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Issei Futamata | |
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二又 一成 | |
| Born | Kazunari Futamata March 15, 1955 Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
| Agent | Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse |
Tomoka Kiriyama (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
Issei Futamata (二又 一成, Futamata Issei, born March 15, 1955) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Misawa, Aomori. He is best known for the roles of Skullomania (Street Fighter EX and Fighting EX Layer), Yusaku Godai (Maison Ikkoku), Chibi (Urusei Yatsura), Kiyoshi Shusse (High School! Kimengumi), Kinkotsuman (Kinnikuman), and Saburou (Sazae-san). His wife is fellow voice actress Tomoka Kiriyama (桐山 智花, Kiriyama Tomoka).
After graduating from high school, he worked for about a year in Tokyo to buy a motorcycle. He then finished work after "achieving his purpose". After attending a vocational school for DJs, he made his voice actor debut. Futamata is a regular voice actor on Rumiko Takahashi's work. He voiced Yusaku Godai in Maison Ikkoku, Chibi in Urusei Yatsura, Hikaru Gosunkugi in Ranma ½ and Tesso in Inuyasha.
In 2013, he married voice actress Tomoka Kiriyama.[1] On July 3, 2014, their first child was born.