Masato Hirano (voice actor)
# Masato Hirano (voice actor)

Masato Hirano (平野 正人, Hirano Masato, born November 16, 1955) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Iwate Prefecture who works for Aoni Production. Among his other roles, he has performed the characters Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei (One Piece), Zaku (Fist of the North Star) and Kinnikuman Big Body (Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne).

## Filmography

### Television animation

**1980s**

* Armored Trooper Votoms (1983) (Police (C))
* Gu Gu Ganmo (1984) (Leo, Little Bird Store)
* Video Warrior Laserion (1984) (Joe, Zaki)
* Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985) (Clayton)
* Fist of the North Star (1985) (Zaku, Giji, Red Ribbon's Military Soldier others)
* GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) (Kasha, Werewolf, others)
* High School! Kimengumi (1985) (Soreike Minna, Tatsurō Hirōka, others)
* Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Haifan)
* Dragon Ball (1986) (Man Wolf, Piano, others)
* Saint Seiya (1986) (Hydra Ichi and Sea Serpent)
* Wonder Beat Scramble (1986) (Doctor Gabor)
* Akakage (1987) (Genta's father)
* Bikkuriman (1987) (Urashi Maijin, Hyōzansuke, others)
* Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Abominus, Groove, Hardhead, Jazz, Slag, Slingshot, Trypticon, Wideload)
* Fist of the North Star 2 (1987) (Zorba)
* Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1987) (Ippei Tazawa)
* Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988) (Sasaki-sensei, Sasaki-sensei's Father, Tom, Tongaripapa (Third), Alien, others)
* Transformers: Super God Masterforce (1988) (Turter, King Poseidon, Phoenix, Diner Owner (episode 24))
* Dragon Ball Z (1989) (Oguri. Police officer, others)
* Transformers: Victory (1989) (Kakuryu, Drillhorn, Doctor Minakaze)

**1990s**

* Oishinbo (1990) (Motoyoshi Mikawa, Employee (A))
* Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) (Offender)
* Goldfish Warning! (1991) (Doctor Ohashi (Second))
* Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen (1991) (Announcer Sekiguchi, God of Powerful, Kinnikuman Big Body/Strongman, King The 100 Ton (Episode 4), Bikeman, Chōjin Enma)
* Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) (Smith)
* Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991) (Uchida Official)
* Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (1991) (Bartos)
* Trapp Family Story (1991) (Hans)
* Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) (Schwartz)
* Slam Dunk (1993) (Koike (first))
* Tama and Friends (1994) (Otsubo-sensei)
* Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) (Crew)
* Marmalade Boy (1994) (Gen Kitahara)
* Slayers (1995) (Demia and Zolf)
* Neighborhood Story (1996)
* Famous Dog Lassie (1996) (Heins)
* Hell Teacher Nūbē (1997) (Youkai Piano, Makuragaeshi)
* Mashin Eiyuden Wataru (1997) (Tobiderun)
* Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Karita)
* Shin Hakkenden (1999) (Aori)

**2000s**

* One Piece (2000) (Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei)
* Hiwou War Chronicles (2001) (Murakami)
* Stellvia (2003) (Reshio Sulijet)
* Detective Conan (2003) (Masaru Saruhashi, Terafumi Kasuga)
* Slam Dunk (2003) (Laura's Father)
* Monster (2004) (Kunz)
* GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007) (Abura-sumashi)
* Dennō Coil (2007) (Doctor)
* Tytania (2008) (Salomon)

**2010s**

* Dragon Ball Kai (2010) (Oldman Tsuno)
* Crayon Shin-chan (2016) (Sakuzō Yoneda)
* Nintama Rantarō (2017) (Hiranosuke Inadera (Second))
* atime: Born Dragon Note (2017) (Muhammad Athhar Arsaputra)

### OVA

* Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Moore)
* Transformers: Zone (1990) (Star Cloud, King Poseidon, Menasor)
* Dai Yamato Zero-go (2004) (X-2)

### Theatrical animation

* Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) (Chosuke Ohtsuka)
* Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986) (Ishida Mitsunari)
* Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) (Kharock)
* Akira (1988) (Takeyama)
* Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Pilot)
* Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991) (Naise)

### Video games

* Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991) (Gardner)
* Xenosaga Episode I (2002) (Moriyama)
* Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (2009) (Piano)
* Ryū ga Gotoku 5 (2012) (Sakurai)

### Tokusatsu

* Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002) (Lingering Summerheat Ninja Bero-Tan (ep. 29))
* Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005) (Hades Warrior God Toad (eps. 35 - 44))
* Ultraman Max (Auto Maton (ep. 38 - 39))
* Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008) (Savage Water Barbaric Machine Beast Bombe Banki (ep. 7))

### Drama CDs

* Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku (????) (Norito's father)

### Dubbing

* The Empire Strikes Back (1980 Movie theater edition) (Commander Nemet)
* Thomas & Friends (1995-1998) (George)
