Chikahiro Kobayashi

Not to be confused with Chiaki Kobayashi.

Chikahiro Kobayashi
小林 親弘
Born	(1983-09-05) September 5, 1983 (age 41) Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor
Years active	2007–present
Agent	Atomic Monkey
Notable work	Golden Kamuy as Saichi Sugimoto Beastars as Legoshi
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Chikahiro Kobayashi (小林 親弘, Kobayashi Chikahiro, born September 5, 1983) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. In 2007, he joined Yen Theater Research Institute before he promoted to Drama Group Yen Membership.[1] He is best known for voicing Saichi Sugimoto in Golden Kamuy and Legoshi in Beastars.

Filmography

Television animation

2013

• Gundam Build Fighters, Server
• Gifuu Doudou!!: Kanetsugu to Keiji, Allied soldiers
• Mushibugyō, Yumehisa Sakaki
• Gingitsune, Member

2014

• HappinessCharge PreCure!, Chairman Kariyazaki
• Chaika - The Coffin Princess, Soldier
• Mushishi, Father Kaoru
• Yo-kai Watch, The Couple

2015

• Gundam Reconguista in G, Staff, Pilot
• Gin Tama, Newscaster

2016

• Poco's Udon World, Kiuchi
• The Kindaichi Case Files, Hiiragi Shinichirou[2]

2017

• Granblue Fantasy The Animation, Skyfarer B
• Duel Masters, Jolly the Johnny, Loud "NYZ" Noisy

2018

• Violet Evergarden, Toby Selwyn
• Golden Kamuy, Saichi Sugimoto[3]
• Amanchu!, Macho
• Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory, Alastor
• 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams, Bucks
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ranga[4]

2019

• Cop Craft, Assistant Gardner Attorney
• Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Ares[5]
• Lupin the Third: Prison of the Past, Balmer's younger brother
• Beastars, Legoshi[6]
• Fire Force, The Assault[7]

2020

• Id:Invaded, Haruka Kazuta
• Ahiru no Sora, Kashiwagi Kazushi
• Sing "Yesterday" for Me, Rikuo Uozumi[8]
• The God of High School, Commissioner R[9]
• Great Pretender, Clark Ibrahim
• Golden Kamuy Season 3, Saichi Sugimoto
• Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Red Siberian[10]

2021

• Beastars Season 2, Legoshi
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2, Ranga
• Megalobox 2: Nomad, Sakuma[11]
• Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood, Jin Kuzuhara[12]
• The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ranga
• Night Head 2041, Mikie Fujiki[13]
• Scarlet Nexus (2021), Kaito Sumeragi[14]
• Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Sigma

2022

• Aoashi, Tatsuya Fukuda[15]
• Golden Kamuy Season 4, Saichi Sugimoto

2023

• Malevolent Spirits, Nagi[16]
• Trigun Stampede, Monev the Gale[17]
• Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Yamada Asaemon Shion[18]
• The Legendary Hero Is Dead!, Leland Tallman[19]
• Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Jormungand[20]
• The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!, Camael[21]

2024

• 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess, Ex[22]
• Shinkalion: Change the World, Kadomichi Takanawa[23]
• Days with My Stepsister, Taichi Asamura[24]
• The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal, Ken Lendoll[25]
• Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, Max Radial[26]
• Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan, Gen Fukaku[27]

2025

• Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc, Wolfram[28]

Original video animation (OVA)

• Mushibugyō (2014), Yumehisa Sakaki
• Golden Kamuy (2019), Saichi Sugimoto[29]
• Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (2024), Kaoru Shizuka[30]

Original net animation

• Blade of the Immortal -Immortal- (2019), Shinriji[31]
• The Way of the Househusband (2021), Hirono[14]
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean (2021), Lang Rangler[32]
• Thermae Romae Novae (2022), Marcus[33]
• Exception (2022), Lewis[34]

Anime films

• Burn the Witch (2020), Bruno Bangnyfe[35]
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Movie – Scarlet Bond (2022), Ranga[36]
• The First Slam Dunk (2022), Yohei Mito[37]

