Yasunori Matsumoto
Yasunori Matsumoto
Biography
Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryo Hibiki in Sonic Soldier Borgman. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
186
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-02-07 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Acting

2025

Anne Shirley as Matthew Cuthbert (voice)

2025

SK8 the Infinity EXTRA PART as Joe (voice)

2023

MF GHOST as Akiyama (voice)

2023

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

2021

SK8 the Infinity as Joe (voice)

2021

The Faraway Paladin as Chimera (voice)

2021

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger as Halloween World (voice)

2021

HOME! as Christopher Newton (voice)

2020

Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW as Ichirō Maebara (voice)

2019

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising as Mahoro & Katsuma's Father (voice)

2018

Violet Evergarden as Iris's Father (voice)

2018

Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

2017

URAHARA as Ebifuruya (voice)

2016

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

2015

Go! Princess PreCure as Ibuki Haruno (voice)

2015

Ultraman X as Narrator / Guruman (voice)

2014

Stand by Me Doraemon as Nobisuki Nobi (voice)

2014

Ressha Sentai ToQger as Type Shadow (voice)

2014

Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace as Kenjo Kurihara (voice)

2013

Attack on Titan as Eren Kruger (voice)

2013

Higurashi: When They Cry - Kaku: Outbreak as Ichirou Maebara (voice)

2012

Sword Art Online as Hans (voice)

2012

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters as Danganloid (voice)

2011

Showa Monogatari as Yuzou Yamazaki (voice)

2011

Tales of Gekijou as Guy Cecil

2010

Halo Legends as Captain

2010

Tensou Sentai Goseiger as Powereddark of the Mutation (voice)

2010

Heroman as Minami (voice)

2010

Halo Legends as Captain

2009

Monogatari as Mayoi's Father (voice)

2009

Fresh Precure! as Wester (voice)

2008

Natsume's Book of Friends as Kaname's Father (voice)

2008

Natsume's Book of Friends as Mr. Tanuma (voice)

2008

Natsume's Book of Friends as Tanuma Father (voice)

2008

Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne as Yanagihara Tamotsu

2008

Tales of the Abyss as Guy Cecil (voice)

2007

Kaiji as Furuhata (voice)

2007

Ghost Hound as Takahito Komagusa (voice)

2007

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 as Alejandro Corner (voice)

2007

The Flowers of Hard Blood as Shinji Yasuoka

2007

GR -GIANT ROBO- as Roscoe Heinscare (voice)

2006

Le Chevalier D'Eon as Earl St. Germain

2006

Higurashi: When They Cry as Ichiro Maebara (voice)

2006

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

2005

Hell Girl as Not available

2005

Eureka Seven as Stoner (voice)

2005

Trinity Blood as Virgil Walsh (voice)

2005

Zoids: Genesis as Major Zairin

2005

Emma: A Victorian Romance as Lionel (voice)

2005

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor as Archanfel (voice)

2005

Street Fighter Alpha: Generations as Young Gouki (voice)

2004

Pretty Cure as Juna

2004

Paranoia Agent as Zebra (voice)

2004

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama as Shuten Doji (voice)

2004

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden as ツバサ / Tsubasa

2003

Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler as Setsuna no Takemaru (voice)

2003

E's Otherwise as Not available

2002

GetBackers as Paul Wong (voice)

2002

Cheeky Angel as Yanagisawa

2002

Princess Tutu as Mr. Cat (voice)

2002

Mirage of Blaze as Shuhei Chiaki (voice)

2002

Initial D: Battle Stage as Wataru Akiyama

2001

Vampiyan Kids as Vampire Hunter

2001

Hellsing as Boz (voice)

2001

Star Ocean EX as Not available

2001

Slayers Premium as Gourry Gabriev (voice)

2000

Love Hina as Noriyasu Seta (voice)

2000

Gravitation as Hiroshi Nakano (voice)

1999

Steel Angel Kurumi as Kamihito Kagura

1999

Angel Links as Marcotte (voice)

1999

Bucky - The Incredible Kid as En (voice)

1999

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as Curtis Lawson (voice)

1999

Legend of Himiko as Chosa

1999

Vampiyan Kids as Vampire Hunter (voice)

1998

Initial D as Wataru Akiyama (voice)

1998

Shadow Skill as Scarface (voice)

