Yasunori Matsumoto

Personal Info

Birthday

February 7, 1960

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Matsudo, Chiba, Japan

Also Known As

松本保典

まつもとやすのり

Yasunori Matsumoto

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

Monogatari

Attack on Titan

Initial D

Sword Art Online

Higurashi: When They Cry

Natsume's Book of Friends

Slayers

Violet Evergarden

Filmography

2025
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback
as Yutaka Ochi (voice)
SK8 the Infinity EXTRA PART
as Joe (voice)
2023
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2021
HOME!
as Christopher Newton (voice)
2019
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising
as Mahoro & Katsuma's Father (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2018
Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2017
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2016
Ultraman X The Movie: Here He Comes! Our Ultraman
as Guruman (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2014
Stand by Me Doraemon
as Nobisuki Nobi (voice)
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace
as Kenjo Kurihara (voice)
2013
Higurashi: When They Cry - Kaku: Outbreak
as Ichirou Maebara (voice)
2012
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2009
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition I: Celestial Being
as Alejandro Corner (voice)
2007
Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2006
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
as Nobisuke Nobi (voice)
2005
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
as Gouki (young) (voice)
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
as Jean Havoc (voice)
Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness
as Charlie Airstar
2003
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
as Setsuna no Takemaru (voice)
2002
Initial D: Battle Stage
as Wataru Akiyama
2001
Slayers Premium
as Gourry Gabriev (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
as Babylon (voice)
1998
Ganbare Goemon: Global Rescue Operation
as Goemon
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
as Genpachirou Akiyama
Gekiganger 3 - The Movie
as 龙崎铁也
1997
Undersea Fleet Submarine 707F
as Senta Umino (voice)
1996
New Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning
as Mitsuru Hayakawa (voice)
Shadow Skill: The Movie
as Vai Low
KI・ME・RA
as Osamu (voice)
The Hard: Bounty Hunter
as Hard
The End of the Century Darling
as Kohsaku Ogata (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
as Knuckles the Echidna (voice)
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
as Monster (voice)
1995
Super Atragon
as Masahi Hyuga (voice)
Shadow Skill: Epilogue
as Vy Low (voice)
Ninku the Movie
as Basara Ninku
1994
Captain Tsubasa Movie 05: The Most Powerful Opponent! Holland Youth
as Hiroshi Jitou (voice)
Darkside Blues
as Tatsuya (voice)
Tokyo Babylon 2
as Subway Killer
1993
Mellow
as Akira Hajima (male) (voice)
Fight!! Spirit of the Sword
as Sakyo (voice)
Singles
as Kaname Kazama (voice)
The Legacy of Al Caral
as Seto (voice)
1992
Black Lion
as Shishimaru (voice)
Delinquent in Drag
as Rentan
Seikima II - Humane Society
as Odr (Voice)
JOKER: Marginal City
as Rikudou Rin
1991
Dragon Knight
as Takeru Yamato
Urotsukidōji II: Legend of the Demon Womb
as Takeaki Kiryu (voice)
Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
as Sownin
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
as Eiko Villan (voice)
Shizukanaru Don: Yakuza Side Story
as (voice)
DRAGON FIST
as Sanetsugu Sugiura
1990
Ajin Senshi
as Zero (voice)
Heavy
as Guy Hyuga (voice)
Kamasutra The Ultimate Sex Adventure
as Aikawa Ryuu (voice)
1989
Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell
as Wakamatsu (voice)
1988
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as (voice)
1987
Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
as Kouji Sugimoto