Shouto Kashii

Description
Shouto Kashii is a Japanese voice actor born on July 25, 1968, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce, having joined the agency in 2006 after a previous association with Mausu Promotion. Kashii began his career in the voice acting industry in the late 1990s following training at the Ezaki Production training school. He is recognized for his versatile vocal range, which spans from bass to tenor, allowing him to portray a wide variety of characters, often in supporting roles.

Kashii's career encompasses numerous roles in anime television series, video games, and foreign language dubbing. In the long-running series Bleach, he is known for voicing multiple characters, including Marechiyo Ōmaeda and Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi. He reprised the role of Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime. His other notable anime roles include the narrator in the 2019 remake of Fruits Basket, DJ Ito in Laid-Back Camp, various characters in the KonoSuba series, and Dabo the Cursed in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. In the Tomica Kizuna Gattai Earth Granner series, Kashii voiced both the character Dr. Bariki Kudō and his father, Manriki Kudō. He also contributed his voice to the One Piece special 3D2Y: Overcoming Ace's Death! Luffy's Pledge to His Friends as the character Sebastian, and to the series Intrigue in the Bakumatsu - Irohanihoheto as Kaishu Katsu. His filmography also includes a role in the anime Fortune Dogs, where he voiced the character Kowalski.

Beyond anime, Kashii is active in dubbing foreign films and television series into Japanese, with credits including major international productions. His work also extends to video games, such as the Persona and Sakura Wars franchises, as well as narration for television programs and audiobooks. While not typically associated with leading protagonist roles, Kashii is regarded in the industry as a reliable and skilled character actor whose performances add depth to a wide range of projects.