Masahiko Tanaka Explained

Masahiko Tanaka
Native Name:	田中 正彦
Birth Date:	1 October 1954
Birth Place:	Osaka, Japan
Occupation:	Actor, voice actor
Yearsactive:	1977–present
Height Cm:	177
Known For:	Attack on Titan as Dot Pixis Initial D as Kyoichi Sudo Pokémon 4Ever as Suicune

is a Japanese actor and voice actor.^[1] He is known for voicing Gauron from Full Metal Panic!, Ryo Mashiba from Hajime no Ippo, and Kyoichi Sudo from Initial D.

Filmography

TV animation

• Initial D (1998) (Kyoichi Sudo)
• The Candidate for Goddess (2000) (Headmaster)
• Hajime no Ippo (2000) (Ryo Mashiba)
• Digimon Tamers (2001) (Mihiramon)
• Shaman King (2001) (Ryu and Mohamed "Turbine" Tabarsi)
• Full Metal Panic! (2002) (Gauron)
• GetBackers (2002) (Fudou Takuma)
• Naruto (2003) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage)
• Stellvia (2003) (Carl Hutter)
• Monster (2004) (Dr. Boyer)
• Fafner in the Azure (2004) (Fumihiko Makabe)
• Black Lagoon (2006) (The Captain)
• Rin~Daughters of Mnemosyne (2008) (Tajimamori)
• Future Diary (2011) (Keigo Kurusu)
• Tiger & Bunny (2011) (Muramasa Kaburagi)
• Naruto Shippuden (2012) (Rasa/The Fourth Kazekage)
• Attack on Titan (2013) (Dot Pixis)
• (2013) (Ryo Mashiba)
• Amagi Brilliant Park (2014) (Tetsuhige/Ironbeard)
• Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (2015) (Fumihiko Makabe)
• Drifters (2016) (Grigori Rasputin)
• Karakuri Circus (2018) (Shōji Saiga)
• (2020) (Ogigayatsu Hiiragi Danjo)
• Shaman King (2021) (Ryunosuke Umemiya)
• (2024) (Ryunosuke Umemiya)^[2]
• Shinkalion: Change the World (2024) (Kaiji Hama)^[3]

OVA

• New Story of Aura Battler Dunbine (1988) (Shott Weapon)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1994) (Sahm)

ONA

• Obsolete (2019) (Bowman)

Movie

• Mobile Suit Gundam special edition (2000) (M'Quve)
• Initial D Third Stage (2001) (Kyoichi Sudo)
• Pokémon 4Ever (2001) (Suicune)
• Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth (2010) (Fumihiko Makabe)
• Rainbow Fireflies (2012) (Saeko's father)

