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name: "Kenyu Horiuchi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kenyu-horiuchi"
fi1m_id: "kenyu-horiuchi"
imdb_id: "nm0394723"
tmdb_id: 1222060
wikidata_id: "Q1202136"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 July 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-28T21:13:28.883101+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."
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# Kenyu Horiuchi

## Identity

Kenyu Horiuchi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kenyu-horiuchi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kenyu-horiuchi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0394723
- **TMDB ID:** 1222060
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1202136
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyu_Horiuchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1202136, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222060

Actor. Born 30 July 1957 in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 July 1957, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan
- **Active:** 2017–2018
- **Also known as:** 堀内 賢雄, Kenyuu Horiuchi, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Ken`yuu Horiuchi, Ken'yu Horiuchi, Ken'yuu Horiuchi, کنیو هوریوچی
- **Frequently works with:** [Gen Urobuchi](https://film.one/person/gen-urobuchi.md), [Hiroyuki Seshita](https://film.one/person/hiroyuki-seshita.md), [Kōbun Shizuno](https://film.one/person/kobun-shizuno.md), [Mamoru Miyano](https://film.one/person/mamoru-miyano.md), [Takahiro Sakurai](https://film.one/person/takahiro-sakurai.md), [Takashi Yoshizawa](https://film.one/person/takashi-yoshizawa.md), [Tomokazu Sugita](https://film.one/person/tomokazu-sugita.md), [Yuki Kaji](https://film.one/person/yuki-kaji.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 56, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenyu_Horiuchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1202136, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1222060

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Godzilla: The Planet Eater*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-the-planet-eater.md) (58), [*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

Kenyu Horiuchi (堀内 賢雄) is a Japanese voice actor. He began his career in the early 1980s and has worked extensively in anime, video games and Japanese dubs of Western productions.

In 2002 he founded his own voice acting management company, Kenyu Office. He is credited as the voice of Unberto Mori in the animated Godzilla films *Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters* (2017), *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018) and *Godzilla: The Planet Eater* (2018). Among his other notable roles are Gren in *Cowboy Bebop* (1998) and the narrator in the *Pokémon* series.

*Sources: wikizilla.org, imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018), Fi1m 55, as Unberto Mori (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle.md)
- *Godzilla: The Planet Eater* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Unberto Mori (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-the-planet-eater.md)

