Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏 (さくらい たかひろ) , Sakurai Takahiro, born June 13, 1974 in Okazaki, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor. He was previously affiliated with 81 Produce. Sakurai is well-known for his role as Cloud Strife in the Final Fantasy series.

He voiced Tsukasa Domyoji and Tsukasa's look-alike, Amon Kunisawa in Hana Yori Dango: Koi Seyo Otome! (2008).

Biography

Early life

Takahiro Sakurai was born the eldest of three brothers on June 13, 1974 in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Okazaki Johsei Senior High School. After studying at the Yoyogi Animation Gakuin (代々木アニメーション学院 () , Yoyogi Animation Gakuin), he signed on at 81 Produce.

Career

Sakurai debuted in 1996 with the anime, Bakuso Kyodai Let's & Go!!. Some of his other roles include, Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII, Mega Man X in the Mega Man X series, and Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass.

Selected filmography

Video games

External links

• Takahiro Sakurai on Wikipedia
• Takahiro Sakurai on Japanese Wikipedia
• Takahiro Sakurai at the Anime News Network
• Takahiro Sakurai at the Internet Movie Database