Rikiya Koyama (小山 力也, Koyama Rikiya, born December 18, 1963) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator currently affiliated with Haiyuza Theatre Company. He has done popular voicing roles in Hajime no Ippo, Utawarerumono, Kamen no Maid Guy and Yakuza, and has become well known for voicing Yamato in Naruto Shippuden and Kogoro Mouri in Case Closed. In addition, he is known for voicing rather tall or massive inhuman villains like Coyote Starrk in Bleach, Fukuro in Fairy Tail and Deep Sea King in One Punch Man. He is the official dub-over artist of George Clooney, Kiefer Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson and Ma Dong-seok. In addition, he dubbed many roles of Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves and Guy Pearce.
Rikiya Koyama | |
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小山 力也 | |
Born | (1963-12-18) December 18, 1963 (age 58) |
Other names | Ricky (リッキー, Rikkī)[2] Riki (りきちゃん, Riki-chan) |
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Years active | 1987–present |
Agent | Haiyuza Theatre Company |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
By the time Koyama was in high school, his voice had already taken on the quality it has today, and when he answered the phone at the time, his own aunt would sometimes mistake him for his father.[4] After attending Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School, Koyama entered the law department at Ritsumeikan University in 1982.[1] He became a member of Ritsumeikan Art Theatre Company.[5] At the time, he was performing the works of Minoru Betsuyaku and Kōhei Tsuka. After graduating from college in 1987, he moved from Kyoto to Tokyo[1] to study theater at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.[5] He was a member of the swimming club and had no qualms about wearing a swimsuit. After graduation, he joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company and made his debut as an actor in Kamen Rider Black RX in 1989.[5] In RX, he performed most of the action scenes himself, including wire fu and napalm explosions, except for some dangerous scenes.[5] Due to his connection with the producers of the series, Nagafumi Hori and Susumu Yoshikawa, he often made guest appearances in the Metal Hero Series that they were in charge of.[5]
Koyama made his debut as a voice actor in ER[5] and initially focused on dubbing, but since the 2000s he has also appeared in many anime and video games. In addition, Utawarerumono Radio led to a surge in radio programs in which he worked with various female voice actors. In anime, he plays many austere characters, but he covers the gamut from serious to gag, from good guys to cold-hearted villains, comical roles to dynamic ones, and from lustful characters like Kristofor in the game Infinite Undiscovery to the aloof and free-spirited role of Leonard in the Angelique series. Since he has been working more as a voice actor, Koyama has not made many appearances as an actor. In 2009, he was asked to play the role of Joe of Haze in Kamen Rider Decade, the same role he played in RX, but he turned it down due to his age and discomfort with the image of the role.[5]
Koyama has also been active as a stage actor, actively participating in stage performances in Europe (England, France, the Netherlands, Romania, Italy, and Russia) since around 2000, and his performance as Antonio in The Merchant of Venice in 2001 won the Outstanding Performance Award at the 9th Yomiuri Theater Awards.[6] In 2011, Koyama won the Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award at the 5th Seiyu Awards.[7]
Koyama's role of Jack Bauer in 24 is one of his most popular roles. At the end of 2010, he met Kiefer at the 24 final season campaign and fan thanksgiving event.[8]
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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1998 | Pokémon | Dr. Proctor | |
