Shirō Saitō

Shirō Saitō (斎藤 志郎, Saitō Shirō; born August 31, 1956) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Sakata, Yamagata, Japan.

Shirō Saitō
斎藤 志郎
Born	Shirō Shima (1956-08-31) August 31, 1956 (age 68) Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Education	Toyo University
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	1981–present
Agent	Bungakuza
Notable work	Bleach as Yoruichi Shihōin (cat form)
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Biography

Filmography

Anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
1997	Sakura Wars	Jean Leo
1998	Neo Ranga	President
2002 2011	Case Closed	Funato Mitsuaki Katayose Ogihito
2002	Saikano	Soldier B
2002	Heat Guy J	Factory owner
2002	Pecola	Bug
2003	Detective School Q	Masahiko Takase, Heiji Odajima
2004	Saiyuki Reload Gunlock	Store manager
2004	Monster	Boss
2004	Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo	Captain Ekurēru
2004	Yakitate!! Japan	Ryū Ryoman
2004	Major	Dr. Sawamura
2004	Inuyasha	Hōsenki II
2005	Bleach	Yoruichi Shihōin (cat form)
2005	Gallery Fake	Hō
2005	Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes	Shoichi Kodama
2005	Play Ball	Okamoto
2005	Hell Girl	Fukumoto		[2]
2005	Viewtiful Joe	Blocky
2005	Ginga Legend Weed	Moss, The Guard Dog
2006	Amaenaide yo!! Katsu!!	Dr. Yurei
2006	Humanoid Monster Bem	Minotaur
2006	Gintama	Nomi-san
2006	Black Lagoon	Bao		[2]
2006	Musashi Gundoh	Ryōgen
2006	Flag	Naraya Johoya
2006	Powerpuff Girls Z	Fuzzy Lumpkins
2006	Artificial insect Kabuto Borg Victory by Victory	Pluto
2007	Claymore	Innkeeper		[2]
2007	Blue Dragon	Nene
2007	Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit	Captain
2007	Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files	Naraya Platoon Leader
2007	Kekkaishi	Mamezo
2007	MapleStory	Bartol
2008	Yatterman		Second series
2008	Kamen no Maid Guy	Sakanamatsu
2009	Tegami Bachi	Frank
2009	Sōten Kōro	Old man
2010	Cobra the Animation	Bacchus
2010	Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn	Jonah Gibney
2010	Petit Vampire	Claude
2011	Lupin the Third: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid	Kageura
2011	Fairy Tail	Bluenote Stinger
2011	Toriko	Colonel Mokkoi
2012	Gon	Don
2012	Sankarea	Jogorō Furuya		[2]
2012	Tsuritama	Ho
2012	Kingdom	Hyoko
2012	Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex	Kanekichi Gondo
2012	Sword Art Online	Nishida
2013	Gatchaman Crowds	Takao Kuwabara
2014	One Piece	Dagama
2014	Log Horizon 2	Papusu
2015	The Heroic Legend of Arslan	Bodan		[3]
2015	Gatchaman Crowds insight	Yu Misudachi		[4]
2015	Dragon Ball Super	Sorbet
2017	Altair: A Record of Battles	Yağ Uzun
2018	Megalobox	Gansaku Nanbu		[5]
2018	Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion	Chōminpuku		[6]
2021	Megalobox 2: Nomad	Gansaku Nanbu
2022	Sabikui Bisco	Jabi		[7]
2022	Overlord IV	Vesture Kloff Di Laufen		[8]
2023	Ragna Crimson	Garm Ulban		[9]

Feature films

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
1997	Princess Mononoke	Cattleman
1999	Gundress	Bob Riley
2001	Spirited Away	Additional voices
2005	Saint Seiya The Hades Chapter - Inferno 9	Acheron Charon
2008	Ponyo	Additional voices
2009	Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva	Inspector Chelmey
2015	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	Sorbet
2022	One Piece Film: Red	Rockstar		[10]
2024	My Oni Girl	Naoya Yamashita		[11]

Video games

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
2004	Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask	Kakuju	PS2
	Final Fantasy XII	Migelo
	Granblue Fantasy	Grand Duke Zaka	game
	Professor Layton series	Inspector Chelmey

Overseas dubbing

Live-action

Series	Role	Voice dub for[a]	Source[1]
Armageddon	Lev Andropov	Peter Stormare
Birth	Clifford
The Brothers Grimm	Kavuradi
Kill 'Em All	CIA Agent Holman		[12]
Kill 'Em All 2			[13]
A Good Day to Die Hard	Cabbie	Pasha D. Lychnikoff
A Series of Unfortunate Events	Arthur Poe	K. Todd Freeman	[14]
A Young Doctor's Notebook	Demyan Lukich	Adam Godley
Aquaman	Brine King	John Rhys-Davies	[15]
Back to the Future film series	Biff Tannen	Thomas F. Wilson
Beethoven Virus	Mayor Kan
Biker Boyz	Motherland	Djimon Hounsou	[16]
Birds of Prey	Captain Patrick Erickson	Steven Williams	[17]
Blade	Quinn	Donal Logue	[18]
Blow	Fred Jung	Ray Liotta	[19]
Blue Thunder	Captain Jack Braddock	Warren Oates	[20]
Borat	Azamat Bagatov	Ken Davitian
Boy Meets World	Chet Hunter
Bringing Down the House	Howie Rottman	Eugene Levy	[21]
Broken Arrow	Kelly	Howie Long
Case 39	Mike Vernon	Ian McShane
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle	Alan Caufield	Eric Bogosian
Children of Heaven	Ali's father	Amil Nagy
Clash of the Titans	Ozal	Ashraf Barhom
Cold Case season 7	Det. Eddie Saccardo
Dharma & Greg	Myron Lawrence "Larry" Finkelstein	Alan Rachins	[22]
Duets	Ricky Dean	Huey Lewis	[23]
Eastern Promises	Stepan	Jerzy Skolimowski	[24]
Eddie the Eagle	Terry Edwards	Keith Allen	[25]
Elysium	Agent C.M. Kruger	Sharlto Copley	[26]
Empress Ki	Pegan	Kim Young-Ho
Five Fingers	Gavin	Colm Meaney	[27]
Game Change	Steve Schmidt	Woody Harrelson
Goosebumps	Uncle Al	Chris Benson
Half Past Dead	El Fuego	Tony Plana
Harry's Law	Judge Garcia	Tony Plana
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Rubeus Hagrid	Robbie Coltrane	[28]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban			[29]
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire			[30]
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix			[31]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince			[32]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2			[33]
Hawaii Five-0	Matt	Dane Cook
Heroes series	Arthur Petrelli
Home Alone 3	Earl Unger	David Thornton
I Know What You Did Last Summer series	Benjamin Willis	Muse Watson
Joker: Folie à Deux	Jackie Sullivan	Brendan Gleeson	[34]
Jumong	Chesa	Cha Kwag-Su
Kick-Ass	Frank D'Amico	Mark Strong
Kindergarten Cop	Henry Shoop	Bob Nelson 1995 TV Asahi edition	[35]
King Arthur	Bors	Ray Winston
Larry Crowne	Lamar	Cedric the Entertainer	[36]
Lassie	Rowlie	Peter Dinklage	[37]
Layer Cake	Duke	Jamie Foreman
Life Is Beautiful	Bartolomeo	Pietro Desilva 2001 TV Asahi edition	[38]
Mad Max: Fury Road	Corpus Colossus	Quentin Kenihan	[39]
	The People Eater	John Howard 2019 THE CINEMA edition	[40]
Mission: Impossible III	Bishop	Bruce French
Murphy Brown	Eldin Bernecky	Robert Pastorelli
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Ivan IV of Russia	Christopher Guest
Nightmare Alley	Major Mosquito	Mark Povinelli	[41]
Nixon	J. Edgar Hoover	Bob Hoskins	[42]
Notting Hill	Max	Tim McInnerny	[43]
Pirates of the Caribbean film series	Jimmy Legs	Christopher Adamson
Planet of the Apes	Limbo	Paul Giamatti 2005 NTV edition	[44]
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy	Villamax
Punisher: War Zone	Billy	Dominic West	[45]
Replicant	Jake Riley	Michael Rooker
Rocky Balboa	Mason Dixon	Antonio Tarver
Ruby Sparks	Mort	Antonio Banderas	[46]
Scary Movie series	Mahariku	Anthony Anderson
Seinfeld	Kramer	Michael Richards
Seven Years in Tibet	Regent	Danny Denzongpa	[47]
Shaolin Soccer	Senpuchido	Forest
Snatch	Boris "The Blade" Yurinov	Rade Šerbedžija	[48]
Speed	Sam	Hawthorne James
Spell	Earl	John Beasley	[49]
Spider-Man series	Carradine	Michael Papajohn
Tears of the Sun	Ellis "Zee" Pettigrew	Eamonn Walker	[50]
Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic	Death	Christopher Lee
The Dark Knight	Chechen Boss	Ritchie Coster
The Devil's Advocate	Eddie Barzoon	Jeffrey Jones	[51]
The Fifth Element	President Lindberg	Tom Lister Jr.
The Green Hornet	Michael Axeford	Edward James Olmos	[52]
The Green Mile	Toot-Toot	Harry Dean Stanton
The Guns of Navarone	Brown	Stanley Baker	[53]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	William	Peter Hambleton
The Limits of Control	Lone Man	Isaach de Bankolé
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Farmer Maggot	Cameron Rhodes
The Matrix Reloaded	Agent Thompson	Matt McColm
The Matrix Revolutions	Trainman
The Medallion	Commander Hammerstock-Smythe	John Rhys-Davies
The Mothman Prophecies	Gordon Smallwood	Will Patton	[54]
The Mummy Returns	Spivey	Tom Fisher
The Patriot	John Billings	Leon Rippy
The Princess' Man	Ming Shing
Titanic	Joseph Bell	Terry Forrestal
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Burger-Beard the Pirate	Antonio Banderas	[55]
Tomorrow Never Dies	Sergeant	Al Matthews
Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Brains Officer	Reno Wilson	[56]
Transformers: Age of Extinction	Brains	Reno Wilson	[57]
Turbulence	Stubbs	Brendan Gleeson
Ugly Betty	Ignacio Suarez	Tony Plana
Vacancy 2: The First Cut	Smith	Scott G. Anderson	[58]
Van Helsing	Igor	Kevin J. O'Connor
Violet & Daisy	Michael	James Gandolfini
War	Benny	Luis Guzman
White Collar	Jeffries	Ernie Hudson
Zombie Strippers	Paco	Joey Medina

Animation

Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
Adventure Time	Jake		[59]
American Dragon: Jake Long	Fu Dog
Brandy and Mr. Whiskers	Mr. Cantarious
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Torque
Chuggington	Dunbar		[60]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Tim
Coraline	Bobinski		[61]
Finding Nemo	Jacques
Finding Dory			[62]
Hotel Transylvania	Suit of Armor		[63]
The Incredibles	Frozone / Lucius Best
Incredibles 2	Frozone / Lucius Best		[64]
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole	Gurinburu
The Lost 15 Boys: The Big Adventure on Pirates' Island	Kyivu
Monsters, Inc.	Sushi Chef, Pete "Claws" Ward
The Powerpuff Girls	Captain Crack McCraigen
The Penguins of Madagascar	Hans
Puss in Boots	Mamenoki
The Queen's Corgi	Duke		[65]
Rango	Rock Eye		[66]
Rio	Marcel
Robinson Crusoe	Mel		[67]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Dogi Routh, Coburn Admiral, Lagon
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends	Beetle
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force GO!	Mandarin
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania	Mr. McMahon		[68]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Vic, Spider
Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers	Red Pirate Ron, Blue Pirate Bob, Purple Parrot Chuck

Tokusatsu

Series	Role	Notes	Source[1]
1991	Super Rescue Solbrain	Jun Tashiro	Ep. 3
1992	Special Rescue Exceedraft	Dr. Inagaki	Ep. 39

Notes

1. Live-action actors that Saito has dubbed for are listed if explicitly mentioned on his resume or on related media