He initially did not aspire to be an actor, but he chose to attend the Toho Performing Arts Academy to learn the trade because he admired the work of Charlie Chaplin as a student. Much of his roles are occupied by Koichi Yamadera in different editions of the films.Įbara graduated from Tōkyōtoritsu Chitosegaoka Senior High School. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Andy García and Alec Baldwin in their early days. He is also the official dub-over artist of Tom Hanks, Bill Murray, Wesley Snipes, Bruce Campbell and Robin Williams. He had roles in the Initial D series (as Jōshima Toshiya 'God Hand'), Naruto (as Might Guy), Eat-Man (as Bolt Crank), the Shakugan no Shana series (as Alastor the Flame of Heavens), Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (as Doctor Tsuchiya), Buso Renkin (as Captain Bravo), The Transformers (as Ratchet) and Final Fantasy XIII (as Sazh Katzroy).
Masashi Ehara ( 江原 正士, Ehara Masashi, born ), better known as Masashi Ebara ( 江原 正士, Ebara Masashi ), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kanagawa Prefecture.