:Mitsuo Iwata

{{Infobox person

| name = Mitsuo Iwata

| native_name = 岩田光央

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|07|31}}

| birth_place = Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Actor
voice actor
singer

}}

| years_active = 1977–present

| agent = Aoni Production

| height = 165 cm

| spouse = {{marriage|Rikako Aikawa|1992|2025|reason=div}}

| children = 1

}}

{{Nihongo|Mitsuo Iwata|岩田光央|Iwata Mitsuo|born July 31, 1967}} is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer who was born in Tokorozawa, Saitama.Endo, Akira et al. "Voice Actor Spotlight". (November 2006) Newtype USA. pp. 110-111. He is previously married to voice actress Rikako Aikawa.[http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/05/reviews/02/ Wild ARMS Vol.2: Western Romance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204722/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/05/reviews/02/ |date=2016-03-03 }}. Animefringe. Mania.com praised him as "truly one of the greatest seiyuu".{{cite web | url=http://www.mania.com/golden-boy-vol-1_article_74285.html | title=Golden Boy Vol. #1 | work=mania.com | accessdate=13 July 2015 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212205900/http://www.mania.com/golden-boy-vol-1_article_74285.html | archivedate=12 December 2013 | url-status=dead}} Otakunews.com complimented him for the role of Tetsuya from Outlanders.[http://www.otakunews.com/dvdreview.php?DVD=130 DVD Review : Outlanders]. Otakunews.com. Mania.com comments on his role of Kintaro Oe (Golden Boy) that he "practiced months before hand, to the point of going hoarse from overwork, to perfect Kintaro's voice" and "there's no one who could replace him for this role". He is also known for the role of Kaneda in the 1988 anime film Akira and won the 7th Seiyu Awards for Best Personality in 2013. He was previously affiliated with Office Osawa and Across Entertainment, but is currently affiliated with Aoni Production.

Filmography

=Television animation=

DNA^2 (1994), Kakimaro Someya
Adventures of Mini-Goddess (1998), Gan-chan
Hikaru no Go (2002), Atsushi Kurata
Please Twins! (2003), Hyosuke Magumo
Inuyasha (2004), Suzaku
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006), Dorodoron
D.Gray-Man (2006), Arystar Krory III
Hayate the Combat Butler (2007), Akane Himegami
Koi suru Tenshi Angelique (2007), Zephel
One Piece (2010), Emporio Ivankov (second voice)
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010), Ghost [Episode 1 Part 2: "Death Race 2010"]
Kill la Kill (2013), Takaharu Fukuroda
World Trigger (2014), Isami Tōma
Space Patrol Luluco (2016), Keiji
March Comes in like a Lion (2016), Manabu Yasui
100% Pascal-sensei (2017), Demon Pascal (ep. 3)/Demon Pascal D (ep. 8), Hell Emperor Pascal (ep. 23)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019), Toyo
Jujutsu Kaisen (2020), Kiyotaka Ijichi{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-18/jujutsu-kaisen-anime-adds-12-cast-members/.164129|title=Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Adds 12 Cast Members|website=Anime News Network|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020), Zaboera{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-18/new-dragon-quest-the-adventure-of-dai-anime-unveils-demon-lord-army-cast/.163034|title=New Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Anime Unveils Demon Lord Army's Cast|website=Anime News Network|date=August 18, 2020|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
Edens Zero (2021), Mosco Versa-0{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-01/edens-zero-anime-casts-mitsuo-iwata/.173468|title=Edens Zero Anime Casts Mitsuo Iwata|website=Anime News Network|date=June 1, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
Getter Robo Arc (2021), Captain Misa Igari,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-25/getter-robo-arc-anime-reveals-11-new-cast-members/.174410|title=Getter Robo Arc Anime Reveals 11 New Cast Members|website=Anime News Network|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2022}} General Basilisk
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer (2022), Lee Soleil{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-16/lucifer-and-the-biscuit-hammer-anime-reveals-24-more-cast-members-july-premiere/.184717|title=Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Anime Reveals 24 More Cast Members, July Premiere|website=Anime News Network|date=April 16, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2022}}
Dark Gathering (2023), Brainstem Spirit{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/DG_anime/status/1697187731166900588?t=NqIPNPLLTH3PfxD0E3mI2Q&s=19|title= Dark Gathering Episode 9 Synopsis|website=Twitter|date=August 30, 2023|access-date=August 30, 2023}}
The Duke of Death and His Maid 2nd Season (2023), Free{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-10/the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-anime-reveals-3-more-cast-members/.202165|title=The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members|website=Anime News Network|date=September 10, 2023|access-date=September 10, 2023}}
MF Ghost (2023), Itsuki Takeuchi{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-03/mf-ghost-anime-3rd-video-unveils-cast-more-staff-initial-d-cameos/.193542|title=MF Ghost Anime's 3rd Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, Initial D Cameos|website=Anime News Network|date=January 3, 2023|access-date=January 3, 2023}}
Sasaki and Peeps (2024), Marc{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-06/sasaki-and-peeps-anime-2nd-video-unveils-more-cast-aguri-onishi-ending-song-1-hour-january-5-debut/.205165|title=Sasaki and Peeps Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Aguri Ōnishi's Ending Song, 1-Hour January 5 Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

