
Kohei Kiyasu
Writing
Biography
Kohei Kiyasu (喜安 浩平, Kiyasu Kōhei, February 19, 1975) is a Japanese actor, voice actor (seiyū), director and screenwriter. He was born in Masaki Town, Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. In 1998, he passed the cast audition for Nylon 100 °C, and since 1999 he has been a member of the theater company. In 2000, he founded the theater troupe Bull Docking Headlock (ブルドッキングヘッドロック). In the same year, he made his voice acting debut as Makunouchi Ippo in the television anime Hajime no Ippo.
Born: February 19, 1975
Place of Birth: Masaki, Iyo, Ehime, Japan
Known For

Fighting Spirit
Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

New Prince of Tennis OVA vs. Genius10
After a month abroad, the Foreign Expedition Team has returned to the Japan U-17 training camp. The group consists of 20 players, each with strength and technique that far surpasses those who occupy the camp's top court. In anticipation of the team's arrival, the coaches announce that 20 of the best players would be selected for further training. Tension begins to rise when only high school students are chosen to participate, but the middle school students challenge the players who possess the 11th to 20th positions to steal their places. With the delayed appearance of the "Genius 10," the middle school students begin scheming among themselves to claim those spots as well. Unlikely pairings start to work together, combining their efforts to defeat the top 10 players of the country. It is a battle of wits, deception, and skill—all for the privilege of representing Japan at the U-17 World Cup.

The Prince of Tennis
Tennis prodigiy Ryoma Echizen enters the tennis powerhouse Seishun Academy. Once he fights his way onto the team, the game will never be the same.

In This Corner of the World
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…

Noein: To Your Other Self
When summer break begins, Haruka is only thinking of hanging out with her friends—until one fateful night she learns that she’s the keystone in an interdimensional battle for not only the Earth’s future, but the very survival of all existence across the multiverse.

Fafner: Behind the Line

The Prince of Tennis: The National Tournament
Seigaku continues their road to winning the National Championship, but only the best schools remain as they'll have to go toe-to-toe with old rivals and new foes in the National Tournament.

Fafner: The Beyond
Sequel of Fafner EXODUS.

Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura
Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.

Initial D: Third Stage
With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which seeks to assemble the greatest racers in the Gunma area for a tour of Japan's mountain passes. Before he can accept however, Takumi feels the need to settle the score with the Lancer Evo driving Emperor team, defend his downhill-racer crown against the son of his father's greatest rival, and finally settle things with his unfaithful girlfriend Natsuki.
Filmography
as Soshi Minashiro(voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Sōshi Minashiro (voice)
as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)
as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)
as Soushi Minashiro (voice)
as Hiroshi Kameoka
as Johnnie Gyobutsu (voice)
as Soushi Minashiro
as Fukurou (voice)
as Tokuyama
as Soushi Minashiro
as Minashiro Soushi (voice)
as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)
as Kaoru Kaidō (voice)
as Kouhei Toki (voice)
as Karou Kaidō (voice)
as Man (voice)
as Ippo Makunouchi (voice)