Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto
松本 保典
Born (1960-02-07) February 7, 1960 (age 62)
Matsudo, Japan
Other namesYassan (やっさん)
Macchan (まっちゃん)
Matsu (まつ)
Hoten (ほてん)
Alma materChuo University
Occupation
Years active1987–present
AgentSigma Seven
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Junko Sakuma

Yasunori Matsumoto (松本 保典, Matsumoto Yasunori, born February 7, 1960 in Matsudo) 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.

Career

Matsumoto graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Chuo University after graduating from Yakuendai High School. He used to be a member of Production Baobab. He was also the vice-chairman of Sugoroku, a theater company led by Kenichi Ogata, and became the chairperson after Ogata retired. He later left the company in 2016.

When Matsumoto was a student, he was the captain of a cycle racing club, and has even participated in the National Athletic Meet. However, he left the club due to a back injury. Originally a science fiction enthusiast, he was a science major until he was in high school. However, after watching a political program on TV at some point, he became interested in the world's developments and entered the Department of Political Science in the Faculty of Law at Chuo University with the intention of becoming a bureaucrat. Although he hoped to pursue a career related to politics, he was faced with a harsh reality and spent his school days lost in his career path.

In the midst of all this, Matsumoto was impressed by the movie The Sound of Music, and since all of his friends at the boarding house were film buffs, he decided to become a film production staff member. However, when he graduated from university, the Japanese film industry was in a state of downsizing and there were not many good opportunities for staff, and unlike today, there were few production companies, so the road to film production was difficult. He decided to join a theatrical troupe, hoping to become staff after getting into the world of actors first. When he was about to graduate, a friend of his introduced him to Theater Company Garakuta Kōbō (now Sugoroku), which was recruiting, and he entered the affiliated training school as a fourth-year student.

Although he did not have much experience in voice work, when he went to observe a studio that was recording the voice actors' dubbing, he was surprised to see how all the cast members at the scene watched the footage only once on the spot and recorded it immediately, although nowadays actors receive rehearsal materials in advance. When he borrowed the script and watched the performance, his eyes could not keep up with the speed of the performers' work, and he couldn't follow where they were at. After that, he had several auditions for voice work, but had no idea what work he was auditioning for. In the midst of that, he was told to read a manuscript according to the feeling of an artwork he was shown, and when he did, he passed his first audition. That was to be his debut work, the anime TV series Manga Nihon Keizai Nyūmon.

Filmography

Anime television

1987
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2021

Unknown date

Original video animation (OVA)

Anime films

Tokusatsu

Video games

Drama CD

  • Abunai Series 2: Abunai Summer Vacation – Yoshiaki Sawatari
  • Abunai Series 5: Abunai Shiawase Chou Bangaihen – Yoshiaki Sawatari, Chief, Kyou Sakuranomiya & Midori-san
  • Abunai Series side story 1: Abunai Ura Summer Vacation – Yoshiaki Sawatari
  • Analyst no Yuutsu series 1: Benchmark ni Koi wo Shite – Yoshio Kawaguchi
  • Boku no Gingitsune – Takayuki Watanabe
  • C Kara Hajimaru Koi mo Ii – Takatsugu Oda, Tadanori
  • Endless series 1: Endless Rain – Atsui Katou
  • Endless series 3: Endless Love – Atsui Katou
  • Gin no Requiem – Dylan
  • Gohan wo Tabeyou series 1, 2, 4–6 – Kaiou Hishida
  • Mayonaka ni Oai Shimashou – Yamabuki Kaidouji
  • Mirage of Blaze series 1: Mahoroba no Ryuujin – Shuuhei Chiaki
  • Mirage of Blaze series 4: Washi yo, Tarega Tameni Tobu – Shuuhei Chiaki
  • Mou Ichido Only You – Taniguchi
  • Muteki na Bokura Series 1 – Kaoru Tachibana
  • Muteki na Bokura Series 2: Oogami Datte Kowakunai – Kaoru Tachibana
  • Muteki na Bokura Series 3: Shoubu wa Korekara! – Kaoru Tachibana
  • Muteki na Bokura Series 4: Saikyou na Yatsura – Kaoru Tachibana
  • Muteki na Bokura Series side story 1: Aitsu ni Muchuu – Kaoru Tachibana
  • My Sexual Harassment series 1 – Junya Mochizuki
  • Osananajimi – Takeda
  • Pretty Baby 1 – Touru Makihara
  • Shosen Kedamono Series 1: Shosen Kedamono – Tsukasa Muromachi
  • Shosen Kedamono Series 2: Youko Nitsumaru – Tsukasa Muromachi
  • Shosen Kedamono Series 3: Ryuuou no Hanayome – Tsukasa Muromachi
  • Shosen Kedamono Series side story 2: Souko Gekka ni Hohoemu – elder Souko/Red Hair

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation


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