Takaya Kamikawa
Description
Takaya Kamikawa is a Japanese actor and voice actor born on May 7, 1965, in Hachioji, Tokyo. He is affiliated with the talent agency Zero Light Years. His career spans both live-action and voice acting roles in film, television, and anime.
In anime, Kamikawa is known for providing the voice of the primary antagonist, Anti-Spiral, in the 2007 television series Gurren Lagann and its subsequent 2008 film compilation, Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars. The character Anti-Spiral is the collective consciousness of a race that opposes the use of Spiral Power, serving as the final obstacle for the series' protagonists.
He has also taken on roles in other notable anime productions. In 2018, he was cast as Enzo Bron, the founder of the global IT company Shake Hanz, in the television series Lupin the Third: Part 5. The character appears in multiple episodes throughout the series. More recently, he voiced the character Vaan in The Village Bride, an episode of the 2021 animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions. His filmography also includes a voice role as Prince Ishitsukuri in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and as Maroi in the 2011 film Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison.
In anime, Kamikawa is known for providing the voice of the primary antagonist, Anti-Spiral, in the 2007 television series Gurren Lagann and its subsequent 2008 film compilation, Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars. The character Anti-Spiral is the collective consciousness of a race that opposes the use of Spiral Power, serving as the final obstacle for the series' protagonists.
He has also taken on roles in other notable anime productions. In 2018, he was cast as Enzo Bron, the founder of the global IT company Shake Hanz, in the television series Lupin the Third: Part 5. The character appears in multiple episodes throughout the series. More recently, he voiced the character Vaan in The Village Bride, an episode of the 2021 animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions. His filmography also includes a voice role as Prince Ishitsukuri in the 2013 Studio Ghibli film The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and as Maroi in the 2011 film Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Star Wars: Visions
- JapaneseAnime overview: Lupin the Third: Part 5
- JapaneseAnime overview: Lupin the Third: Part 5
- JapaneseAnime overview: Inspector Zenigata
- JapaneseAnime overview: Angel Heart
- JapaneseAnime overview: Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League