銀河英雄伝説
is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka. He is married to fellow Japanese voice actress Hitomi Oikawa since 1988, whose birth name is also . His former stage name is also , which uses the kanji of his given name, though pronounced "Ryō". He is best known for his role as Vegeta from the "Dragon Ball" series, Reinhard von Lohengramm from "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", Andromeda Shun from "Saint Seiya", Heiji Hattori from "Detective Conan", and Captain Falcon in the "Super Smash Bros." series.