Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryo Hibiki in Sonic Soldier Borgman. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011.

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OZ (1992)

Oz is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future, following World War III. Much of the world has been reduced to desert. The surviving population has fragmented into many nations, and they're all fighting over the planet's declining resources. The only hope seems to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhisa Yamada
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Keiko Toda

Oz is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future, following World War III. Much of the world has been reduced to desert. The surviving population has fragmented into many nations, and they're all fighting over the planet's declining resources. The only hope seems to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhisa Yamada
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Keiko Toda

The Legacy of Al Caral (1993)

In the 26th century, humans discover a humanoid race living on the distant world GO/7498/2, a dark-skinned, golden-eyed people who seem to eke out a primitive, carefree existence. However, a scout team from Earth discovers that there is more to them than meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin'ichi Masaki
CAST:  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Aya Hisakawa  •  Kozo Shioya  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa

In the 26th century, humans discover a humanoid race living on the distant world GO/7498/2, a dark-skinned, golden-eyed people who seem to eke out a primitive, carefree existence. However, a scout team from Earth discovers that there is more to them than meets the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shin'ichi Masaki
CAST:  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Aya Hisakawa  •  Kozo Shioya  •  Toshiyuki Morikawa

Singles (1993)

Graduating senior Sakisaka Saki is secretly in love with her older sister Noriko's boyfriend, Kazame Kaname, unaware that Noriko and Kaname have broken up. Saki hopes to escape her dilemma when she goes to college, but she ends up attending the same college as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsukasa Abe
CAST:  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Takeshi Kusao  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuri Amano

Graduating senior Sakisaka Saki is secretly in love with her older sister Noriko's boyfriend, Kazame Kaname, unaware that Noriko and Kaname have broken up. Saki hopes to escape her dilemma when she goes to college, but she ends up attending the same college as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsukasa Abe
CAST:  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Takeshi Kusao  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuri Amano

Captain Tsubasa Movie 05: The most powerful opponent Holland Youth (1994)

The last Captain Tsubasa movie is about the match between Japan and Holland. After the Japanese team lost two games against this apparently supreme opponent, their confidence is at its lowest point and even Hyuga, having a hurt leg, is desperate. Thus the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoriyasu Kogawa
CAST:  Akari Hibino  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama  •  Yuko Kobayashi  •  Chie Sato

The last Captain Tsubasa movie is about the match between Japan and Holland. After the Japanese team lost two games against this apparently supreme opponent, their confidence is at its lowest point and even Hyuga, having a hurt leg, is desperate. Thus the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoriyasu Kogawa
CAST:  Akari Hibino  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama  •  Yuko Kobayashi  •  Chie Sato

The Hard: Bounty Hunter (1996)

New York, USA. Hard has been making a living as a bounty hunter for years, but lately has been struggling to make ends meet due to alimony and child support payments for his beloved Momoko. A supposedly simple case devolves quickly into major mayhem and murder, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Ôga
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Michiko Neya  •  Masaharu Sato  •  Yumi Touma

New York, USA. Hard has been making a living as a bounty hunter for years, but lately has been struggling to make ends meet due to alimony and child support payments for his beloved Momoko. A supposedly simple case devolves quickly into major mayhem and murder, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Ôga
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Michiko Neya  •  Masaharu Sato  •  Yumi Touma

First Loves (1995)

First Loves/Kakyuusei OAV (1995) is mainly centered on Kakeru and his relationship with four girls from his high school. It focuses on one girl per episode - the cute and friendly Urara, the forsaken tennis girl Rie, the dog-owning painter Hikari and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshida
CAST:  Mika Kanai  •  Shin-ichiro Miki  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Chieko Honda

First Loves/Kakyuusei OAV (1995) is mainly centered on Kakeru and his relationship with four girls from his high school. It focuses on one girl per episode - the cute and friendly Urara, the forsaken tennis girl Rie, the dog-owning painter Hikari and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Yoshida
CAST:  Mika Kanai  •  Shin-ichiro Miki  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Chieko Honda

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DIRECTION:  Shinichi Nakada
CAST:  Toshiko Fujita  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Mitsuo Iwata

Shadow Skill: Epilogue (1995)

