Hidekatsu Shibata

He is most known for his roles in Mazinger Z (as Baron Ashura), Great Mazinger (as Kenzo Kabuto), Galaxy Express 999 (as Count Mecha), Kamen Rider Stronger (as General Shadow), and Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (as Captain Zahab). He is also mostly known for giving his voice to some iconic powerful old characters such as in One Piece (as Monkey D. Dragon), Naruto (as Hiruzen Sarutobi), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Führer King Bradley) and Fairy Tail (as Igneel and the narrator).

• Name — Hidekatsu Shibata • Native Name — 柴田 秀勝 • Born — 25 March 1937 • Birthplace — Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — * Actor • voice actor • narrator • Years Active — 1957–present • Agent — Aoni Production • Notable Works — * Naruto as Hiruzen Sarutobi • Dragon Ball GT as Yi Xing Long (Syn Shenron) • Fullmetal Alchemist as King Bradley • Height — 172 cm • Spouse — Akiko Sekine

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref(s) • 1969–1982 — Tiger Mask — Mr. X • 1973 — Mazinger Z — Baron Ashura • 1974–1975 — Great Mazinger — Kenzou Kabuto • 1977 — Wakusei Robo Dangaurd A — Dantetsu Ichimonji • 1978–1979 — Space Pirate Captain Harlock — Commander Kiruta, Narration • 1979 — Galaxy Express 999 — Count Mecha • 1979–1980 — Space Carrier Blue Noah — Satoshi Tsuchikado • 1983 — Space Adventure Cobra — Lord Salamander • 1984 — Armored Trooper Votoms — Wiseman • 1986 — Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin — Bill • 1987 — Heavy Metal L-Gaim — Sai Quo Addar • 1987–1988 — Saint Seiya — Shishô, Forkel • Dragon Ball — King Chapa • 1988–1989 — Transformers: Super-God Masterforce — Devil Z • 1989 — Legend of the Galactic Heroes — Gregor von Mückenberger • 1991 — Dragon Quest — Wizard Moore • 1997 — Dragon Ball GT — Il Shenron, King Chapa • 1997–1998 — Flame of Recca — Meguri Kyouza • 1999 — Toshinden Subaru — Genma • 2000 — Gate Keepers — Count Akuma • 2000–2024 — One Piece — Dragon, Calgara — Dragon through episode 1120 • 2002–2004 — Heat Guy J — Lorenzo Leonelli • 2002–2006 — Naruto — Hiruzen Sarutobi • 2003–2004 — Fullmetal Alchemist — Führer King Bradley/Pride • 2004 — Samurai Champloo — Heitaro Kawara • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 — Yi Xing Long • 2006 — Ergo Proxy — Husserl • 2006–2007 — Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars — Daitetsu Minase • 2007–2008 — D.Gray Man — Samo Han Wong • 2008–2009 — Tentai Senshi Sunred — General Hengel • 2008–2017 — Naruto Shippuden — Hiruzen Sarutobi • 2009 — Jigoku Shōjo — Spider • 2009–2010 — Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood — Führer King Bradley/Wrath • 2009–2019 — Fairy Tail — Narrator, Igneel • 2010 — Angel Beats! — Computer Technician — Ep. 11 • Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders — Nurzak — Japanese dub • 2010–2011 — Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto — Ikurou Tsunashi • 2011 — Nichijou — Melonpan • Wolverine — Shingen Yashida • 2012–2013 — Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic — Amon • Saint Seiya Omega — Mars • 2013 — Symphogear G — Masahito Shibata • 2014 — Space Dandy — Judge • 2015–2017 — Blood Blockade Battlefront — Raju Jugei Shizuyoshi • 2016 — Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School — Kazuo Tengan • 2016–2017 — Tiger Mask W — Mr. X • 2017 — Kino's Journey — Regal • 2018 — GeGeGe no Kitarō — Bakkubeado • Killing Bites — Yōzan Mikado • Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion — Sō Sukekuni • 2018–2020 — Boruto: Naruto Next Generations — Hiruzen Sarutobi • 2019 — The Ones Within — Kihachi • 2021 — Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor — Germane • Shaman King — Tao Ching • 2022 — Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department — Great Leader Kaiser Lore

• Year — Title — Role — Ref(s) • 1989–1992 — Guyver — Richard Guyot • 1992 — Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf — Geese Howard • 1993 — Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle • 2002–2003 — Gate Keepers 21 — Count Akuma • 2006 — Fullmetal Alchemist Seven Homunculi vs. State Alchemists — Führer King Bradley/Pride

