Akira Kamiya (神谷 明 Kamiya Akira, born September 18, 1946) is a veteran Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture in Yokohama, Japan.
He began his career as a voice actor in 1970. One of the first important characters he played was Babel II in the anime of the same name from 1970. Since then, he has accumulated a solid career of more than 40 years in the Japanese dubbing industry. Among his most memorable characters include Kikkikuman in the homologous anime, Kogoro Mouri in Detective Conan, Tadashi Yaiba in Captain Harlock and Professor Tomoe in Sailor Moon, among many others; he is also known for playing Shun Mitaka in Maison Ikkoku, Shutaro Mendou in Urusei Yatsura, and Kenshiro in Fist of the North Star, including his later films and video games.
He is very close to famous mangaka Rumiko Takahashi. She, along with the director of the Urusei Yatsura series, recommended him to provide the voice of Tatewaki Kuno in the anime adaptation of Takahashi's manga Ranma ½, but in the end the late seiyū Hirotaka Suzuoki was cast; Takahashi then recommended him for the character Sasuke Sagurakure, but the director did not like and instead the character was cast with Shigeru Chiba.
In addition to his work as a seiyū, in recent years he has dedicated himself to teaching at the Nihon Kogakuin College. Among his students include Megumi Toyoguchi, Ryoko Shintani and Ai Shimizu, who are now outstanding seiyūs in the industry.
After being represented at the beginning of his career by the company Theater Echo, Kamiya then joined Aoni Production, and also went through other companies. He is currently represented by Saeba Shoji.
Dub Actors[]
| Actor | No. of Roles | Country |
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| R. Bruce Elliott | 7 | 
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| Robert Rogan | 4 |
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| Keith Silverstein | 3 |
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| Don Brown | 2 | 
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| Gilbert Gottfried | 2 |
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| Arthur Holden | 2 |
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| Jeff Lumby | 2 |
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| Richard Rossner | 2 |
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| Russell Wait | 2 | 
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| Gregg Berger | 1 |
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| David Born | 1 |
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| John DeMita | 1 |
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| Gary Dubin | 1 |
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| Ian Finlay | 1 |
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| Edward Glen | 1 | 
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| Wayne Grayson | 1 |
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| Barry Haigh | 1 |
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| A.J. Henderson | 1 |
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| Chuck Huber | 1 |
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| Brian Hudson | 1 |
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| Rick Jones | 1 |
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| Kip Kaplan | 1 |
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| Dando Kluever | 1 |
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| John Knox | 1 |
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| Aaron Krohn | 1 |
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| Wally Kurth | 1 |
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| Lex Lang | 1 |
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| Julie Maddalena | 1 |
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| Kerrigan Mahan | 1 |
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| John Murphy | 1 |
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| John Payne | 1 |
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| Chuck Powers | 1 | 
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| Doug Rand | 1 |
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| Jay Rath | 1 |
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| David Schaufele | 1 | 
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| Michael Sorich | 1 |
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| Austin Tindle | 1 |
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| John Vickery | 1 |
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| David Wald | 1 |
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| Brett Weaver | 1 |
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| Lennie Weinrib | 1 |
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| Blake Weir | 1 |
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| Jeff Winkless | 1 |
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| Daniel Woren | 1 |
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| Oliver Wyman | 1 |
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Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
