Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝 Shibata Hidekatsu, born March 25, 1937) is a veteran Japanese voice actor from Asakusa, Tokyo who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He was a classmate of former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda at Azabu High School.
With over 50 years in the voice acting industry, he is one of the oldest active voice actors in Japan, a feat shared with voice actors like Takeshi Aono and Kenji Utsumi prior to their deaths.
He is most known for his roles as Baron Ashura in Mazinger Z, Kenzo Kabuto in Great Mazinger, Count Mecha in Galaxy Express 999, General Shadow in Kamen Rider Stronger, Monkey D. Dragon in One Piece, Hiruzen Sarutobi in Naruto, Führer King Bradley in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Igneel and the narrator in Fairy Tail.
He is also married to voice actress Akiko Sekine.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Titles | Country |
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| Michael McConnohie | 5 | 
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| Steve Kramer | 4 |
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| Mike Reynolds | 4 |
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| Bob Carter | 3 |
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| Michael Forest | 3 |
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| Robert McCollum | 3 |
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| Ward Perry | 3 | 
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| Christopher Sabat | 3 |
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| Jim White | 3 |
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| Ed Blaylock | 2 |
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| Jeremy Inman | 2 |
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| Bob Magruder | 2 |
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| Bryan Massey | 2 |
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| Tom Wyner | 2 |
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| Tony Amendola | 1 |
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| Sean Barrett | 1 | 
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| Gregg Berger | 1 |
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| Doug Burch | 1 |
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| Kevin Brennan | 1 |
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| Don Brown | 1 |
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| Jim Byrnes | 1 |
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| Peter Cugno | 1 |
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| Paul Dobson | 1 |
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| R. Bruce Elliott | 1 |
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| Richard Epcar | 1 |
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| James Faulkner | 1 |
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| Dan Green | 1 |
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| Cliff Harrington | 1 | 
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| David Harbold | 1 |
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| John Hostetter | 1 |
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| Bill Kestin | 1 |
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| Don Knode | 1 |
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| Robert Kraft | 1 |
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| Ryan Luhning | 1 |
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| Jeff Manning | 1 |
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| John H. Mayer | 1 |
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| Bill Morgan | 1 |
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| Ted Pfister | 1 |
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| Simon Prescott | 1 |
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| David Logan Rankin | 1 |
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| Roger Rhodes | 1 |
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| William Roberts | 1 |
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| Paul Ross | 1 |
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| William Ross | 1 |
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| Richard Rossner | 1 |
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| William Saylor | 1 |
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| Robert O. Smith | 1 |
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| Peter Spellos | 1 |
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| Greg Starr | 1 |
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| Sonny Strait | 1 |
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| John Swasey | 1 |
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| Fred Tatasciore | 1 |
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| Rik Thomas | 1 | 
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| Noah Umholtz | 1 |
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| Mick Wingert | 1 |
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| Bill Wise | 1 |
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| Matt Lagan | 1 |
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| Daniel Woren | 1 |
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| Stuart Zagnit | 1 |
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| Brian Zimmerman | 1 | 
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Cat Sailor A | Animal Treasure Island | ¿? | United States |
| 1971 | Hayate (ep. 12) | Lupin the 3rd | ¿? | United States |
| 1972-1974 | Baron Ashura (male-half) |
Mazinger Z | William Saylor | United States |
| Gregg Berger | United States | |||
| 1972 | One-Eye | Three Musketeers in Boots | ¿? | Canada |
| 1975 | King of the Mermen | Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid | ¿? | Canada |
| 1976-1977 | Brain | Magnos the Robot | Paul Ross | United States |
| 1977-1978 | Daisaku Kuruma | Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix | John H. Mayer | United States |
| 1977-1979 | Mitsuru Kiruda | Captain Harlock | Richard Rossner | United States |
| Mike Reynolds | United States | |||
| Narrator | John Hostetter | United States | ||
| Tom Wyner | United States | |||
| 1977-1980 | Damemon Nippon (eps. 55-56) | Lupin the 3rd Part 2 | Peter Spellos | United States |
| 1978 | Agent Gordon | Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo | Don Knode | Tokyo, Japan |
