Kappei Yamaguchi

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Kappei Yamaguchi
山口 勝平
Yamaguchi in 2016
Born	Mitsuo Yamaguchi (1965-05-23) May 23, 1965 (age 59) Fukuoka, Japan
Other names	Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久 京也) Nonoya Pepepee (のゝ乃家ぺぺぺぇ)
Occupations	Actor voice actor Rakugoka
Years active	1985–present
Notable work	Death Note as L Detective Conan as Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba Hunter x Hunter as Feitan Portor Inuyasha as Inuyasha One Piece as Usopp Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome (male) Persona 4 The Animation as Kuma
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Children	2

Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口 光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo, born May 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Kappei Yamaguchi (山口 勝平, Yamaguchi Kappei), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and rakugoka affiliated with Gokū^[1] and 21st Century Fox.^[2] After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½,^[3] Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles, including Inuyasha in Inuyasha and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Detective Conan, Usopp in One Piece and Teddie in Persona 4. He is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane.^[4] Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a rakugoka.^[3][5]