Ryūsei Nakao Explained

Ryūsei Nakao
Native Name:	中尾 隆聖
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Name:	Tomoharu Takeo
Birth Date:	5 February 1951
Birth Place:	Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Other Names:	Tomoharu Minamiya Tomo-chan
Years Active:	1954–present
Agent:	81 Produce
Children:	2, including Kazuma Takeo

, known by his stage name, is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer, hailing from Tokyo. He is attached to 81 Produce and worked under the name of . He is married and has a son and a daughter.

His voice tends to land him in the roles of characters with high-pitched voices and utterly sadistic personalities. As a voice actor, he is best known for his roles in Soreike! Anpanman (as Baikinman), Dragon Ball series (as Tambourine, Frieza, Cooler, Chilled and Frost), Touch (as Ishami Nishimura), Niko Niko Pun (as Porori), Do-Re-Mi-Fa Donuts (as Resshi), Hotch Potch Station (as Echikettojii-san), Moomin (as Sniff), Topo Gigio (as Topo Gigio), Bleach (as Mayuri Kurotsuchi), One Piece (as Caesar Clown & Dr. Indigo) and Beast King GoLion (as Takashi Shirogane)

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Uchū Patrol Hopper (1965) – Jun (first voice)
• Animal 1 (1968) – Tomoharu Takeo, Tōichirō
• Attack No. 1 (1969) – Student

1970s

• Akaki Chi no Eleven (1970) – Hayato Taki (second voice)
• Marvelous Melmo (1971) – Shogo Chikaishi
• Kum-Kum (1975) – Roman
• 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976) – Miguel

1980s

• Mighty Atom (1980) – Sam
• Ashita No Joe 2 (1980) – Carlos Rivera
• Beast King GoLion (1981) – Takashi Shirogane, Ryō Shirogane
• Thunderbirds 2086 (1982) – Sammy Edkins Junior
• Igano Kabamaru (1983) – Igano Kabamaru
• Touch (1985) – Isami Nishimura
• Anmitsu Hime (1986) – E.T.
• Uchuusen Sagittarius (1986) -Binta
• Dragon Ball (1988) – Tambourine
• Saint Seiya (1988) – Kraken Isaac
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988) – Baikinman
• Chimpui (1989) – Majirō
• City Hunter 3 (1989) – Toru Kazama
• Jungle Emperor (1989) – Totto
• Time Patrol Pon (1989) – Louie

1990s

• Dragon Ball Z (1990) – Frieza
• Delightful Moomin Family (1990) – Sniff
• Holly the Ghost (1991) – Toreppā
• Montana Jones (1994) – Alfred Jones
• Don't Leave Me Alone, Daisy (1997) – Iwan
• Dragon Ball GT (1997) – Frieza
• Monster Farm (1997) – Taichō Rōdorannā
• AWOL -Absent Without Leave- (1998) – Pete Kuruten
• Cowboy Bebop (1998) – Rocco Bonnaro
• Devilman Lady (1998) – Jason Bates
• Weiß Kreuz (1998) – Farfarello
• Yu-Gi-Oh (1998) – Trump Bomber

2000s

• Baby Felix (2000) – Marty
• Gakkō no Kaidan (2000) – Amanojaku
• Shinzo (2000) – Gyaza
• One Piece (2001) – Whirlwind Eric, father, Indigo, Caesar Clown
• Digimon Frontier (2002) – Lucemon (Falldown Mode and Satan Mode)
• (2002) – Kir
• Midnight Horror School (2002) – Yumyum
• Pecola (2002) – Saruyama-san
• Rockman.EXE (2002) – Snakeman
• Requiem from the Darkness (2003) – Mataichi
• Beet the Vandel Buster (2004) – Shaggy
• Bleach (2005) – Mayuri Kurotsuchi
• Buzzer Beater (2005) – Han
• Ginga Legend Weed (2005) – Smith
• Kaiketsu Zorori (2005) – Akuma (devil)
• Rockman.EXE Beast (2005) – ZoanoSnakeman
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (2006) – Kare, advertisement narration
• Gintama (2006) – Daraku
• D.Gray-man (2007) – Eshi
• Princess Resurrection (2007) – Shigara
• Mokke (2007) – Izuna
• Mononoke (2007) – Genkei
• Shōnen Onmyōji (2007) – Chishiki no Gūji
• GeGeGe no Kitarō (fifth series) (2008) – Onmoraki
• Rosario + Vampire (2008) – Tadashi Wanibuchi
• Scarecrowman (2008) – Crash
• Dragon Ball Kai (2009) – Frieza
• Golgo 13 (2009) – Asshu
• Sōten Kōro (2009) – Narration

