Born in Belfast, Northern Island, Nioh is one of Peel’s first video game roles as a voice actor and it is as the lead character of Team Ninja’s game. William is an Western samurai who is in pursuit of an enemy in 1600’s Japan.
Masachika Ichimura the voice actor is best known for playing Jack Skellington in the KH series but he has also appeared in a couple of Professor Layton games. He has also played parts in a number of high profiles stage musicals.
Most of Shizuka Ito’s roles are in smaller Japanese titles but one role from last year stands out. She plays Widowmaker in Overwatch and has gone on to be heard in Nioh this year.
Yōhei Tadano has dubbed many famous Western movies for Japanese audiences but he has also appeared in a few video games, including Heavenly Sword and Street Fight IV.
Hiroshi Tsuchida has had his voice feature in many high profile video games. He has played in Killzone 2, the Sould Calibur series, the Yakuza series, and Call of Duty: Ghosts. He his now playing Nagamasa Kuroda in Nioh.
Tessho Genda is an experienced voice actor and Nioh is by no means his only video game role. His voice has featured in the Splinter Cell series, the Tales series, the Kingdom Hearts series, the God of War series (playing the Japanese dub of Kratos), and the Dragon Ball series, among other games.
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Ben Peel - William
Born in Belfast, Northern Island, Nioh is one of Peel's first video game roles and it is as the lead character of Team Ninja's game. William is an Western samurai who is in pursuit of an enemy in 1600's Japan.
Masachika Ichimura - Tokugawa Ieyasu
Masachika Ichimura is best known for playing Jack Skellington in the Kingdom Hearts series but he has also appeared in a couple of Professor Layton games. He has also played roles in a number of high profiles stage musicals.
Emi Takei - Okatsu
Emi Kakei is best known in Japan for her appearances in TV dramas but Nioh isn't her first video game role. She voiced characters in last year's Dragon Quest Heroes 2.
Toshiyuki Morikawa - Hanzo Hattori
Toshiyuki Morikawa has had a long career working in video games, appearing in many high profile series. His voice has featured in Street Fighter, Soul Calibur, the Tales series, Naruto, inFamous, and Persona.
Shizuka Ito - Ginchiyo Tachibana
Most of Shizuka Ito's video game roles are in smaller Japanese titles but one role from last year stands out. She plays Widowmaker in Overwatch and has gone on to be heard in Nioh this year.
Eiji Hanawa - Muneshige Tachibana
Eiji Hanawa is known mostly for playing characters in Anime shows in Japan but he has also played roles in video games. He has featured in Black on the PlayStation 2, Resident Evil Revelations, and the Japanese version of Final Fantasy XV.
Yōhei Tadano - Kanbei Kuroda
Yōhei Tadano has dubbed many famous Western movies for Japanese audiences but he has also appeared in a few video games, including Heavenly Sword and Street Fight IV.
Hiroshi Tsuchida - Nagamasa Kuroda
Hiroshi Tsuchida has had his voice feature in many high profile video games. He has played characters in Killzone 2, the Sould Calibur series, the Yakuza series, and Call of Duty: Ghosts. He his now playing Nagamasa Kuroda in Nioh.
Tessho Genda - Tadakatsu Honda
Tessho Genda is an experienced voice actor and Nioh is by no means his only video game role. His voice has featured in the Splinter Cell series, the Tales series, the Kingdom Hearts series, the God of War series (playing the Japanese dub of Kratos), and the Dragon Ball series, among other games.
Takahiro Sakurai - Mitsunari Ishida
Many of Takahiro Sakurai's roles are in smaller Japanese titles but there are some bigger roles scattered throughout his history as a voice actor. He has appeared in Shenmue, Final Fantasy, and Ape Escape. He plays Mitsunari Ishida in Nioh.
Keiji Fujiwara - Sakon Shima
Keiji Fujiwara has voiced a huge number of iconic characters, albeit some of them being Japanese dub versions. He played Cole McGrath in inFamous, The Joker in Batman: Arkham Knight, and Booker DeWitt in Bioshock Infinite. He plays Sakon Shima in Nioh.
Kenyu Horiuchi - Yoshitsugu Otani
Kenyu Horiuchi's most famous role is that of Raiden in the Metal Gear Solid games, including Revengeance. He plays Yoshitsugu Otani in Nioh.
Yasuyuki Kase - Magoichi Suzuki
Most of Yasuyuki Kase's career has been in Japanese animation but he has also played roles in a few video games. His roles include characters in Bravely Second and Final Fantasy XII/XIII. He plays Magoichi Suzuki in Nioh.
Jun Fukuyama - Naomasa Li
Jun Fukuyama is also know primarily for voicing characters in Japanses animation but he has also performed in the Metal Gear series, Persona 5, the Tales series, and other game series.
Takayuki Sugo - Tenkai
Takayuki Sugo's video game voice acting history is small compared to many others in Nioh but it is certainly a varied list. He has played characters in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Tales of Zestiria, and Final Fantasy XII. He plays Tenkai in Nioh.
Risa Shimizu - Fuku
Risa Shimizu is known mostly for her anime performances and Nioh is her first high-profile video game voice acting role, in which she plays Fuku.
Nicholas Boulton - Edward Kelley
Nicholas Boulton has played characters in many video games. His work has appeared in the Battlefield games, the Final Fantasy series, Dragon Age: Inquisition, amongst other games. His most recent role is in the upcoming Mass Effect: Andromeda.
Richie Campbell - Yasuke
Richie Campbell is a actor that is most known for his work in TV and film and he has only played characters in a few video games. His voice work has featured in Brink and Alien: Isolation. He plays Yasuke in Nioh.
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