Tomoharu Takeo (竹尾 智晴 Takeo Tomoharu, born February 5, 1951), better known by his stage name Ryūsei Nakao (中尾 隆聖 Nakao Ryūsei), is a prominent Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Tokyo with more than 40 years in the dubbing industry. He has also been credited by the name Tomoharu Minamiya.
His voice tends to land him in the roles of characters with high-pitched voices and sadistic personalities. Some of his best known roles include Frieza, one of the main villains of the Dragon Ball franchise, Kraken Isaac in Saint Seiya, Falldown Mode Lucemon in Digimon Tamers, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach.
He is currently affiliated with 81 Produce.
In April 2022, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Dub Actors[]
Actor | No. of Titles | Country |
---|---|---|
Jason Kesser | 10 | |
Linda Young | 10 | |
Christopher Ayres | 6 | |
Andrew Chandler | 6 | |
Daman Mills | 4 | |
Christopher Sabat | 3 | |
Greg Ayres | 2 | |
Dameon Clarke | 2 | |
Jeff Harding | 2 | |
Jerry Jewell | 2 | |
Ed Marcus | 2 | |
Derek Stephen Prince | 2 | |
Terrence Stone | 2 | |
Greg Zerkle | 2 | |
Robert Axelrod | 1 | |
Greg Baglia | 1 | |
Jennifer Bain | 1 | |
Michael Bell | 1 | |
Ron Berry | 1 | |
Tony Binns | 1 | |
Johnny Yong Bosch | 1 | |
Larry Brantley | 1 | |
James Carter Cathcart | 1 | |
Joe Daniels | 1 | |
Tom Fahn | 1 | |
Ian Ferguson | 1 | |
Carlos Ferro | 1 | |
Kyle Hebert | 1 | |
Richard Steven Horvitz | 1 | |
Chuck Huber | 1 | |
David Kaye | 1 | |
Steve Kramer | 1 | |
Mona Marshall | 1 | |
Vincent Marzello | 1 | |
David Lee McKinney | 1 | |
Jack Merluzzi | 1 | |
Rob Mungle | 1 | |
Edwin Neal | 1 | |
Pauline Newstone | 1 | |
Mark Oliver | 1 | |
Stephen Ouimette | 1 | |
Joshua Popenoe | 1 | |
Brandon Potter | 1 | |
Doug Rand | 1 | |
David Logan Rankin | 1 | |
Kevin Seymour | 1 | |
Sean Schemmel | 1 | |
Skip Stellrecht | 1 | |
Lee Tockar | 1 | |
Eric Vale | 1 | |
Gedde Watanabe | 1 | |
Ezra Weisz | 1 | |
Jeff Winkless | 1 | |
Dave Wittenberg | 1 | |
Daniel Woren | 1 | |
Barry Yandell | 1 |
Filmography[]
Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
1975-1976 | Roman | Kum Kum | ¿? | Australia |
1977-1980 | Jyoutaro Maruken (ep. 19) |
Lupin the 3rd Part 2 | Dave Wittenberg | United States |
1980-1981 | Tom Stanton (ep. 28) |
Astro Boy | Greg Zerkle | United States |
Sam Stanton (ep. 28) | ||||
1981-1982 | Takashi Shirogane | Beast King GoLion | Michael Bell | United States |
1982-1983 | Sammy Edkins Jr. | Scientific Rescue Team TechnoVoyager | ¿? | United States |
1986-1989 | Tamborine | Dragon Ball | Dameon Clarke | United States |
Tony Binns | Canada | |||
1987-1989 | Rooster (ep. 1) |
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Robert Axelrod | United States |
Mr. Hedgehog (ep. 41) |
Steve Kramer | |||
1987 | Abraham Gray | Treasure Island: The Movie | Kyle Hebert | United States |
1988-1994 | Huang De Yuan (Koh Tokugen) |
Crying Freeman | Vincent Marzello | United Kingdom |
Jeff Winkless | United States | |||
1989-1996 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z | Pauline Newstone | Canada |
Linda Young | United States | |||
1989 | Mesh | Legend of Lemnear | Greg Baglia | United States |
1986-1989 | Kraken Isaac | Saint Seiya | Joe Daniels | United States |
1989-1990 | Toto | The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion | David Kaye | Canada |
1989-1991 | Prof. Gil Ramsey (ep. 3) |
Shuten Doji | Edwin Neal | United States |
1990 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - the Father of Goku | Linda Young | United States |
Ed Marcus | France | |||
1990-1991 | Sniff | Moomin | Jeff Harding | United Kingdom |
The Muddler | ||||
1991 | Cooler | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | Andrew Chandler | United States |
Doug Rand | France | |||
1992 | Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler | Andrew Chandler | United States | |
Ed Marcus | France | |||
1992 | Sniff | Comet in Moominland | David Lee McKinney | Hong Kong |
1995 | René D'anclaude | Armitage III | Daniel Woren | United States |
1995 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | Linda Young | United States |
Tournament Announcer | Christopher Sabat | |||
1996-1997 | Frieza | Dragon Ball GT | Jennifer Bain | Canada |
Linda Young | United States | |||
1997 | Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout | Kevin Seymour | United States | |
1998-1999 | Rocco Bonnaro (ep. 8) |
Cowboy Bebop | Tom Fahn | United States |
1998 | Kohei Sawaki | Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | Chuck Huber | United States |
1999 | Dinocrates (ep. 8) |
Reign: The Conqueror | Skip Stellrecht | United States |
1999- present |
Caesar Clown | One Piece | Jerry Jewell | United States |
