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Norio WAKAMOTO

若本 規夫
Family name (in kanji): 若本
Given name (in kanji): 規夫
Birth name: Norio (紀夫) Wakamoto (若本)
Also known as:
Kyōnosuke Hiruma
Noriaki Wakamoto
Date of birth: 1945-10-18
Hometown: Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan (birthplace) & Sakai, Osaka, Japan (hometown)
Blood type: B
Skills & Abilities:
Kendo
Norio Wakamoto used to work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Riot Police
Shorinji Kempo (3rd Dan)
Non-anime roles:
Aaron in "Gensō Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki" (VG) (Japanese)
Accardo in "Buddy Mission BOND" (VG) (Japanese)
iral Richard Morrison in "Crysis" (VG/PC) (Japanese)
Aine in "Gunbird 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Al-Cid in "Final Fantasy XII" (VG) (Japanese)
Alex in "NeverDead" (VG) (Japanese)
Alex Thunderbolt in "Gunslinger Stratos 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Andre in "Luminous Arc" (VG) (Japanese)
Ashlay Barnbelt in "Star Ocean: First Departure" (VG) (Japanese)
Aziz in "True Lies" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
Aztarosa (Akhetamen) in "Valkyrie Profile" (VG) (Japanese)
Baal in "Grandia" (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatos Goetia in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatos Goetia in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatos Goetia in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatos Goetia in "Tales of VS." (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatoss Goetia in "Tales of Destiny (PS2 Remake)" (VG) (Japanese)
Barbatoss Goetia in "Tales of Destiny 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Bellman in "Metal Max 4: The Moonlight Diva" (VG) (Japanese)
Ben-Ho in "Langrisser Millennium" (VG) (Japanese)
Bernhardt in "Langrisser Mobile" (VG) (Japanese)
Big Ed Hurley in "Twin Peaks" (live-action TV series) (Japanese)
Boss in "Catherine" (VG) (Japanese)
Bountiful Heart in "Live A Live" (VG; 2022 remake) (Japanese)
Cell in "Jump Force" (VG) (Japanese)
Chaos in "Dissidia 012" (VG) (Japanese)
Chaos in "Dissidia: Final Fantasy" (VG)
Charon in "Dante's Inferno" (VG/PS3, Xbox 360) (Japanese)
Coach Ota in "Neon Genesis Evangelion: EVA and Good Friends" (VG) (Japanese)
Col. Günther Reza in "Duck, You Sucker!" (Italian live-action movie/DVD version) (Japanese)
Crowley in "Alone in the Dark (2008)" (VG) (Japanese)
Dark Dream in "Dragon Quest Rivals" (VG) (Japanese)
Dark Dream in "Dragon Quest X" (VG) (Japanese)
Dark Knight in "Dragon Quest" (drama audio)
Dauragon C. Mikado in "The Bouncer" (VG) (Japanese)
Dio Brando in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Volume 3" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Dracula in "Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle" (VG)
Dracula in "Akumajou Dracula X:Gekka no Yasoukyoku" (VG)
Dracula in "Akumajou Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth" (VG)
Dracula in "Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls" (mobile game) (Japanese)
Dracula in "Castlevania: Harmony of Despair" (VG) (Japanese)
Dracula in "Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia" (VG) (Japanese)
Drake the 3rd in "Phantom Kingdom" (VG) (Japanese)
Dymon in "Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz" (VG) (Japanese)
Father Balder in "Bayonetta 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Father Balder in "Bayonetta" (VG) (Japanese)
Fighfar in "Summon Night EX Thesis Yoake no Tsubasa" (VG) (Japanese)
Gardle in "Tales of Innocence" (VG) (Japanese)
Garigerrnon in "Project X Zone 2: Brave New World" (VG) (Japanese)
