Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata
Hidekatsu Shibata
柴田秀勝
	Hidekatsu Shibata at Anime North 2014
Born	March 25, 1937 (age 84); Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor; voice actor; narrator;
Years active	1957–present
Agent	Aoni Production
Notable work	Naruto as Hiruzen Sarutobi; Dragon Ball GT as Yi Xing Long (Syn Shenron); Fullmetal Alchemist as Fuhrer King Bradley;
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse(s)	Akiko Sekine

Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu, born March 25, 1937) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asakusa, Tokyo who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He was a classmate of former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda at Azabu High School.^[1] Shibata is married to fellow voice actress Akiko Sekine.

He is most known for his roles in Mazinger Z (as Baron Ashura), Great Mazinger (as Kenzo Kabuto), Galaxy Express 999 (as Count Mecha), Kamen Rider Stronger (as General Shadow). He's also mostly known for giving his voice to some iconic powerful old characters such as in One Piece (as Monkey D. Dragon), Naruto (as Hiruzen Sarutobi), FullMetal Alchemist (as Führer King Bradley) and Fairy Tail (as Igneel and the narrator).

Filmography[]

Anime television[]

Angel Beats! (Computer Technician, ep. 11)
Armored Trooper Votoms (Wiseman)
Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders (Nurzak) (Japanese dub)
Blood Blockade Battlefront (Raju Jugei Shizuyoshi)
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (Hiruzen Sarutobi)
Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen (Kazuo Tengan)
D.Gray Man (Samo Han Wong)
Dragon Ball (King Chapa)
Dragon Ball GT (Il Shenron, Yi Xing Long)
Dragon Quest (Wizard Moore)
Ergo Proxy (Husserl)
Fairy Tail (Narrator, Igneel)
Flame of Recca (Meguri Kyouza)
Fullmetal Alchemist (Führer King Bradley/Pride)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Führer King Bradley/Wrath)
Galaxy Express 999 (Count Mecha)
Gate Keepers (Count Akuma)
GeGeGe no Kitarō (Bakkubeado)
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (Bill)
Great Mazinger (Kenzou Kabuto)
Heat Guy J (Lorenzo Leonelli)
Heavy Metal L-Gaim (Sai Quo Addar)
Jigoku Shōjo (Spider)
Killing Bites (Yōzan Mikado)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Gregor von Mückenberger)
Mazinger Z (Baron Ashura)
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Amon)
Naruto (Hiruzen Sarutobi)
Naruto Shippuden (Hiruzen Sarutobi)
Nichijou (Melon Bread)
One Piece (Dragon, Calgara)
Samurai Champloo (Heitaro Kawara)
Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor (Germane)
Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto (Ikurou Tsunashi)
Space Adventure Cobra (Lord Salamander)
Space Carrier Blue Noah (Satoshi Tsuchikado)
Space Dandy (Judge)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Commander Kiruta, Narration)
Saint Seiya (Guilty: Ikki's Master on Death Queen Island)
Saint Seiya Omega (Mars)
Shaman King (Tao Ching)
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars (Daitetsu Minase)
Tentai Senshi Sunred (General Hengel)
The Ones Within (Kihachi)
Tiger Mask (Mr. X)
Tiger Mask W (Mr. X)
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Devil Z)
Toshinden Subaru (Genma)
Wakusei Robo Dangaurd A (Dantetsu Ichimonji)
Wolverine (Shingen Yashida)

Original video animation (OVA)[]

Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (Geese Howard)
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (Geese Howard)
Fullmetal Alchemist Seven Homunculi vs. State Alchemists (Führer King Bradley/Pride)
Gate Keepers 21 (Count Akuma)
Guyver (Richard Guyot)

Anime movie[]

Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo (1978) (Special Agent Gordon)
Twelve Months (1980) (Additional voice)
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994) (Geese Howard)
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001) (Colonel)
Weathering with You (2019)

Unknown date

Felidae (Pascal/Claudandus)
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (Mabuse/Fritz Lang)
Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (King of the Mermaid)
Kinnikuman Great Riot! Justice Superman (Black Emperor)
Kinnikuman Crisis in New York! (Akuma Shogun)
Locke the Superman (Professor Ramses)
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (Degwin Sodo Zabi)
Fairy Tail the Movie: Dragon Cry (Igneel)

Video games[]

Year	Title	Role	Source
2006	Final Fantasy XII	Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor	^[2]
2010	Deadstorm Pirates	Heath Gillbert	^[2]
2015	Yakuza 0	Takashi Niihara	^[2]
2016	NightCry	Vigo	^[3]
2016	World of Final Fantasy	Brandelis	^[2]

Dragalia Lost (Ryozen)
2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei-Hen (Wiseman)
Bushido Blade (Hanzaki)
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Rinaldo Gandolfi)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (Yi Xing Long)
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (Yi Xing Long)
Fist of the North Star (Zeed)
Langrisser IV (Gizlof)
Langrisser V (Gizlof)
Mega Man ZX Advent (Master Thomas)
Sonic and the Black Knight (King Arthur)
Super Smash Bros. (Chrom)
Valkyria Chronicles (Maurits von Borg)
Toshinden 4 (Genma)

