Taki Tachibana in Your Name is voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki in the original Japanese version. In the English dub, Taki is voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas. Kamiki’s performance anchors the film’s original 2016 release and was recognized with Best Lead Actor at the 11th Seiyu Awards for his work in the film.
Japanese Voice Actor: Ryunosuke Kamiki
Date of Birth
May 19, 1993. Ryunosuke Kamiki’s official Co-LaVo artist page lists his birthday as 1993.5.19.
About Ryunosuke
Ryunosuke Kamiki is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by Co-LaVo Inc. His official profile lists Saitama Prefecture as his birthplace, and his career spans live-action film, television, animation, dubbing, narration, and stage-related media work. For anime audiences, one of his most search-relevant roles is Taki Tachibana in Your Name, the male lead in Makoto Shinkai’s global hit.
Kamiki was already a well-established performer before Your Name, but Taki became one of his defining voice roles. Public filmographies also note earlier major animation work such as Boh in Spirited Away and Kenji Koiso in Summer Wars, which helps place Your Name within a longer voice-acting career rather than as a one-off anime appearance.
Hometown
Kamiki’s official profile lists his birthplace as Saitama Prefecture, Japan. I was able to verify that directly from his official Co-LaVo page, but I did not find a more specific hometown publicly documented in the sources reviewed here.
Career Highlights
Kamiki’s most important anime-film credit for this query is Taki Tachibana in Your Name (2016). IMDb’s cast listing identifies him as Taki’s Japanese voice, and public award summaries list him as the 11th Seiyu Awards Best Lead Actor winner for the role.
Outside Your Name, Kamiki’s best-known screen credits include Boh in Spirited Away, Kenji Koiso in Summer Wars, Shōta Kazehaya in From Up on Poppy Hill, Sōjirō Seta in the Rurouni Kenshin films, Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru films, and lead or major roles in live-action works such as The Kirishima Thing, Bakuman, March Comes in Like a Lion, Detective Yugami, Ranman, and The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea. Public filmography and award summaries show that he has had a long dual career in both voice work and live-action acting.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented public credits verified from Ryunosuke Kamiki’s official Co-LaVo profile and major public filmography summaries available as of March 20, 2026. Because Kamiki has worked since childhood and his credits span film, television, animation, dubbing, and narration, this should be treated as a source-based documented filmography rather than a guaranteed exhaustive master list of every appearance.
Anime and Animated Films
2001 — Spirited Away — Boh. Kamiki’s public filmography identifies this as his voice-acting debut in a major feature animation.
2009 — Summer Wars — Kenji Koiso. Public summaries list this as one of his early landmark lead voice roles.
2011 — From Up on Poppy Hill — Shōta Kazehaya. Public filmography summaries document Kamiki as one of the film’s central voices.
2016 — Your Name — Taki Tachibana. IMDb and public cast references identify Kamiki as Taki’s Japanese voice.
Live-Action Film
2004 — Survive Style 5+. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki among the credited cast.
2004 — Dad’s Lunch Box (Backdrop del mio Papa). Public awards and filmography summaries identify this as one of his early breakout films.
2005 — The Great Yokai War. A major early film credit tied to his Newcomer recognition.
2010 — Kokoro no Ito. Public career summaries connect this project with one of his early international recognitions.
2012 — The Kirishima Thing. Public sources list this as one of his major youth-to-adult transition performances.
2012 — SPEC: Heaven. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki among the film’s cast.
2015 — Bakuman. Public award summaries list this among the films associated with his mid-2010s acclaim.
2015 — Poison Berry in My Brain. Public filmography and award summaries document this as another notable 2015 film credit.
2016 — Too Young to Die!. Public award summaries note the film’s international festival recognition.
2017 — March Comes in Like a Lion. Public award summaries tie this project to his Best Actor recognition.
2018 — JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki in the cast.
2019 — Fortuna’s Eye. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki among the principal cast.
2020 — Last Letter. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki in the ensemble cast.
2022 — xxxHolic. Public filmography summaries document Kamiki as a lead cast member.
2023 — Godzilla Minus One. Kamiki is publicly listed as the film’s lead actor, making it one of his biggest recent global screen credits.
2024 — At the Bench. Kamiki’s official Co-LaVo news page lists his appearance in the film.
2024 — Saint Young Men: The Movie. Kamiki’s official Co-LaVo page lists him among the announced cast.