2010s

• Naruto Shippuden (2010) – Nekomata
• The World God Only Knows (2010) – Kodama
• Suite PreCure (2011) – Noise
• (2012) – Ameno-Sagiri
• Doraemon (2012) – Majime
• Bakumatsu Rock (2014) – Yoshida Shōin
• Mushishi: The Next Chapter (2014) – Suguro
• Space Dandy (2014) – Minato
• One-Punch Man (2015) – Vaccine Man
• Rin-ne (2015) – Fireworks Seller (Episode 21)
• Dragon Ball Super (2016) – Frieza, Frost
• Haikyū!! (2016) – Tanji Washijō^[1]
• (2017) – Falke II^[2]
• Pop Team Epic (2018) – Popuko (Episode 3-B)
• How to Keep a Mummy (2018) – Aayan
• (2018) – King
• Magical Girl Site (2018) – Nana
• Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san (2018) – Majutsushi^[3]
• The Ones Within (2019) – Wall
• Mix (2019) – Isami Nishimura^[4]

2020s

• Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (2020) – Matsunaga "Buu" Hisahide
• (2020) – Board Game (Episode 5)
• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022) – Mayuri Kurotsuchi^[5]
• Rent-A-Girlfriend (2022) – Katsuhito Ichinose^[6]
• Trigun Stampede (2023) – William Conrad^[7]
• Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions (2023) – Disguise Instructor^[8]
• (2024) - Hashibami
• Farmagia (2025) - Glaza^[9]

Original video animation (OVA)

• Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder (1985) – Murza Melym
• Baribari Legend (1987) – Hideyoshi Hijiri
• Crying Freeman (1988) – Huáng Dé-Yuán
• Armored Trooper Votoms: The Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition (1988) – Murza Melym
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) – Louis Mashengo
• Wizardry (1991) – Flack
• Chameleon (1992) – Akio Kugo
• (1993) – Frieza, Cooler
• Armitage the Third (1995) – Rene D'anclaude
• Golgo 13 "Queen Bee" (1998) – Thomas Wolson
• Psychic Force (1998) – Brad Kilsten
• (1999) – Iizuka
• Alien Nine (2001) – Borg
• Usagi-chan de Cue!! (2001) – Chou of Benten
• Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven (2004) – Kir
• (2009) – Icelus
• (2011) – Chilled, Frieza

Theatrical animation

• (1985) – PCIA soldier
• Saint Seiya (1987) – Christ (Ghost Saint of Southern Cross)
• The Five Star Stories (1989) – Decors
• Soreike! Anpanman series (1989–) – Baikinman
• (1991) – Cooler, Frieza
• (1992) – Metal-Cooler
• (1995) – Frieza
• The Doraemons series (1997–2001) – El Matadora (third voice)
• Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Gozen 0 Toki Nūbē Shizu (1997) – Pierro
• Meitantei Conan: 14 Banme no Target (1998) – Kohei Sawaki
• Blade of the Phantom Master (2004) – Byun
• (2006) – Mayuri Kurotsuchi
• (2007) – Mayuri Kurotsuchi
• (2008) – Mayuri Kurotsuchi
• (2009) – Dr. Indigo
• Welcome to the Space Show (2010) – Neppo
• Go! Princess Precure (2015) – Night Pumpkin^[10]
• (2015) – Frieza
• (2018) – Frieza
• Shimajiro to Ururu no Heroland (2019) – Takoyaki Mask
• Seven Days War (2019) – High-Level Politician^[11]
• (2023) – Doctor Ray

Television drama

• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1982) – George
• Yūsha Yoshihiko (2011) – Demon King Galius (voice)

Live action film

• Saint Young Men: The Movie (2024) – Black monster (voice)^[12]

Radio drama

• Cat's Eye (xxxx) – Toshio Utsumi

Drama CD

• Hayō no Tsurugi (xxxx, first CD) – Anshu
• Weiss Kreuz Dramatic Image Album Vier & Fünf: Schwarz Ein & Zwei (xxxx) – Farfarello
• Chouai (xxxx) – Yuuta Hagiwara
• Psychic Force Sound Story (xxxx) – Brad Kilsten
• Kyuuketsuhime Miyu Seiyou Shinma-hen (xxxx) – Cait Sith