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| 1972-1973 | Narrator | Pinocchio: The Series | Ian Finlay | Canada |
| Villager A (ep. 4) | A.J. Henderson | |||
| Marco (ep. 6) | ¿? | |||
| Mario (ep. 7) | ¿? | |||
| Child B (ep. 8) | ¿? | |||
| Puppet C (ep. 9) | ¿? | |||
| Michael (ep. 13) | ¿? | |||
| Soldier (ep. 20) | ¿? | |||
| Leon (ep. 21) | Rick Jones | |||
| Gino (ep. 24, 27) | Arthur Holden | |||
| Crow B (ep. 27) | ¿? | |||
| Male Spectator (ep. 31) | ¿? | |||
| Ralph (ep. 33) | ¿? | |||
| Soldier (ep. 34) | ¿? | |||
| Leoni (ep. 36) | ¿? | |||
| Muhammed (ep. 39) | Arthur Holden | |||
| Villager C (ep. 41) | ¿? | |||
| Soldier B (ep. 42) | ¿? | |||
| Boy C (ep. 44) | ¿? | |||
| 1974-1975 | Saburo Kato | Space Battleship Yamato | ¿? | United States |
| 1977-1979 | Tadashi Daiba | Captain Harlock | Richard Rossner | United States |
| Kerrigan Mahan | United States | |||
| 1977-1978 | Takuma Ichimonji | Danguard Ace | Dando Kluever | United States |
| 1977 | Brother | The Wild Swans | ¿? | United States |
| 1978 | Saburo Kato | Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1978 | Adult Chirin | Ringing Bell | Gregg Berger | United States |
| 1978-1979 | Saburo Kato | Space Battleship Yamato II | ¿? | United States |
| 1979-1980 | King Arthur | King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table | Richard Rossner | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Zeus (ep. 49) | Astro Boy | Jay Rath | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Saburo Kato | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States |
| 1981-1982 | Prince Sincline | Beast King GoLion | Lennie Weinrib | United States |
| 1981-1986 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura | Russell Wait | Hong Kong |
| 1983-1984 | Roy Focker | Super Dimension Fortress Macross | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Brett Weaver | United States | |||
| 1983 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Brian Hudson | United States |
| 1984-1987 | Kenshiro | Fist of the North Star | Lex Lang | United States |
| 1984 | Roy Focker | Macross: Do You Remember Love? | Barry Haigh | Hong Kong |
| 1984 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Wayne Grayson | United States |
| 1985-1986 | Chikutakubon | Button Nose | Julie Maddalena | United States |
| 1985 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Robert Rogan | United States |
| 1986 | Kenshiro | Fist of the North Star: The Movie | John Vickery | United States |
| 1986-1989 | Perseus Algol | Saint Seiya | David Born | United States |
| Austin Tindle | United States | |||
| Alpha Dubhe Siegfried | Blake Weir | |||
| 1986 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | Robert Rogan | United States |
| 1986-1988 | Shun Mitaka | Maison Ikkoku | John Payne | Canada |
| 1986 | Nao | Outlanders | Gary Dubin | United States |
| Oliver Wyman | United States | |||
| 1987-1989 | Rol Kran | Dangaioh | Edward Glen | United Kingdom |
| 1987-1988 | Boes | Ox Tales | Jeff Winkless | United States |
| 1988 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter | Robert Rogan | United States |
| 1989 | John Kyosuke Hiba | Dog Soldier | Don Brown | Canada |
| 1989 | Garlic Jr. | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Don Brown | Canada |
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| Chuck Huber | United States | |||
| 1989 | Onbu | Garaga | Kip Kaplan | United States |
| 1989 | Guy Kazama | Red Alert | David Schaufele | Japan |
| 1990-1991 | Ashram | Record of Lodoss War | John Knox | United States |
| 1991 | Jin Kyōichiro | Sukeban Deka | Aaron Krohn | United States |
| 1991 | Shutaro Mendou | Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling | Robert Rogan | United States |
| 1994 | Tamasaburo | Pom Poko | Wally Kurth | United States |
| 1994-1995 | Professor Souichi Tomoe | Sailor Moon S | Jeff Lumby | Canada |
| Keith Silverstein | United States | |||
| Germatoid (ep. 124) | Jeff Lumby | Canada | ||
| Keith Silverstein | United States | |||
| 1996-2009 | Kogoro Mouri (eps. 1-548) |
Detective Conan | Chuck Powers | Singapore |
| R. Bruce Elliott | United States | |||
| Russell Wait | Hong Kong | |||
| 1996-1997 | Professor Souichi Tomoe | Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | Keith Silverstein | United States |
| 1997 | Kogoro Mouri | Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 1997 | Haung Long | Twilight of the Dark Master | John DeMita | United States |
| 1998 | Kogoro Mouri | Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 1999 | Detective Conan: The Last Wizard Of The Century | United States | ||
| 2000 | Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes | United States | ||
| 2001 | Mamoru Daichi | The Daichis: Earth Defence Family | John Murphy | Canada |
| 2001 | Kogoro Mouri | Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven | R. Bruce Elliott | United States |
| 2002 | Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | United States | ||
| 2002 | Iago | Kingdom Hearts | Gilbert Gottfried | United States |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | United States | ||
| 2018 | Pipimi (ep. 4b) | Pop Team Epic | David Wald | United States |