Video games

• (2007) (M'Quve)
• Initial D Arcade Stage (2003–present) (Kyoichi Sudo)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Alec Baldwin
  • Looking for Richard (Clarence)^[4]
  • Notting Hill (Jeff King)^[5]
  • The Good Shepherd (Samuel Murach)^[6]
  • (Alan Hunley)
  • Paris Can Wait (Michael)^[7]
  • (Alan Hunley)^[8]
• 12 Monkeys (Jose (Jon Seda))^[9]
• 1917 (Captain Smith (Mark Strong))^[10]
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (Perfect Tommy (Lewis Smith))^[11]
• Against the Dark (Cross (Linden Ashby))^[12]
• Alpha Dog (Sonny Truelove (Bruce Willis))^[13]
• The Art of War (Robert Bly (Michael Biehn))^[14]
• Black Dog (Vince (Cyril O'Reilly))
• The Bone Collector (Detective Howard Cheney (Michael Rooker))^[15]
• Burlesque (Vincent "Vince" Scali (Peter Gallagher))^[16]
• The Cell (Special Agent Gordon Ramsey (Jake Weber))^[17]
• Chaos (Detective Quentin Conners (Jason Statham))^[18]
• Chernobyl (Anatoly Dyatlov (Paul Ritter))^[19]
• Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) (William "Bill Bedlam" Bedford (Nick Chinlund))
• Crimson Tide (Lt. Paul Hellerman (Ricky Schroder))
• Das Boot (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (Obersteuermann Kriechbaum (Bernd Tauber))
• (Rick Steiner (David Morse))
• Deepwater Horizon (Jimmy Harrell (Kurt Russell))^[20]
• Desperado (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Navajas (Danny Trejo))
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (Mathias Targo (Nick Wyman), Arab Cabbie (Aasif Mandvi))
• Don Jon (Jon Sr. (Tony Danza))
• Driven to Kill (Mikhail Abramov (Igor Jijikine))^[21]
• Final Destination (Agent Schrek (Roger Guenveur Smith))
• Finding Forrester (Terrell (Busta Rhymes))^[22]
• The Five-Year Engagement (Winton Childs (Rhys Ifans))^[23]
• Flight (Charlie Anderson (Bruce Greenwood))^[24]
• For Love of the Game (Gus Sinski (John C. Reilly))^[25]
• Gossip Girl (Tim Gunn)^[26]
• House of Cards (Mark Usher (Campbell Scott))^[27]
• It Chapter Two (Alvin Marsh (Stephen Bogaert))^[28]
• Jacob's Ladder (Doug (Brian Tarantina))^[29]
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Martin Brest (Til Schweiger))^[30]
• (Norman Stansfield (Gary Oldman))^[31]
• Léon: The Professional (2009 Blu-Ray edition) (2nd Subordinate of Stansfield (Don Creech), Fatman (Frank Senger))
• Lessons of a Dream (Richard Hartung (Justus von Dohnányi))^[32]
• The Lost Bladesman (Cao Cao (Jiang Wen))^[33]
• Martha Marcy May Marlene (Patrick (John Hawkes))^[34]
• Michael Collins (Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn))^[35]
• Money Monster (Captain Marcus Powell (Giancarlo Esposito))
• (Owen Granger (Miguel Ferrer))^[36]
• Pixels (Corporal Hill (Sean Bean))
• Police Story (Inspector Man)^[37]
• Predator 2 (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Captain Brent Pilgrim (Kent McCord))^[38]
• The Protector (Benny Garrucci (Bill Wallace))^[39]
• Race (Avery Brundage (Jeremy Irons))^[40]
• Rising Sun (Eddie Sakamura (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa))^[41]
• The Rock (Commander Charles Anderson (Michael Biehn))^[42]
• Rogue One (Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen))^[43]
• Safe House (2018 BS Japan edition) (Daniel Kiefer (Robert Patrick))
• Screamers (Marshal Richard Cooper / Private Becker Screamer (Roy Dupuis))^[44]
• Secondhand Lions (Stan (Nicky Katt))^[45]
• Seven (California (John C. McGinley))^[46]
• The Shawshank Redemption (Byron Hadley (Clancy Brown))
• Silent Trigger (O'Hara (Christopher Heyerdahl))^[47]
• Syriana (Stan Goff (William Hurt))^[48]
• The Thin Red Line (Sgt. Brian William Keck (Woody Harrelson))^[49]
• Twilight (Charlie Swan (Billy Burke))^[50]
• (Markus Corvinus (Tony Curran))^[51]
• U.S. Marshals (Cosmo Renfro (Joe Pantoliano))^[52]
• War Horse (Major Jamie Stewart (Benedict Cumberbatch))^[53]
• Xanadu (Simpson (James Sloyan))^[54]

Animation

• (Ra's al Ghul)
• (Gentleman Ghost)
• Beware the Batman (Ra's al Ghul)
• A Bug's Life (Francis)^[55]
• How to Train Your Dragon (Stoick the Vast)
• (Stoick the Vast)^[56]
• Monster House (DJ's Father)

