Daisuke Hirakawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese voice actor
. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa
, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor
for Orlando Bloom
. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.
He has done Japanese voice-overs for two of Orlando Bloom
's characters, Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean
and Kingdom Hearts II
, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
.
He has admitted to being a hetare. The subject came up on a radio show with Sanae Kobayashi, and the two self-styled hetares seemed to have formed a 'hetare union', although it is not clear whether there are any other members.
He had never been abroad before- until his stay during the Say-U event in South Korea which took place on 15 November 2008, with fellow voice actors Ken Narita
and Wataru Hatano
.
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Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa
Daisuke Namikawa
is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with Across Entertainment.He started acting in 1984. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Hirakawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. Despite his wide range of voice casting, he is usually cast as young,...
, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
for Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.
Career
At first, as he enjoyed playing with his friends' children, he wanted to become an infant caretaker. However, he suddenly changed his mind and became a voice actor.He has done Japanese voice-overs for two of Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
's characters, Will Turner from Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a series of films, a theme park ride, and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in...
and Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Buena Vista Games and Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console...
, and Legolas from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
.
Personal
His hobbies are cooking, skiing, and snowboarding.He has admitted to being a hetare. The subject came up on a radio show with Sanae Kobayashi, and the two self-styled hetares seemed to have formed a 'hetare union', although it is not clear whether there are any other members.
He had never been abroad before- until his stay during the Say-U event in South Korea which took place on 15 November 2008, with fellow voice actors Ken Narita
Ken Narita
' is a Japanese seiyū and actor from Saitama Prefecture. His real name is '. He is currently a freelancer.He is best known for his roles in Chō Tokkyū Hikarian , InuYasha , the Angelique series , Code Geass , Le Chevalier D'Eon , and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers ' (May 18, 1964 - ) is a...
and Wataru Hatano
Wataru Hatano
, is a seiyū who works for 81 Produce.His name is often mistakenly written as 波多野 渉 or 羽田野 渉. At the second annual Seiyū Awards in 2008, Wataru won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan.-TV animation:*07...
.
TV Anime
2003- PapuwaPapuwais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata and serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from April 1991 to June 1995. The series follows Kotaro who is stranded on an uncharted island inhabited by strange talking animals hand has memory of his past...
, Tōhoku Miyagi and Hayashi
2004
- Gankutsuou, Baron Franz d'Épinay
2005
- Eyeshield 21Eyeshield 21is a manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. It has been adapted into an anime movie in 2004 , an anime television series in 2005, several video games and a trading card game from Konami. The manga is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...
, Hayato Akaba - Jinki: Extend, Hiroshi Kawamoto
- Transformers: CybertronTransformers: CybertronTransformers: Cybertron, known in Japan originally as , is the 2005-2007 Transformers toy line and animated series, another co-production between Hasbro and Takara...
, Excilion and Exgeiser - Idaten JumpIdaten Jumpis a manga series created by Toshihiro Fujiwara serialized in Comic BonBon, about a boy who loves dirt biking. It was adapted into a 52-episode anime by Aniplex, whose original name is 韋駄天翔. A toyline was also made by Tomy...
, Seiya Kanzaki
2006
- School Rumble: Second SemesterSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
, Kazuya Tanaka - Otogi-Jushi AkazukinOtogi-Jushi Akazukinis an anime OVA as well as an anime television series.-Story:Long, long ago, there existed a world of magic and science. But having both powers was making people conceited and lazy. So God split the world in to the world of science, Elde, and the world of magic, Phandavale. One day in Fandavale, a...
(2006), Hansel - Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi, Julio Cesare
- Chocotto SisterChocotto Sisteris a manga series written by Go Zappa and illustrated by Sakura Takeuchi. It is published by Hakusensha in the magazine Young Animal and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. The series has been adapted as an 24-episode anime by Nomad, airing in 2006 and released on 8 DVDs...
, Haruma Kawagoe
2007
- School DaysSchool Days (visual novel)is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by 0verflow and published by Stack, and was originally released for the PC on April 28, 2005. It was subsequently released as a DVD TV game by Stack, followed by an all-ages port titled School Days L×H published by Interchannel for the PlayStation 2, in...
