Masashi Ebara | |
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Native name | 江原 正士 |
Born |
Masashi Ehara May 4, 1953 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, narrator |
Years active | 1973 – present |
Notable credit(s) | Naruto as Might Guy |
Masashi Ehara (江原 正士 Ehara Masashi?, born May 4, 1953), better known as Masashi Ebara (江原 正士 Ebara Masashi?), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Kanagawa Prefecture. He is affiliated with 81 Produce.
He is best known for his roles in the Initial D series (as Jōshima Toshiya), Naruto (as Might Guy), Eat-Man (as Bolt Crank), the Shakugan no Shana series (as Alastor the Flame of Heavens), Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (as Doctor Tsuchiya), Buso Renkin (as Captain Bravo), The Transformers (as Ratchet) and Final Fantasy XIII (as Sazh Katzroy). He is also the official dub-over artist of Tom Hanks.
Ebara graduated from Tōkyōtoritsu Chitosegaoka Senior High School. After previously working with Gekidan Subaru, he affiliated himself with 81 Produce. In dubbing American films, Ebara often dubs over Tom Hanks, Wesley Snipes, and Andy García. Much of his roles are occupied by Kōichi Yamadera in different editions of the films.