He is keeper of the Tenchi Kaigen &ldquo;Muten&rdquo; Sutra, and one of the active Sanzo priests. Currently he hides his origins, and shoulders the role of executing the Gyuumaoh revival experiment at Houtou Castle, although his purpose in doing so is unknown. He is always observing the movements of the Sanzo Ikkou from afar. He encourages trouble from afar because he enjoys watching their future like a game. This isn&rsquo;t limited to the Sanzo Ikkou; he has the nearby Kougaiji group at his mercy with his belittling behavior.    He was born and raised in an extremely normal, albeit rich family. Both his parents were graduate school professors. Although he entered graduate school at a young age, skipped a few years and received his doctorate in accordance with his parents&rsquo; expectations, one day he suddenly left home to become a Buddhist monk. He had an interest in the Sanzo priests, and had become an apprentice monk called &ldquo;Kenyuu&rdquo; when he met Koumyou Sanzo. After murdering the previous Sanzo priest Goudai and succeeding to the title of Sanzo priest himself, he was christened &ldquo;Ukoku&rdquo; by Koumyou. He wandered the world with Koumyou for a year, after which he set out on a solitary, roaming journey.    Nii Jienyi is another face of Ukoku Sanzo, a temporary guise known as the &ldquo;leading professor in life sciences&rdquo;. He effaces the dignity of a &ldquo;Sanzo priest&rdquo; by spiking his hair, growing stubble, and wearing a shabby white coat. Because of his outstanding skills in science and knowledge of youkai magics, he is the only human allowed to live in Houtou Castle. He has a physical relationship with Gyokumen Koushu. Although he usually puts on an act of flattering her, it seems he is skillfully pulling the strings behind her back. Recently, he pulled the &ldquo;Muten Sutra&rdquo; from within the stuffed bunny he had always carried around with him, and once more begins to act from the shadows and &ldquo;Priest Ukoku Sanzo&rdquo;.    His power is to bury all creation in a darkness blacker than night. It voids any and all attacks.

Priest Genjo Sanzo and companions Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku maintain their westward journey to stop the resurrection of the demon Gyoumao. As the reputation of the Sanzo Ikkou precedes them, they continue to fight demon assassins at every turn, but they must also deal with increasing tensions within their group in order to defeat a powerful enemy.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

He is known for playing tough or grouchy men in dubbed anime and video games. His career includes Hotohori in Fushigi Yūgi and Jin in Samurai Champloo. He also played numerous cameos and minor characters in Rurouni Kenshin, in addition to the major character of Hajime Saito. He also does Don Patch in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo as well as Gabumon and other voices in Digimon.  According to Anime News Network, Thornton has the most credits of any male voice actor and he is second in total voice actor credits only next to Wendee Lee. He has been in nearly two hundred voice-over productions for Japanese animation.  Thornton is also well-known for having played many different minor voice roles throughout the Power Rangers franchise (and similar series such as VR Troopers and Masked Rider).  Thornton has also had experience with ADR direction. Currently, he is co-directing the ADR for the popular anime series Bleach alongside Wendee Lee.

__Height:__ 173cm
__Hobbies:__ baseball, bicycling, golf

Houchuu Ootsuka is a Japanese voice actor and narrator affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. 

He is best known for his roles as the voices of Kyao Mirao in Heavy Metal L-Gaim; Yazan Gable in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam; Akira Sendō in Slam Dunk; SignalMan in Gekisou Sentai Carranger; Imagin, Deneb in Kamen Rider Den-O, Abuto in Gintama, Makoto Sōda in Captain Tsubasa and Jiraiya in Naruto. He is also known for dubbing for Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donnie Yen (especially in Ip Man series), Jeff Goldblum, Ray Liotta, Tim Robbins, John C. McGinley, Brent Spiner, Robert Patrick and many more. He was also the first dubbing voice actor of Kiefer Sutherland and Christopher Lambert in their early days. 

The Sanzo Ikkou continues its westward journey, on a mission to prevent a demonic resurrection. As Genjo Sanzo, Cho Hakkai, Sha Gojyo, and Son Goku fight their way to their goal, their path is fraught with internal strife. When they encounter a formidable pair of adversaries from the west, the cohesion of the group -- and the fate of the mission -- may be at stake.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Many years ago, humans and demons lived in harmony. But that unity ended when demons started attacking humans and plotted a mission to unleash Gyumao - an evil demon imprisoned for thousands of years. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a rogue priest, must team up with three demons - Sha Gojyo, Son Goku, and Cho Hakkai - and embark on a perilous journey to the west to stop these demons from resurrecting Gyumao and restore the balance between humans and demons on Earth.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Birth Place: San Francisco, California, USA

Taking place in the past it offers a view at the Saiyuki quartet before their formation and their journey to the west. First OVA starts with Sanzo and his master, also with Ukoku (known as a later Ni Jianyi). Second OVA shows first meeting of Goku and Sanzo. Third OVA considers the events after Hakkai's sins and his trial (that we know from first season of "Saiyuki") and his decision to live in Gojyo's house.