1998

Silent Möbius as Ralph Bowmers

1998

Lost Universe as Dark Seeder

1998

Getter Robo: Armageddon as Gai (voice)

1998

Gekiganger 3 - The Movie as 龙崎铁也

1997

Vampire Princess Miyu as Ryu (voice)

1997

Undersea Fleet Submarine 707F as Senta Umino (voice)

1996

Rurouni Kenshin as Not available

1996

Midori no Makibaō as Amago Wakuchin

1996

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

1996

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko as カーティス・ローソン

1996

VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire as Narciss Dandy

1996

New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning as Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)

1996

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman as Kosuke Matsumoto (voice)

1996

Sonic the Hedgehog as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

1996

The Legend of Zorro as Not available

1996

KI・ME・RA as Osamu (voice)

1996

The End of the Century Darling as Kohsaku Ogata

1996

Shadow Skill: The Movie as Vai Low

1996

Karakuri Ninja Girl as Tsukikage

1995

Slayers as Gourry Gabriev (voice)

1995

Virtua Fighter as Not available

1995

H2 as Fujio Koga (voice)

1995

Jura Tripper as Mosaru

1995

Saber Marionette R as Bureaucrat (voice)

1995

Ninku the Movie as Basara Ninku

1995

Super Atragon as Masahi Hyuga (voice)

1995

Shadow Skill: Epilogue as Vy Low (voice)

1995

Pipi the Flightless Firefly as Not available

1994

New Cutey Honey as Virtual Hacker (voice)

1994

Darkside Blues as Tatsuya (voice)

1993

Shippuu! Iron Leaguer as Magnum Ace

1993

Please Save My Earth as Shukaido (voice)

1993

From Today, It's My Turn!! as Takashi Mitsuhashi (voice)

1993

Dragon Half as Dick Saucer (voice)

1993

Dragon Half as Dick Saucer (voice)

1993

Please Save My Earth as Shukaido (voice)

1993

The Legacy of Al Caral as Seto (voice)

1993

Fight!! Spirit of the Sword as Sakyo (voice)

1993

Singles as Kaname Kazama (voice)

1993

Mellow as Akira Hajima (male) (voice)

1992

Delinquent in Drag as Rentan

1992

Tekkaman Blade as Noal Vereuse

1992

Ellcia as Elri

1992

Tokyo Babylon as Subway Killer (voice)

1992

Princess Army: Wedding Combat as Shinobu Oda

1992

Ruriiro Princess as Not available

1992

OZ as 武藤 洋

1992

OZ as Not available

1992

Black Lion as Shishimaru (voice)

1992

Seikima II - Humane Society as Odr (Voice)

1992

JOKER: Marginal City as Rikudou Rin

1992

La Blue Girl as Kyoshiro (voice)

1991

Dragon Knight as Takeru Yamato

1991

Sangokushi as Not available

1991

RG Veda as Kujaku (voice)

1991

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb as Takeaki Kiryu (voice)

1991

Madara as Kaos (voice)

1991

The Brave of the Sun Fighbird as Yuutarou Katori / Fighbird (voice)

1991

DRAGON FIST as Sanetsugu Sugiura

1991

乙姫CONNECTION as Not available

1991

Ushiro no Hyakutarou as Not available

1990

Samurai Pizza Cats as Zankaa

1990

Mad Bull 34 as Daizaburō "Eddie" Ban

1990

Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko as Yukata Tokudaiji

1990

Cyber City Oedo 808 as Rider A (voice)

1990

Karasu Tengu Kabuto as Kabuto (voice)

1990

Cyber City Oedo 808 as Rider A (voice)

1990

Heavy as Guy Hyuga (voice)

1990

Ajin Senshi as Zero (voice)

1990

Fukuyama Theater: Summer Secret as Not available

1990

The Demonic Beast Front as Not available

1990

Kamasutra The Ultimate Sex Adventure as Aikawa Ryuu (voice)

1989

Assemble Insert as 部下壱

1989

Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell as Wakamatsu (voice)

1989

Bucchigiri as Not available

1988

Armor Hunter Merowlink as Cpl. Merowlink Ality

1988

Ronin Warriors as Anubis

1988

Starship Troopers as Juan "Johnnie" Rico

1987

Kimagure Orange Road as Mitsuru Hayakawa

1987

Bubblegum Crisis as Kou (voice)

1987

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 as Kouji Sugimoto
Crew

1993

Dragon Half Theme Song Performance