Satoshi Hashimoto

Satoshi Hashimoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Satoshi Hashimoto (橋本 さとし, Hashimoto Satoshi) is a Japanese seiyū (voice actor),born on April 26, 1966 in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. His blood type is O. He started his professional career on 1989 with the agency Gekidan Shinkanzen (劇団☆新感線) and became a good friend with Jun Hashimoto. He is currently affiliated with the Cube Group seiyū agency. He owns two male long-haired chihuahuas named Chop and Hook. Although not hugely active in the Japanese anime industry, Hashimoto is a prolific actor in various other entertainment fields. He has done many live-action movies, TV dramas and stage plays, and has made appearances in several television commercials. He was acting regularly for TV dramas until he announced a break from them in 2005. He has also had voiceover experience playing Fire Convoy (Optimus Prime) in the original Japanese version of Transformers: Robots in Disguise.