Ryōsuke Kozuka
Description
Ryōsuke Kozuka was a Japanese voice actor and actor born on March 6, 1991. He was affiliated with the talent agency Sony Music Artists until his retirement from the voice acting industry at the end of February 2024. Kozuka stood 172cm tall.
Before focusing on voice work, Kozuka appeared in television dramas starting in 2012 and built a career in stage productions, with performances in plays such as Stardust Inferno ~Destroy the earth~ in 2018, and Destrudo 9 in 2019, where he played the role of Takeru Otagiri. He was also active in commercials. His personal interests included cooking, viewing artwork, and physical activities, and his skills encompassed general athletic movement, action performance, stage combat, and dance. He also held a preliminary certification in kendo and a license for elementary school teaching.
Kozuka's career as an anime voice actor began in 2018 with minor roles in television series. That year, he voiced multiple characters including male crew members, a co-pilot, a young man, a surgeon, and an operator in the anime Re:Creators, as well as a student and a basketball club senior in Bloom Into You. He also provided voice work for the Netflix anime Cannon Busters in the same year.
His most prominent and recognized anime role came in 2022 when he voiced the character Emilio García in the multimedia project Futsal Boys!!!!!. The project, which centered on high school boys passionate about futsal, included both a television anime adaptation and a mobile game. Kozuka reprised his role as García for the 2021 game Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five. He also had a voice role in the 2023 anime project KAMIERABI.
In addition to anime, Kozuka contributed his voice to several video games. His early game credits include Zhang He in the 2017 mobile game Gokusan -KIWAMI- and roles in War of Brains Re:Boot in 2018.
On January 30, 2024, Kozuka announced that he would be leaving Sony Music Artists at the end of February to pursue new challenges and would be taking a hiatus from voice acting work. His retirement marked the end of his active career in the industry.
Before focusing on voice work, Kozuka appeared in television dramas starting in 2012 and built a career in stage productions, with performances in plays such as Stardust Inferno ~Destroy the earth~ in 2018, and Destrudo 9 in 2019, where he played the role of Takeru Otagiri. He was also active in commercials. His personal interests included cooking, viewing artwork, and physical activities, and his skills encompassed general athletic movement, action performance, stage combat, and dance. He also held a preliminary certification in kendo and a license for elementary school teaching.
Kozuka's career as an anime voice actor began in 2018 with minor roles in television series. That year, he voiced multiple characters including male crew members, a co-pilot, a young man, a surgeon, and an operator in the anime Re:Creators, as well as a student and a basketball club senior in Bloom Into You. He also provided voice work for the Netflix anime Cannon Busters in the same year.
His most prominent and recognized anime role came in 2022 when he voiced the character Emilio García in the multimedia project Futsal Boys!!!!!. The project, which centered on high school boys passionate about futsal, included both a television anime adaptation and a mobile game. Kozuka reprised his role as García for the 2021 game Futsal Boys!!!!! High-Five. He also had a voice role in the 2023 anime project KAMIERABI.
In addition to anime, Kozuka contributed his voice to several video games. His early game credits include Zhang He in the 2017 mobile game Gokusan -KIWAMI- and roles in War of Brains Re:Boot in 2018.
On January 30, 2024, Kozuka announced that he would be leaving Sony Music Artists at the end of February to pursue new challenges and would be taking a hiatus from voice acting work. His retirement marked the end of his active career in the industry.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Futsal Boys!!!!!