Chafurin is a Japanese voice actor born on December 4, 1961. His real name is Hirotaka Shimasawa. He tends to voice heavyset characters.
Notable Roles
- Alkaid Naash in Super Robot Wars Original Generation Gaiden
- Almayce in Slayers Try
- The Arm Primeval in GaoGaiGar.
- Bob Poundmax in Gungrave
- Bobby Bolivia (Bernie Mac) in the Japanese dub of the live-action Transformers film
- General Bryce in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Prime
- Barreled Scholar Bucrates in Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
- Chang Changku/006 in the 2001 Cyborg 009 series
- Charles F. Meachum (Ned Beatty) in the Japanese dub of Shooter
- The Cheshire Cat in the Japanese dub of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Colonel Sangross and Advenger in The Brave of Gold Goldran
- Crimson Codex in Fate/Samurai Remnant
- Dash in the Japanese dub of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
- Demegawa in Death Note
- Detective Higure in Pop Team Epic episode 10
- Doctor Freud in Red Baron (the Animated Adaptation of Super Robot Red Baron)
- Don Orco in 91 Days
- The Duke in Resident Evil Village
- Marquis Edwart von Findolph in High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World
- Émile in the Japanese dub of Ratatouille
- Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) in the Japanese dub of Glee
- Garfield in the 2003 Cartoon Network dub of Garfield and Friends (The Other Darrin for Tesshō Genda of the mid-nineties WOWOW dub)
- Garter Kikuchi in The Eminence in Shadow
- Emperor Geldoblame in Baten Kaitos
- Gramps the Walnut in the Japanese dub of The Nuttiest Nutcracker
- Grand Fisher in Bleach
- Henpeita Takechi in Gintama
- Inspector Juuzou Megure in Case Closed
- Kimio Nagasawa in Chibi Marukochan (Star-Making Role)
- King in Sand Land
- Kuraudo Ooishi in Higurashi: When They Cry
- Returns as some random policeman in episode 21 of Umineko: When They Cry.
- Magnar in Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
- Makuin of the Blob in Tensou Sentai Goseiger
- Marquiares in Granblue Fantasy
- Medeus in Fire Emblem Heroes (replacing Hideyuki Hori from BS Fire Emblem: Archanea War Chronicles)
- Michael Elliott/Number Two in Battle Spirits Shonen Toppa Bashin
- Minagoroshi Jizou in Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
- Namihei Isono in Sazae-san (2013-present)
- Panda King in Sly Cooper (replaced by Juurouta Kosugi as of Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves and the first game's remake)
- Pessimism in Bang Brave Bang Bravern!
- Dr. Qada in Bravely Default
- Ram Horn in the Japanese dub of Beast Wars
- Saint Charloss in One Piece
- Shigeru Akamatsu in Betterman
- Shimatarō Shimano in Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō
- Speck in Baki the Grappler
- Torneko Taloon in Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End
- Ubik in Berserk (1997), Berserk: Millennium Falcon Hen Seima Senki no Shō, and Berserk: The Golden Age Arc, as well as the Torturer in Berserk: The Golden Age Arc
- Wilson in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger en film
- Wyzen in Asura's Wrath
- Yogi Bear in the Japanese dubs of Yogi Bear and Jellystone!
- Yoshiki Kasukabe in Persona 5 Tactica
- Zomom in Sonic Lost World
