Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo), better known by his stage name of Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平, Yamaguchi Kappei) is a Japanese voice actor and actor from Fukuoka, affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. He is best known for the roles of Ranma Saotome (Ranma ½), Jackson Neil (Miracle Girls), Tombo (Kiki’s Delivery Service), Yattaro (Kyattou Ninden Teyandee), InuYasha (InuYasha), Ryuichi Sakuma (Gravitation), L (Death Note), Usopp (One Piece), Hideyoshi (Law of Ueki), and Kaito Kid and Shinichi Kudo (Case Closed). His current starring roles include that of Raimon “Monta” Taro, the Deimon Devil Bats’ ace receiver in Eyeshield 21.

Yamaguchi has appeared in eroge as Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久 京也, Ushihisa Kyōya).  He made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008;  and was also a guest at Sakura-Con 2009.  Yamaguchi’s third appearance to date has been at Animazement in 2010.

He is married and has a daughter, Akane Yamaguchi (山口 茜), and a son, Ryunosuke Yamaguchi (山口 竜之介), who also are voice actors.

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Kappei Yamaguchi Movies

Discover the best Kappei Yamaguchi movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Kappei Yamaguchi ranked by year and score.

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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Animation Drama Family
At thirteen, Kiki must leave home and spend a year on her own, as tradition demands of every young witch. She settles in a coastal city, sets up a delivery...
Score 7.8

Kappei Yamaguchi TV Shows

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DEATH NOTE (2006)

Animation Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A perfect student and a supernatural notebook are a dangerous combination. When Light Yagami discovers the Death Note, a relic dropped from the realm of gods of death, he gains...
Score 8.6
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One Piece (1999)

Action & Adventure Animation Comedy
The execution of the legendary Pirate King left one mystery unsolved: the location of his ultimate treasure, the One Piece. Now a rubber-bodied kid named Monkey D. Luffy is convinced...
Score 8.7
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Ranma ½ (1989)

Action & Adventure Animation Comedy
Teenage martial artist Ranma Saotome has a problem that goes well beyond the usual teenage complications. After tumbling into an ancient cursed spring in China, cold water transforms him into...
Score 8.6

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