Kong Kuwata

Kong Kuwata (コング 桑田, Kongu Kuwata; born Takanobu Kuwata (桑田敬信, Kuwata Takanobu), August 23, 1961 in Sakai, Osaka) is a Japanese voice actor, television and theatrical actor, radio announcer and gospel singer. He is an active member of the theatrical group, Lilly Boat Army 2 and the Cube Group talent agency. He is best known for his roles as Geese Howard from the Fatal Fury series and Genjuro Kibagami from the Samurai Shodown series.

Kong Kuwata
コング 桑田
Born	Takanobu Kuwata (1961-08-23) August 23, 1961 (age 63) Sakai, Osaka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, radio announcer, singer

Roles

Anime

• Samurai Spirits 2: Asura-Zanmaden (1999) - Genjuro Kibagami
• Samurai 7 (2004) – Kikuchiyo
• Ginga Legend Weed (2006) – Kaibutsu
• Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) – Aeacus
• Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2008) - Nagase (Father)
• The King of Fighters: Destiny (2017) – Geese Howard^[1]

Video games

• Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (1991) – Duck King, Richard mayer, Tung Fu Rue, Micheal Max, Hwa Jai, Raiden, Billy Kane, Geese Howard
• Samurai Shodown II (1994) – Genjuro Kibagami, Neinhalt Sieger^[2][3]
• Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (1995) – Geese Howard^[4]
• Samurai Shodown III (1995) – Genjuro Kibagami^[2]
• Real Bout Fatal Fury (1995) – Duck King, Geese Howard^[4][5]
• The King of Fighters '96 (1996) – Geese Howard^[6]
• Samurai Shodown IV (1996) – Genjuro Kibagami^[2]
• Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1997) – Duck King, Geese Howard^[4][5]
• Samurai Shodown 64 (1997) – Genjuro Kibagami^[2]
• Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (1998) – Duck King, Geese Howard^[4][5]
• The King of Fighters: Kyo (1998) – Geese Howard^[7]
• Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (1999) – Duck King, Geese Howard^[7]
• Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) – Geese Howard
• Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) – Geese Howard
• SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami^[7]
• Samurai Shodown V (2003) – Genjuro Kibagami^[2]
• Samurai Shodown VI (2004) – Genjuro Kibagami,^[2] Neinhalt Seiger
• The King of Fighters Neowave (2005) – Geese Howard
• NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami^[7]
• The King of Fighters XI (2005) – Duck King,^[8] Geese Howard
• The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 (2006) – Geese Howard, Richard Meyer
• The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match (2008) – Geese Howard
• The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match (2009) – Geese Howard^[7]
• The King of Fighters XIV (2016) – Geese Howard^[7]
• Tekken 7 (2017) – Geese Howard (special moves and grunts)^[9]
• Granblue Fantasy (2018) – Genjuro Kibagami
• The King of Fighters All Star (2018–19) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami^[10][11]
• Samurai Shodown (2019) – Genjuro Kibagami^[7]
• The King of Fighters XV (2022) – Geese Howard^[12]
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (2025) – Geese Howard^[7]

Stage

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2024) – Dario Brando^[13]