Mitsuo Iwata (岩田 光央, Iwata Mitsuo, born July 31, 1967) is a Japanese actor, 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. He was previously affiliated with Office Osawa and Across Entertainment, but is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.

Mitsuo Iwata
岩田 光央
Born (1967-07-31) July 31, 1967 (age 57)
Occupations
Years active1977–present
AgentAoni Production
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
SpouseRikako Aikawa
Children1

Filmography

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Television animation

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Animated films

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Original video animation (OVA)

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Video games

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Drama CDs

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  • 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)

Live-action

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Tokusatsu performances
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Ayakashi Sogizarai ep. 36
2011 Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Bibaboo ep. 44
2015 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger Youkai Enraenra ep. 11
2016 Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger Quval eps. 1 - 27, 30 - 42[18]
2017 Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future Quval
2020-2021 Mashin Sentai Kiramager Mashin Shovellow

Dubbing roles

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Live-action

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Animation

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References

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  1. ^ Endo, Akira et al. "Voice Actor Spotlight". (November 2006) Newtype USA. pp. 110-111.
  2. ^ Wild ARMS Vol.2: Western Romance Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Animefringe.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ "Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Adds 12 Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 18, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "New Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Anime Unveils Demon Lord Army's Cast". Anime News Network. August 18, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Edens Zero Anime Casts Mitsuo Iwata". Anime News Network. June 1, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Getter Robo Arc Anime Reveals 11 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. June 25, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Anime Reveals 24 More Cast Members, July Premiere". Anime News Network. April 16, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Dark Gathering Episode 9 Synopsis". Twitter. August 30, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "MF Ghost Anime's 3rd Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, Initial D Cameos". Anime News Network. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Sasaki and Peeps Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Aguri Ōnishi's Ending Song, 1-Hour January 5 Debut". Anime News Network. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  14. ^ サイト名. dc-taka.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Mitsuo Iwata (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  16. ^ a b "KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "【お知らせ】KOFGイベント・キャンペーンスケジュール公開(2020年2月中旬)". kofg.net (in Japanese). February 7, 2020. Archived from the original on February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "恋のからさわぎ". Star Channel. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  20. ^ "魔法にかけられて". Disney. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  21. ^ "エボリューション(日テレ版)". 堀内賢雄氏ご出演吹き替え作品一覧. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  22. ^ "午後ロード「ファイナル・デッドサーキット」地上波初!10月の(木)はファイナルD". TV Tokyo. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  23. ^ "ゴーストバスターズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  24. ^ "【ジュラシックワールド】新吹き替えになぜ変更って理由がヤバい「声優キャスト一覧は豪華で永野もシェーッ!」". Clippy. 4 August 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  25. ^ "Donnie Darko 2 DVD". Amazon. 26 November 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  26. ^ "サブリナ プロフィール". HMV. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  27. ^ "スタンド・バイ・ミー[地上波放送版]". Star Channel. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  28. ^ "Mr.インクレディブル Mr.インクレディブル(映画)". thetv.jp. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  29. ^ "ピーター・パン". Disney. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  30. ^ "トムとジェリー (2021)". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
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