Subaru Kimura

Subaru Samuel Bartsch (昴・サミュエル・バーチュ), known professionally as Subaru Kimura (木村 昴), is a German-born Japanese actor and rapper.

His best-known role is voicing Takeshi Goda in the Doraemon series, which has spawned numerous specials.

Kimura was born to a German father and a Japanese mother in Blankenburg (Harz) and raised in Japan.

After spending seven years in Germany, he returned to the theater company belonging to Sanno Production.

In 2002, he appeared as a tap dancer in the Broadway musical Annie.

He graduated from Harumi Sogo High School, but dropped out of Asia University.

When he was in elementary school, he appeared as a child who resembled Kenji Haga in the impersonation program Mimakin on Nippon TV.

On 15 April 2005, he became the new voice of Takeshi Goda in TV Asahi's anime series Doraemon, replacing the late Kazuya Tatekabe.

Kimura was a junior high school student when he started the role.