In this OVA, the story of Gau's history with his adopted sister and the secrets that make up the shadow skill unfold. The pair make their annual return to the gravesite of Gau's parents, where his growth and progress as a warrior can be exhibited for them. Gau has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Kuroda
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Akio Matsuoka  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Kappei Yamaguchi

In this OVA, the story of Gau's history with his adopted sister and the secrets that make up the shadow skill unfold. The pair make their annual return to the gravesite of Gau's parents, where his growth and progress as a warrior can be exhibited for them. Gau has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Kuroda
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Akio Matsuoka  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Kappei Yamaguchi

Ninku the Movie (1995)

They have the reputation of being the top martial arts team in the world. They have combat techniques which can control the very elements. They have a small penguin. They are the Ninku, full of martial art prowess, low on brain power, and totally devoid of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyuki Abe
CAST:  Jurota Kosugi  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Atsushi Ishida  •  Katsumi Suzuki

They have the reputation of being the top martial arts team in the world. They have combat techniques which can control the very elements. They have a small penguin. They are the Ninku, full of martial art prowess, low on brain power, and totally devoid of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyuki Abe
CAST:  Jurota Kosugi  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Atsushi Ishida  •  Katsumi Suzuki

Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures (1996)

It's the night before the fair celebrating the Kingdom of Guardia's one thousand year anniversary. When the humans have gone to sleep for the night, excited about the next day's celebration, the monsters come out to play. Nuu and Mamo are two little monsters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuro Kawasaki
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Chafurin  •  Fumihiko Tachiki  •  Shin-ichiro Miki

It's the night before the fair celebrating the Kingdom of Guardia's one thousand year anniversary. When the humans have gone to sleep for the night, excited about the next day's celebration, the monsters come out to play. Nuu and Mamo are two little monsters ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Itsuro Kawasaki
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Chafurin  •  Fumihiko Tachiki  •  Shin-ichiro Miki

KI・ME・RA (1996)

Strange "lifepods" have crashed in the western mountains, bringing with them supernatural beings previously found only in the realm of folk-lore and fantasy. Vampires walk the Earth, at war with Humanity an each other, driven by the most terrifying of genetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Yokota
CAST:  Nobuo Tobita  •  Jurota Kosugi  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Ryotaro Okiayu

Strange "lifepods" have crashed in the western mountains, bringing with them supernatural beings previously found only in the realm of folk-lore and fantasy. Vampires walk the Earth, at war with Humanity an each other, driven by the most terrifying of genetic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Yokota
CAST:  Nobuo Tobita  •  Jurota Kosugi  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Ryotaro Okiayu

The Legend of Zorro (1996)

Diego Vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the army's dictatorship. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as Zorro to protect the weak and oppressed. Diego is not a coward but he is unable to win the affections of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Minoguchi
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Hikaru Midorikawa  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Yasunori Matsumoto

Diego Vega returns from his study trip to discover his homeland is under the army's dictatorship. Diego, refusing to watch idly, disguises himself as Zorro to protect the weak and oppressed. Diego is not a coward but he is unable to win the affections of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsumi Minoguchi
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Hikaru Midorikawa  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Yasunori Matsumoto

Undersea Fleet Submarine 707F (1997)

A mysterious object attacks and destroys any ship or submarine. Submarine 707 has the mission to search for that mysterious object, when summoned by a whale to follow it. The whale leads them to the world of Mu. But on their way they meet the mysterious object. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Kogure
CAST:  Masako Katsuki  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama  •  Yuji Ueda

A mysterious object attacks and destroys any ship or submarine. Submarine 707 has the mission to search for that mysterious object, when summoned by a whale to follow it. The whale leads them to the world of Mu. But on their way they meet the mysterious object. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teruo Kogure
CAST:  Masako Katsuki  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Nobuyuki Hiyama  •  Yuji Ueda

Gekiganger 3 - The Movie (1998)

If you have watched Nadesico, you know what Gekiganger is. This is a great show to watch at a convention with a lot of people. I can not explain how cool it was to sing the opening theme and cry when Joe die with hundreds of other people. It not only makes fun of ...  (more)

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CAST:  Mitsuaki Madono  •  Kenichi Ono  •  Nobuo Tobita  •  Yasunori Matsumoto