BECK (xxxx), Tanabe
Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (xxxx), Mike White
Cyborg 009 (xxxx), Pyunma/Cyborg 008
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (xxxx), Tsutomu Hanaoka
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon (xxxx), Penguin{{cite web|url=http://dc-taka.com/character/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3/|script-title=ja:サイト名|website=dc-taka.com|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 4, 2018|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806071301/http://dc-taka.com/character/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE%E3%83%B3/|url-status=dead}}
Digimon Frontier (xxxx), Piddomon
Doki Doki School Hours (xxxx), Gen Nakamura ("Oyaji")
Dragon Ball Super (xxxx), Champa, Majora
Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! (xxxx), Owl Guildy
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (xxxx), Fukase
I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (xxxx), Dispel
Initial D (xxxx), Itsuki Takeuchi (Iggy Takeuchi)
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (xxxx), Mic Sounders, Stallion White
Magica Wars (xxxx), Toro
Mirmo! (xxxx), Incho
Nurarihyon no Mago (xxxx), Ungaikyo
Oruchuban Ebichu (xxxx), Maa-kun
Please Teacher! (xxxx), Hyosuke Magumo
Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan (xxxx), Kuniharu Saiki
Shakugan no Shana (xxxx), Marchosias
Shakugan no Shana Second (xxxx), Marchosias
Shakugan no Shana III Final (xxxx), Marchosias
Shirobako (xxxx), Yoshikazu Inanami, Tomigaya
Sonic the Hedgehog (xxxx), Rotor the Walrus (also voiced by Kozo Shioya)
Toriko (xxxx), Sunny
Vandread (xxxx), Pyoro
Yagami-kun's Family Affairs (xxxx), Ichigaya
Beyblade: Metal Fusion (xxxx), Brazilian Blader DJ

=Animated films=

Akira (1988), Kaneda
Dead Leaves (2004), 666 (Three-Six)
Dōbutsu no Mori (2006), Kappei/Kapp'n

=Original video animation (OVA)=

Outlanders (1986), Tetsuya Wakatsuki
Here is Greenwood (1991), Mitsuru
Golden Boy (1995), Kintaro Oe
My Dear Marie (1996), Hiroshi

Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan (xxxx), Binkan Salaryman
Irresponsible Captain Tylor (xxxx), Kojiro
Shakugan no Shana (xxxx), Marcosias
You're Being Summoned, Azazel (xxxx), Seiya

