Hiroshi Yanaka
Acting Born Mar 10, 1958 Tokyo, Japan 107 credits
Biography
Hiroshi Yanaka is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Tokyo on March 10, 1958. He is currently affiliated with the agency Apte Pro. Throughout his professional life, he has maintained a career across various performance mediums, including acting and voice work. Yanaka was previously affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. In his personal life, he is married to fellow voice actress Miho Yoshida. His professional identity is recognized within the Japanese entertainment industry, where he is noted for his contributions to both live-action performance and voice-based roles. He remains an active figure in the industry, maintaining his professional standing through his current agency affiliation.
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Career overview
Hiroshi Yanaka has built a diverse career as a performer, working extensively as an actor, voice actor, and narrator. His professional background includes a significant tenure with the Seinenza Theater Company, which provided a foundation for his work in the performing arts. This theatrical experience preceded his current affiliation with Apte Pro, where he continues to pursue his professional engagements in the Japanese entertainment sector.
As a voice actor, Yanaka has participated in the anime and manga industry, contributing his talents to various projects. His filmography includes credits such as the 2012 production The Mystical Laws. His work spans multiple facets of the industry, reflecting a versatile approach to performance that encompasses both screen acting and voice-over roles. By balancing his background in theater with his ongoing work in voice acting and narration, Yanaka has established a long-standing presence in the field of Japanese media.
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Career timeline
Witch Hat AtelierVictoria of Many Faces
Solo Camping for TwoLazarusMobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXOnce Upon a Witch's DeathMay I Ask for One Final Thing?
Mission: Yozakura FamilyMetallic RougeAn Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf BrideI'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in HistoryZegapain STA
The Apothecary DiariesMy Happy MarriagePLUTOKamen Rider OutsidersThe Concierge
SPY x FAMILYCyberpunk: EdgerunnersTomodachi GameBibliophile PrincessFree! the Final Stroke the Second Volume
Kemono JihenMARS REDThe aquatope on white sandThe Faraway PaladinFree! the Final Stroke the First Volume
In/SpectreMoriarty the PatriotHigurashi: When They Cry - NEWBNA
Vinland SagaLupin the Third: Prison of the Past
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a SlimeThe Piano ForestLupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning?
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon MaidFree!: Take Your Marks
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-Dimension WRegalia: The Three Sacred StarsDoraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
Gate
SHIROBAKOHaikyu!!NoragamiNobunaga the FoolTerra Formars
Tamako MarketFree!Gatchaman CrowdsBakumatsu Gijinden Roman
Battle Spirits: Sword EyesAfter School MidnightersStitch and the Planet of SandThe Mystical Laws
Hunter x Hunter
Tensou Sentai GoseigerJunod
Beyond the Heavens
Stitch!Psychic SquadMetal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic NovelKamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition
KaijiKamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage
D.Gray-manKibaKibaKanonGargoyle of Yoshinaga House
MonsterYugo The Negotiator
Chrono CrusadeCromartie High SchoolGunslinger GirlAvengerSubmarine 707R
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.hackSaikanoSaikano
Mazinkaiser
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
Samurai X: The Motion PictureTokio Private PoliceTokio Private Police
KochiKame
Ghost in the ShellRomeo's Blue Skies
Wild 7: Biker KnightsKey the Metal IdolWild 7
Full filmography
- Witch Hat Atelier (2026) as Kukrow (voice)
- Victoria of Many Faces (2026) as Bernard Fitcher (voice)
- Solo Camping for Two (2025) as Campground Manager (voice)
- Lazarus (2025) as Committee Member (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025) as Ward (voice)
- Once Upon a Witch's Death (2025) as Hendy (voice)
- May I Ask for One Final Thing? (2025) as Godwin Bene Carmine (voice)
- Senpai Is an Otokonoko Movie: Sunshine After the Rain (2025) as Wataru Satou (voice)
- Mirage Queen's Elegant Vacations (2025) as Jiotto (Voice)
- Mission: Yozakura Family (2024) as Deputy Prime Minister (voice)
- Metallic Rouge (2024) as Puppetmaster (voice)
- An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride (2024) as Clavel (voice)
- I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History (2024) as Will (voice)
- Zegapain STA (2024) as Chris Avenir (voice)
- The Apothecary Diaries (2023) as Luomen (voice)
- My Happy Marriage (2023) as Shinichi Saimori (voice)
- PLUTO (2023) as Hoffman (voice)