__Hobbies:__ cooking, music, singing

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__Non-anime roles:__
~!Akira in "Togainu no Chi" (VG) (Japanese)
Alfred in "Mōjū-tsukai to Ōji-sama ~Flower & Snow~" (VG) (Japanese)
Anthopper Imagin Ari in "Kamen Rider Den-O" (Voice) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra CCC" (VG) (Japanese)
Archer (Robin Hood) in "Fate/Extra" (VG) (Japanese)
Atsushi in "Yandere Heaven Vol. 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Berserker (Asterios) in "Fate/Grand Order" (VG) (Japanese)
Blacky (Umbreon) in "Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Magnagate and the Infinite Labyrinth" (Web Anime) (Japanese)
Broca in "Arknights" (VG/Mobile) (Japanese) 
Buffalo Lord/Taurus Ballista in "Kamen Rider Decade" (Voice) (Japanese)
Carl Ernst Kraft in "Dies irae 〜Interview with Kaziklu Bey〜" (VG) (Japanese)
Charlie Nash in "Street Fighter V" (VG) (Japanese)
Chouei in "Sangoku Rensenki Sakigake" (PCG) (Japanese)
Choujiro Momochi in "Hyakka Hyakurou Sengoku Nippon-chou" (VG) (Japanese)
Démigra in "Dragon Ball Xenoverse" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Eternal Punishment" (VG) (Japanese)
Eikichi Mishina in "Persona 2: Innocent Sin" (VG) (Japanese)
Endorph in "Soul Cradle: Sekai wo Kurau Mono" (VG) (Japanese)
Fei Long in "Street Fighter Alpha 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Futsunushi in "Ichibanketsu Online" (VG) (Japanese)
Gordeau in "UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH" (VG) (Japanese)
Grayarts in "Erementar Gerad: Limited Edition Manga Volume 18 Drama CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Heath in "Luminous Arc" (VG) (Japanese)
Hector in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Hibari Agumo in "Kuro Yoshiwara Melancholia Vol 1: Agumo Hibari" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hiruma Takeru in "Nikushoku Danshi ni Koi wo Suru" (Smartphone Game) (Japanese)
Hiyama Hiroyuki in "Non-Fiction Series Doukyou CD" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur II" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Hong Yun-seong in "Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny" (VG) (Japanese)
Isami in "Shironeko Tennis" (VG) (Japanese)
Julio Asuka Misurugi in "Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Rondo tr." (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Junpei Iori in "Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth" (VG) (Japanese)
Juris Grunden in "Atelier Ayesha ~Tasogare no Daichi no Renkinjutsushi~" (VG) (Japanese)
Kaeya in "Genshin Impact" (VG) (Japanese)
Kagiha in "Kurocho no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Kalas in "Baten Kaitos" (VG) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Second" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kanda Ryoutarou in "BareSuta Third" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kenshin Uesugi in "Senkoku Knight Blood" (VG) (Japanese)
Kiyotaka Ishimaru in "Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei" (VG) (Japanese)
Kousuke Miyata in "I/O" (VG) (Japanese)
Kouta Morisaki in "Otaku no Musume-san" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Kuroda in "Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger" (Voice) (Japanese)
Kurtis in "Makai Senki Disgaea" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyouragi Takashi in "Tenshou Gakuen Gekkouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Kyoya Date in "Tokimeki Restaurant" (VG) (Japanese)
Lawrence in "Haitaka no Psychedelica" (VG) (Japanese)
Li Dian in "Dynasty Warriors 8" (VG) (Japanese)
Little Mac in "Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / for Wii U" (VG) (Japanese)
Marquis de Lafayette in "Bara ni Kakusareshi Verite" (VN) (Japanese)
Masato Arakawa in "Ryū ga Gotoku 7: Hikari to Yami no Yukue" (VG) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Hatenkou: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Merry in "Yuugen Romantica Uchouten: Dai Go no Nazo - Merry-san Merry" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Mikazuki Munechika in "Touken Ranbu" (browser game) (Japanese)
Mitsui Kazuya in "Endless 6 Feel" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 1" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Morinaga Tetsuhiro in "Koi Suru no Boukun 2" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Murasaki in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Nakagami in "Jounetsu no Young Man" (BLCD) (Japanese)
Naoki Kousaka in "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 -Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojyo no Uta-" (VG) (Japanese)
Narcian in "Fire Emblem Heroes" (VG) (Japanese)
Narimasa Sassa in "Hana Oboro ~Sengoku-den Ranki~" (VG) (Japanese)
Otojirou Kawakami in "Meiji Tokyo Renka: Full Moon" (VG) (Japanese)
Phoenix Wright/Ryuichi Naruhodo in "Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Poyopoyo/Shiki in "Period Cube ~Torikago no Amadeus~" (VG) (Japanese)
Rei Mikuni in "CollarxMalice" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Shinsengumi Kitan" (VG) (Japanese)
Saitou Hajime in "Hakuoki Zuisouroku" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers Blood & LoveSweat" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers MORE,BLOOD" (VG) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers VERSUS 1 Ayato VS Shu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Sakamaki Shuu in "Diabolik Lovers ~Haunted Dark Bridal~" (VG) (Japanese)
Saku Takizawa in "Gakuen Club" (VN) (Japanese)
Satsuki Shindō in "Happy Cafe" (drama CD) (Japanese)
Sengoku Kiyosumi in "Prince of Tennis Perfect Live"
Shibata Sou in "Rin!" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Shino Inuzuka in "Lord of Vermilion IV" (VG) (Japanese)
Shun Nanase in "VitaminX" (VG) (Japanese)
Souseki Natsume in "Bungou to Alchemist" (VG) (Japanese)
Sports Maxx in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hien in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryu in "Strider 2" (VG) (Japanese)
Strider Hiryuu in "Namco X Capcom" (VG) (Japanese)
Suzukaze in "Issei Fuubi -Gyakuten Oo’oku Koi Emaki- Vol 1. : Suzukaze" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Tadaomi Karasuma in "Ansatsu Kyōshitsu" (VOMIC) (Japanese)
Tankenstein in "Power Rangers In Space" (Japanese Dub) (Japanese)
Walnut in "Phantom Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Wedge in "FINAL FANTASY XIV" (MMORPG) (Japanese)
Yakumo Shinonome in "Code Vein" (VG) (Japanese)
Yonezawa in "I DOLL U" (VG) (Japanese)
Yoshito Naruse in "Unbalance Na Netsu" (Drama CD) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu -Setsugekka Koi Emaki-" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukikage Sanada in "Shinobi, Koi Utsutsu" (VG) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Kirai Ja nai kedo" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Koi Ja nai kedo" (Drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Warui koto shitai" (drama cd) (Japanese)
Yukimura Shouji in "Waruiko Demo Ii" (Drama Cd) (Japanese)
Yun-seoung in "Soul Calibur 3" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Project X Zone" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of the World: Reve Unitia" (VG) (Japanese)
Yuri Lowell in "Tales of Vesperia" (VG) (Japanese)
Zenos yae Galvus in "Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood" (MMORPG) (Japanese)!~

