is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Iwate Prefecture who works for Aoni Production. Among his other roles, he has performed the characters Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei (One Piece), Zaku (Fist of the North Star) and Kinnikuman Big Body (Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne).

Filmography

Television animation

1980s

Armored Trooper Votoms (1983) (Police (C)) Gu Gu Ganmo (1984) (Leo, Little Bird Store) Video Warrior Laserion (1984) (Joe, Zaki) Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985) (Clayton) Fist of the North Star (1985) (Zaku, Giji, Red Ribbon's Military Soldier others) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) (Kasha, Werewolf, others) High School! Kimengumi (1985) (Soreike Minna, Tatsurō Hirōka, others) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Haifan) Dragon Ball (1986) (Man Wolf, Piano, others) Saint Seiya (1986) (Hydra Ichi and Sea Serpent) Wonder Beat Scramble (1986) (Doctor Gabor) Akakage (1987) (Genta's father) Bikkuriman (1987) (Urashi Maijin, Hyōzansuke, others) Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Abominus, Groove, Hardhead, Jazz, Slag, Slingshot, Trypticon, Wideload) Fist of the North Star 2 (1987) (Zorba) Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1987) (Ippei Tazawa) Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988) (Sasaki-sensei, Sasaki-sensei's Father, Tom, Tongaripapa (Third), Alien, others) Transformers: Super God Masterforce (1988) (Turter, King Poseidon, Phoenix, Diner Owner (episode 24)) Dragon Ball Z (1989) (Oguri. Police officer, others) Transformers: Victory (1989) (Kakuryu, Drillhorn, Doctor Minakaze) 1990s Oishinbo (1990) (Motoyoshi Mikawa, Employee (A)) Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) (Offender) Goldfish Warning! (1991) (Doctor Ohashi (Second)) Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen (1991) (Announcer Sekiguchi, God of Powerful, Kinnikuman Big Body/Strongman, King The 100 Ton (Episode 4), Bikeman, Chōjin Enma) Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) (Smith) Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991) (Uchida Official) Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (1991) (Bartos) Trapp Family Story (1991) (Hans) Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) (Schwartz) Slam Dunk (1993) (Koike (first)) Tama and Friends (1994) (Otsubo-sensei) Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) (Crew) Marmalade Boy (1994) (Gen Kitahara) Slayers (1995) (Demia and Zolf) Neighborhood Story (1996) Famous Dog Lassie (1996) (Heins) Hell Teacher Nūbē (1997) (Youkai Piano, Makuragaeshi) Mashin Eiyuden Wataru (1997) (Tobiderun) Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Karita) Shin Hakkenden (1999) (Aori) 2000s One Piece (2000) (Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei) Hiwou War Chronicles (2001) (Murakami) Stellvia (2003) (Reshio Sulijet) Detective Conan (2003) (Masaru Saruhashi, Terafumi Kasuga) Slam Dunk (2003) (Laura's Father) Monster (2004) (Kunz) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007) (Abura-sumashi) Dennō Coil (2007) (Doctor) Tytania (2008) (Salomon) 2010s Dragon Ball Kai (2010) (Oldman Tsuno) Crayon Shin-chan (2016) (Sakuzō Yoneda) Nintama Rantarō (2017) (Hiranosuke Inadera (Second)) atime: Born Dragon Note (2017) (Muhammad Athhar Arsaputra)

Masato Hirano (voice actor)

OVA

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Moore) Transformers: Zone (1990) (Star Cloud, King Poseidon, Menasor) Dai Yamato Zero-go (2004) (X-2)

Masato Hirano (voice actor)

Theatrical animation

Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) (Chosuke Ohtsuka) Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986) (Ishida Mitsunari) Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) (Kharock) Akira (1988) (Takeyama) Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Pilot) Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991) (Naise)

Masato Hirano (voice actor)

Video games

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991) (Gardner) Xenosaga Episode I (2002) (Moriyama) Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (2009) (Piano) Ryū ga Gotoku 5 (2012) (Sakurai)

Tokusatsu

Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002) (Lingering Summerheat Ninja Bero-Tan (ep. 29)) Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005) (Hades Warrior God Toad (eps. 35 - 44)) Ultraman Max (Auto Maton (ep. 38 - 39)) Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008) (Savage Water Barbaric Machine Beast Bombe Banki (ep. 7))

Drama CDs

Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku (????) (Norito's father)

Dubbing

The Empire Strikes Back (1980 Movie theater edition) (Commander Nemet) Thomas & Friends (1995-1998) (George)

References

External links

Official agency profile

1955 births

Living people

Aoni Production voice actors

Japanese male stage actors

Japanese male video game actors

Japanese male voice actors

Japanese theatre directors

Male voice actors from Iwate Prefecture

Tama Art University alumni

20th-century Japanese male actors

21st-century Japanese male actors