title: Masato Hirano (voice actor)
text: # Masato Hirano (voice actor)
  
  Masato Hirano (平野 正人, Hirano Masato, born November 16, 1955) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Iwate Prefecture who works for Aoni Production. Among his other roles, he has performed the characters Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei (One Piece), Zaku (Fist of the North Star) and Kinnikuman Big Body (Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne).
  
  ## Filmography
  
  ### Television animation
  
  **1980s**
  
  * Armored Trooper Votoms (1983) (Police (C))
  * Gu Gu Ganmo (1984) (Leo, Little Bird Store)
  * Video Warrior Laserion (1984) (Joe, Zaki)
  * Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985) (Clayton)
  * Fist of the North Star (1985) (Zaku, Giji, Red Ribbon's Military Soldier others)
  * GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985) (Kasha, Werewolf, others)
  * High School! Kimengumi (1985) (Soreike Minna, Tatsurō Hirōka, others)
  * Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Haifan)
  * Dragon Ball (1986) (Man Wolf, Piano, others)
  * Saint Seiya (1986) (Hydra Ichi and Sea Serpent)
  * Wonder Beat Scramble (1986) (Doctor Gabor)
  * Akakage (1987) (Genta's father)
  * Bikkuriman (1987) (Urashi Maijin, Hyōzansuke, others)
  * Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Abominus, Groove, Hardhead, Jazz, Slag, Slingshot, Trypticon, Wideload)
  * Fist of the North Star 2 (1987) (Zorba)
  * Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1987) (Ippei Tazawa)
  * Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1988) (Sasaki-sensei, Sasaki-sensei's Father, Tom, Tongaripapa (Third), Alien, others)
  * Transformers: Super God Masterforce (1988) (Turter, King Poseidon, Phoenix, Diner Owner (episode 24))
  * Dragon Ball Z (1989) (Oguri. Police officer, others)
  * Transformers: Victory (1989) (Kakuryu, Drillhorn, Doctor Minakaze)
  
  **1990s**
  
  * Oishinbo (1990) (Motoyoshi Mikawa, Employee (A))
  * Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) (Offender)
  * Goldfish Warning! (1991) (Doctor Ohashi (Second))
  * Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen (1991) (Announcer Sekiguchi, God of Powerful, Kinnikuman Big Body/Strongman, King The 100 Ton (Episode 4), Bikeman, Chōjin Enma)
  * Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) (Smith)
  * Matchless Raijin-Oh (1991) (Uchida Official)
  * Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (1991) (Bartos)
  * Trapp Family Story (1991) (Hans)
  * Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993) (Schwartz)
  * Slam Dunk (1993) (Koike (first))
  * Tama and Friends (1994) (Otsubo-sensei)
  * Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) (Crew)
  * Marmalade Boy (1994) (Gen Kitahara)
  * Slayers (1995) (Demia and Zolf)
  * Neighborhood Story (1996)
  * Famous Dog Lassie (1996) (Heins)
  * Hell Teacher Nūbē (1997) (Youkai Piano, Makuragaeshi)
  * Mashin Eiyuden Wataru (1997) (Tobiderun)
  * Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) (Karita)
  * Shin Hakkenden (1999) (Aori)
  
  **2000s**
  
  * One Piece (2000) (Ippon-Matsu and Gorousei)
  * Hiwou War Chronicles (2001) (Murakami)
  * Stellvia (2003) (Reshio Sulijet)
  * Detective Conan (2003) (Masaru Saruhashi, Terafumi Kasuga)
  * Slam Dunk (2003) (Laura's Father)
  * Monster (2004) (Kunz)
  * GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007) (Abura-sumashi)
  * Dennō Coil (2007) (Doctor)
  * Tytania (2008) (Salomon)
  
  **2010s**
  
  * Dragon Ball Kai (2010) (Oldman Tsuno)
  * Crayon Shin-chan (2016) (Sakuzō Yoneda)
  * Nintama Rantarō (2017) (Hiranosuke Inadera (Second))
  * atime: Born Dragon Note (2017) (Muhammad Athhar Arsaputra)
  
  ### OVA
  
  * Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Moore)
  * Transformers: Zone (1990) (Star Cloud, King Poseidon, Menasor)
  * Dai Yamato Zero-go (2004) (X-2)
  
  ### Theatrical animation
  
  * Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) (Chosuke Ohtsuka)
  * Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986) (Ishida Mitsunari)
  * Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987) (Kharock)
  * Akira (1988) (Takeyama)
  * Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) (Pilot)
  * Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991) (Naise)
  
  ### Video games
  
  * Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1991) (Gardner)
  * Xenosaga Episode I (2002) (Moriyama)
  * Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (2009) (Piano)
  * Ryū ga Gotoku 5 (2012) (Sakurai)
  
  ### Tokusatsu
  
  * Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002) (Lingering Summerheat Ninja Bero-Tan (ep. 29))
  * Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005) (Hades Warrior God Toad (eps. 35 - 44))
  * Ultraman Max (Auto Maton (ep. 38 - 39))
  * Engine Sentai Go-onger (2008) (Savage Water Barbaric Machine Beast Bombe Banki (ep. 7))
  
  ### Drama CDs
  
  * Hana Yori mo Hana no Gotoku (????) (Norito's father)
  
  ### Dubbing
  
  * The Empire Strikes Back (1980 Movie theater edition) (Commander Nemet)
  * Thomas & Friends (1995-1998) (George)
  