Video games

• Dragon Ball series – Frieza, Cooler, Kuriza, Tambourine
• Cosmic Fantasy (1990) – Baron
• Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu (1994) – Jiido
• Psychic Force (1995) – Brad Kilsten
• Puzzle Bobble 4 (1998) – Develon, Madame Luna
• Tail Concerto (1998) – Fool
• (1999) – Simon Orestes Cohen
• Super Puzzle Bobble (1999) – Develon
• (1999) – Tatsuya Sudō
• Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon (2000) – Shujaku
• The Bouncer (2000) – Kou Leifou
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) – Professor Quirinus Quirrell (Japanese dub)
• Kidō Senshi Gundam: Gihren no Yabō: Zeon Dokuritsusenzō Ki (2002) – Thomas Kurutsu
• Raijin Ping-Pong (2002) – Kaiji
• (2004) – Thomas Kurutsu
• Kingdom Hearts II (2005) – Ling
• (2005) – Shiraz
• Battle Stadium D.O.N (2006) – Frieza
• (2008) – Narrator (Japanese dub)
• (2011) – Sariel
• Demons' Score (2012) – David
• (2012) – Zoshiomu
• (2013) – Caesar Clown
• (2013) – Kraken Isaac
• Bakumatsu Rock (2014) – Shoin Yoshida
• Chaos Rings III (2014) – Shyamalan
• J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – Frieza
• (2014) – Caesar Clown
• One Piece Kings (2014) – Caesar Clown
• Granblue Fantasy (2014) – Anre (Uno)
• Lego Dimensions (2015) – The Riddler (Japanese dub)
• (2016) – Coro
• (2016) – Katsumi Sugai
• Spider-Man (2018) – Scorpion (Japanese dub)
• Nioh 2 (2020) – Imagawa Yoshimoto
• Valkyrie Elysium (2022) – Fenrir^[13]

Tokusatsu

• Ultra Q (1966) – Mamoru (ep. 13)
• Denshi Sentai Denjiman (1980) – Go Koyuki (ep. 26)
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) – Rainian Agent Abrella
• (2004) – Rainian Agent Abrella
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger (2004) – Rainian Agent Abrella
• Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006) – Alien Nackle
• Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) – Jelly Imagin (eps. 19-20)
• Kamen Rider Kiva (2008) – Ladybug Fangire (eps. 19-20)
• Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010) – Bugntes Alien Ucyuseruzo of Influenza (ep. 5)
• (2011) – Rainian Agent Abrella (eps. 2-50)
• Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (2015) – Masakage Tsugomori (eps. 13-44)

Dubbing roles

Live action film and series Japanese dubbing

• And Just Like That... – Steve Brady (David Eigenberg)^[14]
• Conan the Barbarian (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Subotai (Gerry Lopez)^[15]
• ER – Duncan Stewart (Ewan McGregor)^[16]
• G-Force – Speckles (Nicolas Cage)^[17]
• The Glenn Miller Story (2000 TV Tokyo edition) – Chummy MacGregor (Harry Morgan)^[18]
• Hannibal – Mason Verger (Gary Oldman)^[19]
• Lucky Stars Go Places – Long Legs (Anthony Chan)^[20]
• – Solomon Lane (Sean Harris)^[21]
• – Solomon Lane (Sean Harris)^[22]
• The Mummy (2002 NTV edition) – Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah)^[23]
• Prisoners (2016 BS Japan edition) – Franklin Birch (Terrence Howard)^[24]
• Some Like It Hot (2012 Wowow edition) – Gerald/"Daphne" (Jack Lemmon)^[25]
• Wasabi (2004 TV Tokyo edition) – Maurice/Momo (Michel Muller)^[23]
• West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Chino Martin (Jose De Vega)^[26]

Animated film and series Japanese dubbing

• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – Ickis^[27]
• Anastasia – Bartok^[28]
• Animaniacs – Yakko Warner
• – Fife^[29]
• Darkwing Duck – Drake Mallard/Darkwing Duck
• Dinosaur – Zini^[30]
• Donkey Kong Country – Cranky Kong^[31]
• The Exploits of Moominpappa: Adventures of a Young Moomin – Sniff, Muddler^[32]
• – Batty Koda^[33]
• Hop – Phil^[34]
• Lady and the Tramp – Tramp^[35]
• – Tramp^[35]
• Legend of the Three Caballeros – José Carioca
• Mulan – Ling^[35]
• Mulan II – Ling^[36]
• The Reflection – Jim^[35]
• The Road to El Dorado – Miguel^[37]
• The Secret Life of Pets – Snowball^[35]
• The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Snowball^[38]
• Shazzan – Chuck (Under his birthname, "Tomoharu Takeo")^[39]
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) – Ziro the Hutt^[40]
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV) – Ziro the Hutt^[40]
• The Swan Princess – Jean-Bob^[41]
• – Jean-Bob^[41]
• – Jean-Bob^[41]
• The Three Caballeros (1994 dub ver) – José Carioca^[42]
• The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat – Felix
• Tiny Toon Adventures – Buster Bunny^[35]
• Tom and Jerry Tales – Droopy^[35]