, Makoto Ito
2008
- Dinosaur KingDinosaur Kingis a card game from Sega that uses the same gameplay mechanics from Mushiking and uses super-powered dinosaurs instead of beetles. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005 and is available in Japanese and English versions. A Nintendo DS version has also been released in North America.In the fall of...
, Seth - Itazura na KissItazura na Kissis a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
, Naoki Irie - Naruto Shippuden, Sora
- Zero no Tsukaima: Princess Rondo, Julio Cesare
2009
- Shangri-LaShangri-La (novel)is a Japanese science fiction light novel, written by Eiichi Ikegami and illustrated by Ken'ichi Yoshida. The novel was initially serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine between April 2004 and May 2005. The chapters were collected into a single bound volume on September 23, 2005, and was...
, Souichirou Hata - BleachBleach (manga)is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Noriaki "Tite" Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a —a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki...
, Senbonzakura (Zanpakuto Arc)
2010
- Omamori HimariOmamori Himari, often abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The manga began serialization in the May 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age, and the first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 7, 2007...
, Yūto Amakawa - SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsSD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriorsis a Japanese anime television adaptation of the SD Gundam model kit series BB Senshi Sangokuden that began airing on April 3, 2010 and is produced by Sunrise. It is directed by Kenichi Suzuki and Kunihiro Mori. There is no opening theme song, however, there two ending theme songs. The first ending...
, Shuuyu Hyakushiki and Reitei Gundam - Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Girls, Yagyuu Muneakira
2011
- Starry Sky, Aozora Hayato
- Yu-Gi-Oh! ZexalYu-Gi-Oh! Zexalis an anime and manga series. It is the fourth Yu-Gi-Oh! television anime series produced by TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems. The series was first unveiled on December 18, 2010, in the February 2011 issue of the V Jump magazine, where the manga began serialization. The TV anime began airing on TV...
(Charlie McCoy) - Heart no Kuni no Alice (Ace)
OVAs
- Saint Seiya: The Lost CanvasSaint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, also known as simply The Lost Canvas, is a manga by Japanese author Shiori Teshirogi, a spin-off based on the manga series Saint Seiya, which was created, written and illustrated by Japanese author Masami Kurumada...
(2011), Aquarius Dégel - School Days: Valentine DaysSchool Days (visual novel)is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by 0verflow and published by Stack, and was originally released for the PC on April 28, 2005. It was subsequently released as a DVD TV game by Stack, followed by an all-ages port titled School Days L×H published by Interchannel for the PlayStation 2, in...
(2008), Makoto Ito
Games
- Togainu no ChiTogainu no Chiis a Japanese BL visual novel created by Nitro+CHiRAL. The plot centers on Akira, a young man who was made to participate in a deadly game called "Igura" in post-apocalyptical Japan in exchange for being freed from jail. His goal is to beat "Il Re" , the strongest person in Igura...
, Kazui - Hiiro no KakeraHiiro no Kakera, is a Japanese visual novel created by Idea Factory directed at the female market, known as an otome game. Released on July 6, 2006 for the PlayStation 2, the protagonist is a teenage girl who revisits a small village she remembers from her childhood and gets caught up in her family's history and...
, Suguru Oomi - Heart no Kuni no Alice ~Wonderful Wonder World , Ace-Knight of Heart
- Kingdom Hearts IIKingdom Hearts IIis an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Buena Vista Games and Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console...
(2005), Will TurnerWill TurnerWilliam "Will" Turner, Jr. is a central character in the first three titles of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures. He is played by Orlando Bloom . Will is a blacksmith's apprentice working in Port Royal... - Neo Angelique (2008), Bernard
- Super Robot Wars Z (2008), The Edel Bernal
- Ijiwaru my Master (2008), Shirosaki Homura
- Kichiku Megane , Saeki Katsuya
- School DaysSchool Daysis a Japanese adult visual novel developed by 0verflow and published by Stack, and was originally released for the PC on April 28, 2005. It was subsequently released as a DVD TV game by Stack, followed by an all-ages port titled School Days L×H published by Interchannel for the PlayStation 2, in...