Garigerrnon in "Resonance of Fate" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy DS" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy DS: Futatsu no Jikū-seki" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy II" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy III" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy V" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy VI" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy VII" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy VIII" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy: Kenja no Tobira" (VG) (Japanese)
Garuda in "Quiz Magic Academy: Ten no Manabiya" (VG) (Japanese)
Gawn Brawdia in "Wild Arms the 4th Detonator" (VG) (Japanese)
Gene in "Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops" (VG)
General Tsao in "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves" (VG) (Japanese)
Gilder in "Eternal Arcadia" (VG) (Japanese)
Golba in "Samurai Spirits Sen" (VG) (Japanese)
Griffin in "Hotel Transylvania 2" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Griffin in "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Griffin in "Hotel Transylvania" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Griffin in "Hotel Transylvania: Transformaia" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Guile in "Street Fighter Mad Revenger" (drama audio) (Japanese)
High Max in "Rockman X6"
Hindel in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
Houzuki Masaomi in "Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo" (VG) (Japanese)
Houzuki Masaomi in "Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu Shounen Shoujo" (VG) (Japanese)
Igniz in "The King of Fighters 2001" (VG)
Igniz in "The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match" (VG) (Japanese)
Ippatsu in "Granblue Fantasy" (VG) (Japanese)
Ivan Drago (voiceover for Dolph Lundgren) in "Rocky IV" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
Izzak in "Everybody's Golf 6" (VG) (Japanese)
Jade in "Stella Deus" (VG) (Japanese)
Jake Linas in "Valkyrie Profile" (VG) (Japanese)
Joe Hayabusa (JP) in "Ninja Gaiden 2" (VG)
Joe Hayabusa in "Ninja Gaiden 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Joe Hayabusa in "Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Johnny in "Guilty Gear Strive" (VG) (Japanese)
Johnny in "Guilty Gear X" (VG) (Japanese)
Johnny in "Guilty Gear X2" (VG) (Japanese)
Johnny in "Guilty Gear XX Accent Core" (VG)
Johnny in "Guilty Gears Xrd -REVELATOR-" (VG) (Japanese)
Kagato in "Mahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy Part 1" (VG) (Japanese)
Kaoru Ichimonji in "Tokimeki Memorial 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Kimendoji in "PoPoLoCrois Monogatari II" (VG) (Japanese)
King Slime in "Dragon Quest Treasures" (VG) (Japanese)
Komuso in "Tokimeki Memorial 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Kou Kidokawa in "Tokimeki Memorial 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Kurosawa in "Last Bronx" (VG) (Japanese)
La Moon in "Super Adventure Rockman" (VG) (Japanese)
Lando Calrissian in "Star Wars" (original trilogy) (Japanese)
Leopardmon in "Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth" (VG) (Japanese)
Losado in "No Mercy" (1986 Movie) (Japanese)
Loss Leader in "Dragon Quest Treasures" (VG) (Japanese)
M. Bison (Vega) in "Street Fighter IV" (Japanese) (VG)
Maj. Nikita Dragovich in "Call of Duty: Black Ops" (VG/PS3, Xbox 350, PC) (Japanese)
Man Mon in "Kuro Kishi to Shiro no Maou" (VG) (Japanese)
Maugrim in "The Chronicles of Narnia" (BBC Serial Drama dub) (Japanese)
Metal Face in "Project X Zone 2: Brave New World" (VG) (Japanese)
Metal Face in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" (VG) (Japanese)
Mischa in "Die Hard 3 with a Revenge" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
Mitsuhide Akechi in "Onimusha 3: Demon Siege" (VG) (Japanese)
Mitsunari in "Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams" (VG) (Japanese)
Mr. Sinister in "X-Men" (animated TV series) (Japanese)
Muddy Hand in "Dragon Quest Treasures" (VG) (Japanese)
Mugen Kaidou in "Reynatis" (VG) (Japanese)
