Masakazu Morita

Masakazu Morita (森田 成一, Morita Masakazu, born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Tokyo. He works for Aoni Production. He is also the host of the radio show, Bleach B-Station. Morita voiced the roles of Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach), Marco (One Piece), Tidus (Final Fantasy X), Whis (Dragon Ball Super), Auel Neider (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny), Pegasus Seiya (Saint Seiya - Hades Chapter), Troy Bolton (Japanese versions of High School Musical and High School Musical 2), Pod (Pocket Monsters), and portrays Tenjuro Banno in Kamen Rider Drive

At the first Seiyu Awards in March 2007, Masakazu Morita won in the category "Best Rookie Actor" for his role as Ichigo Kurosaki.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

• The Prince of Tennis (2001–2005), Tashiro
• Sonic X (2003), Chris Thorndyke (Adult)
• Interlude (2003), Unnamed protagonist
• One Piece (2003, 2009-2010), Marco
• Aqua Kids (2004), Juno
• Diamond Daydreams (2004), Yuu
• BECK (2004–2005), Masaru Hyōdō
• Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny (2004–2005), Auel Neider
• Onmyō Taisenki (2004–2005), Yakumo Yoshikawa
• Ring ni Kakero (2004–2011), Ryuji Takane
• Bleach (2004–2012), Ichigo Kurosaki, Hollow Ichigo
• Major (2004), Toshiya Sato
• Detective Conan (2005), Ryosuke Fukuma (Ep. 419-420), Naosuke Kurosawa (Ep. 478)
• Kiniro no Corda (2006), Hihara Kazuki
• Marginal Prince (2006), Alfred Visconti
• Baccano! (2007), Claire Stanfield
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings (2009), Maeda Keiji
• Eden of the East (2009), Ryō Yūki
• Bakuman (2010–2011), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2 (2010), Maeda Keiji
• SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors (2010–2011), Ryomou Dijeh
• Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (2010–2011), Chili
• Tiger & Bunny (2011), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Bakuman 2 (2011–2012), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Saint Seiya Omega (2012), Sagittarius Seiya (Ep. 90)
• Bakuman 3 (2012–2013), Kazuya Hiramaru
• Kingdom (2012–2013), Shin
• Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (2013), Hazuki
• Ace of Diamond (2013–2015), Koichiro Tanba
• Akatsuki no Yona (2014), Kija^[2]
• Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement (2014), Maeda Keiji
• World Trigger (2014), Shūji Miwa^[3]
• Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014), Azazel
• Kiniro no Corda Blue Sky (2014), Shiro Hozumi, Kazuki Hihara
• Death Parade (2015), Yōsuke Tateishi
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015), Xandes
• Kuroko's Basketball Season 3 (2015), Shōgo Haizaki^[4]
• Baby Steps Season 2 (2015), Sakuya Takagi^[5]
• Dragon Ball Super (2015), Whis, Copy Vegeta, Iru
• Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (2015), Billy Morgan
• K: Return of Kings (2015), Yukari Mishakuji^[6]
• Big Order (2016), Eiji Hoshimiya^[7]
• Rewrite (2016), Kotarō Tennōji^[8]
• Tiger Mask W (2016), Kazuchika Okada^[9][10]
• Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (2017), Azazel^[11]

Original video animation (OVA)

• Saint Seiya: Hades Chapter (2002–2008;OVA), Pegasus Seiya
• Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (2005), Yamazaki
• Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008), Tarble
• Kite Liberator (2008), Rin Gaga
• Bungo Stray Dogs: Walk Alone (2017), Shōsaku Katsura^[12]

Film

• Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Bleach: Fade to Black (2008), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Eden of the East: The King of Eden (2009), Ryō Yūki
• Eden of the East: Paradise Lost (2010), Ryō Yūki
• Bleach: Hell Verse (2010), Ichigo Kurosaki
• Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2011), Maeda Keiji
• Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning (2012), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Combustible (2013), Matsukichi
• Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013), Whis
• K: Missing Kings (2014), Yukari Mishakuji
• Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014), Barnaby Brooks Jr.
• Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015), Whis

