Takahiro Sakurai

Career timeline

1. 1974 · Born

   Born in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan

2. 1998 · Screen debut

   Initial D (TV)

3. 2004 · Breakthrough

   Bleach (TV)

4. 2026 · Latest release

   The World Is Dancing (TV)

Career in numbers

3 1990s

17 2000s

42 2010s

15 2020s

• Animation76
• Action & Adventure49
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy45
• Comedy21
• Drama19
• Mystery11

Highest-rated title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 2025 8.8 Most popular title Naruto Shippūden 2007 8.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Takahiro Sakurai in our catalogue.

Yuichi Nakamura

7 titles together

Hiroshi Seko

5 titles together

Kana Hanazawa

4 titles together

Tomokazu Sugita

3 titles together

Mamoru Miyano

3 titles together

Satoshi Hino

3 titles together

Yuki Kaji

3 titles together

Akira Ishida

3 titles together

Junichi Suwabe

3 titles together

Noriaki Sugiyama

2 titles together

1. 2026 The World Is Dancing as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (voice) TV
2. 2025 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle as Giyu Tomioka (voice) 8.8 Movie
3. 2024 FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST as Sting (voice) 8.0 TV
4. 2022 Urusei Yatsura as Tsubame Ozuno (voice) 6.8 TV
5. 2022 BLUE LOCK as Sae Itoshi (voice) 8.3 TV
6. 2022 Ninjala the Animation as Burton (voice) TV
7. 2021 Jujutsu Kaisen 0 as Suguru Geto (voice) 8.1 Movie
8. 2021 Ranking of Kings as Despa (voice) 8.1 TV
9. 2021 Record of Ragnarok as Poseidon (voice) 8.4 TV
10. 2020 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train as Giyu Tomioka (voice) 8.2 Movie
11. 2020 Akudama Drive as Cutthroat (voice) 7.5 TV
12. 2020 JUJUTSU KAISEN as Suguru Geto (voice) 8.6 TV
13. 2020 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai as Avan (voice) 8.0 TV
14. 2020 Digimon Adventure: as Tentomon (voice) 7.6 TV
15. 2020 Gleipnir as Alien (voice) 8.1 TV
16. 2019 Babylon as Shinobu Kujiin (voice) 6.1 TV
17. 2019 Ahiru no Sora as Sei Shiraishi (voice) 8.4 TV
18. 2019 SAINT SEIYA: Knights of the Zodiac as Dragon Shiryu (voice) 7.4 TV
19. 2019 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as Giyū Tomioka (voice) 8.6 TV
20. 2019 Fruits Basket as Ayame Sōma (voice) 8.0 TV
21. 2018 Godzilla: The Planet Eater as Metphies (voice) 6.5 Movie
22. 2018 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime as Diablo (voice) 8.4 TV
23. 2018 Cells at Work! as Helper T Cell (voice) 8.0 TV
24. 2018 Butt Detective as (voice) TV
25. 2018 Laid-Back Camp as Wataru Shima (voice) 8.2 TV
26. 2017 Black Clover as Licht (voice) 8.5 TV
27. 2017 Convenience Store Boy Friends as Masamune Sakurakouji (voice) TV
28. 2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS as Ai (voice) 7.0 TV
29. 2016 March Comes In Like a Lion as Takashi Hayashida (voice) 8.0 TV
30. 2016 Mob Psycho 100 as Arataka Reigen (voice) 8.5 TV
31. 2016 Bungo Stray Dogs as Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald 8.2 TV
32. 2016 Ajin as Tosaki (voice) 7.9 TV
33. 2015 One-Punch Man as Zombieman (voice) 8.4 TV
34. 2015 Mr. Osomatsu as Osomatsu Matsuno (voice) 6.6 TV
35. 2015 Sound! Euphonium as Noboru Taki (voice) 8.0 TV
36. 2015 The Heroic Legend of Arslan as Shagad (voice) 7.1 TV
37. 2015 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma as Satoshi Isshiki 8.4 TV
38. 2015 Seraph of the End as Ferid Bathory (voice) 7.9 TV
39. 2015 Death Parade as Shimada (voice) 8.0 TV
40. 2014 SHIROBAKO as Takezo Nogame (voice) 7.8 TV
41. 2014 Yona of the Dawn as Kan Tae-Jun (voice) 8.3 TV
42. 2014 The Seven Deadly Sins as Griamore (voice) 8.4 TV
43. 2014 The Fruit of Grisaia as Yuuji Kazami (voice) 6.8 TV
44. 2014 Tokyo Ghoul as Uta (voice) 8.3 TV
45. 2014 Haikyu!! as Akiteru Tsukishima (voice) 8.6 TV
46. 2014 Baby Steps as Yuu Nabae (voice) 7.5 TV
47. 2014 Noragami as Rabo (voice) 8.2 TV
48. 2013 Ace of the Diamond as Kazuya Miyuki (voice) 7.8 TV
49. 2013 Danganronpa: The Animation as Leon Kuwata (voice) 7.6 TV
50. 2012 Psycho-Pass as Shougo Makishima (voice) 7.8 TV
51. 2012 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure as Rohan Kishibe (voice) 8.6 TV
52. 2012 K as Izumo Kusanagi (voice) 7.1 TV
53. 2012 Polar Bear Cafe as Polar Bear (voice) TV
54. 2011 Toriko as Coco (voice) 7.5 TV
55. 2011 Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Jealousto (voice) 7.7 TV
56. 2010 Digimon Fusion as Dorulumon (voice) 8.2 TV
57. 2010 Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan as Kubinashi 7.4 TV
58. 2009 Fairy Tail as StingYu (voice) 7.9 TV
59. 2009 Monogatari as Meme Oshino (voice) 8.1 TV
60. 2008 Black Butler as Claude Faustus (voice) 7.8 TV
61. 2008 Natsume's Book of Friends as Natsume's Adoptive Brother (voice) 8.2 TV
62. 2007 Naruto Shippūden as Sasori (voice) 8.5 TV
63. 2006 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion as Suzaku (voice) 8.4 TV
64. 2006 D.Gray-man as Yu Kanda (voice) 8.0 TV
65. 2006 The Familiar of Zero as Guiche de Grammont (voice) 8.4 TV
66. 2006 Utawarerumono as Ougi 7.2 TV
67. 2005 Black Cat as Jenos Hazard (voice) 7.0 TV
68. 2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children as Cloud Strife (voice) 7.2 Movie
69. 2004 Bleach as Izuru Kira (voice) 8.4 TV
70. 2004 Kyo Kara Maoh! as Yuri Shibuya TV
71. 2003 Zatch Bell! as Kiyomaro Takamine (voice) 8.5 TV
72. 2002 Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter as Dragon Shiryu (voice) 8.0 TV
73. 2002 .hack as Haseo (voice) 6.8 TV
74. 2001 Hikaru no Go as Kaoru Kishimoto (voice) 7.8 TV
75. 1999 Zoids: Chaotic Century as Hiltz (voice) 8.6 TV
76. 1999 Digimon: Digital Monsters as Tentomon (voice) 8.1 TV
77. 1998 Initial D as Man (voice) 8.0 TV

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