Shintarô Asanuma. Actor: Xenoblade Chronicles. Shintarô Asanuma was born on 5 January 1976 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Xenoblade Chronicles (2010), Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) and Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010).