Jôji Nakata

Biography

Jôji Nakata is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Tokyo and trained at the Gakuen College of Drama in Music, where he appeared in various productions before turning to voice work on the recommendation of Michiko Nomura. From the early 1990s he built up an extensive body of voice roles, and he is affiliated with Osawa Office. He became known for characters including Giroro in Sgt. Frog, Alucard in Hellsing, Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay night, Amshel Goldsmith in Blood+, the Count of Monte Cristo and Diethard Reid in Code Geass and its sequel Code Geass Lelouch of Rebellion R2, and his strong, deep voice often led to him being typecast as a villain. He also voiced Souren Araya in Kara no Kyoukai, Nrvnsqr Chaos in Melty Blood and Lord Folken in the Escaflowne movie (2000), and he narrated Gokujou Seitokai. His work extends to television, theater animation and dubbing for foreign films.

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 17 years1996 to 2013

Genres

Animation100%, 8 films
Action63%, 5 films
Crime38%, 3 films
Sci-Fi38%, 3 films
Drama25%, 2 films

First and latest

Jôji Nakata movies on Netflix

Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War2013IMDb rating 6.5as Narrator (voice)
The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1as Souren Araya
The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9as Souren Araya
The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1as Souren Araya
Armitage: Dual Matrix2002IMDb rating 6.3as Strings
Blue Gender: The Warrior2002IMDb rating 5.5as Malcom (voice)
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren1997IMDb rating 5.6as Busujima (voice)
X: The Movie1996IMDb rating 6.1as Kusanagi Shiyu

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007 Action, Animation, Crimeas Souren Araya
IMDb rating 7.12.5K votes
The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008 Action, Animation, Crimeas Souren Araya
IMDb rating 7.12.2K votes
Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War2013as Narratorvoice
IMDb rating 6.5736 votes
The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008as Souren Araya
IMDb rating 7.92.5K votes
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren1997as Busujimavoice
IMDb rating 5.6243 votes
Armitage: Dual Matrix2002as Strings
IMDb rating 6.31.4K votes
Blue Gender: The Warrior2002as Malcomvoice
IMDb rating 5.5314 votes
X: The Movie1996as Kusanagi Shiyu
IMDb rating 6.13.0K votes

Most often with

Takayuki Hirao directed two of these films. Jouji Nakata appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jouji Nakata

Maaya Sakamoto

Kenichi Suzumura

Takako Honda

Makoto Yasumura

Hiroki TouchiTakayuki HiraoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Jouji Nakata6 films together, 1996 to 2008
Jouji Nakata's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaNakata as Souren Arayavoice
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaNakata as Souren Arayavoice
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaNakata as Souren Arayavoice
- Armitage: Dual Matrix2002IMDb rating 6.3Nakata as StringsNakata as Stringsvoice
- Psycho Diver: Soul Siren1997IMDb rating 5.6Nakata as BusujimavoiceNakata as Juhta Busujimavoice
- X: The Movie1996IMDb rating 6.1Nakata as Kusanagi ShiyuNakata as Kusanagi Shiyuu
Maaya Sakamoto3 films together, 2007 to 2008
Maaya Sakamoto's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaSakamoto as Shiki Ryogi
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaSakamoto as Shiki Ryogi
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaSakamoto as Shiki Ryogi
Kenichi Suzumura3 films together, 2007 to 2008
Kenichi Suzumura's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaSuzumura as Mikiya Kokutou
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaSuzumura as Mikiya Kokutou
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaSuzumura as Mikiya Kokutou
Takako Honda3 films together, 2007 to 2008
Takako Honda's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaHonda as Touko Aozaki
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaHonda as Touko Aozaki
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaHonda as Touko Aozaki
Makoto Yasumura3 films together, 2007 to 2008
Makoto Yasumura's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaYasumura as Akitaka Suzurigi
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaYasumura as Akitaka Suzurigi
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaYasumura as Akitaka Suzurigi
Hiroki Touchi2 films together, 2007 to 2008
Hiroki Touchi's page
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren ArayaTouchi as Daisuke Akimivoice
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1)2007IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren ArayaTouchi as Daisuke Akimi
Takayuki HiraoDirector, 2 films, 2008
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine2008IMDb rating 7.1Nakata as Souren Araya
- The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral2008IMDb rating 7.9Nakata as Souren Araya
Also two films together4 more actors
- Junko IwaoPsycho Diver: Soul Siren (1997) and X: The Movie (1996)
- Ayumi FujimuraThe Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine (2008) and The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral (2008)
- Sôichirô HoshiThe Garden of Sinners – Chapter 4: The Hollow Shrine (2008) and The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007)
- Takayuki MasudaThe Garden of Sinners – Chapter 5: Paradox Spiral (2008) and The Garden of Sinners – Chapter 2: A Study in Murder (Part 1) (2007)
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