Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士, Nagasako Takashi, born February 24, 1964) is a Japanese voice actor from Wakayama, Japan. He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision.
He has voiced in a number of video games with roles such as Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda, Big the Cat in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, Cervantes de Leon and Rock Adams in Soulcalibur, Gale Lantis in Soul Link, Donkey Kong in the Donkey Kong and Super Mario series and Darun Mister in Street Fighter EX. In anime, he voices King Yama in Hōzuki no Reitetsu. He has taken over some of the roles from the late Shun Yashiro, Junpei Takiguchi, Masaaki Tsukada, and Tōru Ōhira.
Career[]
He aspired to become an actor after watching Kinya Kitaoji, who was appearing in a TV drama, and began studying acting in high school. At that time, Ryotaro Sugi was recruiting research students from all over the country, and he applied and was accepted. He learns historical dramas and sword fighting.
When he was in junior high school, he was thinking a lot about my future, and he had many dreams, such as being interested in computers, working in a wide range of technical fields, becoming a chef, and being a writer because I was impressed by Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "Moriharu".
After that, he was worried about the direction of his acting, and decided to pursue a career in new theater, becoming a member of Seinenza Research Institute, Honda Studio, Shakespeare Theater, etc. He appeared on many stages.
During his time at the Shakespeare Theater, he was influenced by his seniors such as Kōtarō Yoshida and Unshō Ishizuka, and first felt the fun in the play "King Lear", but he found it difficult to make a living as an actor, and after watching his seniors, he decided to do voice work. Knowing this, he decided to become a voice actor.
He said that he passed the auditions he was going through, saying, "My body and physique were unique".
He took a hiatus from his stage activities to concentrate on his voice work. He joined Arts Vision after working at the Japan Narration Acting Institute.
Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Academy Principal | Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb | Brian O'Neill | United States |
| Old Man-Beast Warrior | Greg Wolfe | |||
| 1995 | Chef | The Slayers | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 1996 | Man on TV | My Dear Marie | Lowell B. Bartholomee | United States |
| 1997-2002 | Tamazo (ep. 228) | Pokémon | Dan Green | United States |
| 1997 | Bossman | Maze | Keith Howard | United States |
| 1998 | Ganryu | Tekken: The Motion Picture | Lowell B. Bartholomee | United States |
| 1999 | Muneyoshi Kaibara | A.D. Police | John Swasey | United States |
| 1999 | Q | Corrector Yui | ¿? | The Philippines |
| 1999-2000 | Pedro Domingo | Excel Saga | Rob Mungle | United States |
| 1999 | Ah | Gokudo | Bill Timoney | United States |
| 1999 | Nanaka's Homeroom Teacher | Magic User's Club! | Paul Juhn | United States |
| 2000-2001 | Grandfather | Descendants of Darkness | Dick Rodstein | United States |
| 2000 | Dino Mammoth | DinoZaurs | Beau Billingslea | United States |
| 2001 | Mark Rather | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| 2001-2003 | Sir Ebrum | Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | David Lapkin | United States |
| Professor Curio | Jerry Lobozzo (eps. 1-75) | |||
| Maddie Blaustein (eps. 79-100) | ||||
| Mayor Blustergas | Mike Pollock | |||
| Fang | ¿? | |||
| 2001 | Jyuuzen Tsumori | Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars | Oliver Wyman | United States |
| Colonel Velosh | Mike Pollock | |||
| 2002 | Baku | A Tree of Palme | Mike Vance | United States |
| 2002-2003 | The Nosonman | Ultimate Muscle | Dan Green | United States |
| 2002-2006 | Mura (eps. 55-56) | Pokémon | Sean Schemmel | United States |
| 2003 | Big the Cat | Sonic Heroes | Jon St. John | United States |
| 2003-2005 | Big the Cat | Sonic X | Oliver Wyman | United States |
| 2004-2012 | Hachigen Ushōda | Bleach | Joe Ochman | United States |
| Jidanbō Ikkanzaka | Peter Lurie | |||
| J.B. Blanc | ||||
| 2004 | Mohawk Merc | Interlude | ¿? | Canada |
| 2004 | Dolittle | Mars Daybreak | Kirk Thornton | United States |
| 2005-2006 | Lewis | Blood+ | David Rasner | United States |
| 2005-2006 | Minoru Higushi | Hell Girl | Ray Gestaut | United States |
| 2005-2006 | Tenko (big) | The Law of Ueki | Jonathan Love | Canada |
| 2006-2008 | Ice | D.Gray-man | Tyler Walker | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Nadi Olowakandi | FLAG | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Gonzui Kumatori | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | Bob Carter | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Zagashira | Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto | Carl Masterson | United States |
| 2009 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast | John Swasey | United States |
| 2009-2011 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Z Kai | John Swasey | United States |
| 2009 | Tenma | Kurokami: The Animation | J. David Brimmer | United States |
| 2010 | Takao Kawasaki | Cat Planet Cuties | Bryan Massey | United States |
| 2010-2012 | Musyamon | Digimon Fusion | Travis Willingham | United States |
| 2010 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 | John Swasey | United States |
| 2010 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team | John Swasey | United States |
| 2010 | Big the Cat | Sonic Colors | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2011 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi | John Swasey | United States |
| 2011 | Principal Hanya | Persona 2: Innocent Sin | Grant George | United States |
| 2013 | Teacher | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club | Jarrod Greene | United States |
| 2015 | Daghan | Xenoblade Chronicles X | Patrick Seitz | United States |
| 2016 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | John Swasey | United States |
| 2016-present | Alexei Barnes Alderp | Konosuba! God's Blessing on This Wonderful World | Brook Chalmers | United States |
| 2016 | Dyle | Tales of Berseria | Chris Cason | United States |
| 2018-present | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Legends | John Swasey | United States |
| 2019 | Big the Cat | Team Sonic Racing | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2020 | Dodoria | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | John Swasey | United States |
| 2022-present | Hachigen Ushōda | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Joe Ochman | United States |
| 2022 | Big the Cat | Sonic Frontiers | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| 2024 | Jason Cardenas | Ninja Kamui | Joe Daniels | United States |