Kazumasa Katsura
Description
Kazumasa Katsura is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, born on October 31. He is affiliated with Office PAC, and has previously been associated with Production Ace, RME, and Gin Production. His career spans work in anime, video games, and dubbing for foreign films and television series.
Katsura's voice acting roles are extensive, with many in supporting and character roles. In anime, he is known for his role as Jiji in the long-running children's series Shimajirō no Wao!. He also appeared in the film adaptation Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta as the character Gigi. Other notable anime roles include the recurring character Aoi Tamaro (the fourth actor to voice the role) in Nintama Rantaro, Jaioh and a greengrocer in Doraemon, and appearances in series such as Crayon Shin-chan, Assassination Classroom as Kiyoshi Terai, and Mobile Suit Gundam UC.
Beyond anime, Katsura has a substantial body of work in video game voice acting and dubbing. His video game credits include the Japanese version of Fallout 4 as the super mutant Strong. He has also provided voices for classic arcade games such as World Heroes Perfect and Tsūkai Gangan Kōshinkyoku. In the field of dubbing, he has lent his voice to numerous international productions, playing roles like the character Farnum in Marvel's Daredevil, Balthazar in the television series Da Vinci's Demons, and providing additional voices for films such as American Hustle and Gone Girl. He is also known for voicing Bulk in the Japanese dub of Power Rangers Samurai.
Katsura's voice acting roles are extensive, with many in supporting and character roles. In anime, he is known for his role as Jiji in the long-running children's series Shimajirō no Wao!. He also appeared in the film adaptation Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta as the character Gigi. Other notable anime roles include the recurring character Aoi Tamaro (the fourth actor to voice the role) in Nintama Rantaro, Jaioh and a greengrocer in Doraemon, and appearances in series such as Crayon Shin-chan, Assassination Classroom as Kiyoshi Terai, and Mobile Suit Gundam UC.
Beyond anime, Katsura has a substantial body of work in video game voice acting and dubbing. His video game credits include the Japanese version of Fallout 4 as the super mutant Strong. He has also provided voices for classic arcade games such as World Heroes Perfect and Tsūkai Gangan Kōshinkyoku. In the field of dubbing, he has lent his voice to numerous international productions, playing roles like the character Farnum in Marvel's Daredevil, Balthazar in the television series Da Vinci's Demons, and providing additional voices for films such as American Hustle and Gone Girl. He is also known for voicing Bulk in the Japanese dub of Power Rangers Samurai.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta