Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji
Born	(1954-06-04) June 4, 1954 Mie, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1979–present

Kazuhiro Yamaji (山路 和弘, Yamaji Kazuhiro, born June 4, 1954) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Mie Prefecture affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company.

Filmography

Film

• 2000 Whiteout (Takayoshi Yoshikane)
• 2001 Inugami (Takanao)
• 2010 Made in Japan: Kora! (Kanji)
• 2012 Bayside Shakedown: The Final (Fukuda)
• 2015 The Emperor in August (Tōji Yasui)
• 2015 Kakekomi (Keisai Eisen)

Television

• 1978 Taiyō ni Hoero!
• 1997 Gift
• 1997 Under One Roof (Sigeru Terada)
• 1998 Nemureru Mori
• 2004 Kamen Rider Blade (Kei Karasuma)
• 2007 Kamen Rider Den-O (Leo Imagin)
• 2014 Gunshi Kanbei (Ankokuji Ekei)
• 2016 Naomi and Kanako

Stage

• 1981–1982 The Threepenny Opera
• 1990 Yotsuya Kaidan (oiwa, osode)
• 1991 Carmen (Don José)
• 1995 The Lady of the Camellias
• 2000 Phoenix (Fujiwara no Nakamaro)
• 2006 Marie Antoinette (Beaumarchais)
• 2006–2013 Anna Karenina (Karenin)
• 2007–2010 Takarazuka Boys (Kazuya Ikeda)
• 2012 Hamlet (Polonius)

Television animation

• 1996 Detective Conan (Yukio Ayashiro)
• 1997 Detective Conan (Noboru Taniguchi)
• 1998 Rurouni Kenshin (First Lieutenant Meldars)
• 2001 Geneshaft (Larry)
• 2001 Sadamitsu the Destroyer (Ponkotsu / Junk)
• 2001 Gensomaden Saiyuki (Gojun)
• 2002 Detective Conan (Kyōgo Kitaura)
• 2003 Last Exile (Ressius)
• 2005 Monster (Rheinhart Dinger)
• 2006 Mushishi (Amane's Father)
• 2012 Psycho-Pass (Jōji Saiga)
• 2012 Sword Art Online (Shozo Yuuki)
• 2013 DokiDoki! PreCure (Bel)
• 2014 One Piece (señor Pink)
• 2014 Psycho-Pass 2 (Jōji Saiga)
• 2014 Space Dandy (Meow's Father)
• 2014 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (Narrator)
• 2014 Garo: Honō no Kokuin (León's Grandfather)
• 2015 One-Punch Man (Silver Fang)
• 2015 Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX (Yatsuhiro Kazanari)
• 2016 Dragon Ball Super (Hit)
• 2016 91 Days (Vincent)
• 2016 One Piece (Gildo Tesoro)

OVA

• 1995 Black Jack (Dr. Kiriko)
• 1998 Tekken: The Motion Picture (Kazuya Mishima)
• 2000 Master Keaton (James Kelling)
• 2005 Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (Cid Highwind)

Theatrical animation

• 1995 Ghost in the Shell (Cleaning staff)
• 1997 Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (Daisuke Kurokawa)
• 2002 Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Battle of the Warring States (Okurai Takatora)
• 2004 Saint Seiya (Apollon)
• 2015 The Boy and the Beast (Iōzen)
• 2015 Psycho-Pass: The Movie (Jōji Saiga)
• 2016 One Piece Film: Gold (Gildo Tesoro)
• 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (Ryō Bakura's Father)

Video games

• 1999 Crash Team Racing (Japanese dub) - Pinstripe Potoroo
• 2001 Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front - Lou Roher
• 2003 Spider-Man (Japanese dub) - Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
• 2005 Kingdom Hearts II - Cid Highwind
• 2005 Rogue Galaxy - Zegram Ghart
• 2005 Yakuza - Makoto Date
• 2006 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - Cid Highwind
• 2006 Yakuza 2 - Makoto Date
• 2009 Yakuza 3 - Makoto Date
• 2010 Yakuza 4 - Makoto Date
• 2011 Yakuza: Dead Souls - Makoto Date
• 2012 Yakuza 5 - Makoto Date
• 2013 Beyond: Two Souls (Japanese dub) - Nathan Dawkins
• 2013 Call of Duty: Ghosts (Japanese dub) - Gabriel Rorke
• 2014 Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! - Nakaoka Shintarō
• 2015 Lego Marvel Super Heroes (Japanese dub) - Wolverine
• 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Japanese dub) - Geralt of Rivia