Genjo is a Buddhist priest in the city of Shangri-La, which is being ravaged by yokai spirits that have fallen out of balance with the natural order. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and how to stop it. His companions are three yokai with human souls. But this is no day trip—the four will encounter many discoveries and horrors on the way, and on the road, Genjo will wonder … can he really trust his supernatural companions?
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)

The fearsome foursome continue their journey west towards Shangri-La, encountering new challenges and new adventures along the way. Their legend precedes them, but not always in the way one might expect. The Minus Wave that apparently drove all the youkai in the land mad looks like it might have missed one, as Sanzo, Gojyo, Hakkai and Goku meet a lone guardian and the band of children he cares for. Fear and misunderstanding run throughout this particular leg of the journey, including between the members of the Sanzo group! 
 
(Source: Tokyopop)

When the monstrous Gyumaoh was defeated by the war god Nataku Taishi and imprisoned in Houtou Castle, an era of peace began in the land of Togenkyo. Now, hundreds of years later, those seeking to resurrect Gyumaoh have unleashed a plague upon the world. The wave of negative power generated by his attempted resurrection has driven youkai to the brink of insanity. To save humanity from violent slaughter, Kanzeon Bosatsu sends Son Goku, Genjou Sanzou, Sha Gojyo, and Cho Hakkai to the west in order to prevent Gyumaoh from rising once again. 
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)