=Video games=

Angelique (1994), Zephel
Angelique Special 2 (1995), Zephel
Street Fighter III: Third Strike (1999), Sean{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mitsuo-Iwata/|title=Mitsuo Iwata (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|access-date=December 6, 2021|type= Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}
Angelique Trois (2000), Zephel
The King of Fighters '99 Evolution (2000), Syo Kirishima
The King of Fighters 2000 (2000), Syo Kirishima
Gitaroo Man (2001), Puma
Kingdom Hearts (2002), Peter Pan
The King of Fighters 2002 (2002), Kusanagi (as "???"){{cite web|url=https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=kusanagi|title=KOFキャラクター - THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE|language=ja|website=kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404132641/https://kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp/character/index.php?num=kusanagi|archive-date=April 4, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2021}}
Angelique Etoile (2003), Zephel
The King of Fighters 2003 (2003), Kusanagi
The King of Fighters Neowave (2005), Kusanagi
Sonic Unleashed (2008), Orbot
Tales of Vesperia (2008), Yeager
The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match (2009), Kusanagi
Sonic Colors (2010), Orbot
Sonic Generations (2011), Orbot
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011), Orbot
Sonic Lost World (2013), Orbot
Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013), Orbot
Sonic Forces (2017), Orbot
The King of Fighter for Girls (2020), Choi Bounge{{cite web|url=https://kofg.net/20200207-game-schedule0207/|title=【お知らせ】KOFGイベント・キャンペーンスケジュール公開（2020年2月中旬）|website=kofg.net|language=Japanese|date=February 7, 2020|accessdate=March 10, 2020|archive-date=February 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207102412/https://kofg.net/20200207-game-schedule0207/|url-status=dead}}

Arad Senki: Slap Up Party (xxxx), Harusen
Initial D Arcade Stage (xxxx), Itsuki Takeuchi

=Drama CDs=

Abunai series 4: Abunai Campus Love (Sakura Nanba)
Eden wo Tooku ni Hanarete series 2: Ryokuin no Rakuen (Masayuki Kawahara)
Eden wo Tooku ni Hanarete series 3: Setsunai Yoru no Rakuen (Masayuki Kawahara)
Mainichi Seiten! series 1 (Jou Obinata)
Mainichi Seiten! series 2: Kodomo wa Tomaranai (Jou Obinata)
Ourin Gakuen series 1: Ikenai Seitokaishitsu (Kyouhei Fukazawa)
Rolex ni Kuchizukewo (Chikao Ootsuka)
Sakurazawa vs Hakuhou series 1: Shokuinshitsu de Naisho no Romance (Kyousuku Sonoda)

=Live-action=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" \|+ Tokusatsu performances
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Role ! scope="col" \| Notes
scope="row" \| 2009 \| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger \| Ayakashi Sogizarai \| ep. 36
scope="row" \| 2011 \| Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger \| Bibaboo \| ep. 44
scope="row" \| 2015 \| Shuriken Sentai Ninninger \| Youkai Enraenra \| ep. 11
scope="row" \| 2016 \| Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger \| Quval \| eps. 1 - 27, 30 - 42{{cite web\|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/zyuohger/story/1206975_2514.html\|script-title=ja:動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー第1話どきどき動物ランド東映 [テレビ]\|publisher=www.toei.co.jp\|language=ja\|date=2016-02-07\|accessdate=2016-05-29}}
scope="row" \| 2017 \| Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future \| Quval \|
scope="row" \| 2020-2021 \| Mashin Sentai Kiramager \| Mashin Shovellow \|