2000 | Hajime no Ippo | Mamoru Takamura | |
Detective Conan | Saku Norifumi (ep. 199–200) | ||
2001 | Figure 17 | D.D./Daisuke Domoto | |
Soul Taker | Zabo (ep 6) | ||
2002 | Detective Conan | Kiyama Tomonori (ep. 282–283) | |
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi | Eutus, Abe | ||
2003 | D.N.Angel | Police Chief Hiwatari | |
Croquette! | Bagu | ||
Astro Boy | Katari | ||
Ninja Scroll: The Series | Jubei Kibagami | ||
2004 | Fafner in the Azure | Seiichirou Kaname | |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Hideo Kuze | ||
Monster | Peter Jurgens | ||
2005 | Akagi | Nangō | |
Eureka Seven | Norb | ||
Eyeshield 21 | Gen "Musashi" Takekura | ||
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid | Belfangan Grouseaux | ||
Noein – Mou Hitori no Kimi e | Kuina | ||
Pataliro Saiyuki! | Sa Gojō | ||
Speed Grapher | Genba Ryougoku | ||
2006 | Crash B-Daman | Jubee Sanada | |
Buso Renkin | Victor | ||
Ayakashi Ayashi | Abi | ||
Fate/stay night | Kiritsugu Emiya[9] | ||
Honey and Clover II | Mac Carlos | ||
Naruto | Hotarubi | ||
Taiyou no Mokushiroku | Chan | ||
Utawarerumono | Hakuoro | ||
Witchblade | Reiji Takayama | ||
Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings | Junzō Kuroki | ||
2007 | Bleach | Coyote Starrk | |
Naruto: Shippuden | Yamato | ||
Kaze no Stigma | Genma Kannagi | ||
Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~Kagayaki no Ashita~ | Leonard | ||
Kaiji | Nakayama | ||
Hero Tales | Koyō Mougai | ||
2008 | Soul Eater | Shinigami | |
Ga-Rei: Zero | Kudo Kuzuno | ||
Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ | Ihika | ||
Mōryō no Hako | Sasagawa | ||
Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka | Sejirō Sugishita | ||
Kamen no Maid Guy | Kogarashi | ||
Blue Dragon | Voice of the Heavenly World | ||
Neuro: Supernatural Detective | Dokuta Kuroo | ||
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | Mikawa Kirameki | ||
Yatterman | Chuck Pauer | ||
Golgo 13 | Blue-Eye Zalath | ||
2009 | Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger | Takamura Mamoru | |
Spice and Wolf II | Marc Cole | ||
Aoi Bungaku Series | K | ||
Detective Conan | Kogoro Mori (ep. 553–present) | Akira Kamiya and the producer were about to reach an agreement but the negotiation broke off due to the confidential leak on a blog which later caused the producers to fire him in the end. Aftermath, the Producer and team staffs hired Koyama for new replacement of Kogoro Mouri. | |
Rideback | Tenshirō Okakura | ||
Souten Kouro | Lu Bu | ||
Umineko no Naku Koro ni | Rudolf Ushiromiya | ||
Kobato. | Genko | ||
2010 | Durarara!! | Shuji Niekawa | |
Katanagatari | Souda Emonzaemon | ||
Arakawa Under the Bridge | Seki Ichinomiya | ||
Fairy Tail | Fukuro | ||
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | Lieral Lieutolu | ||
Marvel Anime: Iron Man | Wolverine/Logan | ||
Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin | Rokurouta Sakuragi | ||
Shinryaku! Ika Musume | Ayumi Tokita's father | ||
2011 | Fate/Zero | Kiritsugu Emiya | |
Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing | Yashbal Anand | ||
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital | Abe no Seimei | ||
Marvel Anime: Wolverine | Wolverine/Logan | ||
Marvel Anime: X-Men | Wolverine/Logan | ||
Marvel Anime: Blade | Wolverine/Logan | ||
Hyouge Mono | Oda Nobunaga | ||
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume | Ayumi Tokita's father | ||
2012 | Hunter × Hunter | Ging Freecss | 2011 series |
Blast of Tempest | Samon Kusaribe | ||
Ginga e Kickoff!! | Masaru Hanamisha | ||
Kingdom | Wang Qi | ||
Muv-Luv Alternative - Total Eclipse | Ibrahim Doğulu | ||
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Act 2 | Handsome Buta | ||
World War Blue | General Alex | ||
Daily Lives of High School Boys | Hidenori's Dad | ||
2013 | Dog & Scissors | Tōji Nakahara, Daimon Hotokezaka | |
Hajime no Ippo: Rising | Takamura Mamoru | ||
