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Ryûsei Nakao

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Ryûsei Nakao
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Ryûsei Nakao was born on 5 February 1951 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995), Dragon Ball Z (1989) and Tokusou sentai Dekarenjâ (2004).
BornFebruary 5, 1951
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    • Known for

    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)
    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
    7.6
    • Freeza(voice)
    • 1995
    Hiroko Emori, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z (1989)
    Dragon Ball Z
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Freeza(voice)
    Tokusou sentai Dekarenjâ (2004)
    Tokusou sentai Dekarenjâ
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Agent Abrella(voice)
    Ryô Horikawa and Masako Nozawa in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly
    7.7
    • Freeza(voice)
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Soreike! Anpanman
      • Baikinman
      • Baikin-man (voice)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1988
    • Dragon Ball Super: Monkerising
      • Freeza
      • Pre-production
    • Witch Hat Atelier (2026)
      Witch Hat Atelier
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Sasaran (voice)
      • 2026
    • Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)
      Rent-a-Girlfriend
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Katsuhito Ichinose (voice)
      • 2022–2026
    • Trigun Stargaze (2026)
      Trigun Stargaze
      6.5
      TV Series
      • William Conrad (voice)
      • 2026
    • Gachiakuta (2025)
      Gachiakuta
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Alice (voice)
      • 2025
    • One Punch Man (2015)
      One Punch Man
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Vaccine Man
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2015–2025
    • Yakuza 0: Director's Cut (2025)
      Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Billiken (voice)
      • 2025
    • Bleach Rebirth of Souls (2025)
      Bleach Rebirth of Souls
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Mayuri Kurotsuchi (voice)
      • 2025
    • Farmagia (2025)
      Farmagia
      4.8
      TV Series
      • Glaza (voice)
      • 2025
    • Ken'ichi Matsuyama and Shôta Sometani in Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army (2024)
      Saint Young Men: Holy Men vs Demon Army
      3.8
      • Black Beast (voice)
      • 2024
    • Kentarô Itô, Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Takayuki Sugô, Yuki Matsuoka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Tite Kubo, and Hiroki Yasumoto in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022)
      Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Mayuri Kurotsuchi (voice)
      • 2022–2024
    • Lara Jill Miller, Yuki Ono, Sayaka Senbongi, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Jonah Scott, and Griffin Puatu in Beastars (2019)
      Beastars
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cornu (voice)
      • 2024
    • Farmagia (2024)
      Farmagia
      Video Game
      • Glaza (voice)
      • 2024
    • Johnny Yong Bosch, Eric Vale, Christopher Sabat, Sean Schemmel, Patrick Seitz, and Daman Mills in Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (2024)
      Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
      8.0
      Video Game
      • Frieza
      • Frost
      • Cooler (voice)
      • 2024
    • Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun (2024)
      Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun
      6.3
      • Baikinman
      • 2024
    • Dragon Ball Z Kai (2024)
      Dragon Ball Z Kai
      8.5
      • Freeza (voice)
      • 2024

    Additional Crew

    • Mulan II (2004)
      Mulan II
      5.6
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Ling (as Nakao Ryuusei)
      • 2004
    • Alyssa Milano, Cathy Moriarty, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, and Scott Wolf in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
      Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
      5.7
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tramp (as Nakao Ryuusei)
      • 2001
    • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
      Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
      5.9
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Fife (as Nakao Ryuusei)
      • 1997

    Music Department

    • My Melody no Akazukin (1989)
      My Melody no Akazukin
      7.2
      Short
      • insert song performed by
      • 1989

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    Armitage III
    Trailer 1:01
    Armitage III
    Armitage III
    Trailer 1:01
    Armitage III
    Wake Up Girls
    Trailer 1:33
    Wake Up Girls

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Tomoharu Minamitani
    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • February 5, 1951
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Other works
      Provided the voice of Buster Bunny in the Japanese version of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990).

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of Kazuma Takeo.
    • Trademarks
        Known for playing Frieza in Dragon Ball Z.
    • Nickname
      • Tomo-chan

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