## Complete filmography (225)

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

- *echo* (2026), Actor
- *NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun* (2026), series, as Yayakichi Hei (voice)
- *Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord* (2026), series, as Esparda (voice)
- *Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Urdr-Hunt: Path of the Little Challenger* (2025), as Demnar Kitako Jr. (voice)
- *LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins* (2025), as Fake Arsène Lupin III (voice)
- *Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage* (2025), as Roju Otomo (voice)
- *Sorairo Utility* (2025), series, as Chosuke 'Cho' Tanabe (voice)
- *As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World* (2024), series, as Basamark Salamakhia (voice)
- *Tonbo!* (2024), series, as Tsubura's Father (voice)
- *Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF* (2024), series, as Marten Liebert (voice)
- *Komada – A Whisky Family* (2023), as Kō Komada (voice)
- *PLUTO* (2023), series, as Alexander (voice)
- *Kaina of the Great Snow Sea: Star Sage* (2023), as Haresora (voice)
- *City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust* (2023), as Shin Kaibara (voice)
- *My Happy Marriage* (2023), series, as Minoru Tatsuishi (voice)
- *Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-* (2023), as Berserker (voice)
- *ポケットモンスター めざせポケモンマスター* (2023), series, Actor
- *Kaina of the Great Snow Sea* (2023), series, as Haresora (voice)
- *Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement* (2023), series, as Sore (voice)
- *Fuuto PI* (2022), series, as Mikio Jinno (voice)
- *Prima Doll* (2022), series, as Professor Tooma (voice)
- *RWBY: Ice Queendom* (2022), series, as Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
- *SPY x FAMILY* (2022), series, as Matthew McMahon (voice)
- *Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles* (2022), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Love of Kill* (2022), series, as Euripedes Ritzland (voice)
- *Thunderbirds 55/GOGO* (2022), as Brains (voice)
- *Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan* (2021), series, as Tekito Derekida (voice)
- *The Duke of Death and His Maid* (2021), series, as Old Nico (voice)
- *Combatants Will Be Dispatched!* (2021), series, as General (voice)
- *BACK ARROW* (2021), series, as Zetsu Daidan (voice)
- *Moriarty the Patriot* (2020), series, as Richard (voice)
- *The Gymnastics Samurai* (2020), series, as Noriyuki Amakusa (voice)
- *Rent-a-Girlfriend* (2020), series, as Narration (voice)
- *The God of High School* (2020), series, as Nah Bongchim (voice)
- *Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector* (2020), as Serizawa Junichi (voice)
- *The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal* (2020), as Takafumi Yokozawa (voice)
- *Dorohedoro* (2020), series, as En (voice)
- *Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga* (2020), series, as Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (voice)
- *No Guns Life* (2019), series, as Tokisada Mega-armado (voice)
- *BEASTARS* (2019), series, as Ogma (voice)
- *Babylon* (2019), series, as Yasutaka Morinaga (voice)
- *Ascendance of a Bookworm* (2019), series, as Viscount Gerlach (voice), Grausam (voice)
- *CAROLE & TUESDAY* (2019), series, as Dahlia (voice)
- *Isekai Quartet* (2019), series, as Wilhelm van Astrea (voice)
- *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba* (2019), series, as Kasugai Crow (voice)
- *Godzilla: The Planet Eater* (2018), as Unberto Mori (voice) — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-the-planet-eater.md)
- *Usuzumizakura: GARO* (2018), as Fujiwara no Michanaga (voice)
- *Sirius the Jaeger* (2018), series, as Willard
- *Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle* (2018), as Unberto Mori (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-city-on-the-edge-of-battle.md)
- *DARLING in the FRANXX* (2018), series, as Dr. Franxx (voice), Werner Frank (voice)
- *Pop Team Epic* (2018), series, as Popuko (voice)
- *Solitary Gourmet* (2017), series, Actor
- *Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters* (2017), as Unberto Mori (voice)
- *GARO -VANISHING LINE-* (2017), series, as Bishop (voice)
- *Onihei: That Man, Hasegawa Heizou* (2017), as Hasegawa Heizou (voice)
- *Kūsō Taiga Drama Oda Nobuo* (2017), series, Actor
- *Onihei* (2017), series, as Heizō Hasegawa (voice)
- *Saga of Tanya the Evil* (2017), series, as Anson Sioux (voice)
- *ClassicaLoid* (2016), series, as Kyougo Otowa (voice)
- *Girlish Number* (2016), series, as Namba (voice)
- *JOKER GAME* (2016), series, as Lieutenant Colonel Yuuki (voice), Akira Arisaki (Young Man) (voice)
- *Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-* (2016), series, as Wilhelm van Astrea (voice)
- *GARO: Divine Flame* (2016), as German "Roberto" Luis (voice)
- *Garo: Crimson Moon* (2015), series, as Germán Luis
- *Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold* (2015), series, as Libra Dohko (voice)
- *Garo: The Animation* (2014), series, as Herman Lewis (voice)
- *Baby Steps* (2014), series, as Magure Mike (voice)
- *Sekaiichi Hatsukoi Movie* (2014), as Yokozawa Takafumi (voice)
- *Sekaiichi Hatsukoi: Valentine-hen* (2014), Actor
