Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi
土師 孝也
Born
Takaya Katō

(1952-09-08)8 September 1952
Died27 August 2025(2025-08-27) (aged 72)
Alma materToho Gakuen College of Drama and Music
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • business executive
Years active1974–2025
Notable work

Takaya Katō[1] (加藤 孝也, Katō Takaya; 8 September 1952 – 27 August 2025), known professionally as Takaya Hashi (土師 孝也, Hashi Takaya), was a Japanese voice actor. He voiced Toki in Fist of the North Star, Kakuzu in Naruto, Vearn in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, and Donovan Desmond in Spy × Family. He was a representative director at the talent agency Apte Pro until his death.

Life and career

Takaya Hashi, a native of Tokyo, was born on 8 September 1952.[2] He graduated from Musashi Institute of Technology High School and Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music Department of Arts, where he was a theatre major.[3]

Hashi was originally a member of the Seinenza Theater Company,[4] joining in April 1974 and having major roles in some of their plays.[3] Hashi also appeared in television dramas, appearing in Aoi, Chūgakusei Nikki, Shinjitsu Ichiro , Tengoku made no Hyaku Mile , and Yumemiru Budō .[2]

After voicing some characters in the 1983 anime Aura Battler Dunbine and Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger,[5] Hashi voiced Toki, a major character in the Fist of the North Star anime,[4] before voicing Ernest Mecklinger in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Kurosaki in Patlabor: The TV Series, and Jubei Yagyu in Yaiba.[6] He subsequently voiced Kakuzu in Naruto, James Black in Case Closed, Pharaoh 90 in Sailor Moon Crystal, Donovan Desmond in Spy × Family, and Vearn in Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020–2022).[4][7]

In video games, he voiced Skull Face in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015), Slayer in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- (2015) and Guilty Gear Strive (2021) (until Season 4), Yoseph Calvert in Astral Chain (2019), Fugen in Monster Hunter Rise (2021), and Triton in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022). He also made posthumous appearances as Takeda Shingen in Nioh 3 (2026) and Doctor Doom in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (2026) [8] He also dubbed several characters portrayed by Alec Baldwin and Alan Rickman, including Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series.[9][7]

Despite his advanced age, Hashi remained in voice acting during his senior years,[10] and his voice acting career lasted several decades.[7] Joshua Fox of Screen Rant called Hashi a "true anime legend", citing his deep voice and ability to improve even at an advanced age.[10] Robert Ito of The New York Times called Hashi "[one] of Japan's top voice actors".[11]

Hashi served as representative director for talent agency Apte Pro until his death.[9]

Hashi died from a heart attack on 27 August 2025, at the age of 72.[4]

Selected filmography

Television animation

Original video animation

Original net animation

Original net animation

Theatrical animation

Video games

Live-action television

References

  1. ^ "声優・土師孝也さん死去 72歳 27日に心筋梗塞で 「北斗の拳」トキ、「ハリー・ポッター」スネイプ役". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "土師 孝也". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "座員連名 土師孝也プロフィール". Seinenza Theater Company (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Mateo, Alex (28 August 2025). "Voice Actor Takaya Hashi Dies at 72". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b "土師孝也(takaya hashi)". GamePlaza Haruka (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d "インタビュー 第32回土師孝也". Ginga Eiyū Densetsu On The Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Jovanovic, Marko (28 August 2025). "Veteran Voice Actor Takaya Hashi Passes Away at 72". Anime Corner. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd "Takaya Hashi (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 29 August 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ^ a b "声優・土師孝也さん、心筋梗塞のため死去 72歳 『ハリーポッター』のスネイプ先生、『北斗の拳』のトキ、『NARUTO』角都など出演作多数". Oricon News. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b Fox, Joshua (28 August 2025). "Anime Just Lost a Legend As Naruto, One Piece, and Spy x Family Voice Actor Passes At 79". Screen Rant. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  11. ^ Ito, Robert (22 September 2021). "In 'Star Wars: Visions,' Lucasfilm and Anime Join Forces, and Go Rogue". New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  12. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (21 June 2023). "Edens Zero Anime Season 2's 'Aoi Cosmos' Arc Trailer Reveals More Cast, New Opening Song". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Sekiro: No Defeat". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  14. ^ @PlayStation_jp (6 June 2025). "『MARVEL: Tōkon Fighting Souls』のトレーラーではマーベルの大人気キャラクターが多数登場。ボイスを担当するキャストの一部を大公開！キャプテンアメリカ: 中村 悠一; アイアンマン: 川原 慶久; ミズ・マーベル: 黒木 ほの香; スパイダーマン: 川田 紳司; ゴーストライダー: 小西 克幸; スターロード: 山寺 宏一; ドクタードゥーム: 土師 孝也; ストーム: 沢城 みゆき" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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