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|+ Tokusatsu performances

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

scope="row" | 2009

| Samurai Sentai Shinkenger

| Ayakashi Sogizarai

| ep. 36

scope="row" | 2011

| Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

| Bibaboo

| ep. 44

scope="row" | 2015

| Shuriken Sentai Ninninger

| Youkai Enraenra

| ep. 11

scope="row" | 2016

| Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger

| Quval

| eps. 1 - 27, 30 - 42{{cite web|url=http://www.toei.co.jp/tv/zyuohger/story/1206975_2514.html|script-title=ja:動物戦隊ジュウオウジャー第1話どきどき動物ランド東映 [テレビ]|publisher=www.toei.co.jp|language=ja|date=2016-02-07|accessdate=2016-05-29}}

scope="row" | 2017

| Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger vs. Ninninger the Movie: Super Sentai's Message from the Future

| Quval

scope="row" | 2020-2021

| Mashin Sentai Kiramager

| Mashin Shovellow

=Dubbing roles=

==Live-action==

10 Things I Hate About You (Michael Eckman (David Krumholtz)){{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=18756|title= 恋のからさわぎ|accessdate= August 31, 2019|work= Star Channel}}
Enchanted (Pip){{cite web|url= https://www.disney.co.jp/studio/liveaction/0833.html|title= 魔法にかけられて|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= Disney}}
Evolution (2005 NTV edition) (Danny Donald (Michael Bower)){{cite web|url= https://benowen.exblog.jp/2645358/|title= エボリューション（日テレ版）|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= 堀内賢雄氏ご出演吹き替え作品一覧}}
The Final Destination (Hunt Wynorski (Nick Zano)){{cite web |url= https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/broad_tvtokyo/program/detail/201510/13645_201510221335.html|title= 午後ロード「ファイナル・デッドサーキット」地上波初!10月の(木)はファイナルＤ|accessdate= July 17, 2019|work= TV Tokyo}}
Ghostbusters (Rowan North (Neil Casey)){{cite web|url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=4047|title= ゴーストバスターズ|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}
Jurassic World (2017 NTV edition) (Lowery Cruthers (Jake Johnson)){{cite web |url= https://clippy.red/movie20170804-1/|title= 【ジュラシックワールド】新吹き替えになぜ変更って理由がヤバい「声優キャスト一覧は豪華で永野もシェーッ！」|accessdate= September 6, 2019|work= Clippy|date= 4 August 2017}}
S. Darko (Jeremy Frame (Jackson Rathbone)){{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.co.jp/ドニー・ダーコ2-DVD-デイヴィー・チェイス/dp/B004323YGS|title= Donnie Darko 2 DVD|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= Amazon|date= 26 November 2010}}
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (Harvey Kinkle (Nate Richert)){{cite web|url= https://www.hmv.co.jp/artist_サブリナ_500000000033046/biography/|title= サブリナプロフィール|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= HMV}}
Stand by Me (1989 Fuji TV edition) (Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman)){{cite web|url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=24997|title= スタンド・バイ・ミー［地上波放送版］|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= Star Channel}}

==Animation==

The Incredibles (Young Buddy Pine/IncrediBoy){{cite web|url= https://thetv.jp/program/0000037004/1/|title= Mr.インクレディブル Mr.インクレディブル(映画)|accessdate= June 5, 2021|work= thetv.jp}}
Peter Pan (Peter Pan) [1984 Buena Vista version]{{cite web |url= https://www.disney.co.jp/studio/animation/0756.html|title= ピーター・パン |accessdate= November 27, 2019|work= Disney}}
Tom & Jerry (Real Estate Rat){{cite web|url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=15490|title= トムとジェリー (2021)|accessdate= March 18, 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.aoni.co.jp/search/iwata-mitsuo.html|name=Official agency profile}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{anime News Network|people|id=1045|name= Mitsuo Iwata}}
[http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/iwata-mitsuo Mitsuo Iwata] at the Seiyuu database

Category:1967 births

Category:Living people

Category:Across Entertainment voice actors

Category:Aoni Production voice actors

Category:Japanese male child actors

Category:Japanese male pop singers

Category:Japanese male video game actors

Category:Japanese male voice actors

Category:Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture

Category:20th-century Japanese male actors

Category:21st-century Japanese male actors

Category:20th-century Japanese male singers

Category:20th-century Japanese singers

Category:21st-century Japanese male singers

Category:21st-century Japanese singers

Category:People from Tokorozawa, Saitama