Masashi Ebara (born May 4, 1953), real name Masashi Ehara, is a Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator from Kanagawa Prefecture. He stands at 175 centimeters (5 feet, 9 inches) and is affiliated with 81 Produce.
He is best known for his roles in the Initial D series (as Jōshima Toshiya), Naruto (as Might Guy), Eat-Man (as Bolt Crank), the Shakugan no Shana series (as Alastor the Flame of Heavens), Bakusou Kyoudai! Let's & Go!! (as Doctor Tsuchiya), Buso Renkin (as Captain Bravo), The Transformers (as Ratchet) and Final Fantasy XIII (as Sazh Katzroy). He is also the official dub-over artist of Tom Hanks. In the latter case, he is sometimes darrined by Kōichi Yamadera when he is not available.
After the passing of Unshō Ishizuka, he finds himself to be the go-to replacement for many of Ishizuka's former roles.
Notable roles:
- Ace Combat 3 as Abyssal Dision
- Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War as Prime Minister Nikanor
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Japanese dub) as Gusto and Toadie
- Animaniacs (Japanese dub) as Squit and the Narrator
- The Angry Beavers (Japanese dub) as Norbert
- Asura's Wrath as Lord Deus.
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Japanese dub) as Aquaman
- Bakemonogatari as Dramaturgy
- Bakusou Kyoudai! Let's & Go!! as Doctor Tsuchiya
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Japanese dub) as Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks)
- Bleach as Ganryū Ryōdoji
- Buso Renkin as Captain Bravo
- Cast Away (Japanese dub) as Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks)
- Chouja Reideen as Kraken
- Detonator Orgun as Virgil
- Dragon Ball as Mr. Satan (beginning with Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, replacing Unshō Ishizuka)
- Eat-Man as Bolt Crank
- Farewell My Concubine (dub), Duan Xiaolou (Zhang Fengyi)
- Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII as Satz Katzroy
- Fly Me to the Moon as Enishi Yuzaki
- Full Metal Alchemist 2003 as Hohenheim Elric
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger as PP Rappa
- Harry Potter (Japanese dub) as Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes)
- Giant Robo as Professor Go Gakujin
- Gunslinger Girl as Hirscher
- Initial D as Dr. Toshiya Joshima
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle as Mohammed Avdol (succeeded by Kenta Miyake as of the TV anime)
- Jumanji as Alan Parrish (Robin Williams; all four dubs)
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Dairando
- Looney Tunes as Sylvester (Japanese dub)
- Madlax as Friday Monday
- Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as Monsoon
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Japanese dub) as Gustave le Grand and Mulia Mild
- Naruto as Might Guy
- Ni no Kuni as Shadar/Jabo
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (Japanese dub) as Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)
- No Guns Life as Christina Matsuzaki
- PaRappa the Rapper as Boxy Boy
- Peacemaker Kurogane as Ryoma Sakamoto
- Perfect Blue as Murano the Photographer
- Pokémon Heroes as Latios (only in the Japanese version)
- Powerpuff Girls Z as Mojo-Jojo
- Remember11 as Seiji Yomogi
- Rider Time: Shinobi as Yaminin
- Sakura Wars as Shigeki Kanzaki
- Shakugan no Shana as Lord of the Crimson Realm, Alastor
- Sonic and the Secret Rings as Erazor Djinn
- Soulcalibur VI as Azwel
- The Simpsons Movie (Japanese dub) as Tom Hanks
- Tales of Eternia as Fog/Max
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Japanese dub) as the T-1000
- Thomas & Friends (Japanese dub) as James since Calling All Engines
- The Transformers (Japanese dub) as Ratchet, the adult Spike Witwicky, and more.
- Transformers: The Movie (Japanese dub) as Spike and Blitzwing
- Transformers: ★Headmasters as Spike and various others.
- Twin Peaks (Japanese Dub) as Agent Albert Rosenfield
- Twisted Wonderland as Erik Venue
- Warriors Orochi 4 as Ujiyasu Hojo (darrin'ed for Unshō Ishizuka)
- Xenosaga as Ziggy
- Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z as Alarico del Gonzo
- YuYu Hakusho as Yomi