• Year — Title — Role — Ref(s) • 1976 — Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid — King of the Mermaid • 1978 — Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo — Special Agent Gordon • 1980 — Twelve Months — Additional voices • 1982 — Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space — Degwin Sodo Zabi • 1984 — Locke the Superman — Professor Ramses • Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Superman — Black Emperor • 1986 — Kinnikuman Crisis in New York! — Akuma Shogun • Fist of the North Star — Zeed • 1994 — Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture — Geese Howard • 2001 — Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door — Colonel • 2005 — Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa — Mabuse/Fritz Lang • 2017 — Fairy Tail the Movie: Dragon Cry — Igneel • 2019 — Weathering with You — Kannushi

• Year — Title — Role — Refs • 1997 — Bushido Blade — Hanzaki • Langrisser IV — Gizlof • 1998 — Langrisser V • 1999 — Toshinden 4 — Genma • 2003 — Castlevania: Lament of Innocence — Rinaldo Gandolfi • 2004 — Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 — Yi Xing Long • 2006 — Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 • Final Fantasy XII — Emperor Gramis Gana Solidor • 2007 — Mega Man ZX Advent — Master Thomas • 2008 — Valkyria Chronicles — Maurits von Borg • 2009 — Sonic and the Black Knight — King Arthur • 2010 — Deadstorm Pirates — Heath Gillbert • 2011 — 2nd Super Robot Wars Z Saisei-Hen — Wiseman • 2015 — Yakuza 0 — Takashi Niihara • 2016 — NightCry — Vigo • World of Final Fantasy — Brandelis • 2018 — Dragalia Lost — Ryozen

• Year — Title — Role — Notes || class="unsortable" | Refs • 1975 — Kamen Rider Stronger — General Shadow — Ep. 14-38 • Akumaizer 3 — Tokeiman — Ep. 13 • 1980–1981 — X-Bomber — General Kuroda • 1982 — Taiyou Sentai SunVulcan — The Almighty God — Ep. 48-50 • 1989 — Kamen Rider Black RX — General Jark — Ep. 45 & 46 • Jark Midla — Ep. 46 • 1994–1995 — Ninja Sentai Kakuranger — Youkai Daimaou — Ep. 31-53 • 1996 — Gekisou Sentai Carranger — CC Patchoone — Ep. 39 • 1998–1999 — Seijuu Sentai Gingaman — Captain Zahab • 1999 — Moero!! Robocon vs. Ganbare!! Robocon — Wirz • 2001–2002 — Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger — Highness Duke Org Rasetsu (Male Voice) — Ep. 32-44 & 47-49 • 2003 — Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger — Trinoid 21: Reindeersanta — Ep. 41 • 2004 — Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger — Doggy's master — Ep. 44 • 2007–2008 — Juuken Sentai Gekiranger — Land Kenma Maku — Ep. 22-35 • 2010 — Tensou Sentai Goseiger: Epic on the Movie — Gyōten'ō of the Supernova • 2011 — OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders — General Shadow

• Year — Title — Role — Notes || class="unsortable" | Refs • 2022 — Sono Koe no Anata e — Himself

• Original year — Title — Role — Original actor — Notes — Ref(s) • 1961 — The Guns of Navarone — Andrea — Anthony Quinn • 1976 — Hand of Death — Shih Shao-Feng — James Tien • 1993 — True Romance — Clifford Worley — Dennis Hopper • 1996 — The Rock — Brigadier General Francis X. "Frank" Hummel — Ed Harris • 2001 — Driven — Carl Henry — Burt Reynolds — 2005 NTV edition • 2006 — Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest — "Bootstrap Bill" Turner — Stellan Skarsgård • 2008 — Exit Speed — Sgt. Archibald "Archie" Sparks — Fred Ward • 2010 — Piranha 3D — Matt Boyd — Richard Dreyfuss • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 — Kreacher — Simon McBurney • 2015 — Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise — Jesse Stone — Tom Selleck • 2016 — Apple of My Eye — Charlie — Burt Reynolds • 2017 — Awakening the Zodiac — Zodiac — Stephen McHattie • 2020 — The Father — Anthony — Anthony Hopkins

• Original year — Title — Role — Original actor — Notes — Ref(s) • 1985–1986 — Star Wars: Droids — Kleb Zellock — Donny Burns • 2017 — Mutafukaz — Mr. K — Féodor Atkine • The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature — Mr. Feng — Jackie Chan