Mitsuo Iwata

Mitsuo Iwata
Native name 岩田 光央
Born (1967-07-31) July 31, 1967
Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Occupation Voice actor, singer
Years active 1983-present
Spouse(s) Rikako Aikawa
Children 1

Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央, Iwata Mitsuo, born July 31, 1967) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama.[1] He is married to voice actress Rikako Aikawa.[2] Mania.com praised him as "truly one of the greatest seiyuu".[3] Otakunews.com complimented him for the role of Tetsuya from Outlanders.[4] Mania.com comments on his role of Kintaro Oe (Golden Boy) that he "practiced months before hand, to the point of going hoarse from overwork, to perfect Kintaro's voice" and "there's no one who could replace him for this role".[3] He is also known for the role of Kaneda in the 1988 anime film Akira and won the 7th Seiyu Awards for Best Personality in 2013.

Filmography

Anime

Original video animation (OVA)

Video games

Drama CDs

  • Abunai series 4: Abunai Campus Love (Sakura Nanba)
  • Eden wo Tooku ni Hanarete series 2: Ryokuin no Rakuen (Masayuki Kawahara)
  • Eden wo Tooku ni Hanarete series 3: Setsunai Yoru no Rakuen (Masayuki Kawahara)
  • Mainichi Seiten! series 1 (Jou Obinata)
  • Mainichi Seiten! series 2: Kodomo wa Tomaranai (Jou Obinata)
  • Ourin Gakuen series 1: Ikenai Seitokaishitsu (Kyouhei Fukazawa)
  • Rolex ni Kuchizukewo (Chikao Ootsuka)
  • Sakurazawa vs Hakuhou series 1: Shokuinshitsu de Naisho no Romance (Kyousuku Sonoda)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Tokusatsu

References

  1. Endo, Akira et al. "Voice Actor Spotlight". (November 2006) Newtype USA. pp. 110-111.
  2. Wild ARMS Vol.2: Western Romance. Animefringe.
  3. 1 2 "Golden Boy Vol. #1". mania.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. DVD Review : Outlanders. Otakunews.com.
  5. "サイト名". dc-taka.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. "動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー 第1話 どきどき動物ランド 東映 [テレビ]" (in Japanese). www.toei.co.jp. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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