Kenjirō Tsuda (津田 健次郎 Tsuda Kenjirō) is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is best known for voicing Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kento Nanami in Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsu in The Way of the Househusband, and Sadaharu Inui in The Prince of Tennis.
Biography[]
Due to his father's work, he spent his time growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia, from the age of one until the second grade of elementary school.
His hobbies are cameras and motorcycles, and he speaks Kansai dialect. He likes both making and watching movies. He started going to the cinema in middle school, and watched old foreign films until high school, and art films after entering university, but he says he doesn't like any genre. He's also well recognized due to him having a lustrous low voice.
Career[]
From junior high school onwards, he began to go to art house theaters that he had seen in magazines, and he thought, "I want to go into the film industry in the future." He served as the student council president in high school. When he started going to independent theaters, he was encouraged by the fact that crazy people like Jean-Luc Godard were making crazy movies and getting praised for them. He also liked Spike Lee and Wim Wenders, and Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" was a movie with nothing happening, but it was really cool, and he thought, "I want to go in that direction too!" and wanted to become a film director. However, he couldn't write a script, and although he had the urge to express himself, he didn't know how to express himself specifically. He continued to relax like that, and when he was in his second year of high school, he realized, "Huh? I have to take an entrance exam." He entered the Meiji University Faculty of Literature Department of Theater Studies, and originally wanted to make movies, but in his third year of university, he was tempted by the devil and thought, "I can't imagine a specific vision of what I want to express in a movie." He became interested in acting, applied to the En Theater Institute's major course, passed, and became passionate about theater activities.
After graduating from the training school, he was affiliated with a stage agency. He was asked to audition, and made his voice acting debut in the 1995 TV anime "H2" as Noda Atsushi. After his breakthrough in the anime "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters" and "The Prince of Tennis," he mainly worked as a voice actor and also appeared on stage. He was the narrator of the NHK morning drama "Yell," and after appearing in the main story, his appearances in TV dramas and movies increased. He is active in many areas, including narration for television programs and commercials and as a radio personality.
He made his film directorial debut with "Document Entertainment AD-LIVE", released on February 2, 2019.
In 2021, he won the Best Actor Award at the 15th Seiyu Awards. On April 2 of the same year, he announced that he had left Amuse, the company he had been affiliated with, and moved to Andstair, which includes former Takarazuka Revue member Hiroki Nanami and others.
Dub Actors[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-1998 | Ryousuke Kashima | Kodocha | Mike McFarland | United States |
| 2000-2004 | Seito Kaiba | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Eric Stuart | United States |
| Christian J. Lee | Singapore | |||
| Priest Sato | Eric Stuart | United States | ||
| Christian J. Lee | Singapore | |||
| Knight Critias | Eric Stuart | United States | ||
| 2001-2005 | Sadaharu Inui | The Prince of Tennis | Erik Davies (eps 3-50) |
United States |
| Steven Kelly (eps 51-80) |
United States | |||
| 2002-2007 | Shinemon | Naruto | Sam Riegel | United States |
| 2004 | Seito Kaiba | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | Eric Stuart | United States |
| 2004-2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | United States | ||
| 2005 | Ginji Niihari | Speed Grapher | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2005-2006 | Seijuro | Zoids Genesis | Darrel Guilbeau | United States |
| 2006 | Spitfire | Air Gear | Jay Hickman | United States |
| 2006-2008 | Byaku | Kekkaishi | Roger Craig Smith | United States |
| 2007-2017 | Aoba Yamashiro | Naruto Shippūden | Wally Wingert | United States |
| 2008-2009 | Mifune | Soul Eater | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Ryuga | Beyblade: Metal Fusion | Carman Melville | Canada |
| 2009-2019 | Silver Fullbuster | Fairy Tail | Matthew Mercer | United States |
| Bacchus Groh | Chris Hury | |||
| 2010-2011 | Ryuga | Beyblade: Metal Masters | Carman Melville | Canada |
| 2011-2012 | Beyblade: Metal Fury | Canada | ||
| 2011 | Yasuyuki Honda | Devil Survivor Overclocked | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2011-2014 | Smile (ep. 40) |
Toriko | Austin Tindle | United States |
| 2012 | Red Rider | Accel World | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2012-2013 | Bruford | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Tony Oliver | United States |
| 2012 | Mikoto Suoh | K | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2013 | Seijūrō Mikoshiba | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2013 | Togetsu Saionji | Mind Zero | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
| 2013-2014 | Jiro Suzaku (ep. 14) |
Kill la Kill | Lucien Dodge | United States |
| 2013-2016 | Belmondo (ep. 66) |
Pokémon XY | Sean Schemmel | United States |
