Rintarō Nishi

Rintarō Nishi (西凜太朗, Nishi Rintarō; born July 15, 1965, in Osaka) is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. His real name is Kazuaki Kurita (栗田和晃, Kurita Kazuaki).

Born

Kazuaki Kurita (栗田和晃, Kurita Kazuaki)

July 15, 1965 (age 60)

Osaka, Japan

OccupationsActor, voice actor

Yearsactive1991–present

AgentOffice Osawa

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Rintarō Nishi
西凜太朗
Born	Kazuaki Kurita (栗田和晃, Kurita Kazuaki) (1965-07-15) July 15, 1965 (age 60) Osaka, Japan
Occupations	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1991–present
Agent	Office Osawa
Spouse	Yūko Nitō
Children	1

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Filmography

Television animation

1990s

Ganba! Fly High (1996) – Zenkō Kaizuka
Cowboy Bebop (1998) – Asimov Solenson

2000s

Initial D: Fourth Stage (2004) – Shūichi Matsumoto
Samurai Champloo (2004) – Hanjirō
Bleach (2005) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
Beet the Vandel Buster (2005) – Baus
School Rumble: 2nd Semester (2006) – Mr. Suō
Death Note (2007) – Eiichi Takahashi
Ghost Hound (2007) – Seiichi Suzuki
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007) – Jiguro
Soul Eater (2008) – Free
One Piece (2009) – Heracles

2010s

House of Five Leaves (2010) – Jin
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2010) – Charlie
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2010) – Aoki
X-Men (2011) – Jake
The Knight in the Area (2012) – Masakatsu Kondo
Space Brothers (2012) – Freddie Saturn
Attack on Titan (2013) – Moblit Berner
Ace of Diamond (2014) – Raizō Todoroki
Akame ga Kill! (2014) – Gozuki
Kill la Kill (2014) – Taro Genbu
Tokyo Ghoul (2014) – Jason/Yamori
The Seven Deadly Sins (2014) – Bartra Liones, Narrator
Mob Psycho 100 (2016) – Fuji

2020s

ID - Invaded (2020) – Matsuoka
Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin (2022) - Varaharu
The Witch and the Beast (2024) – Magic Sword Ashgan^[1]
Let's Go Karaoke! (2025) – Shaved Head^[2]

Original video animation (OVA)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1998) – Karl von der Decken
Demon Prince Enma (2006) – Manager
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) – Saboa

Theatrical animation

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) – Machira
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003) – Pizzaro
Mind Game (2004) – Yakuza
Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
Bootleg (2009) – healthy
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Arco

Video games

Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005) (Japanese dub) – "Boss"
Razing Storm (2010) (Japanese dub) – Uncredited
Yakuza 5 (2012) – Masaru Watase
Killer Is Dead (2013) – Damon
Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014) – Sasaki Tadasaburō
Soul Sacrifice (2014) – Mordred
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (2019) – Captain Denzel
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) – Masaru Watase
Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023) - Masaru Watase

Television dramas

Mito Kōmon (2011) – Shuzen Watanabe

Tokusatsu

Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993) – Lieutenant Colonel Shadam (eps. 1 – 10, 12 – 14, 17 – 22, 26 – 31, 37, 38 & 42 – 50)/Gorma XVI (Actor) (49 & 50)
Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) – Crow Imagin (eps. 7 & 8)
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) – Doukoku Chimatsuri (eps. 1 – 9, 11 – 16, 18 – 20, 23 – 31, 33 – 40 & 45 – 49)
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (2009) – Doukoku Chimatsuri
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010) – Doukoku Chimatsuri
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns (2010) – Drunk drinker (Actor)
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012) – Burnerloid (ep. 2)

Stage

Julius Caesar (1990)
The Cherry Orchard (1993)

Dubbing

Live-action

10,000 BC (2011 TV Asahi edition) – Lu'Kibu (Joel Fry)^[3]
Bionic Woman – Antonio Pope (Isaiah Washington)^[4]
Boss Level – Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo)^[5]
Bullet to the Head – Robert Nkomo Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)^[6]
Edge of Tomorrow – Skinner (Jonas Armstrong)^[7]
El Cantante – Willie Colón (John Ortiz)^[8]
ER – Mobalage Ikabo (Djimon Hounsou)^[9]
The Expendables 3 – Hale Caesar (Terry Crews)^[10]
The Fall Guy – Dressler (Ben Knight)^[11]
The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Vince (Matt Schulze)^[12]
The Fatal Encounter – Gap-soo / Sang-chaek (Jung Jae-young)^[13]
Final Destination (2002 TV Asahi edition) – William Bludworth (Tony Todd)
Final Destination 2 (2006 TV Tokyo edition) – William Bludworth (Tony Todd)^[14]
The Final Girls – Duncan (Thomas Middleditch)^[15]
Flight of Fury – Rojar (Alki David)^[16]
The Fourth Kind – Tommy Fisher (Corey Johnson)^[17]
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones)^[18]
Ghost (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Willie Lopez (Rick Aviles)^[19]
Glitter – Rafael (Eric Benét)^[20]
Gridiron Gang – Malcolm Moore (Xzibit)^[21]
The Huntsman: Winter's War – Liefr (Sam Hazeldine)^[22]
The Karate Kid – John Kreese (Martin Kove)^[23]
The Karate Kid Part III – John Kreese (Martin Kove)^[24]
The Last Stand – Lewis Dinkum (Johnny Knoxville)^[25]
Live and Let Die (2006 Blu-ray edition) – Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder)
Meg 2: The Trench – Montes (Sergio Peris-Mencheta)^[26]
Mortdecai – Jock Strapp (Paul Bettany)^[27]
Oblivion – Sykes (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)^[28]
Pacific Rim: Uprising – Sonny (Nick E. Tarabay)^[29]
Pilgrimage – Frère Geraldus (Stanley Weber)^[30]
Punisher: War Zone – Paul Budiansky (Colin Salmon)^[31]
Rambo: Last Blood (2022 BS Tokyo edition) – Victor Martinez (Óscar Jaenada)^[32]
Red Planet – Robby Gallagher (Val Kilmer)^[33]
Safe House – Michael Collarsdale (Peter Ferdinando)^[34]
Snitch – Daniel James (Jon Bernthal)^[35]
Snow White and the Huntsman – King Magnus (Noah Huntley)^[36]
The Three Musketeers – Captain Rochefort (Mads Mikkelsen)^[37]
The Transporter – Darren "Wall Street" Bettencourt (Matt Schulze)^[38]
Waitress – Earl Hunterson (Jeremy Sisto)^[39]
The Way Back – Valka (Colin Farrell)^[40]
XXX – Xander Cage (Vin Diesel)^[41]
XXX: Return of Xander Cage – Xander Cage (Vin Diesel)^[42]
Yakuza Princess – Shiro (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)^[43]

Animation

Ben 10 – Clancy
The Powerpuff Girls – Big Billy
Queer Duck: The Movie – Oscar Wildcat
Spider-Man: The Animated Series – Blade
Star vs. the Forces of Evil – Buff Frog
Tron: Uprising – General Tesler