🎙️ Japanese voice actor

Steve AlpertStephen M. Alpert

Known for Hans Castorp in The Wind Rises.

anime roles: 1; anime roles
main roles: 0; main roles
active since: 1996; active since
busiest year (1 roles): 2013; busiest year (1 roles)

Best-known roles

Hans CastorpThe Wind Rises

All roles

2013The Wind RisesHans Castorpsupporting

Profile

Birthday: April 19, 1950
Age: 76
Hometown: United States
Active since: 1996
Gender: Male

About

Steve Alpert is a former senior executive at Studio Ghibli. He traveled with, accepted awards on behalf of, and worked closely with Hayao Miyazaki from 1996 to 2011. Alpert studied Japanese Literature at Columbia University under Donald Keene and Edward Seidensticker. He speaks Japanese and Chinese fluently, having lived in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Taipei for a combined total of over thirty-five years. He worked in Tokyo as a vice president at a major bank, as president of an American TV animation company, and as the head of international sales at Ghibli. He has translated more than a dozen Japanese films and several short works of Japanese fiction. In June 2020, Alpert released a book titled; "Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli." The book depicts what it was like to work for Ghibli, and its reigning genius Hayao Miyazaki. He describes hauling heavy film canisters of Princess Mononoke to Russia and California, experiencing a screaming Harvey Weinstein, dealing with Disney marketers and triumphantly attending glittering galas celebrating the Oscar-winning Spirited Away. (Source: Stone Bridge Press)

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Frequently asked questions

What characters has Steve Alpert voiced?

Steve Alpert's best-known roles include Hans Castorp (The Wind Rises). Steve Alpert has voiced 1 anime roles.

What is Steve Alpert's most popular role?

Hans Castorp in The Wind Rises, the most-watched anime Steve Alpert has voiced in.

When is Steve Alpert's birthday?

Steve Alpert was born on April 19, 1950 in United States.