| Michael Forest | United States | |||
| William Roberts | United Kingdom | |||
| Michael McConnohie | United States | |||
| 1979 | Count Mecha | Galaxy Express 999 | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 1980 | Satan | Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned | Richard Epcar | United States |
| 1980 | Mr. March | Little Women | Daniel Woren | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Geidel | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States |
| 1980 | December | Twelve Months | ¿? | United States |
| 1980-1981 | General Kuroda | X-Bomber | Kevin Brennan | United Kingdom |
| 1981 | C6248 | Adieu Galaxy Express 999 | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1981-1982 | Narrator | Dogtanian & the Three Muskehounds | Tom Wyner | United States |
| 1981 | General Gattler | Space Warrior Baldios | William Ross | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1982 | Black Suited Commander | Arcadia of My Youth | Jeff Manning | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1983 | Cat | Aesop's Fables | ¿? | United States |
| 1984 | Admiral Haines | Lensman | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| Michael Forest (redub) |
United States | |||
| 1984 | Lensman: Power of The Lens | Mike Reynolds | United States | |
| 1984 | Professor Ramses | Locke the Superman | Rik Thomas | Hong Kong |
| 1985 | Kōzunosuke Oguri | The Dagger of Kamui | Greg Starr | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1986-1989 | King Chappa | Dragon Ball | Sonny Strait | United States |
| Roger Rhodes | Canada | |||
| Darkness | Jeremy Inman | United States | ||
| Ryan Luhning | Canada | |||
| 1986 | Zeed | Fist of the North Star: The Movie | Michael Forest | United States |
| 1986 | Dr. Watson | The Humanoid | Robert O. Smith | Canada |
| 1986-1989 | Guilty | Saint Seiya | James Faulkner | United States |
| David Harbold | United States | |||
| 1986 | Ransuro | Windaria | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| 1988-1989 | Chancellor | Dominion Tank Police | Sean Barrett | United Kingdom |
| 1989-1991 | Wizard Moore | Dragon Quest | Jim Byrnes | Canada |
| 1989-1992 | Richard Guyot | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor | Bill Kestin | United States |
| 1991 | Edgar | Ys III: Wanderers from Ys | Cliff Harrington | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1992 | Geese Howard | Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf | Ward Perry | Canada |
| 1993 | Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Canada | ||
| 1994 | Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture | Canada | ||
| 1996-1997 | Syn Shenron | Dragon Ball GT | Noah Umholtz | Canada |
| Bob Carter | United States | |||
| Omega Shenron | Noah Umholtz | Canada | ||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| 1999- present |
Monkey D. Dragon | One Piece | Brian Zimmerman | Singapore |
| Dan Green | United States | |||
| Bryan Massey | United States | |||
| Calgara | Robert McCollum | |||
| 2000 | Count Akuma | Gate Keepers | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| 2000 | Lorenzo Vitello | Sin: The Movie | Ted Pfister | United States |
| 2001 | Colonel | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Baron Ashura (male-half) |
Mazinkaiser | Robert Kraft | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Chin Tao | Shaman King | Stuart Zagnit | United States |
| 2002-2003 | Count Akuma | Gate Keepers 21 | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| 2002 | Angostura Sr. (eps. 11-13) | Jing: King of Bandits | Bill Wise | United States |
| 2002-2007 | Hiruzen Sarutobi | Naruto | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 2003-2004 | Führer King Bradley | Fullmetal Alchemist | Ed Blaylock | United States |
| 2003 | Hirohisa Goto | Texhnolyze | Bill Morgan | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Galoo | Pandalian | Peter Cugno | Canada |
| 2004-2005 | Kawara Heitaro | Samurai Champloo | Simon Prescott | United States |
| 2005-2006 | The Spider (ep. 26) | Hell Girl | John Swasey | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Sammo Han Wong | D.Gray-man | Garret Schenck | United States |
| 2006 | Syn Shenron | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Bob Carter | United States |
| Omega Shenron | Christopher Sabat | |||
| 2006-2007 | Husserl | Ergo Proxy | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| 2006-2010 | Professor Kodama (ep. 149) |
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | David Logan Rankin | United States |
| 2007 | Syn Shenron | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Bob Carter | United States |
| Omega Shenron | Christopher Sabat | |||
| 2007-2017 | Hiruzen Sarutobi | Naruto Shippūden | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 2007 | Master Thomas | Mega Man ZX Advent | Matt Lagan | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2007 | Kalgara | One Piece: Unlimited Adventure | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2009-2019 | Igneel | Fairy Tail | Bob Magruder (eps. 48-173) |
United States |
| Jim White (eps. 257-present) | ||||
| Narrator | Bob Magruder (eps. 1-175) | |||
| Jim White (eps. 177-present) | ||||
| 2009-2010 | Führer King Bradley | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Ed Blaylock | United States |
| 2010 | Big Brown Eye (ep. 1A) |
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt | Jeremy Inman | United States |
| 2011 | Shingen Yashida | Wolverine | Fred Tatasciore | United States |
| 2013 | Master Ore | Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks | Steve Kramer | United States |
| Narrator | ||||
| 2015 | Raju Jugei Shizuyoshi | Blood Blockade Battlefront | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 2015 | Monkey D. Dragon | One Piece: Episode of Sabo | Bryan Massey | United States |
| 2016 | Brandelis | World of Final Fantasy | Tony Amendola | United States |
| 2017 | Igneel | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Jim White | United States |
| 2017-
present |
Red Dragon (ep. 6) | In Another World with my Smartphone | ¿? | United States |
| 2018 | Calgara | One Piece: Episode of Skypiea | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2019-2020 | Grandfather | Dino Girl Gauko | Mick Wingert | United States |
| 2021-2022 | Tao Ching | Shaman King | Doug Burch | United States |