1. Mitsuo Yamaguchi, better known by his stage name Kappei Yamaguchi, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and rakugoka affiliated with Goku and 21st Century Fox.
15 Facts About Kappei Yamaguchi
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Kappei Yamaguchi is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane.
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In 1984, Kappei Yamaguchi moved to Tokyo and entered the Tokyo Announce University College, a vocational school training various performers from voice actors to singers to announcers or even reporters and dancers.
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Kappei Yamaguchi had been into anime as a child, but his interest lapsed in high school after joining a band.
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Kappei Yamaguchi attended acting classes taught by Kaneta Kimotsuki, and soon joined her 21st Century Fox theater company.
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Kappei Yamaguchi has appeared in numerous works in the fields of live-action dramas, animation, games, and foreign film dubbing.
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Kappei Yamaguchi decided to play the role of Usopp after receiving an offer.
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Kappei Yamaguchi has been reading the original manga since the beginning of the serialization, and couldn't imagine what kind of voice the character would have prior to getting the role.
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In Japanese dubs of international works, Kappei Yamaguchi is the voice of Kyle Broflovski, Bugs Bunny, and Crash Bandicoot.
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Kappei Yamaguchi appeared in hentai and eroge as Kyoya Ushihisa.
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Kappei Yamaguchi made his first public appearance in North America at Otakon 2008 and in Sakura-Con 2009.
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Kappei Yamaguchi made a fourth appearance in Hawaii at Kawaii Kon in 2011.
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Kappei Yamaguchi won the individual seiyu award at the 2003 Tokyo International Anime Fair.
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Kappei Yamaguchi established his own entertainment production company called Goku Co.
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In 2019, Kappei Yamaguchi won the Kei Tomiyama Award at the 13th Seiyu Awards.