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Jason Statham
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Bacon)
  • Snatch (Turkish)
  • The Transporter (Frank Martin)
  • Revolver (Jake Green)
  • Transporter 2 (Frank Martin)
  • Crank (Chev Chelios)
  • The Bank Job (Terry Leather)
  • Death Race (Jensen Ames)
  • Transporter 3 (Frank Martin)
  • Crank: High Voltage (Chev Chelios)
  • 13 (Jasper Bagges)
  • The Expendables (Lee Christmas)
  • Blitz (Tom Brant)
  • Killer Elite (Danny Bryce)
  • The Mechanic (Arthur Bishop)
  • The Expendables 2 (Lee Christmas)
  • Safe (Luke Wright)
  • Fast & Furious 6 (Deckard Shaw)
  • Homefront (Phil Broker)
  • Hummingbird (Joey Jones)
  • Parker (Parker)
  • The Expendables 3 (Lee Christmas)
  • Furious 7 (Deckard Shaw)
  • Wild Card (Nick Wild)
  • Spy (Rick Ford)
  • Mechanic: Resurrection (Arthur Bishop)
• Hugh Jackman
  • Swordfish (Stanley Jobson)
  • X2: X-Men United (Logan / Wolverine)
  • Van Helsing (Gabriel / Van Helsing)
  • The Fountain (Tomas / Tommy / Tom Creo)
  • The Prestige (Robert Angier)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (Logan / Wolverine)
  • Australia (Drover)
  • Deception (Jamie Getz a.k.a. Wyatt Bose)
  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine (James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine)
  • Real Steel (Charles 'Charlie' Kenton)
  • X-Men: First Class (Logan)
  • Prisoners (2016 BS Japan edition) (Keller Dover)
  • The Wolverine (Logan / Wolverine)
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (Logan / Wolverine)
  • Chappie (Vincent Moore)
  • Eddie the Eagle (Bronson Peary)
• Sean Penn
  • Hugo Pool (Man with blue shoes)
  • U Turn (Bobby Cooper)
  • The Thin Red Line (1st Sgt. Edward Welsh)
  • I Am Sam (Sam Dawson)
  • Two and a Half Men (Sean Penn)
  • Mystic River (Jimmy Markum)
  • It's All About Love (Marciello)
  • The Interpreter (Tobin Keller)
  • Fair Game (Joseph Wilson)
  • The Tree of Life (Jack)
  • Gangster Squad (Mickey Cohen)
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Sean O'Connell)
  • The Gunman (Jim Terrier)
• Russell Crowe
  • Rough Magic (Alex Ross)
  • Mystery, Alaska (Sheriff John Biebe)
  • Gladiator (Maximus Decimus Meridius)
  • Cinderella Man (James J. Braddock)
  • 3:10 to Yuma (Ben Wade)
  • American Gangster (Det. Richie Roberts)
  • State of Play (Cal McAffrey)
  • The Next Three Days (John Brennan)
  • Robin Hood (Robin Longstride / Robin Hood)
  • The Man with the Iron Fists (Jack Knife)
  • Broken City (Mayor Nicholas Hostetler)
  • The Water Diviner (Joshua Connor)
  • Fathers and Daughters (Jake Davis)
• Willem Dafoe
  • Lulu on the Bridge (Doctor Van Horn)
  • Edges of the Lord (Priest)
  • Spider-Man (Norman Osborn/Green Goblin)
  • XXX: State of the Union (George Deckert)
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Armando Barillo)
  • Spider-Man 2 (Norman Osborn)
  • Spider-Man 3 (Norman Osborn)
  • Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (Gavner Purl)
  • John Wick (Marcus)
• Song Kang-ho
  • Shiri (Lee Jang-gil)
  • Joint Security Area (Sergeant Oh Kyeong-pil)
  • Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (Park Dong-jin)
  • Memories of Murder (Detective Park Doo-man)
  • The President's Barber (Seong Han-mo)
  • Antarctic Journal (Choi Do-hyung)
  • The Host (Park Gang-du)
  • Secret Sunshine (Kim Jong-chan)
  • Snowpiercer (Namgoong Minsu)