Tokusatsu

• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Debo Tanabanta) (Ep. 20)
• Kamen Rider Drive Dr.Tenjuro Banno/Banno Driver/Kamen Rider Gold Drive (Ep. 33 - 46), Sigma Circular (Male Voice) (Ep. 46 - 47) (Female Voice of Ayumi Fujimura)

Video games

• Sengoku Basara (2005; video game), Maeda Keiji
• Bleach: Heat the Soul (series) (2005–2010; video game series), Ichigo Kurosaki<--Konstantín Balmont-->
• Sengoku Basara 2 (2006; video game), Maeda Keiji
• Collar x Malice (2016; visual novel video game), Aiji Yanagi

Unknown date

• Bleach series (Ichigo Kurosaki)
• Bakumetsu Renka Shinsengumi (Kondo Hasami)
• Datenshi no Amai Yuuwaku x Kaikan Phrase (Yoshihiko "Santa" Nagai)
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Tidus)
• Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (Tidus)
• Dragon Ball Heroes (Avatar: Saiyan (male), Berserker-type; Whis)
• Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (Tarble)
• Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi as Hero Modes 'Evil Voice'
• Dynasty Warriors 5 (Pang De)
• Final Fantasy VIII (Zell) as the Motion Capture
• Final Fantasy X (Tidus)
• Final Fantasy X-2 (Tidus), (Shuyin)
• J-Stars Victory Vs (Ichigo Kurosaki, Pegasus Seiya)
• Kingdom Hearts (Tidus)
• Kiniro no Corda series (Hihara Kazuki)
• Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo 7 (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary (Schezo Wegey)
• Puyo Puyo Tetris (Schezo Wegey)
• Rewrite (Kotarou Tennouji)
• Riveria: The Promised Land (Ledah)
• Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers (Pegasus Seiya)
• Saint Seiya Senki (Pegasus Seiya)
• Sengoku Basara 2 (Maeda Keiji)
• Shiratsuyu no Kai (Nakamachi Shin)
• Signal (Yamato "None" Hoshoin)
• Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 (Loki)
• Sweet Fuse: At your side (Meoshi Kouta)
• Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss (Saeki Teru)
• Transformers Armada The Game (Hot Shot)
• Yo-Jin-Bo: The Bodyguards (Yozaburo Shiraanui)

Drama CD

• Lupin III (2012) (Arsene Lupin)
• Special A (Tadashi Karino)
• Superior (Lakshri)
• Di[e]ce (Naoto Kanzaki)

Dubbing

• Zac Efron
  • The Derby Stallion (Patrick McCardle)
  • High School Musical (Troy Bolton)
  • High School Musical 2 (Troy Bolton)
  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Troy Bolton)
  • 17 Again (Mike O'Donnell (teenage))
  • Charlie St. Cloud (Charlie St. Cloud)
  • The Paperboy (Jack Jansen)
  • That Awkward Moment (Jason)
  • Neighbors (Teddy Sanders)
  • We Are Your Friends (Cole Carter)
  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (Teddy Sanders)
  • Dirty Grandpa (Jason Kelly)
• The Edge of Seventeen (Nick Mossman (Alexander Calvert))^[13]
• The Green Hornet (Kato (Jay Chou))
• In Time (Timekeeper Jaeger (Collins Pennie))
• Now You See Me 2 (Li (Jay Chou))
• Outlander (King Louis XV of France (Lionel Lingelser))
• Prometheus (Chance (Emun Elliott))

Discography

Albums

References

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Masakazu Morita at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masakazu Morita on IMDb
• Truong, Kei (February 10, 2011). "Anime Expo 2010: Interview with Masakazu Morita". Asia Pacific Arts. Retrieved April 21, 2012.