Tōru Ōkawa
Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator
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Tōru Ōkawa (大川 透, Ōkawa Tōru; born February 28, 1960) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. While he went to a College of Art, Nihon University, he started his career as a stage actor, but after he moved to Mausu Promotion, his current agency, he came to focus on voice acting.
BornFebruary 28, 1960
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
AlmamaterNihon University
Occupations
- Actor
- voice actor
- narrator
Yearsactive1984–present
Tōru Ōkawa | |
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大川 透 | |
| Born | February 28, 1960 Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Agent | Mausu Promotion |
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| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Filmography
Television animation
Original video animation (OVA)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Legend of the Galactic Heroes | Mattohēfā | |
| 1998 | Geobreeders | Hound Yoda | |
| Weiss Kreuz | Persia | ||
| 2003 | .hack//Liminality Volume 1 | Doctor Makino | |
| 2005 | Final Fantasy VII Advent Children | Rufus Shinra | |
| 2017 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Tianem |
Original animation DVD (OAD)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn | King Hiryū |
Original net animation (ONA)
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- | Susumu Kurose | [15] |
| 2020-22 | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 | Saito | [16] |
| 2021 | Hanma Baki - Son of Ogre | George Bosch | [17] |
| 2021-22 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Narrator |
Theatrical animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Final Fantasy VII Advent Children | Rufus | |
| Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam A New Translation I: Heirs to the Stars | Apolly Bay | ||
| Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | Roy Mustang | ||
| 2010 | Atashin'chi | Executive Secretary | |
| 2012 | 009 Re:Cyborg | Albert Heinrich | |
| 2017 | No Game, No Life Zero | Ivan Zell | |
| 2020 | Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai – The Clouds Gather | Misumi | [18] |
| 2025 | Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise | Prime Minister of Japan |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Lego Island | Papa Brickolini | Japanese dub | [19] |
| 1998 | Panzer Dragoon Saga | Zastava | [20] | |
| Sonic Adventure | Pachacamac, Announcer | |||
| 1999 | Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike | Ryu | [20] | |
| 2001 | Sonic Adventure 2 | GUN soldiers, Announcer | ||
| 2008 | Street Fighter IV | Gouken | Also Super and Ultra | [20] |
| Soulcalibur IV | Nathaniel "Rock" Adams | [20] | ||
| 2009 | Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | Deko Gekisho | [20] | |
| 2010 | Zangeki no Reginleiv | Heimdall | [20] | |
| 2012 | Fire Emblem Awakening | Reflet (Male) | [20] | |
| ZombiU | Japanese dub | |||
| 2013 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | Seneschal | [20] | |
| 2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven | Weather Report, Narrator | [20] | |
| Yakuza 0 | Masaru Sera | Also Director's Cut | [20] | |
| 2016 | Yakuza Kiwami | [20] | ||
| Detective Pikachu | Detective Pikachu | [20] | ||
| I Am Setsuna | Yomi | [20] | ||
| Overwatch | Soldier: 76 | Japanese dub | [21] | |
| Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | Dran, Wagmur | [20] | ||
| 2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Arden, Valter | [20] | |
| 2020 | Persona 5 Strikers | Akira Konoe | [20] | |
| Final Fantasy VII Remake | Rufus Shinra | [22] | ||
| 2023 | Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis | [20] | ||
| 2024 | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | [20] |
Web animation
Drama CDs
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Tekken | Yoshimitsu | |
| 2005 | Koi Dorobou o Sagase! | Yūji Ōkawa | |
| Are you Alice? - Drink me | The Queen of Hearts | ||
| 2006 | Are you Alice? - Call me | ||
| 2007 | Are you Alice? Alice's Tea Party - Phase 2 | ||
| Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden | Einosuke Okuda | ||
| 2008 | Yume Musubi, Koi Musubi | Ryōmei Kōsaka | |
| Yume wa Kirei ni Shidokenaku | Mido | ||
| Are you Alice? - Alice the gibberish! | The Queen of Hearts | ||
| Are you Alice? - Disappearance curve | |||
| Are you Alice? - Unbirthday | |||
| Ai no Kusabi ~DESTINY~ | Iason Mink | ||
| Ai no Kusabi ~NIGHTMARE~ | |||
| Ai no Kusabi ~RESONANCE~ | |||
| 2010 | Abazure | Kaname Kōzuki | |
| Yasashikute Toge ga Aru | Hayato Takashina | ||
| Turning Point | Endō | ||
| Wakakusa Monogatari ~Kami Hikōki ni Notte~ | Narrator | ||
| Karneval | The Mysterious Man | ||
| 2011 | Are you Alice? - Arrest of the heart | The Queen of Hearts | |
| Are you Alice? - Fork it over | |||
| 2012 | Taiyō no Ie | Kaitō Motomiya |
Tokusatsu
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Seijuu Sentai Gingaman | Grinjii | Ep. 12 |
| 2007 | Kamen Rider Den-O | Snowman Imagin | Ep. 45 |
| 2008 | Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | Mummy Legendorga | |
| 2013 | Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger | Deboth Chaos | Ep. 44 |
| Butterfly Absolute God Deboth | Eps. 45 - 48 |
Dubbing
Live-action
Animation
| Original year | Title | Role | Original actor | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-04 | Home Movies | Coach McGuirk | H. Jon Benjamin | [86] | |
| 2005 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | Victor Quartermaine | Ralph Fiennes | [87] | |
| 2006 | Bambi II | Great Prince of the Forest | Patrick Stewart | [88] | |
| Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Red Parrot Stan | Charles Nelson Reilly | [89] | ||
| 2010-17 | Adventure Time | Hunson Abadeer | Martin Olson | [90] | |
| Regular Show | Benson | Sam Marin | [91] | ||
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Thompson | Simon Pegg | [92] | |
| Cars 2 | Rod "Torque" Redline | Bruce Campbell | [93] | ||
| 2013 | Tarzan | Jim Porter | Joe Cappelletti | [94] | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Stu Hopps | Don Lake | [95] | |
| Ratchet & Clank | Clank | James Arnold Taylor | [96] | ||
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Sterling | Nathan Fillion | [97] |