- *Silver Spoon* (2013), series, as Mr. Hachiken (voice)
- *Stitch and the Planet of Sand* (2012), Actor
- *Kingdom* (2012), series, as Wang Jian (voice)
- *GON* (2012), series, as Speed King (voice)
- *Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take It Back! The Miraculous Melody That Connects Hearts!* (2011), as Mephisto
- *Hunter x Hunter* (2011), series, as Gotoh (voice)
- *Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World* (2011), as Mary Gowland the Duke (voice)
- *Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles* (2011), as (voice)
- *Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy* (2011), as Plum (voice)
- *Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love* (2011), series, as Yokozawa, Takafumi (voice)
- *Toriko* (2011), series, as Ichiryu (voice)
- *Suite Precure♪* (2011), series, as Mephisto (voice)
- *HeartCatch PreCure!* (2010), series, as Sora Hanasaki (voice)
- *From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke* (2009), series, as Dad Guy (voice)
- *Redline* (2009), as Titan (voice)
- *Guin Saga* (2009), series, as Guin
- *Shangri-La* (2009), series, as Takehiko (voice)
- *Tytania* (2008), series, as Doctor Lee Zhang-Chen
- *Pikachu's Ice Adventure* (2008), Actor
- *Telepathy Shoujo Ran* (2008), series, as Ronpei Isozaki
- *Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel* (2008), as Raiden (voice)
- *Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Epilogue: Naked Sin* (2008), as Raiden (voice)
- *Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki* (2008), as Toki (voice)
- *Kaiji* (2007), series, as Yoshihiro Kurosaki (voice)
- *Fist of the North Star: Legend of Raoh - Chapter of Fierce Fighting* (2007), as Toki (voice)
- *Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure* (2007), as Jouji Iwanaga (voice)
- *Stigma of the Wind* (2007), series, as Bernhardt RHODES
- *Princess Resurrection* (2007), series, as Zeppeli
- *Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria* (2007), as Toki (voice)
- *Naruto Shippūden* (2007), series, as Pain (voice)
- *Hataraki Man* (2006), series, as Kimio Narita (voice)
- *Loving Angel Angelique* (2006), series, as Oscar
- *Coyote Ragtime Show* (2006), series, as Bishop (voice)
- *Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO: Apocalypse 0079* (2006), as Werner Holbein (voice)
- *Fist of the North Star: The Legend of the True Savior: Legend of Raoh-Chapter of Death in Love* (2006), as Toki (voice)
- *Ergo Proxy* (2006), series, as Will B. Good (voice)
- *Magical Travelers* (2006), series, as Sanyuutei Encho (voice)
- *Metal Gear Solid 3: Existence* (2005), as Raikov (voice)
- *Street Fighter Alpha: Generations* (2005), as Gouken (young) (voice)
- *Animal Lane* (2005), series, as Yamanami-san (voice)
- *Gun x Sword* (2005), series, as The Claw
- *Patalliro Saiyuki!* (2005), series, as Mii-chan (voice)
- *Eyeshield 21* (2005), series, as Leonardo Apollo
- *Mahoraba: Heartful Days* (2005), series, as Johnny Ryuusei (Yukio Haibara) (voice)
- *Gallery Fake* (2005), series, as Ramos
- *Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time – A Tale of the Eight Guardians* (2004), series, Actor
- *Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO* (2004), series, as (voice)
- *Yugo The Negotiator* (2004), series, as Ahmad
- *Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture* (2004), as Libra Dohko (voice)
- *Gunslinger Girl* (2003), series, as Captain Raballo (voice)
- *Croket!* (2003), series, Actor
- *Air Master* (2003), series, as Julietta Sakamoto
- *Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter* (2002), series, as Dohko (voice)
- *Petite Princess Yucie* (2002), series, as Gunbard
- *Ai Yori Aoshi* (2002), series, as Ruka Saionji (voice)
- *Angelique: Twin Collection* (2002), series, as Oscar (voice), Theme Song Performance
- *Mirage of Blaze* (2002), series, as Danjo Kousaka (voice)
- *The Siamese: First Mission* (2001), as Jirō (voice), Shiro (voice)
- *Babel II: Beyond Infinity* (2001), series, as Rodem (voice)
- *Pecola* (2001), series, as Gazelle-san
- *s-CRY-ed* (2001), series, as Unkei (voice)
- *One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure* (2001), as Borodo (voice)
- *The Truth of Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales* (2000), as Customer (voice), Father (voice), Gusutafu (voice)
- *Platinumhugen Ordian* (2000), series, as Hideaki Sanada (voice)
- *One Piece* (1999), series, as Kinemon (voice)
- *Monster Rancher* (1999), series, as General Durahan (voice)
- *Kindaichi Case Files : Deep Blue Massacre* (1999), as Suguru Aizawa	(voice)
- *Gundress* (1999), as Jean Luc Skinner
- *Kurogane Communication* (1998), series, as Reeves
- *Cowboy Bebop* (1998), series, as Gren (voice)
- *All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)* (1998), series, as Yakumo Oh-Izumi / Dr. Kyouka Oh-Izumi (voice)
- *Pokémon* (1997), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *The Legend of Zorro* (1996), series, as Lieutenant Gabriel
- *After War Gundam X* (1996), series, as Jamil Neate (voice)
- *Wedding Peach* (1995), series, as Petora
- *Yamato 2520* (1995), series, Actor
- *My Sexual Harassment* (1994), series, as John (voice)
- *The Rapeman Anime Version* (1994), as Keisuke Iwazaki /Rapeman (voice)
