Shūichi Ikeda (Japanese: 池田 秀一, Hepburn: Ikeda Shūichi; born December 2, 1949) is a Japanese actor and narrator. Ikeda is married to Sakiko Tamagawa, although he was once married to Keiko Toda. He currently works for Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is best known for his role as Char Aznable in multiple Gundam series, Scorpio Milo in Saint Seiya 1980s, Shuichi Akai from Detective Conan, and Red-Haired Shanks from One Piece. He is also the official Japanese dubbing roles for Jet Li. In 2023, Ikeda was a recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 17th Seiyu Awards.
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Filmography
Television animation
1970s
Akaki Chi no Eleven (1970) (Shunji Hayase)
Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (1978) (Commander Radikku)
Galaxy Express 999 (1979) (Nanmi)
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) (Char Aznable, Oscar Dublin)
The Ultraman (1979) (Shimizu)
1980s
Giant Gorg (1984) (Rod Balboa)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable)
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (1986) (Devil Rock Clay)
Saint Seiya (1986) (Scorpio Milo)
Zillion (1987) (Major Max Shīdo)
Bubblegum Crisis (1987) (Brian J Mason)
The Burning Wild Man (1988) (Gai Hidō)
Venus Wars (1989) (Kurtz)
1990s
City Hunter '91 (1991) (Kuwata)
Tico of the Seven Seas (1994) (Scott Simpson)
Rurouni Kenshin (1996) (Hiko Seijūrō XIII)
Kindaichi Case Files (1997) (Yuuichi Yukimuro)
Arc the Lad (1999) (Shuu)
OVAs
Dallos (1983) (Alex)
Dream Hunter Rem (1985) (Kaimaru Kidō)
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko (1985) (Zell)
Prefectural Earth Defense Force (1986) (Chilthonian)
Bubblegum Crisis (1987) (Brian J. Mason)
Baoh (1989) (Dordo)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Ulrich Kessler)
Locke the Superman (1989) (Lord Leon)
Record of Lodoss War (1990) (Lord Cashew)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1993) (Hilmes)
Future GPX Cyber Formula Cyber Formula SAGA (1996) (Kyōshirō Nagumo)
Future GPX Cyber Formula Cyber Formula SIN (1998) (Kyōshirō Nagumo)
Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuioku-hen (1999) (Hiko Seijūrō XIII)
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) (Full Frontal)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015) (Char Aznable)
ONAs
Thermae Romae Novae (2022) (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)
Theatrical animation
Phoenix 2772 (1980) (Rock)
Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Char Aznable)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (Char Aznable)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (Char Aznable)
Unico in the Island of Magic (1983) (Torubi)
Project A-ko (1986) (Captain)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) (Char Aznable)
The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991) (Hilmes)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2005) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers (2005) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III - Love is the Pulse of the Stars (2006) (Quattro Bajeena/Char Aznable)
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014) (Shuichi Akai)
GAMBA (2015) (Gakusha)
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016) (Shuichi Akai)
Gantz: O (2016) (Yoshikazu Suzuki)
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021) (Shuichi Akai)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (2022) (Char Aznable)
Video games
Angelique series (????) (Guardian of Green Catis)
Another Century's Episode 2 (2006) (Char Aznable)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (David Sarif)
Granblue Fantasy (2014) (The Blue Knight, Walfrid)
Gungrave: Overdose (2004) (Garino Creale Corsione)
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013) (Lahabrea)
Future GPX Cyber Formula: Road to the Infinity (????) (Kyoshiro Nagumo)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009) (Marluxia)
Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories (2007) (Marluxia)
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome (2005) (Seedle)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam (????) (Char Aznable)
Persona 5 (Masayoshi Shidou)
Record of Lodoss War 2: (????) (Lord Cashew (カシュー王))
SD Gundam G Generation World (????) (Char Aznable), (Quattro Bajeena), (Gilbert Durandal), (Full Frontal)
Sengoku Basara 4 (2014) (Ashikaga Yoshiteru)
Sengoku Basara 4: Sumeragi (2015) (Ashikaga Yoshiteru)
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (2004) (Blanca)
Drama CD
Ai no Kusabi series 1 (????) (Raoul)
Dragon Quest IV CD theater (????) (Psaro)
Tokusatsu
Ninpū Sentai Hurricanger (2002) (Seven Spear Sanderu (ep. 39 - 51))
Juuken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) (Bat Li (ep. 13 - 49))
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) (Sanderu Jr. (ep. 25))
Dubbing roles
Jet Li
Once Upon a Time in China series (Wong Fei-hung)
Swordsman II (Linghu Chong)
Fong Sai-yuk (VHS edition) (Fong Sai-yuk)
Kung Fu Cult Master (VHS edition) (Chang Mo-Gei)
Tai Chi Master (VHS edition) (Zhang Junbao)
The Bodyguard from Beijing (Allan Hui Ching-yeung)
Fist of Legend (Chen Zhen)
High Risk (Kit Li)
Black Mask (Tsui Chik / Black Mask)
Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" (Chow Si-Kit / Dr. Wai)
Hitman (Fu)
Lethal Weapon 4 (2003 TV Asashi edition) (Wah Sing Ku)
Fearless (Huo Yuanjia)
War (Rogue)
The Forbidden Kingdom (Sun Wukong)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2010 Fuji TV edition) (Qin Shi Huang)
The Expendables (Yin Yang)
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (Zhou Huai'an)
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (Abott Fahai)
The Expendables 2 (Yin Yang)
Live action
Films
Where Spring Comes Late (1970) (Takashi Kazami)
Gokumontō (1977) (Ryōtaku)
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)
Television dramas
Shonen Tanteidan (1960–63) (Ken)
Jirō Monogatari (1964) (Jirō)
Ōoka Echizen (1971, 75, 82) (Kazuma, Kisuke, Denjirō)
Tōyama no Kin-san Torimono Chō (1973) (Eiji)
Taiyō ni Hoero! (1974, 77) (Moriyama, Miyashita)
G-Men '75 (1976, 78, 82) (Hanai, Sawaki, Murata)
Kashin (1977) (Terashima Chuzaburo)
Monkey (1978)
Ultraman Tiga (1996) (Shigeki Asamiya)
Daimajin Kanon (2010) (Dean)
Hana Moyu (2015) (Narrator)