High School DxD New | Azazel | ||
Pokémon Origins | Giovanni | ||
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation | Ronaldo Kuriki | ||
2014 | Space Dandy | Le Flea Brothers | |
Black Bullet | Kagetane Hiruko | ||
Nobunaga Concerto | Shibata Katsuie | ||
Parasyte -the maxim- | Yamagishi | ||
Sengoku Basara: End of Judgement | Kuroda Kanbei | ||
Terra Formars | Donatello K. Davis | ||
Nanana's Buried Treasure | Jūgo's Father | ||
Captain Earth | Tsutomu Nishikubo | ||
Tokyo ESP | Kudo Kuzuno | ||
Nanana's Buried Treasure | Jūgo's Father | ||
No-Rin | Hajime Menjo | ||
Argevollen | Toshikazu Cayenne | ||
2015 | Blood Blockade Battlefront | Klaus Von Reinhertz | |
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma | Jōichirō Yukihira | ||
Heavy Object | Seawax | ||
The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Lucian | ||
High School DxD BorN | Azazel | ||
My Monster Secret | Genjirō Shiragami | ||
Lupin the Third Part IV | Cesare Albertini | ||
One-Punch Man | Sea King | ||
Seiyu's Life! | Himself | ||
Garo: Crimson Moon | Watanabe no Tsuna | ||
Ushio and Tora | Tora | ||
One Piece | Galley, Kyros (continued till 2016) | ||
God Eater | Johannes von Schicksal (continued till 3/26/2016 when episode 13 was aired) | ||
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon | Orochi Kusagani | ||
2016 | Ajin: Demi-Human | Firefighter | |
Alderamin on the Sky | Solvenares Igsem | ||
All Out!! | Tadakazu Taira | ||
Bungo Stray Dogs | Fukuzawa Yukichi | [10] | |
Berserk | Mozgus | ||
Beyblade Burst | Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji | ||
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School – Side: Despair | Jin Kirigiri | ||
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate | Jōichirō Yukihira | ||
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. | Tom | ||
Gate | Shunya Kengun | ||
2017 | Gintama | Neptune Shoukaku | |
ID-0 | Grayman | [11] | |
Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic | Strafansky Yelistratova | [12] | |
Beyblade Burst God | Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji | ||
Magical Circle Guru Guru | Gochinko (ep. 4 – 5, 10) | ||
UQ Holder! | Jack Rakan | [13] | |
Altair: A Record of Battles | Corentin Pineau | ||
The Laughing Salesman NEW | Ashi Yumemi (ep. 8) | ||
Digimon Universe: App Monsters | Dantemon (ep. 24) | ||
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Third Plate | Jōichirō Yukihira | ||
2018 | Killing Bites | Reiichi Shidō | [14] |
Future Card Buddyfight | Demon Lord Dragon, Batzz | ||
The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of the Commandments | Zaratras | ||
Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu | Kaiza "Xhaka" Xhakuenji | ||
Back Street Girls | Jin Takamura | ||
Karakuri Circus | Narumi Katō | [15] | |
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion | Onitakemaru | ||
Zoids Wild | Foie gras | ||
2019 | Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Fourth Plate | Jōichirō Yukihira | |
2020 | The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited | Katsuhiro Takei | [16] |
Super HxEros | Narrator | [17] | |
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | Majiro the Hedgehog | [18] | |
The Gymnastics Samurai | Britney | [19] | |
Black Clover | Dante Zogratis | ||
2021 | Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! | Fukuzawa Yukichi | [20] |
Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House | Onii-san | [21] | |
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | Perugius Dola | [22] | |
Cestvs: The Roman Fighter | Zafar | [23] | |
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Antonio | ||
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 | Dagruel | [24] | |
2022 | Police in a Pod | Tamotsu Hōjō | [25] |
Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin | Gatti Nenehawk | [26] | |
Deaimon | Heigo Irino | [27] | |
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