---
name: "Kanehira Yamamoto"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kanehira-yamamoto"
fi1m_id: "kanehira-yamamoto"
imdb_id: "nm3081715"
tmdb_id: 1315198
wikidata_id: "Q11468888"
roles: []
born: "9 May 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-28T21:14:32.812047+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kanehira Yamamoto

## Identity

Kanehira Yamamoto

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kanehira-yamamoto
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kanehira-yamamoto
- **IMDb ID:** nm3081715
- **TMDB ID:** 1315198
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11468888
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11468888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3081715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1315198

Actor. Born 9 May 1977 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 May 1977, Tokyo, Japan
- **Active:** 2014–2018
- **Also known as:** やまもと かねひら, 山本 兼平
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11468888, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3081715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1315198

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle.md) (55)

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## Biography

Kanehira Yamamoto is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor from Tokyo. He is affiliated with the agency Early Wing and has also worked under the name Hirofumi Yamamoto.

He is known for voicing Takeshi J. Hamamoto in the animated films *Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters* (2017) and *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018), and Rigurd (also credited as Village Mayor) in the series *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* (2018). Other notable roles include voices in *Sword Art Online* (2012), *Haikyu!!* (2014), *Your Lie in April* (2014), *Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-* (2016), *Classroom of the Elite* (2017), *BEASTARS* (2019) and *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* (2021).

*Sources: imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com, myanimelist.net.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018), Fi1m 55, as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle.md)
- *Godzilla: The Planet Eater* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-the-planet-eater.md)
- *Haikyu!!* (2014), Fi1m 80, as Manabu Naoi (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip in Another World* (2026), series, as Tori (voice)
- *Apocalypse Hotel* (2025), series, as Robot Training Coordinator (voice)
- *KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE* (2025), series, as Chan (voice)
- *Tasokare Hotel* (2025), series, as Shihainin / Hotel Manager (voice)
- *Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF* (2024), series, as Merchant (voice)
- *HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle* (2024), as Manabu Naoi (voice)
- *The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash* (2024), series, as Tablo (voice)
- *Blue Orchestra* (2023), series, as Master of Ceremonies (voice)
- *Ayakashi Triangle* (2023), series, as Masurao Sujimori (voice)
- *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond* (2022), as Riguldo (voice)
- *Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World* (2022), series, as Weapon Shop Manager (voice), Harz (voice)
- *How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom* (2021), series, as Glaive Magna (voice)
- *86 EIGHTY-SIX* (2021), series, as Richard Altner (voice)
- *Super Cub* (2021), series, as Clerk (voice)
- *The Slime Diaries* (2021), series, as Rigurdo (voice)
- *Combatants Will Be Dispatched!* (2021), series, as Gadalkand of the Earth (voice)
- *Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood* (2021), series, as (voice)
- *Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation* (2021), series, as Konrad (voice)
- *Moriarty the Patriot* (2020), series, as Baron Ronald Rollinson (voice)
- *Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Galza and Carantula Jamental Institute* (2020), as Joystick Jamen (voice)
- *Mashin Sentai Kiramager: Kira Taaalk!* (2020), series, as Joystick Jamen (voice)
- *Altered Carbon: Resleeved* (2020), as Shinji (voice)
- *Mashin Sentai Kiramager* (2020), series, as Joystick Jamen (voice)
- *BEASTARS* (2019), series, as Old Goat (voice)
- *After School Dice Club* (2019), series, as Additional Voices (voice)
- *Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious* (2019), series, as Beel Bub (voice)
- *Ahiru no Sora* (2019), series, as Coach Ando (voice)
- *Godzilla: The Planet Eater* (2018), as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-the-planet-eater.md)
- *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime* (2018), series, as Rigurd / Village Mayor (voice)
- *Seven Senses of the Re'Union* (2018), series, as Simon (voice)
- *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018), as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle.md)
- *The Piano Forest* (2018), series, as Adam Jasiński (voice)
- *Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters* (2017), as Takeshi J. Hamamoto (voice)
- *Classroom of the Elite* (2017), series, as Kazuma Sakagami (voice)
- *Tsukigakirei* (2017), series, as Man from Renjakucho (voice)
- *Overlord: The Dark Hero* (2017), as Shinkan-chou (voice)
- *Overlord: The Undead King* (2017), as Shinkan-chou (voice)
- *ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.* (2017), series, as Perry (voice)
- *Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days' Time* (2016), as Ono (voice)
- *Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-* (2016), series, as Garek Thompson (voice), Black Dragon (voice), Lizardman Shop Owner (voice), Man (voice)
- *Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth* (2016), as Eiichiro Takeba (voice)
- *Dimension W* (2016), series, as Dendendo Tenshu (voice), Sousai (voice), Grendel Member (voice)
- *Momokuri* (2015), series, as Monster man (voice)
- *Charlotte* (2015), series, as Observer C (voice), Furuki (voice), Bodyguard B (voice)
- *Gate* (2015), series, as Commander (voice), Souichirou Kuwahara (voice)
- *Haikyu!! the Movie: The End and the Beginning* (2015), as Manabu Naoi (voice)
- *Plastic Memories* (2015), series, as Yutaka Yanagi (voice)
- *Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?* (2015), series, as Villager (voice)
- *Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down* (2015), as Eiichiro Takeba (voice)
- *PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie* (2015), as Bun (voice)
- *Your Lie in April* (2014), series, as Teacher (voice), Staff Member (voice), Homeroom Teacher (voice)
- *The Fruit of Grisaia* (2014), series, as Detective (voice), Banker (voice), Surveillance Soldier (voice), Kidnapper (voice)
- *Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream* (2014), as Eiichiro Takeba (voice)
- *Haikyu!!* (2014), series, as Manabu Naoi (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)
- *Noragami* (2014), series, as Salaryman (voice), Kunimi (voice)
- *Day Break Illusion: Fumikomenai Kokoro* (2013), as Kengo Shinzaki
- *Strike the Blood* (2013), series, as Sansei (voice)
- *Golden Time* (2013), series, as Teacher (voice), Police officer 2 (voice)
- *Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea* (2013), series, as Young men's coalition F (voice)
- *Saint☆Young Men* (2013), as Convenience Store Manager (voice)
- *Date A Live* (2013), series, as Man (voice)
- *Oreshura* (2013), series, as Man B (voice)
- *Senran Kagura* (2013), series, as Hanzou
- *Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero* (2013), series, as General (voice)
- *Saint☆Young Men* (2012), series, as Disciple B (voice)
- *From the New World* (2012), series, as Squonk (voice), Jakusei (voice)
- *Sword Art Online* (2012), series, as Gasupht (voice), Mysterious Face (voice), Subjugation Corps (voice), Uemaru (voice), Player (voice)
- *Place to Place* (2012), series, as Train Announcement (voice), Good Job Voice (voice)
- *Still, I Love My Wife* (2011), series, as Kamata Genji (voice)
- *Hotarubi no Mori e* (2011), as Shadow (voice)
- *A Certain Scientific Railgun* (2009), series, as Researcher (voice)
- *K-ON!* (2009), series, as Announcement (voice)

## Gallery

- ![Kanehira Yamamoto](https://film.one/media/person/3632086/gallery-67170c10a14e.jpg) Kanehira Yamamoto — Image via TMDB
- ![Kanehira Yamamoto](https://film.one/media/person/3632086/gallery-2e196774e411.jpg) Kanehira Yamamoto — Image via TMDB
- ![Kanehira Yamamoto](https://film.one/media/person/3632086/gallery-b581fa73fc59.jpg) Kanehira Yamamoto — Image via TMDB

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