Chris Peppler

Christopher Daniel Peppler (born October 22, 1957, in Tokyo, Japan), simply known as Chris Peppler (クリス・ペプラー, Kurisu Pepurā), is a Japanese-American radio personality.

Chris Peppler
クリス・ペプラー
Born	Christopher Daniel Peppler (1957-10-22) October 22, 1957 Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese-American
Occupation	Radio personality
Spouse	Yukari Kimijima (2006 - )
Relatives	Alan J (Alan John Peppler) (brother)
Website	Official website

Peppler is a navigator for J-Wave's Tokio Hot 100 and the host of Tokyo Eye 2020.

Personal life

Peppler was born to a German-American father and a Japanese mother in Seibo Hospital. There isn't any Japanese in his name due to the request of his mother, who wanted to name her son Chris. Through his grandmother, he is a descendant of Akechi Mitsuhide.

After graduating from St. Mary International School, he moved to California. He later moved back to Japan to begin his DJ career. Shortly after in 2006, he met and married fellow DJ Yukari Kimishima.

He is also fluent in French as his third language.

Filmography

Radio and TV series

• J-Wave

Title	Notes
Tokio Hot 100
Otoajito
Rock Alive
Night Stories	navigator for Tuesday
Future Trax
J's Calling
Tokyo Eye 2020	host

• NHK

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Eigo de Shabera Night
	World Premium Live		Navigator
	Tokyo Eye		English broadcast program navigator
	Godzilla Umiwowataru Sekai Seiha e no Scenario		Narrator
	Kaze ni Maiagaru Vinyl Sheet	Ed	Acting debut
	Akiba no Kyūjitsu
	Romes / Kūkō Bōgyo System		Narrator
2010	Yōgaku Club 80's		Guest
	37th Japan Prize Award Ceremony "Kagayake! Kyōiku Content Sekaiichi"		Moderator
2011	NHK Special "Sekai o Kaeta Otoko Steve Jobs"		Navigator
2012	Angela Aki no Song Book in English		Moderator
	Asadora Satsujin Jiken	Multi-channel fairy

• Nippon TV

Title	Notes
Minna no TV
Pride & Spirit Nihon Pro-Yakyu	Sub-audio track DJ

• Tokyo Broadcasting System

Title	Notes
Niji-ciao!
Discovery of the World's Mysteries	Semi-regular respondent

• TV Asahi

Title	Role	Notes
Tamori Club
Moero! Atlanta-ō		Navigator
Kamen Rider Drive	Krim Steinbelt / Mr. Belt, Roidmude #004, Narration
Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. Kamen Rider Drive: Spring Break Combined 1 Hour Special	Mr. Belt (voice)

• Tokyo MX

Title	Notes
Saturday Live	MC
Weekend Hips	MC

• BS Asahi

Year	Title	Notes
2010	DeLonghi presents "Bono Espresso"	Navigator

• Fox Network

Title	Notes
American Idol	Facilitator in Japan

Advertisements

Title	Notes
Konami Sound trademark
Intel
Pacific Residence
ExxonMobil

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Formula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit	Commentary, Commercial narration of circuit course
1999	Cookie's Bustle	Narrator
1999	Crazy Taxi	Gus
2002	Nichibeikan Pro-Yagu Final League
2014	Kamen Rider Battle Gambarising	Mr. Belt
	Kamen Rider Summonride!	Mr. Belt

Anime

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes	References
2014	Space Dandy	Flower Rock Hoshi-jin	Tokyo MX

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Miracle Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahō
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle	Krim Steinbelt, Mr. Belt
2015	Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3	Mr. Belt (Voice)
	Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise Future	Krim Steinbelt, Mr. Belt
	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie War Genesis	Mr. Belt (Voice)
2019	Kamen Rider Zi-O the Movie: Over Quartzer	Krim Steinbelt

Musicals

Title	Role	Notes
Anri Summer Farewells Cafe 25 Vingt Cinq	DJ
M-Flo Expo Bōei Robot Gran Sonik Cosmicolor Cafe 25 Vingt Cinq	Interlude narrator
Kome Kome Club Mata(C)Tana	DJ	Special guest
Tomoyasu Hotei Guitarhythm V	Narration

Others

Year	Title	Role
2013	The 53rd Miss International Beauty Pageant 2013	Host

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)