The upcoming Samurai epic Ghost of Tsushima has listed its official primary cast of voice actors in the game. Featuring actors from related films like Letters from Iwo Jima and very unrelated films like Night at the Museum, each actor comes from a diverse background of media.
Many of the actors for Ghost of Tsushima are also of Japanese descent, keeping faithful to the subject of the game through the character portrayals. Here's some background on the main cast of Sucker Punch's next adventure.
Jin Sakai - Daisuke Tsuji
The protagonist of Ghost of Tsushima will be played by Daisuke Tsuji, who has a decorated background in film as well as video games. Tsuji's most notable film and television roles were as a soldier in Letters from Iwo Jima, the Crown Prince in The Man in the High Castle, as well as Cambodian Carl in The Blacklist. He's also had a well-established place in games as well with credits in Prey, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, as well as playing The Magician in Death Stranding. For Ghost of Tsushima, he'll be taking on the titular role as the disgraced Samurai fighting against the Mongols to liberate the Japanese island from its invaders. Since the game will also be fully voiced in Japanese, the Japanese actor for Jin is Kazuya Nakai, the actor for Roronoa Zoro in One Piece.
Khotun Khan - Patrick Gallagher
Playing the main antagonist in Ghost of Tsushima is Patrick Gallagher. Gallagher similarly has an extensive film and television background, along with a few games. Ghost of Tsushima will be his first major role in a video game, where he'll be playing leading villain Khotun Khan. Ironically, it's not the first time Gallagher has portrayed a major figure in world history, as he also played Attila the Hun in Night at the Museum. Most notably, he played Ken Tanaka in the Glee television show as well. He played a few supporting roles in video games like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Halo: Reach, as well as Red Dead Redemption 2 before his latest video game role.
Onibaba - Minae Noji
Minae Noji will be joining Ghost of Tsushima's supporting cast as the yet-unseen character Onibaba. She is likely the female warrior shown prominently in previews for the game, but that cannot be confirmed at this moment. Noji has a great background in acting for games, as well as several television shows. Her most notable film role was the character Karai from the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. Noji's many credits in games extends as far as multiple characters from Fire Emblem: Heroes, World of Warcraft: Legion, Hearthstone, and Saints Row: The Third.
Ippei the Monk - Keisuke Hoashi
As another unseen/confirmed character, Keisuke Hoashi will be taking on the role of Ippei the Monk in Ghost of Tsushima. Likely a supportive character players will interact with in the game, Hoashi's role has not been prominently shown in any previews. Hoashi's background is primarily from television, most notably as several supporting characters in Bob's Burgers, Basil Inouye in Hawaii Five-o, and a waiter in Curb Your Enthusiasm. He's only had one previous role in video games as an uncredited extra in Halo 2.
High Priestess - Hira Ambrosino
Another supporting actor is Hira Ambrosino, set to play the yet-to-be-seen character High Priestess in Ghost of Tsushima. Ambrosino's background mostly consists of television shows, with a few video game credits as well. She's most known for roles as an extra on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Days of Our Lives, and Big Bang Theory. Ambrosino also has a surprising connection with Keisuke Hoashi as an extra in Hawaii Five-0. Other than that, Ambrosino has had several extra roles in games like World of Warcraft and L.A. Noire.
Lots of new faces for Ghost of Tsushima's cast, which from what we've seen so far adds plenty of diverse performances throughout the experience.
Ghost of Tsushima will launch on PlayStation 4 on July 17, 2020.