Nozomu Sasaki

Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望) is a seiyū who was born in Hiroshima. He is a client of the seiyū management firm, 81 Produce. In 1988, he voiced the well known character, Tetsuo Shima, in the movie, Akira, which was adapted from the manga of the same name. He also performed the role of Yusuke Urameshi in the popular anime adaptation of the manga YuYu Hakusho and returned to that role in video games for that franchise. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow seiyū Nozomi Sasaki, whose name is written the same way. Sasaki has emerged the victor of the Seiyuu Grand Prix (in which votes were collected to compile a top ten list of voice actors) more times than any other voice actor.

Sasaki was known for having a high-pitched voice, but it cracked due to constantly overworking in voice acting and singing, although it was suspected at first that the reason his voice changed due to his constant smoking and drinking. He's an avid reader and can speak English.

Notable voice roles

 * Akira (Tetsuo Shima)
 * Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm (Edge Vanhite)
 * Blood + (Karl)
 * Captain Tsubasa J (Tsubasa Ozora (adult))
 * Cardcaptor Sakura (Eriol Hiiragizawa)
 * Char's Counterattack (Hathaway Noa)
 * Death Note (Mello)
 * Earthian (Chihaya)
 * Ehrgeiz (Cloud Strife)
 * Gundam X (Olba Frost)
 * Here is Greenwood (Kazuya Hasukawa)
 * Heroic Legend of Arslan (Eram)
 * The King of Fighters 2001 and The King of Fighters 2002 video games (K9999)
 * Kyo Kara Maoh! (Daikenja & Janus)
 * Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Julian Minci)
 * Magic Knight Rayearth (Guru Clef)
 * Mahou Sentai Magiranger (Hades God Wyvern)
 * Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (Yuuya Higuchi)
 * Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (The Grim Reaper)
 * MONSTER (Johann Liebert)
 * Monster Farm (Hare)
 * Naruto (Gekko Hayate)
 * Please Save My Earth (Hajime Sakaguchi)
 * Rurouni Kenshin OVAs (Enishi Yukishiro and Gentatsu Takatsuki)
 * Samurai Champloo (Yukimaru)
 * Shigurui: Death Frenzy (Seigen Irako)
 * Shoujo Kakumei Utena aka Revolutionary Girl Utena (Ruka Tsuchiya)
 * Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (Robotack)
 * Tennis no Ōjisama (Jin Akutsu of Yamabuki)
 * Ushio & Tora (Ushio Aotsuki)
 * Valkyrie Profile & Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth (Lucio)
 * Weiss Kreuz (Nagi Naoe)
 * Yagami-kun's Family Affairs (Shigeki Yaoi)
 * Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (Shin Mori a.k.a. Shin no Suiko (Shin of the Torrent))
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Shadi and the Priest Shada)
 * YuYu Hakusho (Yusuke Urameshi)