, Makoto Ito - Garnet Cradle (2009), Sakurazawa Kiichirou
- Zettai Meikyuu Grimm (2010), Wilhelm Grimm
- Lucky Dog 1 , Ivan Fiore
- Maid Hajimemashita ~Goshujin-sama no Osewa Itashimasu~ , Tsuda Keiichi
Dubbing
- Bram Stoker's Dracula (Jonathan HarkerJonathan HarkerJonathan Harker is one of the main protagonists in the 1897 horror novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. His journey to Transylvania and encounter with Count Dracula and the Brides of Dracula at Castle Dracula constitutes the dramatic opening scenes in the novel and most of the film adaptations.-In the...
(Keanu ReevesKeanu ReevesKeanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
)) - Pirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a series of films, a theme park ride, and spinoff novels as well as numerous video games and other publications. The franchise originates with the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, which opened at Disneyland in...
(Will TurnerWill TurnerWilliam "Will" Turner, Jr. is a central character in the first three titles of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series produced by Walt Disney Pictures. He is played by Orlando Bloom . Will is a blacksmith's apprentice working in Port Royal...
(Orlando BloomOrlando BloomOrlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
)) - The Lord of the Rings film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
(LegolasLegolasLegolas is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, featured in The Lord of the Rings. He is an Elf of the Woodland Realm and one of nine members of the Fellowship of the Ring.- Literature :...
(Orlando BloomOrlando BloomOrlando Jonathan Blanchard Bloom is an English actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and starring in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and subsequently established himself as a lead in Hollywood...
)) - Jang Geum's DreamJang Geum's DreamJang Geum's Dream is a Korean animation. It is a production by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. The animation was done by Sonokong and Heewon Entertainment. The animation centers on Jang Geum , who enters the Royal Kitchen as an apprentice court lady...
(JungjongJungjong of JoseonJungjong of Joseon , born Yi Yeok, ruled during the 16th century in what is now Korea. He succeeded his half-brother, Yeonsangun, because of the latter's tyranical misrule, which culminated in a coup placing Jungjong on the throne.-Jo Gwang-jo's reforms:On the day Yeonsangun was deposed, soldiers...
(Choi HanChoi HanChoi Han is a Korean voice actor. He joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's voice acting division in 1999. Currently, Choi Han is cast in the Korea TV Edition of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" as David Hodges, replacing Wallace Langham.-Broadcast TV:...
)), - Thomas and Friends (Julian)
- Tron: Legacy (Sam Flynn (Garrett HedlundGarrett HedlundGarrett John Hedlund is an American actor known for his roles in the films Friday Night Lights, Four Brothers, Eragon, Country Strong, for his role as Patroclus in the movie Troy and as Sam Flynn in the film Tron: Legacy.-Early life:Hedlund was born in Roseau, Minnesota, the son of Kristine Anne ...
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Drama CDs
- Koisuru Boukun 1The Tyrant Falls in Loveis an ongoing Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. The Tyrant Falls in Love is a sequel to Takanaga's series Challengers. The series has appeared on manga best-seller lists both in Japan and in Germany, and the long-delayed US release has been labeled "one of the...
, Hiroto - Koi Suru Boukun 2The Tyrant Falls in Loveis an ongoing Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. The Tyrant Falls in Love is a sequel to Takanaga's series Challengers. The series has appeared on manga best-seller lists both in Japan and in Germany, and the long-delayed US release has been labeled "one of the...
, Hiroto - Mede Shireru Yoru no Junjou, Kichou
- Secret Eye (2009), Shirosaki Homura
- Katekyo! (2009), Kaede Sumizome
- Haiyore! Nyarko-san (2009) NyartoNyarlathotepNyarlathotep, also known as the Crawling Chaos, is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos fictional universe created by H. P. Lovecraft. First appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem of the same name, he was later mentioned in other works by Lovecraft and by other writers and in the tabletop...
- Kichiku Megane, Saeki Katsuya
- Kichiku Megane R, Saeki Katsuya
- ZeZe (manga)is a yaoi manga series by Yuki Shimizu. It is published in Japanese by Shinshokan and in English by 801 Media. It has been adapted into a drama CD.-Volume list:- Reception :...
, Himi - Aishiteru (Youko Fujitani), Aiha Harutomo