Houka Kinoshita is a Japanese actor primarily known for live-action work, who lent his voice to the character Kansho in Toei Animation's One Piece anime.
Kinoshita voiced Kansho in the Japanese version of One Piece, a rare voice-acting credit within a career centered on screen acting. The role marks one of his few forays into anime dubbing.
Born in Daito, Osaka in 1964, Kinoshita studied at Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School then Osaka University of Arts, and built an acting career running from 1981 to 2022. Earlier in his career, he had been represented by the talent agency Cast Power.

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Houka Kinoshita voiced Kansho in the Japanese version of One Piece, a rare voice-acting credit within a career centered on screen acting. The role marks one of his few forays into anime dubbing.
Houka Kinoshita was born in Daito, Osaka, in 1964. He built a career primarily in live-action acting in Japan.
Kinoshita studied at Osaka Prefectural Nozaki High School and later at Osaka University of Arts before pursuing acting professionally.
Kinoshita's acting career ran from 1981 to 2022, spanning more than four decades primarily in live-action roles in Japan.
Earlier in his career, Kinoshita was represented by the talent agency Cast Power, during his more than four-decade run in live-action acting in Japan.
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