth]]''
| Macbeth
|-
| 2001
| ''[[The Threepenny Opera]]''
| Mackie Messer, or [[Mack the Knife]]
|-
| 2001 / 2003 / 2005 / 2007
| ''[[Jekyll & Hyde (musical)|Jekyll & Hyde]]''
| Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
|-
| 2005 / 2008
| ''[[Democracy (play)|Democracy]]''
| [[Willy Brandt]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]''
| Lawrence Jameson
|-
| 2007 / 2009
| ''Kinshu''
| Yasuaki Arino
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[The Seagull]]''
| Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin
|-
| ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]] ''
| Georges
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano]]''
| Cyrano de Bergerac
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Fantasticks]]''
| El Gallo
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Burnt by the Sun]]''
| Comdiv Sergei Petrovich Kotov
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Love Never Dies (musical)|Love Never Dies]]''
| [[Erik (The Phantom of the Opera)|The Phantom of the Opera]]
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Death Note: The Musical]]''
| Soichiro Yagami
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.office-k3.com/kaga/ Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.fineliving.com/fine/iron_chef_japan/article/0,3182,FINE_31256_5836103,00.html Takeshi Kaga Biography] from FineLiving.com
* [http://www.fineliving.com/fine/iron_chef_japan/article/0,3182,FINE_31256_5836103,00.html Takeshi Kaga Biography] from FineLiving.com
*{{IMDB name|id=0434554|name=Takeshi Kaga}}
*{{IMDb name|id=0434554|name=Takeshi Kaga}}
* [http://goodall2001.tripod.com/famouspeople/daisuke_yasuyoshi/ Daisuke & Yasuyoshi's Takeshi Kaga Unofficial Fan & Fun Page]
* [http://goodall2001.tripod.com/famouspeople/daisuke_yasuyoshi/ Daisuke & Yasuyoshi's Takeshi Kaga Unofficial Fan & Fun Page]
* [http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/t-shock/ The Official Time Shock 21 Website]
* [http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/t-shock/ The Official Time Shock 21 Website]
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 6 May 2024

Takeshi Kaga
Born
Shigekatsu Katsuta

(1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 (age 73)
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Children1 son
WebsiteOfficial site

Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, Kaga Takeshi), real name Shigekatsu Katsuta (勝田 薫且, Katsuta Shigekatsu, born October 12, 1950), is a well-known stage and movie actor in Japan who is best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef produced by Fuji TV.[1]

Biography[edit]

Kaga was born on October 12, 1950, in the city of Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. His first experience on stage was at the age of seven when he joined the Kanazawa City Boys choral group.

In 1972, he joined the Japanese theatrical company Gekidan Shiki. While with the company, he played the role of Jesus in the Japanese stage production of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), and role of Tony in West Side Story (1974). In 1980 he left Shiki to play the role of Sanada in the movie The Beast To Die. He starred in several movies throughout the 1980s, but his most famous role would be that of "Chairman Kaga", the eccentric and flamboyant host of Ryōri no Tetsujin, a cooking competition show (1993–1999). It became very popular, not only in Japan, but around the English-speaking world. Previously broadcast on the Food Network, then on the Fine Living Network in the United States and on SBS in Australia, under the name Iron Chef, the show is now being carried on the Cooking Channel in the United States, and in the UK in Iron Chef UK. The host of Iron Chef America, Mark Dacascos, is claimed on ICA to be Takeshi's nephew, though the stated relationship is actually between the fictional characters played by the two men.

Despite his international fame with the show, he has not given up his love for musicals. In 1987 he starred in the popular Japanese production of Les Misérables as Jean Valjean and Javert. He reprised his role as Valjean in 1995 as the representative of Japan during the encore of the 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During the encore, Valjeans from 17 countries joined the cast on stage. He also starred in Macbeth in 2000, and in Jekyll & Hyde as well as in The Threepenny Opera in 2001. In 2009, he starred in a Japanese-language version of La Cage aux Folles .

He has also lent his voice to Japanese anime. Notably, he voiced Jirarudan, an antagonist, in 1999's Pokémon the Movie: Revelation Lugia, the second Pokémon movie, and also sung his theme song, "Ware Wa Collector." He also notably voiced Dr. Kiriko in 2005's Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness.

After Iron Chef ended, he returned to acting in movies and dramas. He also hosted Time Shock 21, a quiz show on Asahi Television in Japan. In 2005, Kaga performed as the lead in the Japanese production of Michael Frayn's Democracy and starred in the blockbuster film Sengoku Jieitai 1549. Kaga also appeared in both installments of the highly successful Death Note film series as Soichiro Yagami.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

Year Film Role
1980 The Beast To Die Tetsuo Sanada
1981 Akuryoto Kosuke Kindaichi
1982 Suspicion Katsuo Toyosaki
1984 Mahjong horoki dosa-Ken
1986 cabaret Takigawa
1988 Kimurake no hitobito Hazime Kimura
1993 Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan Momoo Momoyama
1996 Sasurai no Trouble buster Kunihiko Ugajin
1996 Ultraman Zearth Akuma Ogami / Alien Benzene
1997 Ultraman Zearth 2 Alien Benzene
1999 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Jiraldan
2005 Sengoku Jieitai 1549 Tsuyoshi Matoba / Oda Nobunaga
Black Jack: Two Doctors in Black Dr. Kiriko
2006 Moyurutoki THE EXCELLENT COMPANY Fukai
Death Note Soichiro Yagami
Death Note: The Last Name
2007 Saiyuki Kinkaku Daio (King of the Golden Horn)
2008 K-20: Legend of the Mask Mysterious Gentleman
2009 Zero Focus Gisaku Murota
Warau keikan Masazumi Ishioka
2011 Andalucía: Megami no hofuku Yosuke Ando
Ninja Kids!!! Yukitaka Saito
Kaibutsu-kun Kaibutsu Daio (King Monster)
2013 Bushi no Kondate Naomi Maeda
2015 Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima Captain (voice)
2017 Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale Dr. Shigemura (voice)[2]
2019 Whistleblower Motonari Nashida
Listen to the Universe Masayuki Onodera[3]
2020 Mio's Cookbook Uneno Sōma[4]
2021 Signal the Movie Shinjirō Itagaki
2023 Wish Sabino (voice dub)[5]

Television[edit]

Year TV show Role
1978 Ougon no hibi Dom Justo Takayama
1980–1981 Tenno no ryoriban Shintaro Takayama
1981 Honzitsumo seitennari Masamichi Ohara
G-Men '75 Kusaka
1983 Tokugawa Ieyasu Ishida Mitsunari[6]
Ooku Tokugawa Yoshimune
1984 Shitetsuensen 97bunsyo Nara
1987–1988 Jungle / NEW Jungle Kuniaki Tsugawa
1990 Tobu ga Gotoku Okubo Toshimichi
1992 Kireini naritai Moriya Hirose
1993–1999 Ryōri no Tetsujin Chairman Kaga
1993 Furikaereba yatsugairu Junichi Nakagawa
1994 Furuhata Ninzaburo Junichi Nakagawa
Shizukanaru Don Ryugi Naruto
1995 Kura Izo Tanouchi
1999 jyoi Atsuro Wakisaka
2000 Renai chudoku Kojiro Itsuji
2003 Black Jack ni yoroshiku Yoshiyuki Yasutomi
2004 FIRE BOYS - Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M Hazime Gomi (Capt. Gomi)
2007 Yukan Club Tokimune Shochikubai
2008 Oh! My Girl!! Kazuo Ishizaka
2009 Dandy Daddy? ~Renaishosetsuka Ryunosuke Izaki~ Taizo Sasaki
2010 Kaibutsu-kun Kaibutsu Daio (King Monster)
JOKER Yurusarezaru sosakan Masaaki Izutsu
2011 Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda Yosuke Ando
Good Life~Arigato,papa.sayonara~ Shinpei Yukimura
The Bull Doctor Izuru Jyomongi
2016 Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko Daisaku Hongō[7]
2017 Blazing Transfer Students Takizawa Noboru
2018 Segodon Shimazu Narioki

Stage[edit]

Year Stage Role
1973–1979 Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus Christ
1974–1979 West Side Story Tony
1986 / 1988 Torch Song Trilogy Arnold
1987-2011 Les Misérables Jean Valjean / Javert (1987-1988 / 2005 / 2007 / 2011)
2000 Macbeth Macbeth
2001 The Threepenny Opera Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife
2001 / 2003 / 2005 / 2007 Jekyll & Hyde Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
2005 / 2008 Democracy Willy Brandt
2006 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Lawrence Jameson
2007 / 2009 Kinshu Yasuaki Arino
2008 The Seagull Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin
La Cage aux Folles Georges
2009 Cyrano Cyrano de Bergerac
2010 The Fantasticks El Gallo
2011 Burnt by the Sun Comdiv Sergei Petrovich Kotov
2014 Love Never Dies The Phantom of the Opera
2015 Death Note: The Musical Soichiro Yagami

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dansei Talent". Horipro Square. 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Anime Film Casts Sayaka Kanda". Anime News Network. December 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
  3. ^ "Listen to the Universe". TIFF. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "みをつくし料理帖". eiga.com. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "アマヤ王妃（国民思いなロサス王国の王妃）の日本版声優は檀れいさんに決定！喜びを「世界中に叫びたい！」さらに鹿賀丈史さん、蒼井翔太さん、岡本信彦さん、竹達彩奈さんら豪華声優陣も解禁！". Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も". Mantan-web. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ TV 地味にスゴイ！校閲ガール・河野悦子. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2016-11-30.

External links[edit]

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