Yuji Ueda
Born: 1967-06-15 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yūji Ueda (うえだ ゆうじ, Ueda Yūji) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] He is best known for voicing the roles of Sagara Sanosuke in Rurouni Kenshin, Akito Tenkawa in Martian Successor Nadesico, Takeshi/Brock and Sonansu/Wobbuffet in Pokémon, Horohoro in Shaman King, Johannes Krauser II in Detroit Metal City, Keitarō Urashima in Love Hina, Shiro Iori in Kill la Kill, and Yousuke Fuuma in Wedding Peach.
Filmography
2025
- A Star Brighter than the Sun as Mr. Kobayashi (voice)
2024
- Mission: Yozakura Family as Makoto Kawashita (voice)
- T・P BON as Tarao Tarako (voice)
2023
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End as Fass (voice)
2022
- Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles as Takeshi (voice)
2021
- SHAMAN KING as Horohoro (voice)
- Earwig and the Witch as Mr. Jenkins (voice)
- Aria the Crepuscolo as Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)
2020
- Mashin Sentai Kiramager as Oven Jamen (voice)
- Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Kira Taaalk! as Oven Jamen (voice)
- Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Galza and Carantula Jamental Institute as Oven Jamen (voice)
2019
- Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious as Deathmagla (voice)
- SD Gundam World: Sangoku Souketsuden as (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution as Takeshi (voice)
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future as Shashot (voice)
- Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger Final Live Tour 2019 as Destra Maggio (voice)
2018
- Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger vs. Keisatsu Sentai Patranger as Destra Maggio (voice)
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: THE ANIMATION as Shashot (voice)
- Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief as Tatsunosuke Ichimura (voice)
- Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en film as Destra Maggio (voice)
- Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend as Tatsunosuke Ichimura (voice)
2017
2016
- Mob Psycho 100 as Red Raincoat (voice)
- March Comes In Like a Lion as Eisaku Noguchi (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel as Sonans (voice)
2015
- One-Punch Man as Watchdog Man (voice)
- Show by Rock!! as President Maple (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages as Sonans (voice)
- Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad as Sonans / Gekogashira (voice)
2014
- Tokyo Ghoul as Itsuki Marude (voice)
- HaNaYaMaTa as Hana's Father (voice)
- Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as Sonans (voice)
- 蟲師 特別篇「日蝕む翳」 as 化野
- Pikachu, What's This Key? as Keromatsu / Sonans (voice)
2013
- Kill la Kill as Shiro Iori (voice)
- Pokémon: Eevee & Friends as Sonans (voice)
2012
- Meloetta's Moonlight Serenade as Sonans (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light as Sanosuke Sagara (voice)
- Street Fighter X Tekken Vita as Blanka (voice)
- Sing Meloetta: Search for the Rinka Berries as Wobbuffet (voice)
2011
- Chihayafuru as Shinichi Murao (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames as Sanosuke Sagara (voice)
2010
- Pokémon: Zoroark - Master of Illusions as Takeshi (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition III: Return The World as Billy Katagiri (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- as Billy Katagiri (voice)
2009
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Jean Havoc (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special Edition I: Celestial Being as Billy Katagiri (voice)
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life as Takeshi (voice)
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror as Picanta (voice)
- Pikachu's Sparkle Search! as Soonansu (voice)
2008
- Natsume's Book of Friends as Small Tengu (voice)
- Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens as Mr. Hagashima (voice)
- Detroit Metal City as Souichi Negishi (voice)
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior as Takeshi (voice)
- Pikachu's Ice Adventure
2007
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 as Billy Katagiri (voice)
- Moetan as Nao Tezuka (voice)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai as Takeshi (voice)
- Aria the OVA: Arietta as Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)
2006
- D.Gray-man as Selim (voice)
- Ouran High School Host Club as Umehito Nekozawa (voice)
- TOKYO TRIBE 2 as Tera (voice)
- The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye as Joey Toy (voice)
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi as Kumoshichi (voice)
- Hataraki Man as Akihisa Kobayashi (voice)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea as Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
- Project Blue Earth SOS
- Animal Crossing: The Movie as Sakurajima (voice)
2005
- Aria as Udo 'Woody' Ayanokohji the 51st (voice)
- Mushi-Shi as Adashino (voice)
- Emma: A Victorian Romance as Hakim Atawari (voice)
- Hell Girl as Hajime Shibata
- Gag Manga Biyori
- Elemental Gelade as Rowen (voice)
- Strawberry 100% as Hiroshi Sotomura
- Buzzer Beater as DT
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa as Joseph (voice)
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew as Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
- Fighting Beauty Wulong as Takuro Kaburagi
- Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness as Higure Yamitaro/Numberman
- Pokémon 3D Adventure: Find Mew!
