Norihiro Inoue
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese actor
and voice actor
.
in 1982, and soon after in 1985, began acting in numerous TV dramas
, TV anime
series, and stage plays.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and voice actor
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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...
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Biography
He graduated from Hosei UniversityHosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...
in 1982, and soon after in 1985, began acting in numerous TV dramas
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
, TV anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, and stage plays.
TV drama
- Sanada Taiheiki (1985, NHKNHKNHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
Shin Ōgata Jidaigeki, as Kimura ShigenariKimura Shigenariwas a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period. A retainer of the Toyotomi clan, Shigenari fought at the Siege of Osaka and died in battle....
) - Taiheiki (1991, NHK Taiga Drama, as Shijiyu Takasuke)
- Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998, NHK Taiga Drama, as Inaba Masakuni)
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000, NHK Taiga Drama, as Kajyūji Kōtoyo)
- Love Complex (2000, Fuji TV)
Theatre
- Pisaro (1985, PARCO Gekijō)
- Higeki Fēdoru (1986, Engeki Shūdan)
- Kana te Dehon Chūshingura (1990, TōhoTohois a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
) - Bara to Kaizoku (1996, Engeki Shūdan)
- Yūrei (1997, Engeki Shūdan + Kinokuniya Southern Theatre)
- Électre (2002, Engeki Shūdan)
- Rupture (2007, Engeki Shūdan)
TV anime
- Gunslinger GirlGunslinger GirlGunslinger Girl is an ongoing manga by Yu Aida. It first premiered in the November 2002 issue of the monthly shōnen magazine Dengeki Daioh. The chapters are also being published in tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. 13 volumes have been released in Japan as of April 2011...
(Marco) - Kindaichi Shōnen no JikenboKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(Morio Wada) - Code Geass - Lelouch of the RebellionCode Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion, often referred to as simply Code Geass, is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by manga authors Clamp...
(Schneizel El Britannia) - School Rumble ni GakkiSchool 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,...
(Tenma and Yakumo's father/Narration) - Detective School QDetective School Qis a manga series, written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō, originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2001 and 2005, spanning 22-tankōbon volumes...
(Dengaku Shimada) - Chikyū Bōei Kigyō Dai-GuardDai-Guard, lit. "Terrestrial Defense Corp. Dai-Guard" is an anime television series, produced and animated by XEBEC, and directed by Seiji Mizushima. It aired from October 5, 1999 to March 28, 2000 on TV Tokyo, ran for 26 episodes. 6 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD...
(Eijirō Sakurada) - Negima?! (Takahata T. Takamichi)
- Hanada Shōnen-shi (Takeshi Murakami)
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Hachiyō Shō~Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyo Shois a Neoromance anime series based on the PlayStation 2 romantic adventure video game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. The series features the characters from the original Harukanaru Toki no Naka de game, while the PlayStation 2 game is an enhanced remake of the original game.-Release...
(Emperor) - PEACE MAKER KuroganePeacemaker Kuroganeis a historical fiction manga series written and illustrated created by . It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure while...
(Keisuke Yamanami) - Fruits BasketFruits Basket, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. The series was also adapted into a 26-episode anime series, directed by Akitaro...
(Kazuma Sohma) - Master KeatonMaster Keatonis a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika and Naoki Urasawa. It was serialized in Big Comic Original between 1988 and 1994 and ran for 18 volumes . An anime adaptation of the series aired between 1998 and 1999 in Japan on Nippon Television...
(Taichi Hiraga-Keaton) - Mahō Sensei Negima (Takahata T. Takamichi)
- Detective Conan (Masaru Ōta)
- Yamiyo no Jidaigeki (Nobunaga Oda, Hanzō)
- Kipper (Kipper)
- Rosario+Vampire (Bus Driver)
Anime films
- Metropolis (Atlas)
- MARCO: Haha wo Tazunete Sanzenri3000 Leagues in Search of Motheris an anime series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e...
(Marco as an adult) - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~Harukanaru Toki no Naka deis an otome adventure game developed by Ruby Party and published by Koei. It is a part of Ruby Party's Neoromance label.Because of Harukanaru Toki no Naka des success, the game has give rise to a franchise including several sequels, numerous drama and music CDs, a manga series, two OAVs, a movie,...
(Emperor)
OVA
- Master KeatonMaster Keatonis a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika and Naoki Urasawa. It was serialized in Big Comic Original between 1988 and 1994 and ran for 18 volumes . An anime adaptation of the series aired between 1998 and 1999 in Japan on Nippon Television...
(Taichi Hiraga-Keaton) - Ginga Eiyū DensetsuLegend of the Galactic Heroesis a series of science fiction novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. An anime adaptation of the novels by Artland ran from 1988 to 2000 as well as a manga based on the novels, with art by Katsumi Michihara...
(Alfred Rosas (young))
Dubbing roles
- ERER (TV series)ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
(Mark GreeneMark GreeneDr. Mark Greene was a fictional medical doctor from the television series ER, portrayed by the actor Anthony Edwards. For most of his time on the series, Greene's role was that of a mediator and occasional authority figure, and he was considered the main character of the series for the first eight...
) - Star Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: EnterpriseStar Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
(Malcolm ReedMalcolm ReedMalcolm Reed, played by Dominic Keating, is a fictional character on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. He is often confused with Martin Short, with whom he shares an uncanny appearance....
) - Gone with the WindGone with the Wind (film)Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
(Ashley Wilkes) - The Genie From Down UnderThe Genie From Down UnderThe Genie From Down Under is an Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1996 to 1998...
(Bruce) - The Big LebowskiThe Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski is a 1998 comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Jeff Bridges stars as Jeff Lebowski, an unemployed Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler, who is referred to as "The Dude". After a case of mistaken identity, The Dude is introduced to a millionaire also named...
(Jesus "Da Jesus" Quintana) - Dae Jang GeumDae Jang GeumDae Jang Geum is a 2003 epic South Korean television series directed by Lee Byung Hoon and produced by MBC. Starring Lee Young Ae, it tells the tale of an orphaned kitchen cook who went on to become the king's first female physician...
(Min Jeong-ho) - All In (Yoo Jong-Ku)
- ThunderbirdsThunderbirds (film)Thunderbirds is a 2004 science-fiction adventure film loosely based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s, directed by Jonathan Frakes....
(BrainsBrains (Thunderbirds)Brains is a fictional character in the 1960s British Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds, its sequel films Thunderbirds Are Go and Thunderbird 6 , and the 2004 live-action remake film Thunderbirds. Brains was born 14 November 2040 and was orphaned when a hurricane struck his family's...
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