2026 — Kimi no Quiz. Kamiki’s official Co-LaVo page lists his participation in the film scheduled for 2026 release.
Television Drama
2007 — Tantei Gakuen Q. Public awards and filmography summaries list this as one of Kamiki’s early signature lead television roles.
2013 — The Family Game. Public awards summaries show Kamiki won multiple supporting-actor awards tied to this series.
2015 — The Girl’s Speech — Kei Shizukui. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki in a lead role.
2015 — Samurai Teacher — Sakamoto Ryōma. Public filmography summaries list this as a notable supporting role.
2017 — Detective Yugami — Hanyu Toaro. Public filmography summaries list this as a lead role and public awards summaries connect it to later acting prizes.
2018 — School Lawyer Shotaro Taguchi — Shotaro Taguchi. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki as the lead.
2019 — Idaten: The Epic Marathon to Tokyo — Gorin. Public filmography summaries document this NHK taiga-drama credit.
2020 — Bones of Steel — Heita Tomishima. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki as the lead.
2021 — Life’s Punchline — Shunta Asabuki. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki in the main cast.
2021 — Ojisama to Neko — Fukumaru (voice). Public filmography summaries document this voice role in live-action television.
2022 — A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki — himself. Public filmography summaries list this miniseries as a lead project.
2022 — If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student. — Yūri Koga. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki in the cast.
2023 — Ranman — Mantarō Makino. Public filmography summaries identify this as a lead asadora role.
2024 — The Diamond Sleeping Under the Sea — Teppei Araki / Reo Kusaka. Kamiki’s official and public filmography sources list this as a lead role.
2025 — Pray Speak What Has Happened — Shogo Horai. Public filmography summaries list this among his current television credits.
Dubbing
2003 — Kirikou and the Sorceress — Kirikou. Public filmography summaries document this dubbed animation role.
2004 — I, Cesar — Cesar. Public filmography summaries document Kamiki’s live-action dubbing credit.
2005 — March of the Penguins — the chicks. Public filmography summaries document this dubbing credit.
2006 — Arthur and the Invisibles — Arthur. Public filmography summaries document Kamiki’s Japanese dubbing role.
2009 — Arthur and the Vengeance of Maltazard — Arthur. Public filmography summaries document his returning role.
2021 — Parasite (NTV edition) — Kim Ki-woo. Public filmography summaries list Kamiki as the Japanese dub voice for the TV version.
Critical Reception
Kamiki’s performance as Taki is most often discussed through the larger critical success of Your Name and through the industry recognition that followed. The film received widespread acclaim, and Kamiki’s role as one of its two central leads was formally recognized when he won Best Lead Actor at the 11th Seiyu Awards. That award is the clearest industry-level confirmation of how strongly his performance was received.
Public reviews of Your Name consistently describe the film as emotionally powerful and character-driven, which indirectly reflects the effectiveness of Kamiki’s performance as Taki. Because the film depends so heavily on the shifting identity, vulnerability, and chemistry between Taki and Mitsuha, its critical success is closely tied to the credibility of the two lead vocal performances. That is an inference from the film’s reception and Kamiki’s award recognition rather than a quote from a single critic specifically isolating his acting.
Sources: Ryunosuke Kamiki official Co-LaVo profile (https://co-lavo.co.jp/artist/ryunosuke_kamiki/) ; Your Name full cast on IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5311514/fullcredits/) ; Ryunosuke Kamiki public filmography summary (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryunosuke_Kamiki) ; Your Name public film page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Name)
English Voice Actor: Michael Sinterniklaas
Date of Birth
August 13, 1972. Public industry-facing sources identify Michael Sinterniklaas’s birth date as August 13, 1972, and list his birthplace as Nice, France.
About Michael
Michael Sinterniklaas is a French-born American voice actor, ADR director, script writer, and producer best known for English-language anime dubbing, Western animation, and post-production work through NYAV Post, the studio he founded and leads. Public profiles consistently describe him as one of the most recognizable English dub actors of his generation.
For Your Name, Sinterniklaas voiced Taki Tachibana in the English dub. Behind The Voice Actors specifically identifies him as Taki’s English voice, which makes him the performer most English-speaking viewers associate with the character.
Hometown
The sources I verified consistently document Nice, France as Michael Sinterniklaas’s birthplace. Public biographies also state that he lived in London and Lucerne as a child and later moved to the United States at age 10, but I did not find a single official “hometown” wording from a primary personal profile, so the safest verifiable wording is that he was born in Nice and later raised partly in Europe and the United States.
