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{{Character
|title = Takahiro Sakurai
|image = [[File:TakahiroSakurai Infobox.png|{{ImageSize}}]]
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|age = {{Age|byear=1974|bmonth=6|bday=13}}
|birthday = June 13, 1974 ({{W|Aichi Prefecture|Aichi}}, Japan)
|gender =
|height = {{cvt|177|cm|ftin}}
|nation = Japanese {{Flag|Japan}}
|occupation = Voice actor, Narrator
|genre = Anime
|affiliation = N/A<br />[https://intention-k.com/profile/takahiro_sakurai INTENTION] {{S|Former}}
|jojodebut = [[GioGio's Bizarre Adventure]]
|website =
|stats2 = {{Stats|power=D|speed=C|range=E|stamina=E|precision=C|potential=A|color={{Color|DU}}|note=
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{{Nihongo|'''Takahiro Sakurai'''|櫻井 孝宏|Sakurai Takahiro}} is a Japanese
He is well known for his several other roles such as Cloud Strife in the ''{{W|Final Fantasy}}'' and ''{{W|Kingdom Hearts}}'' series, Tentomon in ''{{W|Digimon}}'', Suzaku Kururugi in ''{{W|Code Geass}}'', Griffith in ''{{W|Berserk: The Golden Age Arc}}'' and ''{{W|Berserk (2016 TV series)|Berserk (2016)}}'', Reigen Arataka in ''{{W|Mob Psycho 100}}'',
Sakurai's roles in the voice acting industry typically consist of handsome and/or arrogant young men. He was a member of voice talent firm, {{W|81 Produce}}
==Biography==
Born in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Sakurai was the eldest of three siblings born to a family that owned a rice shop. As a child, Sakurai became interested in voice acting after he saw an interview on TV with a voice actor he liked. Sakurai's passion for voice acting was further influenced when a Japanese language teacher in Junior High School told him that he should consider pursuing a serious career in the industry.
In 1996, after graduating from the Yoyogi Animation Academy in Nagoya and the 81 Acting Institute, he made his official debut voice acting in the anime series ''{{W|Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!|Bakuso Kyodai Let's & Go!!}}''. Even before his official debut, he had already received work voicing in various radio dramas and other projects while he was in coaching school, however, there was a long period when he was unable to find work even after auditioning. After moving on from the coaching school, he became a member of {{W|81 Produce}} under the influence of his admiration for {{W|Toshihiko Seki}}. In 1999, when he was 25 years old, Sakurai was considering quitting the voice acting industry, until he got two recurring roles in the anime ''{{W|Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon Adventure}}'' and ''{{W|Sensual Phrase}}'', and in the same year, he sang his first character song in his first starring movie, ''{{W|Gate Keepers}}''.
When asked what he would've done had he not become a voice actor, Sakurai replied that he probably would've taken over his family's rice shop, which might've also been a good idea.
===Controversy===
On October 26, 2022, Sakurai admitted to cheating on his wife with a writer from his radio show. The two had been dating for 10 years, with plans of marrying; however, the writer was allegedly unaware of Sakurai's marital status. Sakurai had been married to a former voice actress for nearly 20 years, which he had kept a secret until September 2022. Upon discovering Sakurai's marriage, the woman was reportedly so shocked that she required hospitalization; eventually leading
In January 2023, another woman came forward to state that Sakurai was in an on-and-off relationship with her since 2006. On March 31, 2023, Sakurai announced that he had resigned from his voice acting agency, INTENTION. He apologized and stated that his resignation was solely to take responsibility for his inappropriate actions.<ref name="jjn2" />
==JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles==
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|[[Diamond is Unbreakable (Anime)|Diamond is Unbreakable]]|Anime|2016
|[[Morioh RADIO 4 GREAT]]|Radio|2016
|[[Diamond is Unbreakable (CD)|Diamond is Unbreakable Drama CD]]|CD|2016
|[[Stardust Shooters]]|Video Game|2017
|[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]|OVA|2016-2020
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|[[Puzzle & Dragons]]|Video Game|2022
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==Interviews==
{{ListInterviews}}
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Sakurai was an avid reader of ''[[Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' growing up, though he wasn't particularly into JoJo at first. His favorite part is ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'' and his favorite character is [[Tonio Trussardi]]. He initially thought Rohan was an awful person when reading about him.<ref name="livedoor">[https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/18188867/ 櫻井孝宏が『ジョジョ』と露伴を語り尽くすッ！ 酸欠になっても演じる“奇妙な”愛情]</ref>
*Sakurai is a big fan of [[Hirohiko Araki]]'s previous works like ''[[Cool Shock B.T.]]'', ''[[Gorgeous Irene]]'' and ''[[Baoh the Visitor]]''. He also remembers at the time acknowledging how much JoJo went out of its way to avoid standard manga conventions such as having the main character die.<ref name="livedoor"/>
==References==
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