2000 | Tatsuya Sudou | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | ? | United States |
2000-2001 | Marty | Baby Felix & Friends | ¿? | United States |
2000-2001 | Amanojaku / Kaya |
Ghost Stories | Rob Mungle | United States |
2000 | Gyasa | Mushrambo | Derek Stephen Prince | United States |
2001-2002 | Borg | Alien Nine | Joshua Popenoe (Yuri's Borg) |
United States |
James Carter Cathcart (Kumi's Borg) | ||||
David Logan Rankin (Kasumi's Borg) | ||||
2001-2002 | Mr. Saruyama | Pecola | Stephen Ouimette | Canada |
2002-2003 | Lucemon (Satan Mode) |
Digimon Frontier | Mona Marshall | United States |
2002 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai | Linda Young | United States |
2002 | Kir | Jing: King of Bandits | Ron Berry | United States |
2003 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 | Linda Young | United States |
2004-2012 | Mayuri Kurotsuchi | Bleach | Terrence Stone | United States |
2005 | Baikinman | Anpanman: The Adventure of Happie | Jason Kesser | United States |
2005 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi | Linda Young | United States |
Cooler | Andrew Chandler | |||
2005 | Shiraz | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Jack Merluzzi | Tokyo, Japan |
2006 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Star-Spirited Dollie | Jason Kessar | United States |
2006-2008 | Cell Roron | D.Gray-man | Ian Ferguson | United States |
2006 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Linda Young | United States |
Cooler | Andrew Chandler | |||
2006 | Ling | Kingdom Hearts II | Gedde Watanabe | United States |
2006-2007 | Him | Powerpuff Girls Z | Mark Oliver | Canada |
2007 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Purun, the Soap Bubble | Jason Kesser | United States |
2007 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 | Linda Young | United States |
Cooler | Andrew Chandler | |||
Tambourine | Dameon Clarke | |||
Alien Announcer | Brandon Potter | |||
2008 | Baikinman | Anpanman: The Secret of Fairy Rin-Rin | Jason Kesser | United States |
2008 | Tadashi Wanibuchi (ep. 13) |
Rosario + Vampire | Eric Vale | United States |
2009-2011 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Linda Young (ep. 1) |
United States |
Christopher Ayres | ||||
Frieza | Lee Tockar | Canada | ||
2009 | Dr. Indigo | One Piece Film: Strong World | Sean Schemmel | United States |
2009-2011 | Ikelos | Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | Ezra Weisz | United States |
2010 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Blacknose and the Magical Song | Jason Kesser | United States |
2011 | Tatsuya Sudou | Persona 2: Innocent Sin | ? | United States |
2011-2012 | Ameno Sagiri | Persona 4: The Animation | Johnny Yong Bosch | United States |
2012 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Revive Banana Island | Jason Kesser | United States |
2014 | Anpanman: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope | United States | ||
2014-2015 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters | Christopher Ayres | United States |
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ | United States | ||
2015-2018 | Dragon Ball Super | Derek Stephen Prince | United States | |
Christopher Ayres | United States | |||
Daman Mills (understudy) | ||||
Frost | Greg Ayres | |||
2015 | Caesar Clown | One Piece: Episode of Sabo | Jerry Jewell | United States |
2015-2019 | Vaccine Man (ep. 1) |
One-Punch Man | Christopher Sabat | United States |
2016 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Nanda and Runda from the Star of Toys | Jason Kesser | United States |
2017-2018 | King | Garo: Vanishing Line | Daman Mills | United States |
2018 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Shine! Kulun And The Stars Of Life | Jason Kesser | United States |
2018 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Legends | Christopher Ayres | United States |
Daman Mills (various loops) | ||||
Frost | Greg Ayres | |||
Cooler | Andrew Chandler | |||
Chilled | Richard Steven Horvitz | |||
2018 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Christopher Ayres | United States |
2018-2022 | Popuko (ep. 3b) | Pop Team Epic | Barry Yandell | United States |
2019 | Baikinman | Anpanman: Twinkle! Princess Vanilla of Ice Cream Land | Jason Kesser | United States |
2020 | Frieza | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Daman Mills | United States |
2020 | Vaccine Man | One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows | Christopher Sabat | United States |
2022- present |
Mayuri Kurotsuchi | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Terrence Stone | United States |
2023 | William Conrad | Trigun Stampede | Larry Brantley | United States |