Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo, born May 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平, Yamaguchi Kappei), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, and rakugoka affiliated with Gokū[1] and 21st Century Fox.[2] After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½,[3] Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles, including Inuyasha in Inuyasha and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Detective Conan and Usopp in One Piece. He is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane.[4] Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a rakugoka.[3][5]
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Born | Mitsuo Yamaguchi (1965-05-23) May 23, 1965 (age 57) Fukuoka, Japan |
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Years active | 1988–present |
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Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
Children | 2 |
In Japanese dubs of international works, Yamaguchi is the voice of Kyle Broflovski, Bugs Bunny, and Crash Bandicoot. He appeared in eroge as Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久 京也, Ushihisa Kyōya).[6] After performing rakugo at an event in 2017, Yamaguchi started studying under Shirano Tatekawa.[7][8] He uses the name のゝ乃家ぺぺぺぇ as a rakugoka.[8]
Yamaguchi made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008[9] and in Sakura-Con 2009.[10][11] His third appearance to date has been at Animazement in 2010. He also made a fourth appearance in Hawaii at Kawaii Kon in 2011.
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2019 | 13th Seiyu Awards | Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award | Won |
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