--- name: "Kishō Taniyama" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kisho-taniyama" roles: ["Actor"] born: "11 August 1975" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T22:10:01.283561+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." --- # Kishō Taniyama Actor. Born 11 August 1975 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 11 August 1975, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan - **Active:** 1998–2013 - **Also known as:** Kisho Taniyama, Kishô Taniyama, 谷山紀章, Daisuke Mitsuokaki, Kazuya Sugisaki, Kishow, Kishou Taniyama, 谷山纪章, Taniyama Kishō, GRANRODEO, グランロデオ, ロデオ - **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2010s 83 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kish%C5%8D_Taniyama, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1142407, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1063029/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/553959 ## Streaming the US now - **Crunchyroll:** [*Attack on Titan*](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md) (83) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Kishō Taniyama is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is known for voicing Jean Kirstein in the anime series *Attack on Titan* (2013) and its sequels, as well as roles including Yuya Fungami in *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* (2012), Kittan Bachika in *Gurren Lagann* (2007) and Tatsuya Himuro in *Kuroko's Basketball* (2012). Born in Ube, Yamaguchi, on 11 August 1975, Taniyama graduated from Yamaguchi Prefectural Ube High School and the Voice Acting Department of Yoyogi Animation Academy. He made his voice acting debut in 1995 and is affiliated with Ken Production. Under the stage name Kishow, he is the vocalist and lyricist of the rock unit GRANRODEO, which specialises in anime soundtracks. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, behindthevoiceactors.com, jojowiki.com, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Attack on Titan* (2013), Fi1m 83, as Jean Kirstein (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md) - *Perfect Blue* (1998), Fi1m 82, as Blue (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/perfect-blue.md) ## Complete filmography (110) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer* (2026), series, as Hela (voice) - *Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger VS King-Ohger* (2025), as OhgerCalibur ZERO Grumer, Ohgercalibur, Ohger CrownLance (voice) - *Sorairo Utility* (2025), series, as Tooru Kaminarimon (voice) - *Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc* (2024), series, as Mister Khamen (voice) - *Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger Final Three Episodes TTFC Special Version* (2024), as Ohgercalibur (voice) - *Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Kyoryuger* (2024), as OhgerCalibur (Voice) - *Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger vs. Donbrothers* (2024), as OhgerCalibur (Voice) - *An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride* (2024), series, as Barbalos (voice) - *Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK* (2024), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *The Kingdoms of Ruin* (2023), series, as Shiro Usagi (voice) - *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End* (2023), series, as Wirbel (voice) - *Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger: Adventure Heaven* (2023), as Ohgercalibur (voice) - *Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger* (2023), series, as OhgerCalibur, Ohger CrownLance (Voice) - *Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Starish Tours* (2022), as Natsuki Shinomiya (voice) - *BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-* (2022), series, as Dark Schneider (voice) - *Tomodachi Game* (2022), series, as Hyakutarou Onigawara (voice) - *The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat* (2021), series, as Setanta (voice) - *Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!* (2021), series, as Chuuya Nakahara (voice) - *Show by Rock!! Stars!!* (2021), series, as Crow (voice) - *Moriarty the Patriot* (2020), series, as Dudley Bale (voice) - *Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle* (2020), series, as Hades (voice) - *Attack on Titan: Chronicle* (2020), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *The Misfit of Demon King Academy* (2020), series, as Avos Dilhevia (voice) - *Pokémon: Twilight Wings* (2020), series, as Nezu (voice) - *Pet* (2020), series, as Tsukasa (voice) - *Ahiru no Sora* (2019), series, as Kenji 'Tobi' Natsume (voice) - *Utano Princesama Maji LOVE Kingdom* (2019), as Natsuki Shinomiya (voice) - *NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-* (2019), series, as 虚空蔵菩薩 - *BAKI* (2018), series, Theme Song Performance - *Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple* (2018), as Chuuya Nakahara (voice) - *Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening* (2018), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *Dies Irae* (2017), series, as Wilhelm Ehrenburg (voice) - *The Bears' School: Patisserie Jackie and the Sweet of the Sun* (2017), Acting - *Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game* (2017), as Tatsuya Himuro (voice) - *Occultic;Nine* (2016), series, as Kiryuu Kusakabe (voice) - *Kuroko's Basketball - Movie: Winter Cup - Beyond the Tears* (2016), as Tatsuya Himuro (voice) - *Show by Rock!! Short!!