3D ride Japanese dubbing

• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man – Electro

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Result
2016	25th Japanese Film Critics Awards	Best Voice Actor
2017	11th Seiyu Awards	Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haikyu!! Anime Casts Ryūsei Nakao as Shiratorizawa Coach. Anime News Network. August 22, 2016. December 18, 2021.
2. Web site: ACCA TV Anime Casts Mamoru Miyano, Yuuto Uemura, Ryusei Nakao, Unshou Ishizuka. Anime News Network. October 5, 2016. December 18, 2021.
3. Web site: Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san Anime Casts Ayumu Murase, Ryusei Nakao. Anime News Network. October 3, 2018. December 18, 2021.
4. Web site: アニメ「MIX」西村勇役は中尾隆聖、「タッチ」に引き続き約30年ぶりに演じる. February 26, 2019. Natalie.
5. Web site: Bleach Thousand Year Blood War Anime's Video Reveals October 2022 TV Premiere. Anime News Network. December 18, 2021. December 18, 2021.
6. Web site: アニメ『彼女、お借りします』声優一覧 1・2期出演の豪華キャスト29人を網羅. Abema Times. September 28, 2022. October 2, 2022. ja.
7. Web site: Trigun Stampede Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals 3 More Cast Members. Anime News Network. November 18, 2022. November 18, 2022.
8. Web site: Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Anime Reveals 9 More Cast Members. Anime News Network. October 6, 2023. October 6, 2023.
9. Web site: 2024-11-15 . Farmagia Anime's 1st Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, January 10 Debut . 2024-11-15 . Anime News Network . en.
10. Web site: Go! Princess Precure!!! Film Casts Junichi Suwabe, Ryusei Nakao as Villains. Anime News Network. September 25, 2015. December 18, 2021.
11. Web site: Seven Days War Adds Tomokazu Seki, Ryusei Nakao to Cast. Anime News Network. October 25, 2019. December 18, 2021.
12. Web site: 中尾隆聖・緒方恵美・置鮎龍太郎、実写映画『聖☆おにいさん』参戦. 3 December 2024. Oricon. ja.
13. Web site: Romano. Sal. July 5, 2022. Valkyrie Elysium launches September 29 for PS5 and PS4, November 11 for PC. Gematsu. July 6, 2022.
14. Web site: 『AND JUST LIKE THAT... / セックス・アンド・ザ・シティ新章』. December 15, 2021. U-NEXT.
15. Web site: コナン・ザ・グレート [吹替補完版]]. August 24, 2021. Wowow.
16. Web site: ER 緊急救命室. October 30, 2021. SuperDramaTV.
17. Web site: スパイアニマル Ｇフォース[吹]]. May 6, 2019. Star Channel.
18. Web site: グレン・ミラー物語［吹］. May 2, 2019. Star Channel.
19. Web site: ハンニバル（２００１）. July 8, 2019. Star Channel.
20. Web site: 十福星 デジタル・リマスター版 [DVD]]. August 3, 2020. Twin.
21. Web site: ミッション：インポッシブル／ローグ・ネイション. September 8, 2019. Star Channel.
22. Web site: トム声優・森川智之ほか「ミッション：インポッシブル」最新作で続投！. July 4, 2018. eiga.com.
23. Web site: 中尾隆聖. February 25, 2021. Aoni Production.
24. Web site: 12/30(金)夜11時から、ＢＳジャパンにて新録の吹替え版『プリズナーズ』放送！. February 24, 2021. Fukikaeru.
25. Web site: お熱いのがお好き（１９５９）. October 2, 2019. Star Channel.
26. Web site: ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版. October 2, 2021. Fukikaeru.
27. Web site: ぎゃあ！リアル・モンスターズ. April 29, 2020. Japan Screenplay Archives Promotion Consortium.
28. Web site: アナスタシア. February 4, 2020. 20th Century Fox.
29. Web site: 美女と野獣／ベルの素敵なプレゼント. April 27, 2020. Disney.
30. Web site: ダイナソー. April 27, 2020. Disney.
31. Web site: ドンキーコング(10). April 30, 2020. National Diet Library.
32. Web site: ムーミンパパの思い出. August 9, 2023. eiga.com.
33. Web site: 不思議の森の妖精たち. April 29, 2020. Fox Japan.
34. Web site: イースターラビットのキャンディ工場. August 29, 2021. Wowow.
35. Web site: 中尾 隆聖. April 24, 2020. 81produce.
36. Web site: ムーラン2. February 1, 2023. The Cinema.
37. Web site: エル・ドラド/黄金の都. November 2, 2021. Universal Studios.
38. Web site: ペット２. July 27, 2019. Fukikaeru.
39. Web site: 大魔王シャザーン. April 30, 2020. Seiyū Jiten.
40. Web site: キャラ-吹き替え声優対応一覧（クローン・ウォーズ）. May 1, 2020. STAR WARS de Night!.
41. Web site: スワン・プリンセス. April 28, 2020. CHARGUIGOU.
42. Web site: 中尾隆聖さん＆古川登志夫さんにインタビュー！. June 11, 2020. Dtimes. July 3, 2019.