Takaya Kuroda
Takaya Kuroda is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is affiliated with Axlone, and was formerly with Mausu Promotion and 81 Produce.
He is best known for his bass voice, which has usually seen him cast in villainous roles such as the voice of Yaiba in GoGo Sentai Boukenger. He is best known to western audiences for providing the voice of Kazuma Kiryu, the protagonist of the Yakuza series. Because of his vocal resemblance to the late Hirotaka Suzuoki, he was chosen to replace Suzuoki as the voice of Starscream in as Suzuoki's health deteriorated. Kuroda is also the lead singer of the rock band Takaya Kuroda & Goodfellas.
Filmography
Animation
Film
Video games
Drama CDs
Live action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
| Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger | Dradian Goldom ドラド星人ゴルドム | Ep. 24 | ||
| GoGo Sentai Boukenger | Yaiba of Darkness 闇のヤイバ | Eps. 3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, 32, 35, 38, 40-42, 44, 46 | ||
| GoGo Sentai Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious | Yaiba of Darkness 闇のヤイバ | Movie | ||
| 28.01.2007 | Kamen Rider Den-O | Owl Imagin, Albino Leo Imagin オウルイマジン アルビノイマジンレオ | Ep. 13-14, 44-46 | |
| Kamen Rider Decade | Dogga ドッガ | Ep. 4-5 | ||
| Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | Barbaric Officer Chirakashizky 保蛮官チラカシズキー | Ep. 35 | ||
| Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger | Monzen-Nakachō Hashibirokou 門前仲町ハシビロコウ | Ep. 4 | ||
| Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger | Debo Hoenukky デーボ・ホネヌッキー | Ep. 11 | ||
| Drive Saga Kamen Rider Mach/Kamen Rider Heart | Roidmude 5886 ロイミュード5886 | OV | ||
| Uchu Sentai Kyuranger | Eridron エリードロン | Eps. 1-5 | ||
| Ultraman Taiga | Alien Magma マグマ星人 | Ep. 1 |