Career Highlights
Sinterniklaas’s most search-relevant credit for this query is Taki Tachibana in Your Name. Behind The Voice Actors lists him directly as the English dub voice for Taki, confirming his central place in the film’s English-language cast.
Across his broader career, public sources repeatedly identify him with major roles such as Leonardo in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Mikey Simon in Kappa Mikey, and Dean Venture in The Venture Bros.. Public biographies also note that he is the founder of NYAV Post, which helps explain why he is prominent not only as a performer but also as a dubbing and voice-direction figure.
His reputation also extends behind the microphone. Behind The Voice Actors has a separate public profile for his directing work, and NYAV Post’s official site identifies him as the studio’s president.
Full Current Filmography
The list below reflects documented public credits verified from Behind The Voice Actors, IMDb, NYAV Post, and major public filmography summaries available as of March 20, 2026. Because Sinterniklaas has extensive acting, ADR, directing, and additional-voice credits across many databases, this should be treated as a source-based documented filmography, not a guaranteed exhaustive master list of every single credit.
Anime and Anime Films
2016 — Your Name — Taki Tachibana. Behind The Voice Actors specifically lists Sinterniklaas as Taki’s English dub voice.
Public filmography summaries also document anime-related roles including the following:
Slayers Revolution / Slayers Evolution-R — Xellos. Public biography summaries list this among his notable dub roles.
Bleach — public summaries identify him among the series’ English-dub performers; role breakdowns vary across databases, so I am not assigning a single character here without a stronger primary cast page in the retrieved sources.
Sonic X — Christopher Thorndyke. This is documented in public franchise-related summaries, though the source I reviewed here is fan-maintained and therefore lower-authority than the items above.
Western Animation and Cartoons
2003 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Leonardo. Behind The Voice Actors identifies Sinterniklaas as the voice of Leonardo in the 2003 series.
2003–present — The Venture Bros. — Dean Venture and other smaller roles. IMDb lists The Venture Bros. among the works he is best known for.
2006–2008 — Kappa Mikey — Mikey Simon. Behind The Voice Actors lists Mikey as one of Sinterniklaas’s signature roles.
Public filmography summaries also document the following Western-animation credits:
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot — Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Funshine Bear.
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers — Peter.
Miraculous Ladybug — Nathaniel Kurtzberg / Caprikid.
OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes — Hero, Frank Bank.
Speed Racer: The Next Generation — Jared, Jesse.
Video Games
Public summaries list game and game-adjacent voice work including the following:
Final Fantasy XIII — Orphan. Public biography summaries repeatedly identify this as one of his better-known game roles.
AdventureQuest Worlds (2011 event) — Deady. Listed in public career summaries.
Because the retrieved sources for this turn were stronger on his anime/cartoon credits and directing career than on a full role-by-role game database, the game section here should be read as documented public credits visible in the sources reviewed, not a complete games-only checklist.
ADR / Voice Direction / Production
Sinterniklaas is also extensively documented as a voice director. Behind The Voice Actors maintains a dedicated directing profile for him, and public summaries list projects such as Berserk, Giant Robo: The Animation, Kurokami: The Animation, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, Slayers Revolution, Slayers Evolution-R, and The Boy and the Heron among his voice-direction work. NYAV Post’s official site identifies him as the studio’s president, reinforcing that his career is major on both the performance and production sides.
Critical Reception
Michael Sinterniklaas’s public reputation is strongest in voice-acting circles where he is consistently identified with long-running, fan-recognized roles such as Leonardo, Dean Venture, Mikey Simon, and Taki Tachibana. Behind The Voice Actors presents those roles as his most recognizable work, which is a useful indicator of audience association even though it is not formal criticism in the newspaper-review sense.
For Your Name specifically, the clearest public documentation is casting confirmation rather than a large body of English-dub-specific criticism focused on Taki alone. Still, being cast as the English lead in one of the most internationally visible anime films of the 2010s gives Sinterniklaas a prominent place in the movie’s English-language legacy. That conclusion is an inference from the film’s visibility and his confirmed lead casting.
Social Media
I did not find a clearly verified official social account from a primary source that I could present confidently in the required handle-plus-direct-link format, so I’m omitting this section rather than risking an inaccurate listing.
