Behind the anime

Bunta Sugawara

Voice actor

Sugawara Bunta made his acting debut in 1956.

Occupation: Voice Actor
Born: August 16, 1933
Died: 2014
Hometown: Ichihasama (Currently Kurihara), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Years active: 1956–2012
Gender: Male
Education: Sendai Daiichi High School
Awards: 2
Credits: 9

Bunta Sugawara at a glance

Bunta Sugawara is a voice actor with nine credits in Aniphoria's catalog. Bunta is from Ichihasama (Currently Kurihara), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Their birth date is listed as August 16, 1933. Years active: 1956–2012.

Notable work

Lead roles include Ged in Tales from Earthsea and Ryoukan-san in Ryoukan-san.

Quick questions

What has Bunta Sugawara worked on?

Our catalog lists nine credits, including Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, Doko e?, Spirited Away, and Tales from Earthsea.

Which characters has Bunta Sugawara voiced?

Listed roles include Kamajii, Nirasaki, Ged, and Narrator.

Where is Bunta Sugawara from?

Their hometown is listed as Ichihasama (Currently Kurihara), Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

The person behind the work

Biography

Sugawara Bunta made his acting debut in 1956. Sugawara has lent his voice to numerous anime roles, such as Spirited Away's Kamaji, Tales from Earthsea's Ged, and most recently, Wolf Children's Nirasaki. Sugawara also voiced the narrator in Square Enix's Dissidia: Final Fantasy video game.

Sugawara is most well known for his roles in the live-action Jingi Naki Tatakai (Battles without Honor and Humanity) and Truck Yarō film series. During a speech in 2012 at the 10th anniversary of the "Furusato Kaigi Shien Center" non-profit organization he announced his retirement from acting.

Sugawara had said in February that because of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, he would halt any acting activities. Aku in "Samurai Jack" (animated series) (Japanese) Narrator in "Dissidia: Final Fantasy" (Japanese)