Shotaro Uzawa (Japanese: 鵜澤 正太郎, Hepburn: Uzawa Shōtarō, born 22 January 1997) is a Japanese actor affiliated with 81 Produce.[1] Originally a child actor, he starred as Kiyoshi Satō in Welcome to the Space Show. Since then, he has starred as Win Kirifuda in Duel Masters Win (2022-2024) and Tenshi Dei in Kawagoe Boys Sing (2023-2024), and he won the Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor at the 19th Seiyu Awards.

Biography

Shotaro Uzawa, a native of Chiba Prefecture, was born on 22 January 1997.[2] He originally work as a child actor for the children's theatre troupe Nihon Jido [ja], and he appeared in several television commercials and as a Japanese-language dub actor for foreign works.[2][1] He voiced Dajh Katzroy in the 2009 video game Final Fantasy XIII.[3]

Uzawa was cast in his first major anime role as Kiyoshi Satō in the 2010 film Welcome to the Space Show; he later credited anime sound director Hiromi Kikuta [ja] with giving him the role.[4][5] In 2010, he won the 1st Bowler Project Jury Special Award.[6] In April 2018, he joined 81 Produce and began working as a voice actor.[5][7]

In December 2020, Uzawa appeared as Ushimitsu in the stage play With by Idol Time PriPara, performed at Zepp DiverCity.[8] Since 2022, he has starred as Police Braver in Tomica Heroes Jobraver.[9][10] In August 2022, it was announced he would star as Win Kirifuda, the main character in Duel Masters Win.[11] He starred as Tenshi Dei in the 2023-2024 anime Kawagoe Boys Sing.[12] In 2025, he won the Seiyu Award for Best Rookie Actor at the 19th Seiyu Awards.[13]

Filmography

Television animation

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Duel Masters Win Win Kirifuda [11]
2022 Komi Can't Communicate Chūshaku Kometani [14]
2023 High Card Rummy College student [3]
2023-2024 Kawagoe Boys Sing Tenshi Dei [12]
2024 Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn Langal's apprentice [3]
2024 Mechanical Arms Naokata, Imada's underlings, Kagami Group member [3]

Animated film

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Welcome to the Space Show Kiyoshi Satō [4]

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2009 Final Fantasy XIII Dajh Katzroy [3]
2021 Balan Wonderworld Attilio Caccini [3]

Original net animation

Year Title Role Ref.
2022-present Tomica Heroes Jobraver Police Braver [9][10]

Stage

Year Title Role Ref.
2020 With by Idol Time PriPara Ushimitsu [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "鵜澤　正太郎". 81 Produce (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "鵜澤 正太郎". Nihon Jido (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Shotaro Uzawa (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "5人と1匹の大冒険！ 舛成孝二監督の映画『宇宙ショーへようこそ』6月26日公開". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). 2 June 2010.
  5. ^ a b "TVアニメ「川越ボーイズ・シング」連載第1回". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 1 March 2023. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Men's Bowler & Girls Bowler Project". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  7. ^ "4月1日付けで、 鵜澤正太郎、江田拓寛、榊原優希、宮城一貴、久遠エリサ、小針彩希、柴田芽衣、柴田倫佳、中井美琴、新津実稀奈、本間沙智子、宮原颯希、吉田早南、四月一日佳穂 の14名が所属となりました。 応援の程、宜しくお願い申し上げます。". 81 Produce (in Japanese). 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (2 November 2020). "PriPara Male Idol Unit WITH's Stage Play Reveals Video, More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (17 April 2022). "Takara Tomy's Tomica Heroes Toy Cars Get Tomica Heroes Jobraver Web Anime Starting on April 22". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (21 January 2025). "Tomica Heroes Toy Cars' Tomica Heroes Jobraver Web Anime to Air on Japanese TV With New Episodes in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (5 August 2022). "Duel Masters Win Reveals Main Cast, Theme Song Artists, September 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (1 March 2023). "Original TV Anime Kawagoe Boys Sing Helmed by Brothers Conflict's Jun Matsumoto". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  13. ^ Pueyo, Ken (15 March 2025). "19th Seiyu Awards Announce the Winners". Anime Corner. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (15 March 2022). "Komi Can't Communicate Anime Season 2's Video Reveals More Cast, Previews Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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