Kōji Ishii Explained

Kōji Ishii
Native Name:	石井 康嗣
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	1 July 1960
Birth Place:	Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:	Voice actor
Years Active:	1988–present
Agent:	Freelance (Business tie-up with AMBERnote)

is a Japanese voice actor. His major roles include: Koutaro Taiga in The King of Braves GaoGaiGar, Giovanni Bertuccio in , Shigematsu in Toriko, and Prime Minister Honest in Akame ga Kill!. In video games, he is the voice of Ryuji Yamazaki and Sokaku Mochizuki in the Fatal Fury series. He also voices Kaji Hyogo in Lime-iro Senkitan, Barlowe in , Ikutidaal in Harukanaru Toki no Naka de, and Matsunaga Hisahide in Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 and Samurai Warriors 4.

Filmography

Anime

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Source
	Nintama Rantaro	Kinoshita Tetsumaru, Yagyu Retsu-go
–1995	Gatchaman 94	Joe Asakura	OAV series
- 2002	Fushigi Yūgi series	Mitsukake, Tokaki	TV and OVA
–1998	El-Hazard		TV and OVA
	The King of Braves GaoGaiGar
	Black Heaven
	Now and Then, Here and There	King Hamdo
	The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final	Koutaro Taiga	OVA
	Hunter × Hunter		1999 TV series
	Beyblade	Soichirou Hiwatari
	Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time ~Ajisai Yumegatari~	Ikutidaal	OVA
	Azumanga Daioh
	Bomberman Jetters	Mujoe
- 2004	Lime-iro Senkitan series	Kaji Hyogo	TV and OVA
	Astro Boy	Lamp
	Papuwa	Harada Umako
	Fullmetal Alchemist	Balt
		Giovanni Bertuccio
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō	Ikutidaal
- 2006	Ginga Legend Weed	Hougen
		Nibhal Mubhal
	Reborn!	Dendrobii Kimura
	Bleach	Dordonii Alessandro Del Socacchio
	Romeo × Juliet	Lord Montague
	Darker than Black	Kenneth
, 2010	Major	Saunders	TV season 4, 6
	Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's	Takasu
	Vampire Knight series		Also Guilty
	Skip Beat!
	Mainichi Kaasan	Pinyari-kun
	Bakugan: New Vestoria
		Ishihara
		Nibhal Mubhal
	Toriko
	Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone	Sakamaki-Togurou
	Samurai Flamenco	Prime Minister Okuzaki
	Akame ga Kill
	Terra Formars	Narrator
	Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō	Agesaku Katsumata
	Kimezo キメゾー	Kimezo
	One Piece	Fisher Tiger
2016	91 Days	Scusa
2017	Nobunaga no Shinobi	Kitabatake Tomonori
2017	Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	Dr. Karigari
2018	Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary	Emperor Long Xiao
2020	Gibiate	Renjiro Hatonami		^[1]
2021	Hortensia Saga	Gaston		^[2]
2022	Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!	Teijirō Akizuki		^[3]
2023	Ultraman	Mephisto	ONA; season 3	^[4]
2024	The Fable	Hiroshi Hamada (Oyaji)		^[5]

Tokusatsu

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Source
	Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger	Chief of Staff Damaras	Eps. 1 - 14, 17 - 19, 22, 24 - 30, 31 - 34, 35 - 38, 41 - 43
		Chief of Staff Damaras	Movie
	Kamen Rider 1	Dark Mind	Movie
	Kamen Rider Reiwa The First Generation	Another 1/Another New 1	Movie

