Masato Hirano

Masato Hirano is a Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator.

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Akira (1988)

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A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo
CAST:  Mitsuo Iwata  •  Nozomu Sasaki  •  Mami Koyama  •  Tessyo Genda

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo
CAST:  Mitsuo Iwata  •  Nozomu Sasaki  •  Mami Koyama  •  Tessyo Genda

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)

After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Hashimoto
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuo Hashimoto
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

Memories (1995)

In this anime anthology, a salvage ship crew happens upon a haunted vessel in "Magnetic Rose"; a cold tablet turns a lab worker into a biological weapon in "Stink Bomb"; and an urban populace carries on an endless war with an unseen foe in "Cannon Fodder."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo  •  Tensai Okamura  •  Koji Morimoto
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Gara Takashima  •  Hisao Egawa

In this anime anthology, a salvage ship crew happens upon a haunted vessel in "Magnetic Rose"; a cold tablet turns a lab worker into a biological weapon in "Stink Bomb"; and an urban populace carries on an endless war with an unseen foe in "Cannon Fodder."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo  •  Tensai Okamura  •  Koji Morimoto
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Gara Takashima  •  Hisao Egawa

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Mitsuko Horie  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not everyone's playing by the rules, however, as a member ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Mitsuko Horie  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa

Wicked City (1987)

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Yusaku Yara  •  Arisa Andô  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Koji Totani

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Yusaku Yara  •  Arisa Andô  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Koji Totani

Royal Space Force - The Wings Of Honneamise (1987)

On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. For astronaut ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yamaga
CAST:  Masahiro Anzai  •  Leo Morimoto  •  Bin Shimada  •  Aya Murata

On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. For astronaut ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Yamaga
CAST:  Masahiro Anzai  •  Leo Morimoto  •  Bin Shimada  •  Aya Murata

Odin: Starlight Mutiny (1985)

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Eiichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Katsuji Mori

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Eiichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Katsuji Mori

Lensman (1984)

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Yoshida
CAST:  Kaoru Kobayashi  •  Ichirôta Miyakawa  •  Setsuko Karasuma  •  Eri Watanabe

Transformers: Zone (1990)

The mysterious three-faced insectoid being, Violenjiger dispatches the nine "Great Decepticon Generals" to acquire "Zone Energy", destroying the planet Feminia to obtain the world's store, and search for the powerful Zodiac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Matano
CAST:  Yusaku Yara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Naoko Watanabe

The mysterious three-faced insectoid being, Violenjiger dispatches the nine "Great Decepticon Generals" to acquire "Zone Energy", destroying the planet Feminia to obtain the world's store, and search for the powerful Zodiac.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiromichi Matano
CAST:  Yusaku Yara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Naoko Watanabe

M.D. Geist II: Death Force (1996)

Less than a year after Geist activated the Death Force, which decimated most of Jerra's population, he has kept himself busy by dismantling the Death Force machines one by one. Most of the remaining human population have fled to a remote haven run by a warlord ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata
CAST:  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Kazuhiro Nakata  •  Rica Fukami  •  Rokuro Naya

Less than a year after Geist activated the Death Force, which decimated most of Jerra's population, he has kept himself busy by dismantling the Death Force machines one by one. Most of the remaining human population have fled to a remote haven run by a warlord ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata
CAST:  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Kazuhiro Nakata  •  Rica Fukami  •  Rokuro Naya

Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War (1986)

The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Keiko Toda  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Keiko Toda  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

The Phoenix: Karma Chapter (1986)

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Mami Koyama

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Mami Koyama

TWD Express: Rolling Takeoff (1987)

A crew of space cargo workers rescue a beautiful android and land themselves in trouble thereby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Akio Nojima  •  Keiichi Nanba

A crew of space cargo workers rescue a beautiful android and land themselves in trouble thereby.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Akio Nojima  •  Keiichi Nanba

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)

Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Masako Katsuki

Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Masako Katsuki

Charge!! Men's Private School (1988)

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Hideyuki Hori  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Matasaburo the Wind Boy (1988)

A foreign transfer student from the city arrives one day in a Japanese country town. Enchanted by his air of mystery, his classmates nickname him "Matasaburou the Wind Imp" after a local legend. Eventually they become friends and spend many days playing in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Atsushi Gamou  •  C. W. Nicol  •  Masato Hirano

A foreign transfer student from the city arrives one day in a Japanese country town. Enchanted by his air of mystery, his classmates nickname him "Matasaburou the Wind Imp" after a local legend. Eventually they become friends and spend many days playing in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Atsushi Gamou  •  C. W. Nicol  •  Masato Hirano

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 (1989)

With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped; at the same time, Baya San (the huge granddaughter of the 108 Dragons' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Kohei Miyauchi

With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped; at the same time, Baya San (the huge granddaughter of the 108 Dragons' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Kohei Miyauchi
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