Yoku Shioya
Acting
Biography
Yoku Shioya (塩屋 翼, Shioya Yoku, June 24, 1958) is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and sound director. He was born in Kagoshima prefecture, but grew up in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture from the age of five. His real name is Tsubasa Shioya (written with the same kanji). His older brother is voice actor Kōzō Shioya. He belongs to Pro-Fit. He made his debut as a child actor when he was eight years old, and has been active as a voice actor since he was 14 years old, debuting in Umi no Triton (1972). He has done some voice directing in such anime as Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls. Since then, he has been active as a sound director in omnibus promotion, and is currently working on numerous works as a sound director for Sound Wing.
Born: June 24, 1958
Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan
Known For
Wonder Beat Scramble
The 13-year-old Benny's father has mysteriously disappeared on an expedition to Sirius. Almost at the same time, attacks start from the alien intars to the Earth dwellers. They implant themselves in the bodies of the inhabitants of the earth. Due to the mysterious disappearance of Benny's father, he is accused of making common cause with the intars. Benny, who has remained behind, suffers greatly from these accusations and hopes one day to be able to unravel the mystery of his father's disappearance and that of the intars. He joins the "White Pegasus," a special unit to combat the Intars and fight together with them against the aliens in the human body. For this, they scale a spaceship down to microscopic size and infiltrate it into the infested body.
Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked
The epic conclusion to the Ideon saga, featuring what was meant to be the final 5 episodes of the TV series. The Solo Ship and its crew continue their intense battle with the Buff Clan leading to a final battle that will determine the fate of all life in the universe. This movie was the second part of a double feature along with "The Ideon: A Contact".
Slam Dunk
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's brother. The problem is that Sakuragi has never played basketball before and a freshman sensation is stealing the spotlight and Haruko's affection from him.
Rurouni Kenshin
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
Cowboy Bebop
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Tokimeki Tonight
The main character, Ranze, is a junior high girl with troubles: her father is a vampire and her mother is a werewolf. Ranze has yet to manifest her supernatural powers, and her parents are beginning to get worried she might be normal. So begins the fantasy romantic comedy story.
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a five-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions. It is also known by the abbreviated name Gatchaman. The original series, produced in 1972, was eponymously named Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman and is most well known to the English-speaking world as the adaptation titled Battle of the Planets. The series received additional English adaptations with G-Force: Guardians of Space and ADV Films' uncut 2005 release. Tatsunoko also uses the official translation Science Commando Gatchaman, as shown in numerous related products and media. Because the English-language versions are notoriously inconsistent not only with one another but also with the original Japanese series, viewers most familiar with the English versions often experience some confusion upon re-examining the series after a long hiatus. The original 1972 Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman series was followed by an animated film, two sequel series, Gatchaman II, and Gatchaman Fighter. In the 90's, episodes from both series were dubbed into English by Saban as Eagle Riders. In 1994, the original series was remade as a condensed OVA series.
Future Boy Conan
After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another human being. But one day a mysterious girl, Lana, washes up on his beach. The two become quick friends, but she’s soon kidnapped and taken to Industria, a technological remainder from the world before. Conan leaves his island in pursuit, braving new lands and many hardships with new friends and enemies just beyond the horizon.
Future Boy Conan
After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another human being. But one day a mysterious girl, Lana, washes up on his beach. The two become quick friends, but she’s soon kidnapped and taken to Industria, a technological remainder from the world before. Conan leaves his island in pursuit, braving new lands and many hardships with new friends and enemies just beyond the horizon.
Filmography
as Event Villain (voice)
as Ikaagen (voice)
as Will A. Zeppeli (voice)
as Sorrento (voice)
as Takuma Nekasa
as Miles (voice)
as Takao Shibuya (voice)
as Gara Gara (voice)
as 武藏小金井
as Gensai (voice)
as Ryota Miyagi (voice)
as Ryota Miyagi (voice)
as Nick Orville (voice)
as Yochien Fujimura (voice)
as Ralph Eheart (voice)
as Torajima
as Birgit Pirjo
as (voice)
as Ultraman Taro / Alien Magma / Dada / Alien Poll / King Joe (voice)
as Jabao Jama (voice)
as Mickey (voice)
as Bob
as Ritt(voice)
as Koizumi (voice)
as Cohen (voice)
as Young Prince (voice)
as Max (voice)
as 番野兆治
as Yuzuru Shiga (voice)
as Mizuki (voice)
as Bumblebee / Fireflight (voice)
as Freddie (voice)
as ボビー
as Giraffe (voice)
as Manaka, Kouji
as Bōichi Nekota
as Shinji Hikari (voice)
as 向太陽
as David
as Pekka (voice)
as Kunihiko
as Cosmo (voice)
as Kosumo Yuki (voice)
as Akira Kiso (voice)
as ジミー
as Akira Kiso (voice)
as Jacob
as Adam
as 長谷川一郎(新人飼育係,元獣医志望)
as Phillip (voice)
as 前田
as Arman (voice)
as Marker (voice)
as Charles (voice)
as Tom Tom (voice)
as Haru (voice)
as Cosmo Yuuki (voice)
as Laurie
as Alfredo (voice)
as Triton (voice)
as Moody Spurgeon MacPherson (voice)
as Jinpei
as Saku (voice)
as Additional Voices (voice)
as Jinpei, the Swallow (voice)
as Tetsuo
as Triton
as Jiroo Shioya (voice)