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name: "Takeshi Kusao"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 November 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:59.058014+00:00"
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# Takeshi Kusao

Actor. Born 20 November 1965 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 November 1965, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- **Also known as:** 草尾 毅

## Biography

Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅) is a Japanese voice actor, actor and singer. He was born on 20 November 1965 in Tokorozawa, Saitama, and is affiliated with Aoni Production. He made his voice acting debut in 1987 and first gained notice for voicing Kai in the 1988 film *Akira*.

Kusao is best known for voicing Trunks (including Future Trunks and Gotenks) in the *Dragon Ball* series, beginning with *Dragon Ball Z* in 1989 and continuing through *Dragon Ball GT*, *Dragon Ball Super* and related films. Other notable roles include Hanamichi Sakuragi in *Slam Dunk* (1993), Ryo Sanada in *Yoroiden Samurai Troopers* (1988) and Jaguar D. Saul in *One Piece*.

*Sources: imdb.com, dragonball.fandom.com, seiyuwiki.fandom.com, ja.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Akira* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Kai (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/akira.md)

## Also known for

- *One Piece* (1999), Jaguar D. Saul (voice), Karasu (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Super* (2015), Trunks (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Z* (1989), Trunks (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Super: Broly* (2018), Trunks (voice)
- *Super Dragon Ball Heroes* (2018), Future Trunks / Xeno Trunks (voice)
- *Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero* (2022), Trunks / Gotenks (voice)
- *InuYasha* (2000), 曲灵（配音）
- *Dragon Ball GT* (1996), Trunks (voice)

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