The Greatest Japanese Voice Actors

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1 Makoto Shinkai

Famous As: Film director, Voice actor, Animator, Screenwriter

Birthdate: February 9, 1973

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Nationality: Japanese

2 Mako Iwamatsu

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: December 10, 1933

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Nationality: Japanese, American

Died: July 21, 2006

Japanese-American actor Makoto Iwamatsu, or Mako, is remembered for his Academy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated role of Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles. He also appeared in Conan the Barbarian, Conan the Destroyer, and Seven Years in Tibet. He delivered a Tony-nominated performance in Pacific Overtures and co-founded East West Players.

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3 Haruma Miura

Famous As: Actor, Singer, Voice actor, Child actor

Birthdate: April 5, 1990

Sun Sign: Aries

Nationality: Japanese

4 Hiroshi Kamiya

Famous As: Voice actor

Birthdate: January 28, 1975

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Nationality: Japanese

5 Mamoru Miyano

Famous As: Actor, Singer, Seiyū, Child actor

Birthdate: June 8, 1983

Sun Sign: Gemini

Nationality: Japanese

6 Kana Hanazawa

Famous As: Voice Actress

Birthdate: February 25, 1989

Sun Sign: Pisces

Nationality: Japanese

7 Nobuhiko Okamoto

Famous As: Seiyū, Singer

Birthdate: October 24, 1986

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Nationality: Japanese

8 Daisuke Ono

Famous As: Voice Actor

Birthdate: May 4, 1978

Sun Sign: Taurus

Nationality: Japanese

9 Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Famous As: Voice Actor

Birthdate: September 17, 1986

Sun Sign: Virgo

Nationality: Japanese

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is a Japanese singer and voice actor from Hokkaido. Best known for voicing popular animated characters like Kazuto Kirigaya, Sorata Kanda, Arata Kasuga, and Masamune Izumi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka holds the Guinness World Record for the most unique sound bites produced by a voice actor.

10 Takahiro Sakurai

Famous As: Voice Actor

Birthdate: June 13, 1974

Sun Sign: Gemini

Nationality: Japanese

11 Takehito Koyasu

Famous As: Seiyū, Singer

Birthdate: May 5, 1967

Sun Sign: Taurus

Nationality: Japanese

12 Tomokazu Sugita

Famous As: Seiyū

Birthdate: October 11, 1980

Sun Sign: Libra

Nationality: Japanese

13 Takuya Kimura

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: November 13, 1972

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Nationality: Japanese

Takuya Kimura is a Japanese actor, radio personality, and singer. He is best known for his association with SMAP, one of East Asia's best-selling boy bands. After starting his career as a singer, Kimura found considerable success as an actor, which catapulted him to stardom and turned him into a Japanese icon. His acting skills have earned him several awards.

14 Natsuki Hanae

Famous As: Voice actor

Birthdate: June 26, 1991

Sun Sign: Cancer

Nationality: Japanese

15 Junichi Suwabe

Famous As: Voice actor

Birthdate: March 29, 1972

Sun Sign: Aries

Nationality: Japanese

16 Miyuki Sawashiro

Famous As: Voice Actor

Birthdate: June 2, 1985

Sun Sign: Gemini

Nationality: Japanese

Her voice role as Puchiko in the English version of Leave it to Piyoko made Japanese voice actor Miyuki Sawashiro the first from her country to reprise a Japanese voice role in its English dubbed version. She had started learning English during her time in Pennsylvania in high school.

17 Rie Kugimiya

Famous As: Voice actress

Birthdate: May 30, 1979

Sun Sign: Gemini

Nationality: Japanese

18 Rie Takahashi

Famous As: Voice Actress

Birthdate: February 27, 1994

Sun Sign: Pisces

Nationality: Japanese

Japanese voice actor and singer Rie Takahashi is best known for her work in the anime series Seiyu's Life! She has voiced major characters in video games and anime films and series, such as Megumin in KonoSuba, Takagi in Teasing Master Takagi-san, and Hu Tao in Genshin Impact.

19 Kaito Ishikawa

Famous As: Voice Actor

Birthdate: October 13, 1993

Sun Sign: Libra

Nationality: Japanese

Initially, when Kaito Ishikawa decided to become a voice actor, his parents were against him, which made him fund his own voice-acting training through part-time jobs. The Seiyu Award-winning voice actor is known for his work in video games, films, and anime/manga series, such One Punch Man and Tokyo Ghoul.

20 Ayane Sakura

Famous As: Voice Actress

Birthdate: January 29, 1994

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Nationality: Japanese

Japanese voice actor Ayane Sakura soared to fame with her voice work in manga and anime projects such as Is the Order a Rabbit? and My Hero Academia. The Seiyu Award-winning artist has earned the nickname Ayaneru because of her love for sleeping in her spare time.