Kazuhiko Inoue

Kazuhiko Inoue (井上 和彦) is a Japanese voice actor in the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, notable for voicing the character Kars.

He is also known for his several other roles such as Kakashi Hatake in, Joe Shimamura in , Ninzaburo Shiratori in , Gildarts Clive in , Madara in , Oboro in , Willy Tybur in , and Yoriichi Tsugikuni in.

Biography
Kazuhiko Inoue was born on March 26, 1954, in in. Inoue graduated from the.

Initially, Inoue wanted to become a professional bowler and obtained a job at a bowley alley. However, the realities of his career displeased him and he took a job as a props clerk in a TV station. At the same time, he began to train in acting and entered the while doing part-time jobs at the same time. For instance, he worked at a coffee shop, a standing soba shop or cleaned buildings. His teacher as a voice actor was.

After graduating from the school, Inoue became affiliated with the Aoni Production agency through the recommendation of Nagai. His debut role was a soldier in the 1973 series. In 1979, he voiced the main character of, Joe Shimamura which became his breakthrough role.

Since, then, Inoue has been active in various fields from TV animation to dubbing foreign movies. Inoue also became a dubbing director in several series such as. Finally, Inoue also released several music albums. He changed from one talent agency to another several times over the years. He is currently affiliated with B-Box Production.

In 2009, Inoue won the 3rd Seiyu Award in the Supporting Actor category.