Tomokazu Sugita
Tomokazu Sugita | |
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Native name | 杉田 智和 |
Born |
Saitama Prefecture, Japan | October 11, 1980
Occupation |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Agent | Atomic Monkey |
Notable work |
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Height | 177.6 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Tomokazu Sugita (杉田 智和 Sugita Tomokazu, born October 11, 1980 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator employed by Atomic Monkey.[1] Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kazuyoshi "Switch" Usui in Sket Dance, Ragna the Bloodedge in Blazblue, Joseph Joestar in the 2012 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5, Akuru Akutsu in Aho Girl, and Ultraman Ginga and Dark Lugiel in Ultraman Ginga. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji (BlueRadio) promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico Douga. Sugita also has his own podcast titled "アニゲラ!ディドゥーーン!!!" (Anigera! Didooon!!!) that he hosts with a rotating group of friends and guests.
He plays the male lead, Yuichi Aizawa in Kanon. At the 33rd Anime Grand Prix, his voice character Gintoki Sakata won the most favorite male character which means Sugita's character roles consecutively won the most favorite male character in 2009 and 2010 Anime Grand Prix. Uniquely, those characters are from different anime: Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009) and Gintoki Sakata from Gintama (2010). Sugita and Yūichi Nakamura also work together in the Blazblue series as the protagonist Ragna and antagonist Hazama/Yūki Terumi respectively.
In 2010, he was part of a live-action film, Wonderful World, along with fellow voice actors, Mamoru Miyano, Tomokazu Seki, Rikiya Koyama, Yuka Hirata, Showtaro Morikubo, and Daisuke Namikawa.[2]
Sugita won the "Best Supporting Actor" Award in the third Seiyu Awards in 2009.[3]
Filmography
Anime
Video games
Tokusatsu
Year | Title | Role | Notesotes |
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2008 | Kamen Rider Kiva | Kivat-bat the 3rd, Kivat-Bat the 2nd, Kiva-Bat the 4th | |
Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | Kivat-bat the 3rd | Movie | |
Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown | Shadow Imagin | Movie | |
2009 | Kamen Rider Decade | Kivat-bat the 3rd | Episodes 2, 3 |
2011 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | Bounty Hunter Kiaido | Episode 28 |
2012 | Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters | Drilloid II | Episode 18 |
2013 | Ultraman Ginga | Ultraman Ginga, Dark Lugiel | |
Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | Dark Lugiel | ||
2014 | Kamen Rider Gaim | Demushu | |
Kamen Rider Gaim: Great Soccer Battle! Golden Fruits Cup! | Demushu | Movie | |
Ultraman Ginga S | Ultraman Ginga, Dark Lugiel | ||
2016 | Ultraman Festival 2016 | Ultraman Ginga, Z[19][20] | Stageshow |
Drama CD
- Maid Sama!: Usui Takumi
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Heiwa to Kazuhira no Blues: Kazuhira Miller
- Togainu no Chi: Keisuke
- "Aitsu no Daihonmei": Yamanaka
Dubbing
- Everest, Guy Cotter (Sam Worthington)
- The Huntsman: Winter's War, Eric (Chris Hemsworth)
- Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, James "JTC" Trademore/Kamen Rider Strike
- Legends of Tomorrow, Ray Palmer / Atom (Brandon Routh)
- Pacific Rim, Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam)[21]
- Power Rangers, Billy Cranston/Blue Ranger (RJ Cyler)[22]
- Scorpion, Walter O'Brien (Elyes Gabel)
- Skullgirls, Big Band (Rich Brown)[23]
- League of Legends, Yasuo (Liam O'Brien)
References
- ↑ "杉田智和プロフィール" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Namikawa Directs 1st Film: Live-Action Wonderful World". December 8, 2009. Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-08/namikawa-directs-1st-film/live-action-wonderful-world (Accessed January 30, 2010).
- ↑ "3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Officially Announced (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 7, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ Maeda, Hisashi (November 2007). "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". Newtype USA. Vol. 6 no. 11. pp. 133–139. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ↑ "Anime Expo® 2008 Announces the 2008 SPJA Award Winners" (Press release). July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Hakushaku to Yōsei Promotional Video Streamed". Anime News Network. August 30, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ "TBSアニメーション・それでも町は廻っている 公式ホームページ/スタッフ&キャスト" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved August 30, 2015.
- ↑ "『キューティクル探偵因幡』放送局&第3弾キャスト情報を公開 - ニュース - アニメイトTV" (in Japanese). Animate. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ "Takuya Eguchi, Tomokazu Sugita Join Pokémon: The Origin Cast". Anime News Network. September 6, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ↑ 杉田智和さん(初芝役)からコメントをいただきました! (in Japanese). Watamote.jp. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Assassination Classroom TV Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Shizuka Itou". Anime News Network. September 25, 2014.
- ↑ "Samurai Warriors TV Anime's Cast, Staff, Story Revealed". Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Staff". tobe-hero.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ↑ かってにコープス祭 (in Japanese). Retrieved February 3, 2010.
- ↑ 幻影異聞録♯FE : クロム (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ↑ "『PROJECT X ZONE 2:BRAVE NEW WORLD(プロジェクト クロスゾーン2:ブレイブニューワールド)』新たな参戦キャラクターを公開!!" (in Japanese). Famitsu. May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Gundam Breaker 3 screenshots introduce story mode characters, latest Gunpla - Gematsu". gematsu.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ↑ "Yakuza Kiwami's Latest Screenshots Show Majima going All Out". Siliconera. November 4, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ "「ウルフェス2016」ウルトラライブステージ第2部にウルトラヒーローを脅かす謎の強敵が出現!?" (in Japanese). m-78.jp. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
- ↑ ""ウルトラマンフェスティバル2016公式" on Twitter" (in Japanese). Twitter. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ "Metal Gear's Shinkawa Draws Pacific Rim Poster & Japan's Creators Laud Film". Anime News Network. July 11, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ↑ http://eiga.com/news/20170531/10/
- ↑ "Japanese "Skullgirls" Voice Cast Announced". Crunchyroll. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
External links
- Tomokazu Sugita at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
- Tomokazu Sugita at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
- Tomokazu Sugita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tomokazu Sugita on IMDb
- Tomokazu Sugita discography at MusicBrainz
- Tomokazu Sugita at CD Japan