Masashi Hirose
Japanese voice actor (born 1947)
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Masashi Hirose (広瀬 正志, Hirose Masashi; born November 6, 1947) is a Japanese voice actor from Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1] He works at Production Baobab.
Masashi Hirose | |
|---|---|
広瀬 正志 | |
| Born | November 6, 1947 Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
He is known for the roles of Ramba Ral (Mobile Suit Gundam), Rikishiman (Kinnikuman), Gosterro (Blue Comet SPT Layzner) and Nakano-sensei (Lovely Complex).
In September 2014, Hirose was hospitalized for an unspecified illness. As a result, he was replaced by Katsuhisa Hōki in Gundam Build Fighters Try,[2] Banjō Ginga in One Piece,[3] and Akio Ōtsuka in In Search of the Lost Future.[4]
Filmography
Anime television
- Lupin the 3rd Part II (Herbert von Myer, others) (1977)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (Ramba Ral) (1979)
- Astro Boy (Pannakokku) (1980-1981)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram (Destan) (1983)
- Armored Trooper Votoms (Kan Yu) (1983)
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner (Gosterro) (1985-1986)
- Fist of the North Star (Golem, Kubaru, Search Captain, Zack) (1985-1986)
- Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (Gillman) (1986)
- City Hunter (Inagaki, Kameda, Scout #2, Gilmore, Serrano) (1987-1990)
- Osomatsu-kun (Sandayu) (1988)
- Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2 (Jangorilla, Mentenanman) (1990-1991)
- Mahoujin Guru Guru (Hatenashi Village Elder) (1995)
- New Mobile Report Gundam Wing (Master O) (1995-1996)
- After War Gundam X (Katokk Alzamille) (1996)
- Detective Conan (Ogura, Ushikubo, Werewolf, Misc. male voices) (1996-2012)
- Kindaichi Case Files (Goro, Masayuki Ishii, Shuuichirou Aizawa) (1997)
- Lost Universe (Alzas) (1998)
- Kyo Kara Maoh! (Baxter) (1998)
- Gregory Horror Show (Death) (1999)
- One Piece (Riku Dold III) (1999)
- Cowboy Bebop (Fad) (1999)
- Dai-Guard (Chief Haruo Osugi) (1999-2000)
- Pokémon (Gantetsu) (2000)
- Ghost Stories (Akaikami Aoikami) (2000-2001)
- Vandread (Kümmel Ohzeki) (2001)
- InuYasha (Monk) (2001)
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Shawn Douglas) (2002)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (Sahib Ashman) (2002-2003)
- Mermaid Forest (Leader of the Sakagami Pirates) (2003)
- Ashita no Nadja (Watson) (2003-2004)
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (Nakamura) (2004)
- Phoenix (Lamp) (2004)
- Rockman.EXE Axess (Tensuke Takumi) (2004)
- Paranoia Agent (Akihiro Takamine) (2004)
- Monster (Cole) (2004-2005)
- Bleach (Abûero) (2004-2005)
- Keroro Gunso (Animation Director, Prof Hellsing) (2004-2007)
- Samurai Champloo (Kuroihara) (2005)
- Futakoi Alternative (Kumicho) (2005)
- Speed Grapher (Seijirou Togotsu) (2005)
- Jigoku Shōjo (Ryuuzo Kusuno) (2005)
- Hell Girl (Mayor Ryouzo Kusunoki) (2006)
- Witchblade (Muraki) (2006)
- 009-1 (Secretary) (2006)
- Honey and Clover (Professor Tange) (2006)
- Gintama (Kanbee) (2007)
- Oh! Edo Rocket (Heihachiro Oshio) (2007)
- Toward the Terra (Shiroe's Papa) (2007)
- Lovely Complex (Nakano-sensei) (2007)
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni (Hideyoshi Ushiromiya) (2009)
- Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete (Sakunoshin Honjou); changed to Akio Ōtsuka (2009)
- Fairy Tail (Hades) (2009-2014)
- Fate/zero (Risei Kotomine) (2011-2012)
- Zetman (Seizou Amagi) (2012)
- Gundam Build Fighters (Mr. Ral) (2013)
- Gundam Build Fighters Try (Mr. Ral) (eps. 1–4) (2014)
- Onegai My Melody (George Hijikata) (?)
- Zipang (Samuel D. Hatton) (?)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal II (Vector's father) (?)
Original Video Animations
- Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle (Radah Neeva) (1986)
- Gunbuster (Admiral Yuzo Takaya) (1988)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Arthur Lynch)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) (Baresto Rosita)
- The Silent Service (Keisuke Hamamoto, Aleksei) (1997–1998)
- Getter Robo Armageddon (Stinger) (1998)
- Hellsing Ultimate (Sir Penwood) (2008)[5]
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (James Shiba) (2012–2014)
Anime films
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Ramba Ral)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Ramba Ral)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (Ramba Ral)
- Kinnikuman film series (Rikishiman, The Ninja, Kendaman, others) (1984–1986)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Kanta's Father)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report (Jacob) (1998)
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) (Coretol)
Tokusatsu
- Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army (1984) (Alien Temperor, Alien Baltan II)
- Garo Special: Byakuya no Maju (2006) (Horror Legules)
Video games
- Mobile Suit Gundam (Ramba Ral) (1981)
- Armored Trooper Votoms: Udo Kumen Arc (Kan Yu) (1983)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Gihren's Greed (Ramba Ral) (1998)
- Ikusagami (2005) (Takeda Shingen)
- Radiata Stories (Dynas Stone) (2005)
- Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na (Lioness Teo Arshlight) (2006)
- Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (Minister of Alsword) (2007)
- ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat (King Sumnelthia III) (2007)
- Infinite Undiscovery (Enma) (2008)
- Super Robot Wars series (Ramba Ral, Gosterro, Kan Yu, Dr. Stinger) (2008–2019)
- Fallout: New Vegas (Robert House) (2010)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Story Teller) (2012)
- Tales of Vesperia (Barbos, Leblanc) (2019)