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Shaman King Flowers Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Additional Cast. Anime News Network. August 14, 2023. August 14, 2023.
3. Web site: 2024-03-23 . Shinkalion Change the World Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members . 2024-03-23 . Anime News Network . en.
4. Web site: リチャードを探して. March 5, 2019. Fox Japan. March 6, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043156/https://video.foxjapan.com/search/detail.php?id=15891. dead.
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7. Web site: ボンジュール、アン. December 16, 2020. Star Channel.
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9. Web site: 12モンキーズ. October 5, 2021. Wowow.
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12. Web site: 斬撃 −ＺＡＮＧＥＫＩ−[吹]]. March 13, 2019. Star Channel.
13. Web site: アルファ・ドッグ 破滅へのカウントダウン［吹］. July 23, 2019. Star Channel.
14. Web site: H5 11844【中古・VHSビデオ】「アートオブウォー」日本語吹替版。ドナルド・サザーランド/アン・アーチャー/ウェズリー・スナイプス. November 1, 2021. Rakuten.
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16. Web site: バーレスク. February 23, 2020. Sony Pictures.
17. Web site: ザ・セル. March 13, 2019. Star Channel.
18. Web site: カオス. February 5, 2023. The Cinema.
19. Web site: エピソード. September 25, 2019. Star Channel.
20. Web site: バーニング・オーシャン. June 24, 2017. sonypictures.
21. Web site: 沈黙の鎮魂歌. October 14, 2019. The Cinema.
22. Web site: 小説家を見つけたら[吹]]. December 27, 2019. Star Channel.
23. Web site: 憧れのウェディング・ベル. July 9, 2019. Star Channel.
24. Web site: フライト. March 1, 2021. Star Channel.
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28. Web site: IT／イット THE END "それ"が見えたら、終わり。. November 2, 2019. Fukikaeru.
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30. Web site: ノッキン・オン・ヘブンズ・ドア 制作25周年記念/日本語吹替音声収録版 Blu-ray. August 26, 2022. TC Entertainment.
31. 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.
32. Web site: コッホ先生と僕らの革命. October 2, 2019. Star Channel.
33. Web site: KAN-WOO/関羽 三国志英傑伝. March 4, 2021. HMV.
34. Web site: マーサ、あるいはマーシー・メイ. March 4, 2019. Fox Japan.
35. Web site: マイケル・コリンズ. March 13, 2019. Star Channel.
36. Web site: NCIS: LA 極秘潜入捜査班. December 15, 2021. SuperDramaTV.
37. Web site: ポリス・ストーリー／香港国際警察 ＜完全日本語吹替版＞. April 27, 2019. NBCUniversal Japan.
38. Web site: プレデター2. January 1, 2023. The Cinema.
39. Web site: プロテクター 〈日本語吹替収録版〉. April 27, 2019. NBCUniversal Japan.
40. Web site: 栄光のランナー／１９３６ベルリン. December 30, 2019. Star Channel.
41. Web site: ライジング・サン［吹］. July 8, 2021. Star Channel.
42. Web site: ザ・ロック. March 13, 2019. Star Channel.
43. Web site: 興奮、感動、そして希望― 名もなき戦士(ローグ・ワン)が不可能なミッションに挑む！. November 25, 2021. Disney.
44. Web site: スクリーマーズ <コレクターズ・エディション>. June 29, 2021. Zeque Productions.
45. Web site: ウォルター少年と、夏の休日. September 21, 2021. Warner Bros..
46. Web site: セブン. October 27, 2021. Star Channel.
47. Web site: 午後ロード「スナイパー／狙撃」圧巻!!ドルフ・ラングレン超一流狙撃手に迫る影―. November 1, 2021. TV Tokyo.
48. Web site: シリアナ. July 7, 2019. Star Channel.
49. Web site: シン・レッド・ライン. November 8, 2021. Sony Pictures.
50. Web site: トワイライト〜初恋〜[吹]]. July 1, 2019. Star Channel.
51. Web site: アンダーワールド：エボリューション. February 28, 2021. Star Channel.
52. Web site: 追跡者(1998). November 7, 2021. Wowow.
53. Web site: 戦火の馬. August 29, 2021. Wowow.
54. Web site: ザナドゥ / オリビア・ニュートン・ジョン. January 4, 2019. Yahoo Auctions. January 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200104041842/https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/q337376812. dead.
55. Web site: バグズ・ライフ. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
56. Web site: ヒックとドラゴン 聖地への冒険. December 8, 2019. Fukikaeru.