Takahiro Sakurai
The voice that defined the brooding rockstar for a generation of anime fans.
Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏, Sakurai Takahiro; born June 13, 1974) is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. His well-known roles include heroes such as Cloud Strife in Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass, Izuru Kira in Bleach, X in Mega Man X, Arataka Reigen in Mob Psycho 100, Giyu Tomioka in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, and Burton in Ninjala, as well as villains such as Maximilien Robespierre in Le Chevalier D'Eon, Hiltz in Zoids: Guardian Force, Sasori in Naruto Shippūden, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, and Suguru Geto in Jujutsu Kaisen. He voiced the main character Miyuki Kazuya in Ace of Diamond. He is the official Japanese dub voice for Robert Pattinson since Twilight. His range is tenor.
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- Sakurai is the eldest of three siblings born to a family who owned a rice shop.
- He graduated from Okazaki Johsei High School and later from Yoyogi Animation Academy in Nagoya and 81 Acting Institute.
- In 1999, at age 25 and considering quitting voice acting, he got regular roles in Digimon Adventure and Sensual Phrase.
- He won the 'Overseas Fan's Award' at the 6th Seiyu Awards in 2012.
- Sakurai has been married to a former voice actress for nearly 20 years, which was not disclosed to the public until September 2022.
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