Nobuyuki Hiyama
Voice ActorNobuyuki Hiyama is a Japanese radio personality, narrator, and voice actor affiliated with Arts Vision, celebrated for the fierce, high-energy heroes he often plays. Within the Naruto franchise animated by Studio Pierrot he voiced Shin Uchiha, an antagonist obsessed with the Uchiha bloodline.
Naruto Role
Hiyama took on Shin Uchiha, a villain fixated on the Uchiha clan and its Sharingan. A former test subject who reveres Itachi Uchiha, Shin surrounds himself with a brood of transplant-bearing bodies that all carry his name and share his obsession. Hiyama's intense vocal style suited the role's manic conviction.
Career and Notable Roles
Active since 1989, Hiyama built his name on passionate warrior heroes across the mecha, fighting, and fantasy genres. He is beloved as Hiei in YuYu Hakusho and led two entries of the Brave Series, playing Maito Senpuuji in the super-robot show The Brave Express Might Gaine and, later, Gai Shishioh in the giant-robot epic King of Braves GaoGaiGar. Among his game roles, he was the Japanese voice of Link in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some of Nobuyuki Hiyama's most famous roles?
Hiyama is beloved as Hiei in YuYu Hakusho and as Gai Shishioh in the giant-robot epic King of Braves GaoGaiGar. He also provided the Japanese voice of Link in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
What type of voice does Nobuyuki Hiyama have?
Hiyama built his name on passionate, high-energy warrior heroes across mecha, fighting, and fantasy anime. That intense vocal style suited the manic conviction of Shin Uchiha, his Naruto role.
Who does Nobuyuki Hiyama voice in Naruto?
Hiyama voices Shin Uchiha, a villain fixated on the Uchiha clan and its Sharingan. A former test subject who reveres Itachi Uchiha, Shin surrounds himself with a brood of transplant-bearing bodies that all carry his name and share his obsession.
What was one of Nobuyuki Hiyama's early hero roles?
Hiyama led an entry of the Brave Series, playing Maito Senpuuji in the super-robot show The Brave Express Might Gaine. It came before his later run as Gai Shishioh in GaoGaiGar.
When did Nobuyuki Hiyama start his career?
Hiyama has been active since 1989. Born in 1967, he is represented by Arts Vision and also works as a radio personality and narrator.
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- Created byMasashi Kishimoto
- Published byShueisha
- Animated byStudio Pierrot
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