- Kamen Rider Outsiders (2023) as Arch Orphnoch (voice)
- The Concierge (2023) as Sea Mink (Father) (voice)
- SPY x FAMILY (2022) as Walter Evans (voice)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) as Douglas (voice)
- Tomodachi Game (2022) as Yutaka Mikasa (voice)
- Bibliophile Princess (2022) as Earl Casull (voice)
- Free! the Final Stroke the Second Volume (2022) as Goro Sasabe (voice)
- Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness (2022) as Kadonaga (voice)
- Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal- (2022) as Rev. Nouvelle (voice)
- Kemono Jihen (2021) as Elder (voice)
- MARS RED (2021) as Sōnosuke Nakajima (voice)
- The aquatope on white sand (2021) as Kukuru's Grandfather (voice)
- The Faraway Paladin (2021) as Aurvangr (voice)
- Free! the Final Stroke the First Volume (2021) as Goro Sasabe (voice)
- Super Crooks (2021) as Christopher Matts (voice)
- In/Spectre (2020) as Goichi Otonashi (voice)
- Moriarty the Patriot (2020) as Glover (voice)
- Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020) as Yasunori Ryuuguu (voice)
- BNA (2020) as Jem Horner (voice)
- Vinland Saga (2019) as Pater (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past (2019) as Doc Heinz (voice)
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018) as Edmaris (voice)
- The Piano Forest (2018) as Kotaro Shiba (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Is Lupin Still Burning? (2018) as Pycal (voice)
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) as Managing Director (voice)
- Free!: Take Your Marks (2017) as Gorou Sasabe (voice)
- Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (2016) as Ketty Muttart (voice)
- Dimension W (2016) as Tullio Fognini (voice)
- Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars (2016) as Jonathan Marshall (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) as Tsuchidama (voice)
- Gate (2015) as Kouichirou Hazama (voice)
- SHIROBAKO (2014) as Saburo Morimiya / Pete (voice)
- Haikyu!! (2014) as Fuki Hibarida (voice)
- Noragami (2014) as Takamasa Iki (voice)
- Nobunaga the Fool (2014) as Oda Nobuhide
- Terra Formars (2014) as Ko Honda
- Tamako Love Story (2014) as Nobuhiko Tokiwa (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014) as Embassy Staff (voice)
- Terra Formars: Bugs-2 (2014) as Kou Honda
- Tamako Market (2013) as Nobuhiko Tokiwa (voice)
- Free! (2013) as Gorou Sasabe (voice)
- Gatchaman Crowds (2013) as Shushō Sugayama (voice)
- Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman (2013) as Sanosuke Kitagiri (voice)
- Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes (2012) as Gordy Dain (voice)
- After School Midnighters (2012) as Michael (voice)
- Stitch and the Planet of Sand (2012)
- The Mystical Laws (2012) as General (voice)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011) as Nickes (voice)
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010) as Ro-O-Za-Ri of the Hydrapan Headder (voice)
- Junod (2010) as Marcel Junod (voice)
- Beyond the Heavens (2009) as Cao Song
- Stitch! (2008) as Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel
- Psychic Squad (2008)
- Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (2008) as Psycho Mantis (voice)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition (2008) as Death Imagin (voice)
- Kaiji (2007) as Ishida (voice)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Stage (2007) as Gaoh II
- D.Gray-man (2006) as Deesha Barry (voice)
- Kiba (2006) as Dumas (voice)
- Kiba (2006) as Carter (voice)
- Kanon (2006) as Sayuri's father (voice)
- Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House (2006) as Hamilton (voice)
- NIGHT HEAD GENESIS (2006) as 曾根崎道夫（配音）
- Submarine 707 Revolution (2006) as Hayato Nango
- Monster (2004) as Dr. Eizen (voice)
- Yugo The Negotiator (2004) as Ral
- Chrono Crusade (2003) as Viscount Lerajie
- Cromartie High School (2003) as Akio Takejo (voice)
- Gunslinger Girl (2003) as Lorenzo Pieri (voice)
- Avenger (2003) as Volk
- Submarine 707R (2003) as Hayato Nango (voice)
- Mazinkaiser vs Great Darkness General (2003) as Tetsuya Tsurugi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) as Fukami (voice)
- .hack (2002) as Sora (voice)
- Saikano (2002) as Soldier C (voice)
- Saikano (2002) as Soldier B (voice)
- Mazinkaiser (2001) as Tetsuya Tsurugi (voice)
- Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) as Celestin (voice)
- Samurai X: The Motion Picture (1997) as Tsunan Tsukioka
- Tokio Private Police (1997) as Manager Shibata (voice)
- Tokio Private Police (1997) as Manager Shibata
- KochiKame (1996) as Hayato Honda (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995) as Coroner (voice)
- Romeo's Blue Skies (1995) as Leo (voice)
- Wild 7: Biker Knights (1994) as Kuromatsu
- Key the Metal Idol (1994) as Tomoyo Wakagi (voice)
- Wild 7 (1994) as Kuromatsu
- Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (1986) as Tough Trailer
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Arch Orphnoch (voice)
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Death Imagin (voice)