Jouji Nakata
Jouji Nakata | |
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Native name | 中田 譲治 |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | April 22, 1954
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1979–present |
Agent | Office Osawa |
Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治 Nakata Jōji, born April 22, 1954) is a Japanese voice actor who is affiliated with the Office Osawa agency. His major voice roles include Giroro in Sgt. Frog, Alucard in Hellsing, Roy Revant in Solty Rei, and the title character in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. In video game franchises, he voices Kirei Kotomine in the Fate/stay night, Ieyasu Tokugawa and Uesugi in Samurai Warriors, and Kazuya Mishima in the Tekken series.
Biography
Nakata studied at the Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music. His first roles were for live-action works where his major characters portrayed included Sir Cowler in Choushinsei Flashman and Great Professor Bias in Choujuu Sentai Liveman of the Super Sentai series. He was doing theater work as well as live-action drama and voice dubbing when Michiko Nomura, who had worked on Sazae-san, suggested he become a voice actor. Nakata said in an interview with Sutoraiku that he compared the pay for the roles and was very astonished by the difference, so he then switched to full-time voice acting.[1]
He narrated Mobile Suit Victory Gundam which aired in 1993. In 1994, he voiced Murakumo Yagami, the series' main antagonist in Blue Seed. In the 1994 anime film Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie he voiced Balrog (Street Fighter) when the character was named M. Bison.[2] Nakata said that his role in the 1996 anime Escaflowne helped advance his career; there he played Folken.[1][2] He would continue to voice major antagonists including Gaav in Slayers Next, Stargazer in Lost Universe, and Brian J. Mason in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040.[2]
In 2001, he voiced the antihero Alucard (Hellsing) in the Hellsing TV series. Looking back at his career, Nakata said that Alucard was the one character he most enjoyed voicing and the easiest one to portray. He said that villain characters and ones with distinct personalities were easier than ones with not much personality as they can be shaped and changed up.[1] He later reprised his role as Alucard in the Hellsing Ultimate OVAs.
The year 2004 saw Nakata in some breakout roles. He voiced the title character in Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo which was popular among the late night adult audience, but he also joined Sgt. Frog in voicing Corporal Giroro, which was popular with kids and adults as it aired during prime time.[1] In 2005, he picked up voice roles as villains Megatron in Transformers Cybertron and Amshel Goldsmith in Blood+.[1][2] He voiced Roy Revant, the protagonist of SoltyRei.;[2] the director for SoltyRei would later cast him as the narrator in the Amagami SS visual novel anime adaptation.[1]
He joined the Fate/stay night video game franchise, voicing Kirei Kotomine in the 2004 game, its anime adaptation in 2006, its feature film Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works in 2010, and the prequel series Fate/zero. In his interview, Nakata said that co-creator Kinoko Nasu had known him since his Tokusatsu days, and that he had been involved in many of Type-Moon's titles.[1] In 2014, he reprised his role of Kirei for the Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works television series.
In 2013 he was the narrator for Noucome, voiced lead character Sigmund in Unbreakable Machine-Doll,[2] and voiced Nyanta in Log Horizon.
In video games, he voiced in the Samurai Warriors (Sengoku Musou) series as Uesugi and Tokugawa Ieyasu. In overseas dubbing, he has voiced various characters in shows and films such as 300, Sex and the City, and The Little Mermaid. Nakata said that because of his live-action background, he felt comfortable with portraying the overseas dubbing roles, although he still enjoyed the creativity coming from the two-dimensional anime characters.[1]
Filmography
Anime
Video games
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[34] |
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Arc the Lad -Seirei no Tasogare | Ganz | PS2 | [2] | |
Melty Blood | Nero | [2] | ||
2016 | Persona 5 | Sojiro Sakura | PS4 | |
Samurai Warriors: Xtreme Legends | Uesugi | PS2 | [2] | |
Samurai Warriors 2 | Uesugi, Tokugawa Ieyasu | PS2, also Xtreme Legends | [2] | |
Samurai Warriors 3 | Uesugi, Tokugawa Ieyasu | PS2 | [2] | |
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven | Father Enrico Pucchi | PS3, PS4 | |
Samurai Warriors 4 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | [35] | ||
Drama CDs
Series | Role | Notes | Source[34] |
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Bakuretsu Hunter | Saiba Isui | [2] | |
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan | Gyuki | [12] | |
Lodoss Tou Senki Kaze to Honoo no Majin | Jin | [2] | |
Planet Ladder | Ido | [2] | |
Unbreakable Machine-Doll | Sigmund | [17] | |
Dubbing roles
Series | Role | Notes | Source[34] |
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Men in Black 3 | Animal Boris | ||
Big Hero 6 | General | ||
Sex and the City | Mister Big | Voice dub for Chris Noth | |
The Good Wife | Peter Florrick | ||
300 | Leonidas I | Voice dub for Gerard Butler | |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Valley Storm | ||
Transporter 2 | Gianni | [2] | |
American Beauty | Buddy Kane | Voice dub for Peter Gallagher | |
Ronin | Vincent | ||
Tokusatsu
- Choushinsei Flashman (1986) - Sir Kaura[1]
- Choujuu Sentai Liveman (1988) - Great Professor Bias[36]
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) Voice of Great Scientist Zaien (Episode 30)[37]
- Kamen Rider Gaim (2014) - Voice of Roshuo (Episode 27 - 41.)[38]
- Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) - Voice of Azald[39]
Other dubbing
- Macne Nana series app – Gomoku Akatsuki's father[40]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "SUTORAIKUanime Exclusive: Interview with Nakata Jouji". Sutoraiku Anime. August 28, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Nakata Jouji" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Databaes. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
- ↑ "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示:中田譲治(George Nakata)=嶋和成" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Jouji Nakata]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. August 15, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Sgt. Frog Gets New TV Flash Anime By Sunrise". Anime News Network. December 8, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ Oochi, Yoko. "The Official Art of Fate/stay night". (January 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107.