| 2014 | Robert Capa | Nobunagun | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| 2014 | Seijūrō Mikoshiba | Free! Eternal Summer | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2014 | Egami | Ping Pong: The Animation | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2014 | Martinet | Rage Of Bahamut Genesis | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| 2014-2021 | Monspeet | The Seven Deadly Sins | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2014-2015 | Nico | Tokyo Ghoul | Christopher Bevins | United States |
| 2015-2019 | Atomic Samurai | One-Punch Man | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2015 | One-Punch Man | United States | ||
| 2015 | Zaveid | Tales of Zestiria | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2016 | Sanpei Taira | Gantz:O | Tony Azzolino | United States |
| 2016 | Graze | The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | Brandon Potter | United States |
| 2016 | Jiro Gamō | Joker Game | Eric Vale | United States |
| 2016- present |
Overhaul / Kai Chisaki |
My Hero Academia | Kellen Goff | United States |
| 2016 | Akagi | Pokémon Generations | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 2016 | Zaveid | Tales of Berseria | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2016 | Seto Kaiba | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions | Eric Stuart | United States |
| 2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | United States | ||
| 2016-2017 | Hans | Konosuba! God's Blessing on This Wonderful World | ¿? | United States |
| 2016-2017 | Zaveid | Tales of Zestiria: The Cross | Ian Sinclair | United States |
| 2017- present |
Kansuke Yamamoto | In Another World with my Smartphone | David Trosko | United States |
| 2017 | Ugaki | Interviews with Monster Girls | Bill Jenkins | United States |
| 2017 | Afro the Forever | UQ Holder! | ¿? | United States |
| 2017 | Zeke | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Daniel Burker | United Kingdom |
| 2018 | Hannes | Attack on Titan: Roar of Awakening | David Wald | United States |
| 2018-2020 | Sikorsky | Baki | Grant George | United States |
| Joe Daniels | United States | |||
| 2018 | Koji Nagasaki | Devilman Crybaby | Doug Erholtz | United States |
| 2018 | Seijūrō Mikoshiba | Free! Dive to the Future | Robert McCollum | United States |
| 2018-2019 | Curly Black Hair Man | Hero Mask | Ben Lepley | United States |
| Adam Noble | United States | |||
| 2018 | Doug Horvat | Last Hope | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2018 | Albert d'Andresy | Lupin the 3rd Part 5 | Kaiser Johnson | United States |
| 2018 | Yevgraf | Sirius the Jaeger | Benjamin Diskin | United States |
| 2018 | Nico | Tokyo Ghoul: re | Christopher Bevins | United States |
| 2018 | Damian Baldur Flugel | Violet Evergarden | ¿? | United States |
| 2018-2019 | Tiziano | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind | Jordan Reynolds | United States |
| 2019 | Ryōya Izayoi | 7SEEDS | Greg Cote | United States |
| 2019 | Qujappat | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection | Gabe Kunda | United States |
| 2019-2020 | Joker | Fire Force | Sonny Strait | United States |
| 2019 | Kei Matoba | Cop Craft | David Matranga | United States |
| 2019 | Galeroth Felgrimm | Ni no Kuni | Armen Taylor | United States |
| 2019- present |
Kuchinashi | Pokémon Masters | Sean Chiplock | United States |
| 2019 | Takuya Gotou | Sound! Euphonium the Movie: Oath's Finale | Patrick Seitz | United States |
| 2019-2023 | Adad | Ultraman | Steve Blum | United States |
| 2020-2022 | Standard | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2020 | Akihito Narihisago (Sakaido) |
ID: Invaded | Josh Grelle | United States |
| 2020 | Overhaul / Kai Chisaki |
My Hero One's Justice 2 | Kellen Goff | United States |
| 2020- present |
Kento Nanami | Jujutsu Kaisen | David Vincent | United States |
| 2020 | Atomic Samurai | One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2020 | Jegal Taek | The God of High School | Kaiji Tang | United States |
| 2020 | Lero Ro | Tower of God | Trent Mills | United States |
| 2021 | Standard | Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Sustainable War | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 2021 | Kento Nanami | Jujutsu Kaisen 0 | David Vincent | United States |
| 2021-2022 | Albert d'Andresy | Lupin the 3rd Part 6 | Kaiser Johnson | United States |
| 2021 | Gawman Nobil | Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway | Kevin Dorman | United States |
| 2021 | Yamabiko (ep. 8) |
Sonny Boy | Christopher Wehkamp | United States |
| 2021 | Merazophis | So I'm a Spider, So What? | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2021 | Johnny Bolt | Super Crooks | Jonah Scott | United States |
| 2021 | Tatsu | The Way of the Househusband | United States | |
| 2022 | Gordon | One Piece Film: Red | Jim Foronda | United States |
| 2022 | Kishibe | Chainsaw Man | Jason Douglas | United States |
| 2022 | Jack | Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin | Mocean Melvin | United States |
| 2023 | Charles Merloch | Detective Pikachu Returns | YongYea | United States |
| 2024 | Nobuo Koyama | Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction | Giles Panton | Canada |
| 2024 | Dyne | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Dave B. Mitchell | United States |
| 2024 | Oleg Zaytsev | Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf | Xander Mobus | United States |
| 2024 | Higan (Joe Logan) |
Ninja Kamui | Jeremy Gee | United States |
| Gabriel Regojo (Joe Logan) |
External Links[]
- Kenjirō Tsuda on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Kenjirō Tsuda on AniList.
- Kenjirō Tsuda on Behind The Voice Actors.