Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄 Yamaguchi Mitsuo, born May 23, 1965), better known by his stage name of Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平 Yamaguchi Kappei), is a Japanese voice actor from Fukuoka, Japan. He has also been credited as Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久 京也 Ushihisa Kyōya).
He made his debut in 1989 with the role of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½. He is best known for voicing lead characters in long-running popular anime shows; primarily voicing children or young characters, but has also occasionally taken roles of adult characters. Some other well-known characters he voiced include Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Detective Conan, Usopp in One Piece, InuYasha in InuYasha and L in Death Note, among many others.
He is affiliated with Gekidan21 Seiki Fox. He is married and has a son. He made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008; and was also a guest at Sakura-Con 2009. Yamaguchi's third appearance to date has been at Animazement in 2010. He also made a fourth appearance in Hawaii at Kawaii Kon in 2011.
Dub Actors[]
Filmography[]
Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1986-1990 | Saburo | Violence Jack | Adam Henderson | United Kingdom |
1989 | Koppori Tombo | Kiki's Delivery Service | Eddie Frierson | United States |
Matthew Lawrence | United States | |||
1989-1992 | Ranma Saotome (male) |
Ranma ½ | Sarah Strange (eps. 1-64) |
Canada |
Richard Ian Cox (eps. 65-161) | ||||
Darren Pleavin | Hong Kong | |||
1990 | Johnny | A Wind Named Amnesia | Ben Fairman | United Kingdom |
1990-1995 | Osamu Wakabayashi (ep. 1) | Devil Hunter Yohko | Steve Bosco | United States |
1990-1991 | Etoh | Record of Lodoss War | Ted Lewis | United States |
1990-1991 | Yattaro | Kyatto Ninden Teyandee | Rick Jones | Canada |
1991-1993 | Tenma Koizumi | Here is Greenwood | Jim Malone | United States |
Sam Riegel | United States | |||
1991-1995 | Arslan | The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Ben Fairman (eps. 1-4) |
United Kingdom |
Greg Baglia (eps. 5-6) |
United States | |||
1991 | Ranma Saotome (male) |
Ranma ½ the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Sarah Strange | Canada |
1992 | Sirius | Dragon Slayer | Matthew Kermit Miller | United States |
1992-1998 | Daisaku Kusama | Giant Robo: The Animation | Keven Lee (eps. 1-2) |
United States |
Joshua Seth (eps. 3-5) | ||||
Paul Stephen (eps. 6-7) | ||||
Michelle Newman (redub) |
United States | |||
1992-1993 | Nin-Nin | La Blue Girl | Kip Kaplan | United States |
1992 | Ranma Saotome (male) |
Ranma ½ the Movie 2: Nihao, My Concubine | Sarah Strange | Canada |
1992-1993 | Subaru Sumeragi | Tokyo Babylon | Ben Fairman | United Kingdom |
1992 | Billia | Tottoi | Scott Menville | United States |
1992-1995 | Jin | Yu Yu Hakusho | Jerry Jewell | United States |
1993 | Yugo | Battle Angel Alita | Edward Glen | United Kingdom |
Spike Spencer | United States | |||
1993-1994 | Captain (eps. 5-6) |
Kishin Corps | Christopher Turner | Canada |
1993-1994 | Haruhiko Kasama | Please Save My Earth | Jason Gray-Stanford | Canada |
1993 | Ranma Saotome (male) |
Ranma ½: Desperately Seeking Shampoo | Sarah Strange | Canada |
1994 | Nin-Nin | Lady Blue | Kip Kaplan | United States |
1994 | Ushiwaka | Mighty Space Miners | Amanda Winn Lee | United States |
1994 | Ranma Saotome (male) |
Ranma ½: Like Water for Ranma | Sarah Strange | Canada |
1994 | Ranma ½: Akane & Her Sisters | Canada | ||
1994 | Ranma ½: An Akane to Remember | Canada | ||
1994-1995 | Ranma ½: One Grew Over the Kuno's Nest | Canada | ||
1995 | Ranma ½: Faster Kasumi! Kill! Kill! | Canada | ||
1995-1996 | Takuro Amano | Wedding Peach | Josh Meyer | United States |
1995 | Little Zenki | Zenki | Peter Doyle | United States |
1996 | Camilla | B't X | Kristin McCollum | United States |
Meli Grant (redub) |
United States | |||
1996- present |
Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan | Jerry Jewell | United States |
Joseph Murray | Singapore | |||
Kaito Kid | Jerry Jewell | United States | ||
Griffin Burns | ||||
1996 | Shesta | The Vision of Escaflowne | Ellen Kennedy (eps. 3, 6-9) |
Canada |
Brian Drummond (eps. 13-26) | ||||
Chris Cason | United States | |||
1997 | Kentaro Higashikumaru | CLAMP School Detectives | Michael Yeager | United States |
1997 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Jerry Jewell | United States |
1997 | Takuma Kusanagi | Jungle de Ikou! | Barbara Goodson | United States |
1997-2001 | Tōru | Pokémon | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
1997 | Yasuharu Musashino | Rurouni Kenshin: The Motion Picture | Ben Wolfe | United States |
1997-1998 | Yang (ep. 16) |
Vampire Princess Miyu | Joshua Seth | United States |
1998-1999 | Rhint Celonius (ep. 10) |
Cowboy Bebop | Steve Staley | United States |
1998 | Crane Bahnsteik | Cyber Team in Akihabara | Greg Ayres | United States |
1998 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | Jerry Jewell | United States |
1998-1999 | Kyoichiro Narugami | Flint the Time Detective | Doug Erholtz | United States |
1998-1999 | Ayashi Shirase | Saber Marionette J to X | Dan Gascon | Canada |
1998 | Sada | Virgin Fleet | Michael Alben | United States |
1999 | Keita Aono | Betterman | Matthew Erickson | Canada |
1999 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: The Last Wizard Of The Century | Jerry Jewell | United States |
Kaito Kid | ||||
1999-2000 | Tyumon | Digimon Adventure | Dave Mallow (ep. 10) |
United States |
Doug Erholtz (eps. 27-40) | ||||
1999- present |
Usopp | One Piece | Jamie Meldrum (eps. 9-53) |
Singapore |
Chuck Powers (eps. 54-104) | ||||
Jason Griffith | United States | |||
Sonny Strait | United States | |||
Manjaro | United States | |||
2000-2001 | Poindexter | Baby Felix & Friends | Don Oriolo | United States |
2000 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes | Jerry Jewell | United States |
2000-2001 | Ryuichi Sakuma | Gravitation | Kenneth Miller | United States |
2000-2004 | InuYasha | InuYasha | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
Darren Pleavin | Hong Kong | |||
2001-2003 | Michael Summers | Beyblade | Lyon Smith | Canada |
2001 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven | Jerry Jewell | United States |
2001 | Max (ep. 20) |
Galaxy Angel | ¿? | Canada |
2001 | Jean Gedoo | Geneshaft | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
2001 | InuYasha | InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2001-2002 | Bashatt | Pecola | Scott McCord | Canada |
2002 | Shinichi Kudo | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | Jerry Jewell | United States |
2002 | Tochiro Oyama | Gun Frontier | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
2002 | InuYasha | InuYasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2002 | Roualt | A Tree of Palme | Michael Coleman | United States |
2002-2003 | Enki / Rokuta |
The Twelve Kingdoms | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
2003 | InuYasha | InuYasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2003 | Sorata Muon | Møuse | Grant George | United States |
2003-2006 | Danny (ep. 27) |
Zatch Bell! | Yuri Lowenthal | United States |
2004 | Hikoro Oikawa | DearS | Sam Riegel | United States |
2004 | InuYasha | InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2004 | InuYasha - The Secret of the Cursed Mask | Canada | ||
2004-2008 | Daitokuji-sensei | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Wayne Grayson | United States |
2005-2006 | Iijima (ep. 20) |
Hell Girl | Christopher Sabat | United States |
2006-2008 | Biz | Freedom | Robby Sharpe | United States |
2005 | Usopp | One Piece: Grand Battle | Jason Griffith | United States |
2005 | One Piece: Pirate's Carnival | United States | ||
2006-2007 | Soichiro | Powerpuff Girls Z | Samuel Vincent | Canada |
