Kenichi Suzumura

In "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" (studio Ufotable), Suzumura provides the Japanese voice of Obanai Iguro, the Serpent Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. The part places him among the elite swordsmen of the series and adds to a long roster of high-profile anime and game roles he has accumulated over his career. By the time he took on Iguro, Suzumura was already an established veteran of the industry, having lent his voice to leading and supporting figures across decades of major franchises, and the role sits comfortably alongside the other prominent characters that define his body of work.

Active since 1994, Suzumura has built an extensive filmography spanning anime, video games, and tokusatsu. His credits include Zack Fair in the "Final Fantasy VII" metaseries, Shinn Asuka in "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny" and "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom," Hikaru Hitachiin in "Ouran High School Host Club," Sōgo Okita in "Gintama," Lavi in "D.Gray-man," Atsushi Murasakibara in "Kuroko's Basketball," Rogue Cheney in "Fairy Tail," Sandalphon in "Granblue Fantasy," Masato Hijirikawa in "Uta no Prince-sama," Momotaro Mikoshiba in "Free!," and Ryutaros in "Kamen Rider Den-O," among many others. He has also voiced roles such as Morley in "Macross 7," Shiki Tohno in "Tsukihime," and Rakushun in "The Twelve Kingdoms."

Beyond voice acting, Suzumura works as a narrator and singer, and he is a member of the music group Nazo no Shin Unit STA☆MEN alongside Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kohsuke Toriumi. In March 2012 he founded the voice acting company INTENTION, where he serves as a representative. His younger brother, Masaki Suzumura, is a stunt coordinator, stuntman, and actor.