Kazuyuki Ishikawa
Description
Kazuyuki Ishikawa is a Japanese male voice actor known for a career spanning from the 1990s into the 2020s. He was born on August 18 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and his height is 180 centimeters with blood type B. Ishikawa is a graduate of the Katsuta Voice Actor Training Class, where he was part of the fifth term. Over the course of his career, he has been affiliated with several talent agencies, including Office Nozawa, Media Force, and D-Color, and following a merger in August 2024, he became associated with the agency Amuleto. He also performed early in his career with the Moonlight theatrical troupe.
Ishikawa has built a diverse portfolio, primarily voicing supporting and minor characters across a wide range of anime series. His extensive list of television anime credits includes roles in popular long-running shows such as Detective Conan, Gintama, the Beyblade franchise, Zatch Bell, Pretty Cure, and Dragon Ball Kai. He has also appeared in classic series from the 1990s like Vampire Princess Miyu, Battle Athletes Victory, and Trigun. His voice acting work extends to original video animations and theatrical films. He has voiced characters in OVAs such as Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Street Fighter Zero, where he played the roles of Vega and Dan Hibiki. In theatrical anime, he has contributed to films including Pom Poko, Doraemon: Galaxy Express, the Gintama movie, and X: An Omen. Further film credits include roles in the 2009 film King of Thorn and the 2001 series X.
One of his more internationally recognized roles is the character Cabira in the 2011 anime special Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. In this story, Cabira is a warrior who serves the villain Chilled and is dispatched to the planet Plant, only to be swiftly defeated by the Saiyan Bardock. Ishikawa provided the character's Japanese voice for this production. Beyond animation, Ishikawa has also worked in video games, with roles in titles such as Space Battleship Yamato, PopoloCrois Monogatari II, and The Last Story. His career includes work as a dubbing artist for foreign live-action and animated productions, as well as significant involvement in theater, where he has performed in plays that demonstrate his range as a stage actor.
Ishikawa has built a diverse portfolio, primarily voicing supporting and minor characters across a wide range of anime series. His extensive list of television anime credits includes roles in popular long-running shows such as Detective Conan, Gintama, the Beyblade franchise, Zatch Bell, Pretty Cure, and Dragon Ball Kai. He has also appeared in classic series from the 1990s like Vampire Princess Miyu, Battle Athletes Victory, and Trigun. His voice acting work extends to original video animations and theatrical films. He has voiced characters in OVAs such as Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and Street Fighter Zero, where he played the roles of Vega and Dan Hibiki. In theatrical anime, he has contributed to films including Pom Poko, Doraemon: Galaxy Express, the Gintama movie, and X: An Omen. Further film credits include roles in the 2009 film King of Thorn and the 2001 series X.
One of his more internationally recognized roles is the character Cabira in the 2011 anime special Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock. In this story, Cabira is a warrior who serves the villain Chilled and is dispatched to the planet Plant, only to be swiftly defeated by the Saiyan Bardock. Ishikawa provided the character's Japanese voice for this production. Beyond animation, Ishikawa has also worked in video games, with roles in titles such as Space Battleship Yamato, PopoloCrois Monogatari II, and The Last Story. His career includes work as a dubbing artist for foreign live-action and animated productions, as well as significant involvement in theater, where he has performed in plays that demonstrate his range as a stage actor.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock