
Yasunori Matsumoto
Known for Acting · 208 credits
- Born
- 1960-02-07 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
- Also known as
- 松本 保典 · まつもと やすのり
Biography
Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven.
Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryo Hibiki in Sonic Soldier Borgman. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011.
Known For

Doraemon
2005
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Natsume's Book of Friends
2008
as Kaname's Father (voice) / Mr. Tanuma (voice) / Tanuma Father (voice)

Monogatari
2009
as Mayoi's Father (voice)

Attack on Titan
2013
as Eren Kruger (voice)

Initial D
1998
as Wataru Akiyama (voice)

Sword Art Online
2012
as Hans (voice)
TV Shows (120)

Doraemon
2005
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Natsume's Book of Friends
2008
as Kaname's Father (voice) / Mr. Tanuma (voice) / Tanuma Father (voice)

Monogatari
2009
as Mayoi's Father (voice)

Attack on Titan
2013
as Eren Kruger (voice)

Initial D
1998
as Wataru Akiyama (voice)

Sword Art Online
2012
as Hans (voice)

MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance
2005
as Galian

MF GHOST
2023
as Akiyama (voice)

Rurouni Kenshin
1996

Eureka Seven
2005
as Stoner (voice)

SK8 the Infinity
2021
as Joe (voice)

Go! Princess PreCure
2015
as Ibuki Haruno (voice)

Kaiji
2007
as Furuhata (voice)

Violet Evergarden
2018
as Iris's Father (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam 00
2007
as Alejandro Corner (voice)

Hell Girl
2005

Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
2020
as Ichirō Maebara (voice)

Higurashi: When They Cry
2006
as Ichiro Maebara (voice)

Emma: A Victorian Romance
2005
as Lionel (voice)

Anne Shirley
2025
as Matthew Cuthbert (voice) / Pacifique (voice)

Kimagure Orange Road
1987
as Mitsuru Hayakawa

Slayers
1995
as Gourry Gabriev (voice)

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
2021
as Halloween World (voice)

Trinity Blood
2005
as Virgil Walsh (voice)

The Faraway Paladin
2021
as Chimera (voice)

Paranoia Agent
2004
as Zebra (voice)

Ressha Sentai ToQger
2014
as Type Shadow (voice)

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
2012
as Danganloid (voice)

Bubblegum Crisis
1987
as Kou (voice)

Le Chevalier D'Eon
2006
as Earl St. Germain

HEROMAN
2010
as Minami (voice)

Love Hina
2000
as Noriyasu Seta (voice)

Steel Angel Kurumi
1999
as Kamihito Kagura

Ghost Hound
2007
as Takahito Komagusa (voice)

Tensou Sentai Goseiger
2010
as Powereddark of the Mutation (voice)

Angel Links
1999
as Marcotte (voice)

Tekkaman Blade
1992
as Noal Vereuse

Samurai Pizza Cats
1990
as Zankaa

Ronin Warriors
1988
as Anubis

Pretty Cure
2004
as Juna

Gravitation
2000
as Hiroshi Nakano (voice)

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2004
as Shuten Doji (voice)

Hellsing
2001
as Boz (voice)

Martian Successor Nadesico
1996
as Genpachiro Akiyama (voice)

Fresh Precure!
2009
as Wester (voice)

Princess Tutu
2002
as Mr. Cat (voice)

New Cutey Honey
1994
as Virtual Hacker (voice)

Cheeky Angel
2002
as Yanagisawa

Midori no Makibaō
1996
as Amago Wakuchin

Please Save My Earth
1993
as Shukaido (voice)

Jura Tripper
1995
as Mosaru

Halo Legends
2010
as Captain

Vampire Princess Miyu
1997
as Ryu (voice)

GetBackers
2002
as Paul Wong (voice)

Lost Universe
1998
as Dark Seeder

Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne
2008
as Tamotsu Yanagisawa (voice)

Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
2004
as ツバサ / Tsubasa

Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
2005
as Archanfel (voice)

Cyber City Oedo 808
1990
as Rider A (voice)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1991
as Cao Cao
Movies (88)

Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
2007
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
2025
as Yutaka Ochi (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
2006
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration
2019
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
2005
as Jean Havoc (voice)

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
2019
as Mahoro & Katsuma's Father (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island
2018
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi
2017
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Stand by Me Doraemon
2014
as Nobisuki Nobi (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
2016
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
2001
as Babylon (voice)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
2012
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia
2023
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)

Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
2003
as Setsuna no Takemaru (voice)

Darkside Blues
1994
as Tatsuya (voice)

Jungle Emperor Leo
1997
as Ramune (voice)

Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman
2016
as Guruman (voice)

Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb
1991
as Takeaki Kiryu (voice)

Halo Legends
2010
as Captain

Slayers Premium
2001
as Gourry Gabriev (voice)

Delinquent in Drag
1992
as Rentan (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition I: Celestial Being
2009
as Alejandro Corner (voice)

HOME!
2021
as Christopher Newton (voice)

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend
1993
as Buju (voice)

Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
2005
as Gouki (young) (voice)

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
1998
as Genpachiro Akiyama (voice)

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers
2009
as Stoner (voice)

Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
1991
as Sownin

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness
2005
as Charlie Airstar

SK8 the Infinity EXTRA PART
2025
as Joe (voice)

Seikima II - Humane Society
1992
as Odr (Voice)

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
1996
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)

Undersea Fleet Submarine 707F
1997
as Senta Umino (voice)

Cyber City Oedo 808
1990
as Rider A (voice)

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
1991
as Eiko Villan (voice)

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
1988
as (voice)

Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
2014
as Kenjo Kurihara (voice)

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
1987
as Kouji Sugimoto

Elementalors
1995

DRAGON FIST
1991
as Sanetsugu Sugiura

Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell
1989
as Wakamatsu (voice)

Kamasutra The Ultimate Sex Adventure
1991
as Aikawa Ryuu (voice)

KI・ME・RA
1996
as Osamu (voice)

Black Lion
1992
as Shishimaru (voice)

The Legacy of Al Caral
1993
as Seto (voice)

Captain Tsubasa Movie 05: The Most Powerful Opponent! Holland Youth
1994
as Hiroshi Jitou (voice)

Ajin Senshi
1990
as Zero (voice)

Ninku the Movie
1995
as Basara Ninku

New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning
1996
as Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)

Higurashi: When They Cry - Outbreak
2013
as Ichirou Maebara (voice)

Fight!! Spirit of the Sword
1993
as Sakyo (voice)

Gekiganger 3 - The Movie
1998
as Tetsuya Ryuzaki (voice)

Fukuyama Theater: Summer Secret
1990

Shadow Skill: Epilogue
1995
as Vy Low (voice)

Trusty Ginjiro
1991
as Kinta Sasa (voice)

Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood
1996
as Sukamuugu (voice)

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle
1989

JOKER: Marginal City
1992
as Rikudou Rin

Princess Connection
1991

Initial D: Battle Stage
2002
as Wataru Akiyama (voice)

Super Atragon
1995
as Masahi Hyuga (voice)

The End of the Century Darling
1996
as Kohsaku Ogata (voice)

The Demonic Beast Front
1990

Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
1996
as Monster (voice)

Shadow Skill: The Movie
1996
as Vai Low

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain
1990

Heavy
1990
as Guy Hyuga (voice)

The Legend of Zorro
1996

The Wave of Rage
1997

Mellow
1993
as Akira Hajima (male) (voice)

Ganbare Goemon: Global Rescue Operation
1998
as Goemon

The Hard: Bounty Hunter
1996
as Hard

Ushiro no Hyakutarou
1991

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014
as Hercules (voice)

OZ
1992

Singles
1993
as Kaname Kazama (voice)

Shadow Skill: Secret of the Kurudan Style
2003

Tokyo Babylon 2
1994
as Subway Killer

The Truth of Japanese Fairy Tales
2000
as Unosuke (voice)

Vampiyan Kids
1999
as Vampire Hunter (voice)

Pipi the Flightless Firefly
1995

Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story
1991
as (voice)

Guilstein
2002

烏天狗カブト 黄金の目の獣
1992

ドラえもん誕生日スペシャル 「ご先祖さまがんばれ」
2005
as Nobita's Father (voice)

ドラえもん誕生日スペシャル 「のび太くん、さようなら! ドラえもん、未来へ帰る…」
2006
as Nobisuke Nobi (Nobita's Father) (voice)

Bad Boys Boogie
1989
as 御子柴

Dragon Knight
1991
as Takeru Yamato
About Yasunori Matsumoto
Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryo Hibiki in Sonic Soldier Borgman. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011. With 208 credits spanning from 1987 to 2026, Yasunori Matsumoto has appeared in 88 films and 120 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yasunori Matsumoto Movies
- Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users (2007) — as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
- Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (2025) — as Yutaka Ochi (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006) — as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019) — as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) — as Jean Havoc (voice)
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