Masashi Ebara
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| Born | May 4, 1953 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, seiyū, narrator | |
Masashi Ebara (江原 正士 Ebara Masashi?) (May 4, 1953 - ), born as Masashi Ehara (same kanji), is a Japanese seiyū from Kanagawa Prefecture who is affiliated with 81 Produce.
He is best known for his roles in numerous Disney productions (as the Narrator), Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (as Doctor Tsuchiya), and Naruto (as Might Guy).
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[edit] Background
Ebara graduated from Tōkyōtoritsu Chitosegaoka Senior High School. After previously working with Gekidan Subaru, he affiliated himself with 81 Produce. In dubbing American movies, Ebara often dubs over Tom Hanks, Wesley Snipes, and Andy Garcia. Much of his roles are occupied by Kōichi Yamadera in different editions of the films.
[edit] Voice roles
[edit] Television animation
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (George Challenger)
- The Angry Beavers (Norbert Beaver)
- Anpanman (Unadonman, Pineappleman, Princess Dorian, Crayonman)
- Astro Boy (Archer)
- Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (Doctor Tsuchiya)
- Buso Renkin (Captain Bravo, Narrator)
- Case Closed (Keigo Endō, Yūji Mikasa)
- Cowboy Bebop (Andy)
- Deltora Quest (Farō, Brandin)
- Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z (Mojo Jojo)
- Disney's House of Mouse (Mortimer Mouse, Lumiere)
- Eat-Man (Bolt Crank)
- Ergo Proxy (MCQ)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (Van Hohenheim)
- Gad Guard (Jack Bruno)
- Gunslinger Girl (Hilshire)
- Hamtaro (Lion-sensei)
- Initial D Fourth Stage (Shiyunya Jōjima)
- Kaiketsu Zorori (Gaon, Husky)
- Kamisama Kazoku (Osamu Kamiyama)
- Kekkaishi (Haganeyo)
- Looney Tunes (Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr.)
- Love Get Chu (Kuroiwa)
- Love Hina (Shinobu's father)
- Madlax (Friday Monday)
- Magical Princess Minky Momo (Papa)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Gonzales)
- Naruto (Might Guy)
- Nintama Rantarō (Young Ryūōmaru, Heishirō Kusai)
- Nodame Cantabile (Sebastian Vierra)
- O~i! Ryoma (Yōdō Yamauchi)
- Peacemaker Kurogane (Sakamoto Ryōma)
- Pokémon (Jangō)
- PoPoLoCrois (White Knight)
- Sailor Moon R (Chiral)
- Shakugan no Shana (Lord of the Crimson Realm Alastor)
- Shaman King (Dōen)
- The SoulTaker (Richard Vincent)
- Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (Meo-Toroll no Fūrigā)
- Tales of Eternia (Max, Shadow)
- The Transformers (Ratchet, Skywarp, Teletraan I)
- Transformers: The Headmasters (Spike, Scattershot/Computron)
- TUGS (Top Hat, Zip)
- Xenosaga: The Animation (Ziggurat 8)
- X-Men (Wolverine)
- Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Xun Yu)
- Yu Yu Hakusho (Yomi)
- Zone of the Enders (Colonel Nohman)
[edit] OVA
[edit] Theater animation
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody (Ganryu)
- Beauty and the Beast (Lumiere)
- Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (Count Butler)
- Metropolis (Ham Egg)
- Oliver and Company (Desoto)
- Peter Pan (Pony Canyon edition) (Captain Hook)
- Pinocchio (Pony Canyon edition) (Jiminy Cricket)
- Pokémon Heroes (Latios)
- Robin Hood (Robin Hood)
- The Sword in the Stone (Archimedes the Owl)
- A Tree of Palme (Gariko)
[edit] Video games
- Kingdom Hearts II (Lumiere)
- Sonic and the Secret Rings (Erazor Djinn)
- Spider-Man (Shocker, J. Jonah Jameson)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Latios)
- Tales of Eternia (Fog, Shadow)
- Xenosaga series (Ziggurat 8)
[edit] Dubbing roles
- Alien vs. Predator (Graeme Miller (Ewen Bremner))
- Ally McBeal (John Cage (Peter MacNicol))
- Apollo 13 (Video/DVD and Fuji TV edition) (Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks))
- Babe (Ferdinand the Duck (Danny Mann))
- Bad Boys II (Captain Howard (Joe Pantoliano))
- Bicentennial Man (Video edition) (Andrew Martin (Robin Williams))
- The Cable Guy (Chip Douglas (Jim Carrey))
- The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks))
- Dead Poets Society (Fuji TV edition) (John Keating (Robin Williams))
- Demolition Man (Simon Phoenix (Wesley Snipes))
- Die Hard (Argyle (De'voreaux White) (TV edition), Richard Thornburg (William Atherton) (Video and DVD edition))
- Die Hard 2 (Richard Thornburg (William Atherton))
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Peter LaFleur (Vince Vaughn))
- Forrest Gump (Video/DVD and Fuji TV edition) (Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks))
- Freddy vs. Jason (Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund))
- Glory (TV edition) (Robert Gould Shaw (Matthew Broderick))
- Good Morning, Vietnam (Fuji TV edition) (Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams))
- The Green Mile (Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks))
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes))
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Lord Voldemort (Richard Bremmer))
- Home Alone (Marv Murchens (Daniel Stern))
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Marv Murchens (Daniel Stern))
- Home Alone 3 (Criminal)
- Insomnia (TV edition) (Walter Finch (Robin Williams))
- Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (Lestat de Lioncourt (Tom Cruise))
- The Living Daylights (TV edition) (General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé))
- Lost in Translation (Bob Harris (Bill Murray))
- The Matrix Reloaded (Merovingian (Lambert Wilson))
- The Mummy (Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah)
- Muppets Tonight (Snooky, Doctor Bunsen Honeydew, Fozzie)
- The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (Fozzie Bear (Eric Jacobsen), Doctor Bunsen Honeydew (Dave Goelz))
- Predator 2 (Jerry Lambert (Bill Paxton))
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Robin Hood (Kevin Costner))
- Saving Private Ryan (Video/DVD edition) (Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks))
- School of Rock (Dewey Finn (Jack Black))
- Spider-Man (Ring announcer (Bruce Campbell))
- Spider-Man 2 (Snooty usher (Bruce Campbell))
- Spider-Man 3 (French maître d' (Bruce Campbell))
- Street Fighter (Ryu Hoshi (Byron Mann))
- S.W.A.T. (TV edition) (Captain Thomas Fuller (Larry Poindexter))
- The Terminal (Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks))
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (T-1000 (Robert Patrick))
- Tomorrow Never Dies (Fuji TV edition) (James Bond (Pierce Brosnan))
- Ultraviolet (Daxus (Nick Chinlund))
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Mr. Conductor (Alec Baldwin))
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends (James the Red Engine) (Season 9-, replacing Katsuji Mori)
[edit] External links
- Masashi Ebara at the Anime News Network
- Masashi Ebara at Anime NFO (mistransliterated as Ehara Masashi)