2006-2007 | L | Death Note | Alessandro Juliani | Canada |
2006-2007 | Hugh | Kiba | Andrew Love | United States |
2007 | L | Death Note Re-Light | Alessandro Juliani | Canada |
2007 | Usopp | One Piece: The Desert Princess & the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | Sonny Strait | United States |
2007 | One Piece: Unlimited Adventure | United States | ||
2008 | Teddie | Persona 4 | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
2008-2011 | Kijimuna | Stitch! | Colleen O'Shaughnessey | United States |
Felix | Steve Blum | |||
2009-2010 | InuYasha | InuYasha: The Final Act | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2009 | Usopp | One Piece Film: Strong World | Sonny Strait | United States |
2010 | Hifumi Yamada | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Lucien Dodge | United States |
2010-2013 | Robert (ep. 54) |
Pokémon Best Wishes! | Tom Wayland | United States |
2010 | Daitokuji-sensei | Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time | Wayne Grayson | United States |
2011-2014 | Feitan Portor | Hunter x Hunter | Tommy Arciniega | United States |
2011 | Philip | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch | Max Cazier | United Kingdom |
2011-2012 | Teddie | Persona 4: The Animation | Sam Riegel | United States |
2012 | Usopp | One Piece Film: Z | Sonny Strait | United States |
2012 | Teddie | Persona 4 Golden | Sam Riegel | United States |
Persona 4 Arena | ||||
2013 | Hifumi Yamada | Danganronpa: The Animation | Tyson Rinehart | United States |
2013 | Usopp | Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! | Sonny Strait | United States |
2013 | Feitan Portor | Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge | Tommy Arciniega | United States |
2014-2015 | Julio | Garo: The Animation | Josh Grelle | United States |
2014 | Usopp | One Piece 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends | Sonny Strait | United States |
2014 | Teddie | Persona 4 Arena: Ultimax | Sam Riegel | United States |
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth | ||||
2015 | Jiromaru | The Boy & the Beast | Josh Grelle | United States |
2015-2018 | Assistant Director (eps. 73-74) |
Dragon Ball Super | Jeremy Inman | United States |
2015-2016 | Mizuki Akabayashi | Durarara!!x2 | Matthew Mercer | United States |
2015 | Usopp | One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia | Sonny Strait | United States |
2015 | One Piece: Episode of Sabo | United States | ||
Dogra | Michael Jones | |||
2015 | Teddie | Persona 4: Dancing All Night | Sam Riegel | United States |
2016 | Shigekiyo Yangu | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Brian Beacock | United States |
2016 | Usopp | One Piece Film: Gold | Sonny Strait | United States |
2016 | One Piece: Heart of Gold | United States | ||
2016 | Valefor | Magi: Adventure of Sinbad | Benjamin Diskin | United States |
2017 | Oberon | The Ancient Magus' Bride | Joel McDonald | United States |
2017 | Hifumi Yamada | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | Lucien Dodge | United States |
2017 | Usopp | One Piece: Episode of East Blue | Sonny Strait | United States |
2018 | Mucha | Mazinger Z: Infinity | Jason Griffith | United States |
2018 | Usopp | One Piece: Episode of Skypiea | Sonny Strait | United States |
2018-2019 | Mushi Hermit | Zoids Wild | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2019 | Usopp | One Piece: Stampede | Sonny Strait | United States |
2020 | Red XIII | Final Fantasy VII Remake | Max Mittelman | United States |
2020- present |
Kechizu | Jujutsu Kaisen | TBA | United States |
2020-2022 | Inuyasha | Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon | Richard Ian Cox | Canada |
2021 | Tōru | New Pokémon Snap | Griffin Burns | United States |
2021 | Eiji Kakihana | Odd Taxi | Lucien Dodge | United States |
2022 | Usopp | One Piece Film: Red | Sonny Strait | United States |