* (2016), series, Acting - *Bungo Stray Dogs* (2016), series, as Chuuya Nakahara, Theme Song Performance - *Kuromukuro* (2016), series, as Yorba (voice) - *Attack on Titan: Junior High* (2015), series, as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom* (2015), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *Show by Rock!!* (2015), series, as Crow (voice) - *Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow* (2014), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *Bakumatsu Rock* (2014), series, as Ryouma Sakamoto (voice) - *La corda d'oro: Blue♪Sky* (2014), series, as Tougane Chiaki - *Attack on Taikan* (2014), as Jean Kirstein (voice) - *Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War* (2013), as Kinoshita (voice) - *Attack on Titan* (2013), series, as Jean Kirstein (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md) - *A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion* (2013), as Stiyl Magnus (voice) - *Unlimited Psychic Squad* (2013), series, as Shuuji Sakaki (voice) - *Amnesia* (2013), series, as Ikki - *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* (2012), series, as Yuya Fungami (voice) - *From the New World* (2012), series, as Koufuu Hino (voice) - *Hyouka* (2012), series, as Punk (voice) - *Kuroko's Basketball* (2012), series, as Tatsuya Himuro (voice) - *Uta no Prince-sama* (2011), series, as Shinomiya Natsuki (voice) - *縁-enishi-* (2011), as Hayato - *You're Being Summoned, Azazel-san* (2011), series, as Eurynome (voice) - *カッコカワイイ宣言！* (2010), series, Acting - *Togainu no Chi: Bloody Curs* (2010), series, Acting - *High School of the Dead* (2010), series, as Kōichi Shidō (voice) - *Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars* (2009), as Kittan Bachika (voice) - *Hetalia* (2009), series, as Germania - *Chrome Shelled Regios* (2009), series, as Sharnid Elipton (voice) - *Inazuma Eleven* (2008), series, as Alpha (voice) - *A Certain Magical Index* (2008), series, as Stiyl Magnus (voice), (voice) - *Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End* (2008), as Kittan Bachika (voice) - *Sekirei* (2008), series, as Nishi Sanada - *Junjo Romantica* (2008), series, as Takahiro Takahashi - *Special A* (2008), series, Acting - *Hatenkou Yugi* (2008), series, as Soresta (voice) - *Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~* (2007), series, as Takayuki Narumi - *Naruto Shippuden the Movie* (2007), as Gitai (voice) - *Sky Girls* (2007), series, as Ryohei Tachibana (voice) - *Big Windup!* (2007), series, as Azusa Hanai - *Gigantic Formula* (2007), series, as Olivier Mirabeau (voice) - *Over Drive* (2007), series, as Takeshi Yamato (voice) - *Gurren Lagann* (2007), series, as Kittan Bachika (voice) - *Kiniro no Corda: Primo Passo - Hitonatsu no Encore* (2007), Acting - *Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry* (2006), series, as Dickon Cidnok - *Buso Renkin* (2006), series, as Shuusui Hayasaka - *La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo* (2006), series, as Len Tsukimori (voice) - *Lily, Frogs, and Little Brother.* (2006), Acting - *Tona-gura!* (2006), series, as Kogoro Yuki - *The Good Witch Of The West* (2006), series, Acting - *Magical Pokaan* (2006), series, as Hongo - *Lamune* (2005), series, as Kenji Tomosaka - *Petopeto-san* (2005), series, as Jeremy Moriguchi - *Zoids: Genesis* (2005), series, as Ron Mangun - *Best Student Council* (2005), series, Acting - *The Law of Ueki* (2005), series, as Junichi Baba (voice) - *MÄR: Märchen Awakens Romance* (2005), series, as Stanley - *Sensitive Pornograph* (2004), as Hanasaki Sono (voice) - *DearS* (2004), series, as 几原武哉（配音） - *Enzai* (2004), series, as Durer (voice) - *Midori Days* (2004), series, as Sawamura Seiji - *Doki Doki School Hours* (2004), series, as Jouji Seki - *Binetsukko ♭37℃ The Animation* (2003), series, as Nanase Inuhiko (voice credited as Sugisaki Kazuya) - *Rumbling Hearts* (2003), series, as 鳴海孝之 - *Bottle Fairy* (2003), series, as Sensei-san (voice) - *Shrine of the Morning Mist* (2002), series, Acting - *Saikano* (2002), series, as Nakamura (voice), Take (voice) - *Slave Market* (2002), series, as Ruruaba - *One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e* (2001), series, Acting - *Hand Maid May* (2000), series, as Giuliano (voice) - *Clover* (1999), as Lan (voice) - *Devil Lady* (1998), series, as Takai (voice) - *Perfect Blue* (1998), as Blue (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/perfect-blue.md) - *Master of Mosquiton '99* (1997), series, Acting - *Alice in Cyberland* (1996), series, as Co-pilot (voice) --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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