Mumca in "Xenoblade" (VG) (Japanese)
Mysterious Man in "Video Girl Ai" (CD) (Japanese)
Naguri Tensai in "Bujingai: The Forsaken City" (VG) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Hokuto Musou" (VG) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Seijuu Sentai Gingaman" (live-action TV series) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Super Adventure Rockman" (VG) (Japanese)
Nene in "Blue Dragon" (VG) (Japanese)
Oda Nobunaga in "Sengoku Basara 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Oda Nobunaga in "Sengoku Basara" (VG) (Japanese)
Ode Iou in "Live A Live" (VG; 2022 remake) (Japanese)
Odin in "Chocobo GP" (VG) (Japanese)
Ogre in "Valkyrie Profile" (VG) (Japanese)
Oko San in "Hatoful Boyfriend" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Preacher in "EVE: The Fatal Attraction" (VG) (Japanese)
Rainy Turtloid in "Rockman X6" (VG) (Japanese)
Ravannavar in "Indivisible" (VG) (Japanese)
Rayden (voiceover for Christopher Lambert) in "Mortal Kombat" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
Reader in "'Come Across'" ~ DEARS Roudoku Monogatari Go ~ VOL. 1 Nihon no Mukashibanashi" (CD) (Japanese)
Renvolt Magashi in "Phantasy Star Universe" (VG) (Japanese)
Ross Mido in "EVE Burst Error Plus" (VG) (Japanese)
Ross Mido in "EVE Burst Error" (VG) (Japanese)
Rubicante in "Dissidia Final Fantasy: Opera Omnia" (VG) (Japanese)
Rubicante in "Final Fantasy IV DS" (VG) (Japanese)
Rugal in "The King of Fighters 2002" (VG)
Ryuen Chow in "Langrisser Millennium" (VG) (Japanese)
Samael in "TERA Online" (MMORPG) (Japanese)
Sclash Driver in "Kamen Rider Build" (live-action TV) (Japanese)
Shadaloo (Phantom Vega [M. Bison]) in "Street Fighter 6" (VG) (Japanese)
Shredder in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1" (live-action movie) (Japanese)
Siegfried in "Wild Arms Alter Code: F" (VG) (Japanese)
Slime in "Dragon Quest Treasures" (VG) (Japanese)
Sogreth in "Brave Story: New Traveler" (VG) (Japanese)
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell in "Prison Break" (live-action TV series) (Japanese)
Ulrich "Keynote" Olsen in "Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M. Bison] in "Project X Zone 2: Brave New World" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M. Bison] in "Street Fighter V" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M. Bison] in "Street Fighter X Tekken" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M.Bison] in "Capcom vs SNK 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M.Bison] in "Capcom vs SNK" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega [M.Bison] in "SVC Chaos" (VG) (Japanese)
Vega[M.Bison] in "Street Fighter IV" (VG)
Victor Coste in "Splinter Cell Conviction" (VG) (Japanese)
Victor Coste in "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint" (VG) (Japanese)
Wraith in "Odin Sphere" (VG) (Japanese)
Xemnas in "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" (VG)
Xemnas in "Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance" (VG) (Japanese)
Xemnas in "Kingdom Hearts II" (VG) (Japanese)
Xemnas in "Kingdom Hearts III" (VG) (Japanese)
Xemnas in "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory" (VG) (Japanese)
Yoshimitsu in "Soul Calibur V" (VG) (Japanese)
Yoshimitsu in "SoulCalibur IV" (Japanese) (VG)
Yoshimitsu in "Soulcalibur VI" (VG) (Japanese)
Zakhaev in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" (US First-Person Shooter Game, Japanese Dub) (Japanese)
Zenon in "Makai Senki Disgaea 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Zolde in "Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age" (VG) (Japanese)
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as Kyōnosuke Hiruma

Family name (in kanji): 比留間
Given name (in kanji): 京之介

as Noriaki Wakamoto

Family name (in kanji): 若本
Given name (in kanji): 紀昭
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