Rintarō Nishi

Rintarō Nishi (西 凜太朗, Nishi Rintarō; born July 15, 1965, in Osaka) is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Office Osawa. His real name is Kazuaki Kurita (栗田 和晃, Kurita Kazuaki).

Rintarō Nishi
西 凜太朗
Born	Kazuaki Kurita (栗田 和晃, Kurita Kazuaki) (1965-07-15) July 15, 1965 (age 60) Osaka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1991–present
Agent	Office Osawa
Spouse	Yūko Nitō
Children	1

Filmography

Television animation

1990s

• Ganba! Fly High (1996) – Zenkō Kaizuka
• Cowboy Bebop (1998) – Asimov Solenson

2000s

• Initial D: Fourth Stage (2004) – Shūichi Matsumoto
• Samurai Champloo (2004) – Hanjirō
• Bleach (2005) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
• Beet the Vandel Buster (2005) – Baus
• School Rumble: 2nd Semester (2006) – Mr. Suō
• Death Note (2007) – Eiichi Takahashi
• Ghost Hound (2007) – Seiichi Suzuki
• Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2007) – Jiguro
• Soul Eater (2008) – Free
• One Piece (2009) – Heracles

2010s

• House of Five Leaves (2010) – Jin
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2010) – Charlie
• Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin (2010) – Aoki
• X-Men (2011) – Jake
• The Knight in the Area (2012) – Masakatsu Kondo
• Space Brothers (2012) – Freddie Saturn
• Attack on Titan (2013) – Moblit Berner
• Ace of Diamond (2014) – Raizō Todoroki
• Akame ga Kill! (2014) – Gozuki
• Kill la Kill (2014) – Taro Genbu
• Tokyo Ghoul (2014) – Jason/Yamori
• The Seven Deadly Sins (2014) – Bartra Liones, Narrator
• Mob Psycho 100 (2016) – Fuji

2020s

• ID - Invaded (2020) – Matsuoka
• Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin (2022) - Varaharu
• The Witch and the Beast (2024) – Magic Sword Ashgan^[1]
• Let's Go Karaoke! (2025) – Shaved Head^[2]

Original video animation (OVA)

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1998) – Karl von der Decken
• Demon Prince Enma (2006) – Manager
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) – Saboa

Theatrical animation

• Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) – Machira
• Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003) – Pizzaro
• Mind Game (2004) – Yakuza
• Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
• Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) – Tetsuzaemon Iba
• Bootleg (2009) – healthy
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Arco

Video games

• Star Wars: Republic Commando (2005) (Japanese dub) – "Boss"
• Razing Storm (2010) (Japanese dub) – Uncredited
• Yakuza 5 (2012) – Masaru Watase
• Killer Is Dead (2013) – Damon
• Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin! (2014) – Sasaki Tadasaburō
• Soul Sacrifice (2014) – Mordred
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross (2019) – Captain Denzel
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) – Masaru Watase
• Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023) - Masaru Watase

Television dramas

• Mito Kōmon (2011) – Shuzen Watanabe

Tokusatsu

• Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993) – Lieutenant Colonel Shadam (eps. 1 – 10, 12 – 14, 17 – 22, 26 – 31, 37, 38 & 42 – 50)/Gorma XVI (Actor) (49 & 50)
• Kamen Rider Den-O (2007) – Crow Imagin (eps. 7 & 8)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) – Doukoku Chimatsuri (eps. 1 – 9, 11 – 16, 18 – 20, 23 – 31, 33 – 40 & 45 – 49)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (2009) – Doukoku Chimatsuri
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010) – Doukoku Chimatsuri
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns (2010) – Drunk drinker (Actor)
• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012) – Burnerloid (ep. 2)

Stage

• Julius Caesar (1990)
• The Cherry Orchard (1993)

Dubbing

Live-action

• 10,000 BC (2011 TV Asahi edition) – Lu'Kibu (Joel Fry)^[3]
• Bionic Woman – Antonio Pope (Isaiah Washington)^[4]
• Boss Level – Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo)^[5]
• Bullet to the Head – Robert Nkomo Morel (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)^[6]
• Edge of Tomorrow – Skinner (Jonas Armstrong)^[7]
• El Cantante – Willie Colón (John Ortiz)^[8]
• ER – Mobalage Ikabo (Djimon Hounsou)^[9]
• The Expendables 3 – Hale Caesar (Terry Crews)^[10]
• The Fall Guy – Dressler (Ben Knight)^[11]
• The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Vince (Matt Schulze)^[12]
• The Fatal Encounter – Gap-soo / Sang-chaek (Jung Jae-young)^[13]
• Final Destination (2002 TV Asahi edition) – William Bludworth (Tony Todd)
• Final Destination 2 (2006 TV Tokyo edition) – William Bludworth (Tony Todd)^[14]
• The Final Girls – Duncan (Thomas Middleditch)^[15]
• Flight of Fury – Rojar (Alki David)^[16]
• The Fourth Kind – Tommy Fisher (Corey Johnson)^[17]
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones)^[18]
• Ghost (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Willie Lopez (Rick Aviles)^[19]
• Glitter – Rafael (Eric Benét)^[20]
• Gridiron Gang – Malcolm Moore (Xzibit)^[21]
• The Huntsman: Winter's War – Liefr (Sam Hazeldine)^[22]
• The Karate Kid – John Kreese (Martin Kove)^[23]
• The Karate Kid Part III – John Kreese (Martin Kove)^[24]
• The Last Stand – Lewis Dinkum (Johnny Knoxville)^[25]
• Live and Let Die (2006 Blu-ray edition) – Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder)
• Meg 2: The Trench – Montes (Sergio Peris-Mencheta)^[26]
• Mortdecai – Jock Strapp (Paul Bettany)^[27]
• Oblivion – Sykes (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)^[28]
• Pacific Rim: Uprising – Sonny (Nick E. Tarabay)^[29]
• Pilgrimage – Frère Geraldus (Stanley Weber)^[30]
• Punisher: War Zone – Paul Budiansky (Colin Salmon)^[31]
• Rambo: Last Blood (2022 BS Tokyo edition) – Victor Martinez (Óscar Jaenada)^[32]
• Red Planet – Robby Gallagher (Val Kilmer)^[33]
• Safe House – Michael Collarsdale (Peter Ferdinando)^[34]
• Snitch – Daniel James (Jon Bernthal)^[35]
• Snow White and the Huntsman – King Magnus (Noah Huntley)^[36]
• The Three Musketeers – Captain Rochefort (Mads Mikkelsen)^[37]
• The Transporter – Darren "Wall Street" Bettencourt (Matt Schulze)^[38]
• Waitress – Earl Hunterson (Jeremy Sisto)^[39]
• The Way Back – Valka (Colin Farrell)^[40]
• XXX – Xander Cage (Vin Diesel)^[41]
• XXX: Return of Xander Cage – Xander Cage (Vin Diesel)^[42]
• Yakuza Princess – Shiro (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)^[43]

Animation

• Amphibia – Sprig Plantar
• Ben 10 – Clancy
• The Powerpuff Girls – Big Billy
• Queer Duck: The Movie – Oscar Wildcat
• Spider-Man – Blade
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil – Buff Frog
• Tron: Uprising – General Tesler