Film

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Source
	Rail of the Star	Interpretation
	The day the earth has moved	Sakai-sensei
		John Blade
		Anubis
	Zeta Gundam A New Translation: Heirs to the Stars
	Zeta Gundam A New Translation II: Lovers	Blex Forer
	Black Jack: Futari no Kuroi Isha	Gill
	Zeta Gundam A New Translation III: Love is the Pulse of the Stars	Dogosse Gier Captain
	Strait Jacket	Brian Meno Moderato	OVA series repackaged to feature film	^[6]
	Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot	Saunders
	Redline	Machine head Tetsujin
		KimuYu Electric CM narration
	Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantarō Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan	Kinoshita Tetsumaru
		Graz
		Cannon
		Dr. Hartmann
		Bodom Mace
		Ginzo Nakamori		^[7]
	Kamen Rider Reiwa The First Generation	Another 1

Video games

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Source
	Samurai Shodown	Neinhalt Sieger
				^[8] ^[9]
	Real Bout Fatal Fury	Sokaku Mochizuki, Ryuji Yamazaki
	Real Bout Fatal Fury Special	Sokaku Mochizuki, Ryuji Yamazaki
	The King of Fighters '97	Ryuji Yamazaki		^[10]
	Tenchu	Akira
		Sokaku Mochizuki, Ryuji Yamazaki
		Trigger
	The King of Fighters '98	Ryuji Yamazaki
		Ryuji Yamazaki, Yagami's ancestor
	Mikagura Shōjo Tanteidan	Moroboshi Daijiro	PS1/PS2
		Ryuji Yamazaki
				^[11]
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de	Ikutidaal	PS1/PS2
	Groove Adventure Rave: Mikan no Hiseki	Pumpkin Drew	PS1/PS2
	The King of Fighters 2002	Ryuji Yamazaki	Also Unlimited Match
- 04	Lime-iro Senkitan series	Kaji Hyogo
		Rundle, Rob
	The King of Fighters 2003	Ryuji Yamazaki, Gato		^[12]
	DreamMix TV World Fighters	Mujoe	GameCube, PlayStation 2
	Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel	Wilhelm Eiselstein	PS1/PS2
		Baldo	PS1/PS2
	Tales of Rebirth	Dobaru
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Hachiyō Shō	Ikutidaal	PS1/PS2
		Killer	PS1/PS2
	The King of Fighters XI	Gato
	Final Fantasy XII	Ba'gamnan
	Harukanaru Toki no Naka de Overnight	Ikutidaal	PS1/PS2
	Lost Odyssey	Kakanasu	Xbox 360	^[13]
		Barlow	DS
	Blazer Drive	Beast	DS
	Tales of Hearts	Geo Sutorigau	DS
- 15		Meriodasu-Orukokku	Also Plus versions
	The Last Story	Count Arganan	Wii
	Growlanser Wayfarer of Time	Bauer	PSP
	Dead Island	Rider
	Under Night In-Birth	Waldstein	Reprised role in EXE:Late in 2014 and EXE:Latest in 2015
	Soulcalibur V		PS3/Xbox 360
	Samurai Warriors 4
	Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3	Matsunaga Hisahide
	Dissidia Final Fantasy NT	Garland
		Waldstein	PC/PS4/Switch	^[14]
	Soulcalibur VI		PC/PS4/Xbox One	^[15]
	Tomb Raider	Pierre
2020	Granblue Fantasy	Agielba	Android, iOS, PC

Drama CDs

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Source
Barbarian Quartetto		Drama and Talk CDs
Dragon Quest	Carmen	Drama CD
El-Hazard	Fujisawa-sensei	Drama, Talk CDs, radio
	Gato	Drama, Talk, Song CDs and Radio
Maromaryu	Master carpenter	Drama CD
Neo Geo DJ Station		Talk CD
Rurouni Kenshin		Talk CD
Sword World Heppoko Boukentai	Galgado	Drama CD
The King of Fighters		Drama, Talk, Song CDs and Radio

Overseas dubbing

Voice dub for, Notes! class="unsortable"