- ↑ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
- ↑ "Black God Manga Confirmed to Get Anime by Sunrise". Anime News Network. October 2, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Worthless Games". Canaan. Episode 2. July 11, 2009. Tokyo MX.
- ↑ "Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works Film Confirmed (Updated)". Anime News Network. August 6, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Tegami Bachi and Dingo". Tegami Bachi. Episode 17. January 30, 2010. TV Tokyo.
- ↑ "Family Affair". Angel Beats!. Episode 6. May 8, 2010. TBS.
- 1 2 "Nurarihyon no Mago Dated & Casted, Hetalia Film Dated". Anime News Network. February 28, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ アニメDVD「怪物王女」公式サイト (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fate/Zero 2nd Season Set for April 7 With Preview On 6th". Anime News Network. March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Hakuoki Reimeiroku TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru TV Anime's Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. August 9, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 "Kana Asumi, Nobuhiko Okamoto Join Unbreakable Machine-Doll Anime". Anime News Network. May 17, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Takuma Terashima, Emiri Kato Star in Log Horizon Fantasy Anime". Anime News Network. March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Log Horizon 2 Anime Moves to Studio DEEN". Anime News Network. September 20, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2nd Tamayura Season's New Characters Appear in 2nd Promo". Anime News Network. June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "D-Frag! Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. March 24, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou Gets TV Anime in March". Anime News Network. January 11, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou TV Anime Slated for March 21". Anime News Network. January 11, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Saeko Zogo, Kanami Satou Join Date A Live II Cast". Anime News Network. February 17, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll - Jouji Nakata, Hitomi Nabatame and Anri Katsu Join "Akame ga Kill!" Cast". Crunchyroll. August 16, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Fate/Stay Night Anime Remake's Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. March 24, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Gugure! Kokkuri-san TV Anime's 1st TV Ad Previews 'Fluffy Comedy'". Anime News Network. September 7, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Hidenobu Kiuchi, Tomokazu Sugita Lead Terra Formars OVA Cast". Anime News Network. April 26, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Hiromi Konno, Kazuhiko Inoue Join Tokyo ESP Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. June 2, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Ryoko Shiraishi, Jouji Nakata Join Aquarion Logos TV Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. May 7, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Eiyū Shōkan" 英雄召喚 [Summon the Hero]. Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon. Episode 2. October 14, 2015. Tokyo MX.
- ↑ "Million Arthur RPGs' 4-Panel Manga Gets Web Anime in Fall". Anime News Network. June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2nd Arpeggio of Blue Steel Film's Trailer, New Characters, Date Unveiled". Anime News Network. January 30, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 3 "中田 譲治 - 俳優、声優、ナレーター、DJ、タレントの株式会社大沢事務所". osawa-inc.co.jp. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Samurai Warriors 4 PS4, PS3, Vita Game's Launch Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. October 23, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "中田譲治 on Twitter" (in Japanese). twitter.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "海賊戦隊ゴーカイジャー 第30話 友の魂だけでも 東映 [テレビ]" (in Japanese). www.toei.co.jp. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "中田譲治 on Twitter" (in Japanese). twitter.com. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Jouji Nakata Voices Virtual Singer Macne Nana's 'Dad'". Anime News Network. February 27, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
External links
- Official agency profile (Japanese)
- Goo News profile (Japanese)
- Jouji Nakata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jouji Nakata convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Jouji Nakata at the Internet Movie Database