If you have watched Nadesico, you know what Gekiganger is. This is a great show to watch at a convention with a lot of people. I can not explain how cool it was to sing the opening theme and cry when Joe die with hundreds of other people. It not only makes fun of ...  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mitsuaki Madono  •  Kenichi Ono  •  Nobuo Tobita  •  Yasunori Matsumoto

Vampiyan Kids (1999)

Have you ever heard of the Vampiyans? One noble family of such vegetarian vampires have been banished from Monster Land for their inability to scare humans. To lift the exile set on the family, Papa, the head of the household, must scare 1000 humans. To this end, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ai Orikasa  •  Kenji Utsumi  •  Kumiko Watanabe  •  Mika Kanai

Have you ever heard of the Vampiyans? One noble family of such vegetarian vampires have been banished from Monster Land for their inability to scare humans. To lift the exile set on the family, Papa, the head of the household, must scare 1000 humans. To this end, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa
CAST:  Ai Orikasa  •  Kenji Utsumi  •  Kumiko Watanabe  •  Mika Kanai

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness (2005)

The Dematerialization Phenomenon, in which the real world becomes digital, has become a problem and must be resolved immediately. After hearing of this incident, Netto and Rockman left off after their father and Network Researcher, Yuuichirou. He also had found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Kato
CAST:  Kumiko Higa  •  Hiro Yuuki  •  Mitsuki Saiga  •  Keiko Nemoto

The Dematerialization Phenomenon, in which the real world becomes digital, has become a problem and must be resolved immediately. After hearing of this incident, Netto and Rockman left off after their father and Network Researcher, Yuuichirou. He also had found ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takao Kato
CAST:  Kumiko Higa  •  Hiro Yuuki  •  Mitsuki Saiga  •  Keiko Nemoto

Halo Legends (2010)

The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Shinji Aramaki  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Tomoki Kyoda  •  Keiichi Sugiyama  •  Kouichi Mashimo  •  Daisuke Nishio  •  Takahiro Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Kawasaki  •  Yasushi Muraki  •  Toshiyuki Kanno  •  Kouji Sawai  •  Hiroshi Yamazaki  •  Megumi Shimizu
CAST:  Luci Christian  •  David Wald  •  Emily Neves  •  Shelley Calene-Black

The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Shinji Aramaki  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Tomoki Kyoda  •  Keiichi Sugiyama  •  Kouichi Mashimo  •  Daisuke Nishio  •  Takahiro Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Kawasaki  •  Yasushi Muraki  •  Toshiyuki Kanno  •  Kouji Sawai  •  Hiroshi Yamazaki  •  Megumi Shimizu
CAST:  Luci Christian  •  David Wald  •  Emily Neves  •  Shelley Calene-Black

Shadow Skill: The Movie (1996)

In a war-torn world of deadly conflict, one small group of heroes stand against the forces of darkness, armed only with two weapons — their unswerving dedication to good and the superhuman martial art known as the Shadow Skill... For the 14-year-old Gau Ban, it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Negishi
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Ikue Otani  •  Bin Shimada

In a war-torn world of deadly conflict, one small group of heroes stand against the forces of darkness, armed only with two weapons — their unswerving dedication to good and the superhuman martial art known as the Shadow Skill... For the 14-year-old Gau Ban, it is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Negishi
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Ikue Otani  •  Bin Shimada

Shadow Skill: Secret of the Kurudan Style (2003)

The story takes place in warrior kingdom where a deadly martial art called Shadow Skill is practiced to defend the continued existence of the kingdom. Dreaming of becoming an invincible warrior one day, like the legendary warrior named Scar Face who has defeated 2 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Ichikawa
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Akio Matsuoka

The story takes place in warrior kingdom where a deadly martial art called Shadow Skill is practiced to defend the continued existence of the kingdom. Dreaming of becoming an invincible warrior one day, like the legendary warrior named Scar Face who has defeated 2 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Ichikawa
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Akio Matsuoka

Ganbare Goemon: Global Rescue Operation (1998)

The second OVA of the Ganbare Goemon series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayoshi Yatabe
CAST:  Tomoko Kojima  •  Kenichi Ogata  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Aya Hisakawa

The second OVA of the Ganbare Goemon series.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayoshi Yatabe
CAST:  Tomoko Kojima  •  Kenichi Ogata  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Aya Hisakawa
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