1980
Hippocrates-tachi
Makes his film debut.
FLM.REDTAKASHI
NAITO
ทาคาชิ ไนโตะ
From television drama to Ghibli voices
The Japanese actor who voiced Chihiro’s father in Spirited Away.
Osaka, Japan
A career on screen and behind the microphone
Takashi Naito is a Japanese actor born in Osaka on 27 May 1955. He has worked extensively in film and television.
His film debut came in 1980 with Hippocrates-tachi. He later appeared in numerous television dramas, including the long-running Kasouken no Onna series.
In the Japanese version of Spirited Away (2001), Naito voices Akio Ogino, Chihiro’s father. He accompanies his family into the mysterious town at the beginning of the film.
He returned to Studio Ghibli animation in From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), voicing Yoshio Onodera.
The credits linked below come from the FLM.RED catalogue and do not represent his complete work.
Selected work
2001
Spirited Away
Voices Chihiro’s father.
2011
From Up on Poppy Hill
Voices Yoshio Onodera.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.