- *The Rapeman* (1994), series, as Keisuke Iwazaki/Rapeman
- *Song of Raiyantsuuri* (1994), as Wang Yingren (voice)
- *Yamato Takeru* (1994), series, as Tsukuyomi (voice)
- *The Cockpit* (1993), series, as Lt. Rheindars (voice)
- *The Gigolo* (1993), as Suzuhata (voice)
- *Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth* (1993), as Clown (voice)
- *Eternal Filena* (1992), series, as ネスト
- *Delinquent in Drag* (1992), as Tochinta Tomoe (voice)
- *Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi 2* (1992), Actor
- *Tekkaman Blade* (1992), series, as Balzack Asimov
- *High School Jingi* (1992), as Tamasaburô Jinnai (voice)
- *Here Is Greenwood* (1991), series, as Furusawa (voice)
- *Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind* (1991), series, as Espre
- *Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: The Secret Feud of Creation* (1991), series, as Hyuuga
- *Drifter Kings On the Border* (1991), as Kubota (voice)
- *Yokohama Meibutsu Otoko Katayama Gumi!* (1991), as Katayama
- *Locke the Superman: New World Command* (1991), as Kyarian
- *Locke the Superman: New World Command* (1991), series, as Kyarian (voice)
- *Dear Brother* (1991), series, as Takashi Ichinomiya
- *Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture* (1991), as Sanson
- *Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II* (1991), as Sanson (voice)
- *Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III* (1991), as Sanson (voice)
- *Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I* (1991), as Sanson (voice)
- *RG Veda* (1991), series, as Bishamon-ten (voice)
- *Hisashi Eguchi's Kotobuki Goro Show* (1991), as Elegant Son (voice)
- *Bubblegum Crash* (1991), series, as Daley Wong (voice)
- *Violence Jack: Hell's Wind* (1990), as Tetsuya
- *Ajin Senshi* (1990), as (voice)
- *Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot* (1990), as Simon (voice)
- *I Am THE Shiratori Reiko!* (1990), as Tetsuya Akimoto (voice)
- *Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water* (1990), series, as Sanson (voice)
- *Samurai Pizza Cats* (1990), series, as Tokugawa Iei Iei
- *Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy* (1990), as Danny (voice)
- *The Enemy's the Pirates!* (1990), series, as Rajendra (voice)
- *The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet* (1989), Actor
- *The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet* (1989), series, Actor
- *Blue Flames* (1989), as Ryuuichi Kaizu (voice)
- *Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma* (1989), as Hikage (voice)
- *Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma* (1989), series, Actor
- *Chôjin densetsu 3: Kanketsu jigoku hen* (1989), Actor
- *Shurato* (1989), series, as Hyuuga
- *Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty* (1989), as Computer (voice)
- *Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend* (1989), as Yoriichi Ozaki (voice)
- *Violence Jack: Evil Town* (1988), as Blue Kid
- *Kaze wo Nuke!* (1988), Actor
- *Aim for the Ace! Another Match* (1988), series, as Takashi Chiba (voice)
- *The Tokyo Project* (1988), as Announcer (voice)
- *Scoopers* (1987), Actor
- *Ladius* (1987), as Man in Room (voice)
- *Curtain of the Pink* (1987), as Satoru Okuyama
- *Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon* (1987), series, as 結城
- *Mister Ajikko* (1987), series, as Chef shimonaka
- *Cream Lemon DARK* (1987), as Neil (voice)
- *Circuit Angel: Resolving Starting Grid* (1987), as Shō Nabeshima
- *Bubblegum Crisis* (1987), series, as Daly Wang (voice)
- *Metal Armor Dragonar* (1987), series, as Light Newman (voice)
- *Mock & Sweet* (1986), series, as ロナルド
- *Roots Search* (1986), as Buzz (voice)
- *Love City* (1986), as Mister J
- *Amon Saga* (1986), as Amon (voice)
- *The Legend of Lyon: Flare* (1986), series, as Zeke (voice)
- *Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99* (1986), as Romus (voice)
- *Pelican Road Club Culture* (1986), as Shigeru Tagawa
- *Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ* (1986), series, as Mashymre Cello
- *Spaceship Sagittarius* (1986), series, as Imperial Guards (voice), Shubaru (voice)
- *Captain Tsubasa Movie 02: Danger! All Japan Junior Team* (1985), as Elle Sid Pierre
- *Dream Hunter Rem* (1985), series, as Tomomori Taira (voice), Doctor (voice) / Naoto (voice)
- *Honoo no Alpenrose: Sweet Memory Ongaku-hen* (1985), as Narrator
- *Dream Hunter Rem* (1985), as Doctor
- *Ninja Robots* (1985), series, as Icelander
- *Captain Tsubasa Movie 01: The Great Competition of Europe* (1985), as Elle Sid Pierre (voice)
- *Greed* (1985), as Lid Kyle
- *God Mazinger* (1984), series, as Zorba (ゾルバ)
- *Attacker You!* (1984), series, as Shiro Tachiki (voice)
- *Little Love Story: Chitchi and Sally, Four Seasons of First Love* (1984), as Drama teacher
- *Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army* (1984), Actor
- *Andro Melos* (1983), series, as Andro Wolf (voice)
- *The Truth of Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales*, series, as Father (voice), Gustav (voice)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Kei Tomiyama Award 2012: Kei Tomiyama Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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