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Nobutoshi Canna

1968 - Today

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Nobutoshi Hayashi (林 延年, Hayashi Nobutoshi; born June 10, 1968 in Shinagawa, Tokyo), better known by the stage name Nobutoshi Canna (神奈 延年, Kanna Nobutoshi), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He first started acting as a child. Canna is best known for his performances as Tasuki (Fushigi Yûgi), Ban Mido (GetBackers), Nnoitra Gilga (Bleach), Lancer (Fate/Stay Night), Basara Nekki (Macross 7), Kabuto Yakushi (Naruto), Cao Pi in Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi series, Kai Kogashiwa in Initial D anime and mostly video game is Initial D Arcade Stage series from Arcade Stage 4 all the way to Arcade Stage 8 infinity, Guts (Berserk), Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, since 1998), Lee Pai-Long (Shaman King), Brian Stelbart (Feda: The Emblem of Justice) and Nowaki Kusama (Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Nobutoshi Canna is the 8,809th most popular actor (down from 7,796th in 2024), the 2,283rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,750th in 2019) and the 195th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Nobutoshi Canna ranks 8,809 out of 13,578. Before him are Yasunori Matsumoto, Brian Geraghty, Natalia Wörner, Barry Atsma, Numan Acar, and Leonor Silveira. After him are Rajkummar Rao, Robby Benson, Ninel Conde, Philip Carey, Brenton Thwaites, and Elizabeth Berridge.

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Among people born in 1968, Nobutoshi Canna ranks 530. Before him are Kang Chol-hwan, Leonid Agutin, Franck Lagorce, Gheorghe Craioveanu, Ioan Sabău, and Olga Shishigina. After him are Peter Nielsen, Kim Thúy, Leo Peelen, Rena Sofer, Bryan Burk, and Ilian Iliev.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nobutoshi Canna ranks 2,283 out of 6,245. Before him are Daisuke Matsui (1981), Mari Okada (1976), Masayuki Okano (1972), Yasunori Matsumoto (1960), Akinori Mikami (1969), and Atsuhiro Miura (1974). After him are Hajime Kanzaka (1964), Shinya Yabusaki (1978), Yoko Kamio (1966), Katsura Hoshino (1980), Yu Darvish (1986), and Phyllis A. Whitney (1903).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Nobutoshi Canna ranks 195. Before him are Masaya Onosaka (1964), Mayumi Iizuka (1977), Kōji Yusa (1968), Fumiko Orikasa (1974), Sayaka Ohara (1975), and Yasunori Matsumoto (1960). After him are Kazunari Ninomiya (1983), Natsuki Hanae (1991), Akemi Okamura (1969), Ai Orikasa (1963), Yūko Miyamura (1972), and Mikako Ichikawa (1978).

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