- Tomorrow Will Be Better! Half a Sweet Potato
2004
- Bleach as Sora Inoue (voice)
- Midori Days as Shuichi Takamizawa
- Burst Angel as Kyohei Tachibana
- Doki Doki School Hours as Yuuichi Kudo
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys as Takeshi (voice)
- Pikachu's Summer Festival as Wobbuffet (voice)
2003
- Peacemaker Kurogane as Tatsunosuke Ichimura (voice)
- Stellvia of the Universe as Pierre Takida
- Cromartie High School as Jun Ishikawa (voice)
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker as Takeshi / Sonans (voice)
- Licensed by Royalty as ロウ・リッケンヴァッカー
- Pokémon: Gotta Dance! as Sonans / Kimori (voice)
- Chobits: Hibiya and Kotoko Chat as Ueda Hiroyasu
- Pichu Bros. in Party Panic
2002
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Ueda (voice)
- Chobits as Hiroyasu Ueda (voice)
- MegaMan NT Warrior as Higsby / NumberMan.EXE (voice)
- The Twelve Kingdoms as Ikuya Asano (voice)
- Cheeky Angel as Tasuke Yasuda
- Pokémon Chronicles
- Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan as Keinosuke Urashima (voice)
- Step Up Love Story as Makoto Onoda (voice)
- Pokémon Heroes as Takeshi (voice)
- Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat as Deji Devil
- Camp Pikachu as Hinoarashi / Sonans (voice)
- Digimon Frontier: Revival of Ancient Digimon as Dinohyumon
- Digital Juice as Chicken (voice)
2001
- Shaman King as Horohoro
- X as Kakyō Kazuki (voice)
- Earth Maiden Arjuna as Chris Hawken
- Project Arms as Takeshi Tomoe (voice)
- Prétear as Kaoru Awayuki (voice)
- Chance Pop Session as Muraki
- Pokémon 4Ever as Takeshi (voice)
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars as Hachiyou Tsumori (voice)
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns as Takeshi (voice)
- I My Me! Strawberry Eggs as Akira Fukae / Tofu Tofukuji
- Sadamitsu the Destroyer as Sadamitsu Tsubaki
- Di Gi Charat: A Trip To The Planet as Abarenbou (voice)
- Pikachu's PikaBoo as Hinoarashi / Sonans (voice)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
- Angel Sanctuary as Kato (voice)
- Love Hina Spring Special - I Wish Your Dream as Keitaro Urashima
- Love Hina FINAL SELECTION: Anime Digest & LOVE LIVE HINA in Tokyo BAY N.K. - as Himself / Keitaro Urashima
- Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
2000
- Love Hina as Keitarō Urashima (voice)
- Hand Maid May as Kotaro Nambara (voice)
- Mon Colle Knights as Chuzaemon Takenaka (voice)
- Pokémon 3: The Movie as Takeshi / Yorunozuku / Sonans (voice)
- Pikachu & Pichu as Takeshi (voice)
- Angel Sanctuary as Katou Yue (voice)
- Space Travelers: The Animation as Frank (voice)
- Prince Mackaroo the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira as キスケ
- Love Live Hina at the Osaka Bay as Keitaro / Himself
- Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve as Keitaro Urashima
- Ghiblies as Fujimaki-kun (voice) / Mon-chan (voice)
- Mon Colle Knight: Legendary Fire Dragon
1999
- Zoids: Chaotic Century as Karl Liechten Schwarz (voice)
- Eden's Bowy as Spike Randit / Mikaera
- Jubei-chan the Ninja Girl: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch as Bantaro Sanbonmatsu
- Di Gi Charat as Hooligan (voice)
- Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure as Hoho (voice)
- Break-Age as Daisuke Kurata (voice)
- Pokémon: Pikachu's Winter Vacation 2 as Takeshi (voice)
- The Uncut Story of Mewtwo's Origin as Hitokagetwo (voice)
- Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You
- Ultraman M78 Theater Love & Peace
1998
- Neo Ranga as Narrator (voice)
- Prince Mackaroo as Kisuke / Okorinbou
- Pokémon: The First Movie as Takeshi (voice)
- Let's Nupu Nupu as Fumio Takagi (voice)
- Fancy Lala as Yoshio (voice)
- Nazca as Hiroshi Daimon
- Very Private Lesson as Tairaku
- Sexy Commando Side Story: That's Amazing!! Mr. Masaru as Masaru Hananakajima (voice)
- Pikachu's Vacation as Takeshi (voice)
- Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness as Akito Tenkawa (voice)
- Gekiganger 3 - The Movie as Akito Tenkawa (voice)
1997
- Pokémon as Takeshi (voice)
- Master of Mosquiton '99 as Honoo
- Hareluya II Boy as Kiyoshiro Okamoto (voice)
- Wild Cardz as Fracasso (voice)
- Legend of the Mystical Ninja as Jojima
- Samurai X: The Motion Picture as Sanosuke Sagara
- Undersea Fleet Submarine 707F as Kenji Mizuhaya (voice)
- Tournament of the Gods: Title Match as Gaji
1996
- Rurouni Kenshin as Sanosuke Sagara (voice)
- The Vision of Escaflowne as Reeden (voice)
- Martian Successor Nadesico as Akito Tenkawa (voice)
- Violinist of Hamelin as Hamel / Demon King Chestra (voice)
- Blue Seed Beyond as Yoshiki Yaegashi (voice)
- Master of Mosquiton as Honoo
- Tattoon Master as Hibio
1995
- Zenki as Kuribayashi (voice)
- Ghost in the Shell as Communication (voice)
- Wedding Peach as Yousuke Fuuma
- Hyper Doll as Matsushita (voice)
- Fobia as Matsumi Narita
- Fobia as Mutsumi Narita (voice)
1994
- New Cutey Honey as Robber (voice)
- Blue Seed as Yoshiki Yaegashi (voice)
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA as Bunta / Gates (voice)
- Karaoke Senshi Mike-jirou
- Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman R: The Final Battle Between Love & Tragedy! as Octopus A (voice)
1993
- Special Investigation Robo Janperson as Angel (voice)
1992
- Calimero as Giuliano (voice)
- The Dream of Russia