Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Japanese Voice Cast Revealed

The Japanese cast for the third Sonic the Hedgehog movie (Sonic x Shadow Tokyo Mission in Japan) has been revealed, featuring returning voice actors and veterans in the industry. Of particular note is Toshiyuki Morikawa, the “emperor” of the Japanese voice actor industry, who will play Shadow. [Thanks, Gamer!]

The Japanese cast list for the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie is:

• Agent Stone: Daiki Hamano (Go Onizuka in Yu-Gi-Oh)
• Doctor Robotnik, Gerald Robotnik: Koichi Yamadera (Akiyama in Yakuza series)
• Knuckles: Subaru Kimura (Todo in Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Maddie: Marina Inoue (Armin in Attack on Titan)
• Marina: Aoi Yuki (Madoka in Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
• Shadow: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Kira in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable)
• Sonic: Taishi Nakagawa (Kaede in live-action Kakegurui)
• Tails: Ryo Hirohashi (Shirley in Tales of Legendia)
• Tom: Yuichi Nakamura (Louis in Metaphor: ReFantazio)

Some of these actors are reprising their roles from previous films or projects. Nakagawa, for example, voiced Sonic in the first two films. Hirohashi has served as the voice for Tails since 2003. As mentioned earlier, Morikawa will portray Shadow in his theatrical debut. However, Morikawa was not the previous voice actor for Shadow. Koji Yusa was the one who portrayed Shadow in properties like Sonic X.

Here is the Japanese trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3:

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will air in Japan from December 27, 2024. It will appear in theaters in the United States on December 20, 2024.