Dubbing

Live-action

• 1917, Cpl.William Schofield (George MacKay)[38]
• 47 Ronin, Young Oishi[39]
• Absentia, Tommy Gibbs (Angel Bonanni)[40]
• The Age of Adaline, Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman)[41]
• American Made, JB (Caleb Landry Jones)[42]
• Annie, Simon Goodspeed (Ashton Kutcher)[43]
• Babylon, Manuel "Manny" Torres (Diego Calva)[44]
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Barry Allen / The Flash (Ezra Miller)[45]
• Beauty and the Beast, Jean-Baptiste[46]
• The BFG, Mr. Tibbs (Rafe Spall)[47]
• Blackway, Nate (Alexander Ludwig)[48]
• Blue Story, Marco (Michael Ward)[49]
• Bohemian Rhapsody, Bob Geldof (Dermot Murphy)[50]
• Carrie, Jackie (Max Topplin)[51]
• Child 44, Vasili Nikitin (Joel Kinnaman)[52]
• City on a Hill, Anton Campbell (Shannon Wallace)[53]
• Cold Comes the Night, Donnie (Leo Fitzpatrick)[54]
• Crisis on Earth-X, Winn Schott (Jeremy Jordan)[55]
• Debris, Efraim Muñoz[56]
• Escape from Mogadishu, Kang Dae-jin (Zo In-sung)[57]
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Langdon Shaw (Ronan Raftery)[58]
• Fathers and Daughters, Cameron (Aaron Paul)[59]
• Flight 7500, Brad Martin (Ryan Kwanten)[60]
• The Gallows, Reese Houser (Reese Mishler)[61]
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Sam Coleman (Thomas Middleditch)[62]
• Happy Together, Chang (Chen Chang)[63]
• John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Earl (Tobias Segal)[64]
• Katy Keene, Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount)[65]
• Left Behind, Cameron "Buck" Williams (Chad Michael Murray)[66]
• Legends of Tomorrow, John Constantine (Matt Ryan)[67]
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Elendil (Lloyd Owen)[68]
• The Love Punch, Vincent Kruger (Laurent Lafitte)[69]
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Dean (Dean Fleischer Camp)[70]
• The Mustang, Henry (Jason Mitchell)[71]
• Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Amir (Patrick Sabongui)[72]
• Night of the Living Dead, Tom (Keith Wayne)[73]
• Pete's Dragon, Abner[74]
• Raised by Wolves, Father (Abubakar Salim)[75]
• Rebel Moon, Gunnar (Michiel Huisman)[76]
• Sabotage, Agent Spolcheck (Troy Garity)[77]
• Snake Eyes, Tommy Arashikage / Storm Shadow (Andrew Koji)[78]
• Station Eleven, Frank Chaudhary (Nabhaan Rizwan)[79]
• Suicide Squad, Barry Allen / The Flash (Ezra Miller)[80]
• Supergirl, Winslow Schott Jr. / Toyman (Jeremy Jordan)[81]
• Terminator Genisys, Eric Thompson (Douglas Smith)[82]
• Wanted (2019 BS Japan edition), Barry (Chris Pratt)[83]
• Wayward Pines, Jason Higgins (Tom Stevens)[84]
• We Don't Belong Here, Tomas (Justin Chatwin)[85]
• Where the Crawdads Sing, Chase Andrews (Harris Dickinson)[86]

Animation

• Frozen II, Ryder[87]

Radio

• Kobayashi talk (2020-)-Anium Radio Station[88]

Video games

• Cyberpunk 2077 (2020), Male V[14]
• Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), Butch[14]
• Samurai Warriors 5 (2021), Tadakatsu Honda[14]
• Scarlet Nexus (2021), Kaito Sumeragi[14]
• Granblue Fantasy (2022), Falsch[89]
• Wizardry Variants Daphne (2023), Dylanhart[90]
• Zenless Zone Zero (2024), Von Lycaon[91]

Stage

• Two strange people
• Grab the air
• Hansel and Gretel
• Biloxi Blues (2013)

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External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Chikahiro Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Chikahiro Kobayashi at IMDb

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