Kong Kuwata
Kong Kuwata | |
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コング 桑田 | |
| Born | Takanobu Kuwata August 23, 1961 Sakai, Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, radio announcer, singer |
Kong Kuwata (コング 桑田, Kongu Kuwata, born Takanobu Kuwata (桑田敬信, Kuwata Takanobu), August 23, 1961 in Sakai, Osaka) is a Japanese voice actor, television and theatrical actor, radio announcer and gospel singer. He is an active member of the theatrical group, Lilly Boat Army 2 and the Cube Group talent agency. He is best known for his roles as Geese Howard from the Fatal Fury series and Genjuro Kibagami from the Samurai Shodown series.
Roles
[edit]Anime
[edit]- Samurai Spirits 2: Asura-Zanmaden (1999) - Genjuro Kibagami
- Samurai 7 (2004) – Kikuchiyo
- Ginga Legend Weed (2006) – Kaibutsu
- Appleseed Ex Machina (2007) – Aeacus
- Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (2008) - Nagase (Father)
- The King of Fighters: Destiny (2017) – Geese Howard[1]
Video games
[edit]- Fatal Fury: King of Fighters (1991) – Duck King, Richard mayer, Tung Fu Rue, Micheal Max, Hwa Jai, Raiden, Billy Kane, Geese Howard
- Samurai Shodown II (1994) – Genjuro Kibagami, Neinhalt Sieger[2][3]
- Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory (1995) – Geese Howard[4]
- Samurai Shodown III (1995) – Genjuro Kibagami[2]
- Real Bout Fatal Fury (1995) – Duck King, Geese Howard[4][5]
- The King of Fighters '96 (1996) – Geese Howard[6]
- Samurai Shodown IV (1996) – Genjuro Kibagami[2]
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1997) – Duck King, Geese Howard[4][5]
- Samurai Shodown 64 (1997) – Genjuro Kibagami[2]
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers (1998) – Duck King, Geese Howard[4][5]
- The King of Fighters: Kyo (1998) – Geese Howard[7]
- Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition (1999) – Duck King, Geese Howard[7]
- Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (2000) – Geese Howard
- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 (2001) – Geese Howard
- SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos (2003) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami[7]
- Samurai Shodown V (2003) – Genjuro Kibagami[2]
- Samurai Shodown VI (2004) – Genjuro Kibagami,[2] Neinhalt Seiger
- The King of Fighters Neowave (2005) – Geese Howard
- NeoGeo Battle Coliseum (2005) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami[7]
- The King of Fighters XI (2005) – Duck King,[8] Geese Howard
- The King of Fighters: Maximum Impact 2 (2006) – Geese Howard, Richard Meyer
- The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match (2008) – Geese Howard
- The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match (2009) – Geese Howard[7]
- The King of Fighters XIV (2016) – Geese Howard[7]
- Tekken 7 (2017) – Geese Howard (special moves and grunts)[9]
- Granblue Fantasy (2018) – Genjuro Kibagami
- The King of Fighters All Star (2018–19) – Geese Howard, Genjuro Kibagami[10][11]
- Samurai Shodown (2019) – Genjuro Kibagami[7]
- The King of Fighters XV (2022) – Geese Howard[12]
Stage
[edit]- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2024) – Dario Brando[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "South Town". The King of Fighters: Destiny. Season 1. Episode 1. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast (Japanese).
- ^ a b c d e f "GENJURO KIBAGAMI:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE". samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "NEILHALT SIEGER:SAMURAI SHODOWN OFFICIAL WEBSITE". samuraianiv.snk-corp.co.jp. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "[CHARACTER]ギース・ハワード:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c "[CHARACTER]ダック・キング:餓狼伝説総合公式サイト". garou15th.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ "KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kong Kuwata (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ Harada, Katsuhiro [@Harada_TEKKEN] (July 18, 2017). "とか言うてくる割には聴き分けれてないっぽいね。実際気付いてる人まずいませんが、一部登場や勝ち演出などの長台詞は英語のネイティブの声優さんですが、その他全ての必殺技や掛け声などはコングさんですよ。 RT @kazuma19920524 ギースの声はコング桑田でいいと思うよ。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ @KOF_ALLSTAR (July 21, 2018). "【ファイター紹介 第29弾】 「You're not worth my disgust!」 ギース・ハワード、KOF ALLSTARに参上！ CV.コング 桑田 KOFASは絶賛事前登録受付中！ 詳細は以下からご確認ください☺ kofallstar.netmarble.jp #KOFAS #KOF #キングオブファイターズ #ギースハワード" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @KOF_ALLSTAR (May 21, 2019). "⚔KOFAS×サムライスピリッツ天草降臨⚔ サムライスピリッツ天草降臨ファイター牙神幻十郎のプロフィール公開！ 「さっさと抜けェ！貴様を……殺ス！」 CV.コング桑田 プロフィールで牙神幻十郎をもっと知ろう！ #KOFAS #サムライスピリッツ天草降臨コラボ #牙神幻十郎" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ 【ENG】KOF XV DLC｜TEAM GAROU｜Trailer. January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (August 28, 2023). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stage Musical Reveals Cast, Costume Visuals". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Ricomotion Kong's official website
- Kong Kuwata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Japanese male television actors
- Japanese male voice actors
- Japanese male video game actors
- Living people
- Singers from Sakai, Osaka
- Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture
- 20th-century Japanese male actors
- 21st-century Japanese male actors
- 20th-century Japanese male singers
- 20th-century Japanese singers
- 21st-century Japanese male singers
- 21st-century Japanese singers