Tokusatsu[]

Moero!! Robocon vs Ganbare Robocon!! (1974- 1977) (Wirz)
Kamen Rider Stronger (1975) (General Shadow (ep. 14-38))
Akumaizer 3 (1975) (Tokeiman (ep. 13))
X-Bomber (1980-1981) (General Kuroda)
Taiyou Sentai SunVulcan (1982) (The Almighty God (ep. 48-50))
Kamen Rider Black RX (1989) (General Jark (ep. 45 & 46)/Jark Midla (ep. 46))
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger (1994-1995) (Youkai Daimaou (ep. 31-53))
Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996) (CC Patchoone (ep. 39))
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998-1999) (Captain Zahab)
Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger (2001-2002) (Highness Duke Org Rasetsu (Man Voice (Woman Voice : Hiromi Nishikawa)) (ep. 32-44 & 47-49))
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger (2003) (Trinoid 21: Reindeersanta (ep. 41))
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) (Doggy's master (ep. 44))
Juuken Sentai Gekiranger (2007-2008) (Land Kenma Maku (ep. 22-35))
Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Epic on the Movie (2010) (Gyōten'ō of the Supernova)
OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011) (General Shadow)

Dubbing roles[]

Live-action[]

Apple of My Eye (Charlie (Burt Reynolds))^[4]
Awakening the Zodiac (Zodiac (Stephen McHattie))^[5]
Driven (2005 NTV edition) (Carl Henry (Burt Reynolds))^[6]
Exit Speed (Sgt. Archibald "Archie" Sparks (Fred Ward))^[7]
The Father (Anthony (Anthony Hopkins))^[8]
The Guns of Navarone (Andrea (Anthony Quinn))^[9]
Hand of Death (Shih Shao-Feng (James Tien))^[10]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Kreacher (Simon McBurney))^[11]
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck))^[12]
Piranha 3D (Matt Boyd (Richard Dreyfuss))^[13]
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ("Bootstrap Bill" Turner (Stellan Skarsgård))^[14]
The Rock (Brigadier General Francis X. "Frank" Hummel (Ed Harris))^[15]

Animation[]

Mutafukaz (Mr. K)^[16]
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (Mr. Feng)^[17]
Star Wars: Droids (Kleb Zellock)

References[]

^ Fukuda Wins Party Leadership Election over Manga Fan Asō, Anime News Network, 2007-09-24
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Hidekatsu Shibata - 91 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "『クロックタワー』の魂を受け継ぐホラーゲーム『NightCry』PC版が配信開始逃げ場のない豪華客船で、恐ろしい惨劇の幕が開く". Famitsu. March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
^ "アップルとわたしのカラフルな世界". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "ゾディアック覚醒". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
^ "金曜ロードショー". NTV. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^ "午後ロード「エグジット・スピード」地上波初!!パニック・最速、最悪の暴走集団！". TV Tokyo. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
^ "ファーザー". Interfilm. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
^ "ナバロンの要塞[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "ジャッキー・チェンの秘龍拳／少林門＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
^ "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "警察署長ジェッシイ・ストーン湖水に消える［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
^ "ピラニア３Ｄ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／デッドマンズ・チェスト". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
^ "ザ・ロック". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ "『ムタフカズ』声優陣に上坂すみれ、桜庭和志、Creepy Nuts、吉田尚記ら". CINRA.NET. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
^ "ナッツジョブ／リバティパーク奪還作戦！！". Interfilm. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

External links[]

Official website (in Japanese)
Official agency profile (in Japanese)
Hidekatsu Shibata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Hidekatsu Shibata at IMDb

[1] Fukuda Wins Party Leadership Election over Manga Fan Asō, Anime News Network, 2007-09-24

[btva-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Hidekatsu Shibata - 91 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[3] "『クロックタワー』の魂を受け継ぐホラーゲーム『NightCry』PC版が配信開始逃げ場のない豪華客船で、恐ろしい惨劇の幕が開く". Famitsu. March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2017.

[4] "アップルとわたしのカラフルな世界". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

[5] "ゾディアック覚醒". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

[6] "金曜ロードショー". NTV. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[7] "午後ロード「エグジット・スピード」地上波初!!パニック・最速、最悪の暴走集団！". TV Tokyo. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

[8] "ファーザー". Interfilm. Retrieved September 14, 2021.

[9] "ナバロンの要塞[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[10] "ジャッキー・チェンの秘龍拳／少林門＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.

[11] "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[12] "警察署長ジェッシイ・ストーン湖水に消える［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[13] "ピラニア３Ｄ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

[14] "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／デッドマンズ・チェスト". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

[15] "ザ・ロック". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

[16] "『ムタフカズ』声優陣に上坂すみれ、桜庭和志、Creepy Nuts、吉田尚記ら". CINRA.NET. Retrieved September 8, 2018.

[17] "ナッツジョブ／リバティパーク奪還作戦！！". Interfilm. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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