Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji Born June 4, 1954 Mie Prefecture, Japan Occupation Actor, voice actor First work Orin (TV 1979) Notable work PSYCHO-PASS (TV 2012-2013)

“	What I will never forget is Godzilla's cute child Minilla who practices hard to spit fire and is surprised by his own fire. A lot of people don't remember. (どうしても忘れられないのは、一生懸命に火を吐く練習をしたり自分の火で驚いたりする、かわゆいゴジラの子「ミニラ」。知らない人多いだろうなぁ。)	„
	— Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji (山路 和弘,   Yamaji Kazuhiro) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Yamaji began his career primarily as a stage and screen actor, until a TV producer saw one of his stage performances and was impressed by his voice and recruited him into voice work. Since then, Yamaji has lent his voice to countless high-profile productions, including anime such as Ghost in the Shell, PSYCHO-PASS, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan. In addition, he has worked extensively in Japanese dubbing of Hollywood films, frequently dubbing high-profile actors such as Russell Crowe, Willem Dafoe, Hugh Jackman, and Al Pacino. Specifically, he has worked as the exclusive Japanese dub voice actor for Jason Statham since 1998. While Yamaji has portrayed a wide variety of characters throughout his career, he is particularly associated with playing villains, which he has stated are the roles he enjoys the most.

Selected filmography

• King Kong (1976) as Jack Prescott [voice, 1998 TV Asahi Japanese dub]
• Reptilian (2001) as Dr. Campbell [voice, Japanese dub]
• GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters (2017) as Lieutenant General Endurph [voice]
• GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) as Lieutenant General Endurph / Munak [voice]
• GODZILLA: The Planet Eater (2018) as Lieutenant General Endurph [voice]
• Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) as Walter Simmons [voice, Japanese dub]

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