• Christoph Waltz
  • Inglourious Basterds (Col. Hans Landa)
  • Carnage (Alan Cowan)
  • Django Unchained (Dr. King Schultz)
  • The Zero Theorem (Qohen Leth)
  • Spectre (Ernst Stavro Blofeld)
  • The Legend of Tarzan (Captain Léon Rom)
• 300: Rise of an Empire (Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton))
• Air Force One (2001 NTV edition) (Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman))
• Bad Boys II (2006 TV Asahi edition) (Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia (Jordi Mollà))
• Batman Begins (2007 NTV edition) (Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman))
• The BFG (The BFG (Mark Rylance))
• Blade (2001 TV Tokyo edition) (Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff))
• Captain America: The First Avenger (Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Hugo Weaving))
• Cats & Dogs (Mister Tinkles (Sean Hayes))
• Cop Car (Sheriff Kretzer (Kevin Bacon))
• The Crimson Rivers (Max Kerkerian (Vincent Cassel))
• The Dark Knight Rises (Bane (Tom Hardy))
• Desperado (El Mariachi (Antonio Banderas)
• Doctor Who (Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston))
• The Equalizer (Teddy (Marton Csokas))
• Equilibrium (Vice-Counsel DuPont (Angus Macfadyen))
• Everest (Anatoli Boukreev (Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson))
• Fargo (Lorne Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton))
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (2014 Blu-ray and DVD editions) (Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro))
• The Following (Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon))
• Foyle's War (Christopher Foyle (Michael Kitchen)
• The Frozen Ground (Jack Halcombe (Nicolas Cage))
• The Godfather (2001 DVD edition) (Michael Corleone (Al Pacino))
• The Godfather Part II (2001 DVD edition) (Michael Corleone (Al Pacino))
• Irréversible (Marcus (Vincent Cassel)
• Labyrinth (Jareth (David Bowie))
• Mission: Impossible III (Owen Davian (Philip Seymour Hoffman))
• Paranoia (Nicholas Wyatt (Gary Oldman))
• Platoon (Sergeant Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger)
• The Punisher (Howard Saint (John Travolta))
• Rush Hour 2 (Kenny (Don Cheadle))
• Saving Private Ryan (2002 TV Asahi edition) (Private First Class Richard Reiben (Edward Burns))
• Scarface (Tony Montana (Al Pacino))
• Sin City (Detective Lieutenant Jack "Jackie Boy" Rafferty (Benicio del Toro))
• Star Wars series (Darth Maul (Peter Serafinowicz))
• Sur mes lèvres (Paul (Vincent Cassel))
• A View to a Kill (2006 DVD edition) (Max Zorin (Christopher Walken))
• Watchmen (Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley))

Animated

• Bolt (Penny's manager)
• Brave (King Fergus)
• Brother Bear (Sitka)
• Coraline (Charlie Jones)
• Finding Dory (Gill)
• Finding Nemo (Gill)
• Happy Feet Two (The Mighty Sven)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Makunga)
• Monsters vs. Aliens (General W.R. Monger)
• Rango (Roadkill)
• Rio (Nico)
• Rio 2 (Nico)
• Rise of the Guardians (Pitch)
• Toy Story 3 (Chatter Telephone)
• Zootopia (Mr. Big)

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Result
2010	36th Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix	Takarazuka Boys, Anna Karenina	Nominated

See also

• List of Japanese actors

External links

• Official profile Template:Ja icon
• Kazuhiro Yamaji at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kazuhiro Yamaji at IMDb