Hiiro Ishibashi (石橋 陽彩, Ishibashi Hiiro, born 24 August 2004) is a Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture, affiliated with Avex Pictures.[1] He is known for starring as Miguel in the Japanese dub of Coco (2017), Umi in Children of the Sea (2019), Yuga Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, Akatsuki Red in Mr. Villain's Day Off and Taisei Onari in Shinkalion: Change the World.

Hiiro Ishibashi
石橋 陽彩
Born (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20)
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
EmployerAvex Pictures
Notable work

Biography

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Hiiro Ishibashi, a native of Chiba Prefecture, was born on 24 August 2004.[1] He began taking vocal and dance lessons as a young toddler at Avex Academy Tokyo.[2] In 2015, he won the singing grand prize at Avex's Kira Challenge.[3] He is also a rapper, appearing as one in "Risk Battle", a 2016 commercial for Dai-ichi Life's U-29 Risk Survey.[4] In 2017, he appeared in Toho x Horipro's production of Frankenstein as Little Victor and in Banyu Inryoku [ja]'s production of Shintokumaru [ja] as a singing soprano.[1]

In 2018, he made his voice acting debut, dubbing the main character Miguel in the Japanese dub of the 2017 Pixar film Coco.[5] He starred as Umi in the 2019 film Children of the Sea.[6] In 2020, he made his anime television debut as the main character Yuga Ohdo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.[7] In 2024, he began starring as Akatsuki Red in Mr. Villain's Day Off and Taisei Onari in Shinkalion: Change the World.[8][9]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Year Work Role Ref.
2020 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Yuga Ohdo [7]
2024 Himitsu no AiPri Hinata Aozora, Yuuma [1]
2024 Mr. Villain's Day Off Akatsuki Red [8]
2024 Pokémon Horizons: The Series Yanga [1]
2024 Shinkalion: Change the World Taisei Onari [9]
2024 The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal Henri Nobel III [10]

Animated film

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Year Work Role Ref.
2019 Children of the Sea Umi [6]

Stage productions

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Year Work Role Ref.
2017 Toho x Horipro's Frankenstein Little Victor [1]
2017 Banyu Inryoku [ja]'s Shintokumaru [ja] Singing soprano [1]
2023 Colorful [ja] Saotome-kun [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hiiro Ishibashi". Avex Pictures (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "石橋陽彩". Avex Management Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "石橋陽彩が『ノンストップ!』で生歌披露!坂下千里子は「産みたかったぐらい!」と感動". RBB Today (in Japanese). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "~20代の5人に1人!? スマホの画面割れ経験者は19.2%!~「U-29 リスク調査」結果を特設サイトで公開、 20代のリスクをラップで描く新CM「RISK BATTLE」篇も公開!" (PDF) (in Japanese). Dai-ichi Life. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ "天才シンガー現る!「リメンバー・ミー」藤木直人が見た、石橋陽彩という才能". Eiga.com (in Japanese). 17 March 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  6. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (16 April 2019). "Children of the Sea Film Recasts Sora, Adds 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b "石橋陽彩:テレビアニメ「遊☆戯☆王SEVENS」主演は15歳 抜てきに「信じられないです!」". Mantanweb (in Japanese). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (26 September 2023). "Mr. Villain's Day Off Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (8 February 2024). "Shinkalion Change the World Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video, April Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (2 October 2024). "The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 October 2024.