Source
A Time to Kill	James Lewis Willard
Chuck	Mr. Colt, Clyde Decker	Michael Clarke Duncan, season 2 and 4
Cold Case	Thai Sugar	season 4
Criminal Minds	Blake Wells	season 6
Grimm	Baron	Reg E. Cathey, season 2
John Carter	Tarusu Tarukasu		^[16]
	Malky	Peter Appel	^[17]
The Looney Tunes Show
The Matrix	Ejonto Jones
Nurse Jackie	Anthony	season 3
The Pink Panther
The Powerpuff Girls
The Little Mermaid	Viking
The Penguins of Madagascar	Kowalski
Shane	Rufus Ryker	Emile Meyer, New Era Movies edition	^[18]
	Yosemite Sam		^[19]
Storks	Alpha		^[20]
Tugs	Zebedee, Fire Tug, Mighty Mo, Old Rusty, Nantucket
Wayward Pines	Christopher James Mitchum		^[21]
Wonka	Bleacher		^[22]

External links

• Official agency profile

• Kōji Ishii at GamePlaza-Haruka- Voice Acting DataBase
• Kōji Ishii at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gibiate Anime Reveals More Cast, July 8 Premiere. Anime News Network. June 15, 2020. June 15, 2020.
2. Web site: Hortensia Saga Anime Reveals 12 More Cast Members. Anime News Network. December 25, 2020. December 25, 2020.
3. Web site: Shine On! Bakumatsu Boys Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs, More Cast. Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. June 9, 2022.
4. Web site: Ultraman 3D CG Anime's Final Season Teaser Reveals More Cast. Anime News Network. February 2, 2023. February 2, 2023.
5. Web site: 2024-02-27 . The Fable TV Anime Reveals April 6 Debut, More Cast, Disney+ Streaming Worldwide (Updated) . 2024-02-27 . Anime News Network . en.
6. Strait Jacket . 244206876 . Manga Video . October 7, 2008 . DVD . Closing credits, Original Japanese Cast, English Cast.
7. Web site: 金曜ロードシネマクラブ. Nippon TV. 2020-04-12.
8. Web site: [CHARACTER]望月双角:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト]. garou15th.com. November 4, 2021. ja.
9. Web site: [CHARACTER]山崎竜二:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト]. garou15th.com. November 4, 2021. ja.
10. Web site: KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE. kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731225826/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=yamazaki. July 31, 2017. December 4, 2021. ja.
11. Web site: [CHARACTER]牙刀:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト]. garou15th.com. November 4, 2021. ja.
12. Web site: KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE. kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp. https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132449/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=gato. April 4, 2017. December 4, 2021. ja.
13. Web site: Koji Ishii (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors. behindthevoiceactors.com. . Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources..
14. Web site: ワレンシュタイン ｜ CHARACTER ｜ BLAZBLUE CROSS TAGBATTLE ｜ ブレイブルー クロスタッグバトル 公式サイト 公式サイト. blazblue.jp. ja. May 12, 2018.
15. . Closing credits, Voices (JPN) . Project Soul . Bandai Namco Entertainment.
16. Web site: ジョン・カーター. May 4, 2019. Fukikaeru.
17. Web site: レオン 完全版/オリジナル版 4K UHD+Blu-ray(4枚組). March 21, 2022. TC Entertainment.
18. Web site: 名画新吹き替えシリーズ NEW ERA MOVIES①. October 24, 2020. Cinema 1900 Novecento.
19. Web site: 『スペース・プレイヤーズ』日本語吹き替え、元日本代表＆芸人＆レジェンド声優！. July 27, 2021. Cinema Today. July 28, 2021.
20. Web site: コウノトリ大作戦！. January 7, 2022. Fukikaeru.
21. Web site: ウェイワード・パインズ 出口のない街 シーズン2 (2017). June 5, 2020. 20th Century Fox JP. June 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605103836/http://www.foxjapan.com/waywardpines-s2. dead.
22. Web site: ウォンカとチョコレート工場のはじまり　－日本語吹き替え版. December 11, 2023. Fukikae Kingdom.