Archie Yates on Playing Kappa | ONI: Thunder God’s Tale

Actor Archie Yates shares insights into his personal connection to playing “Kappa” and how his great love for Japanese folklore originally drew him to the project.

From Creator Dice Tsutsumi (“The Dam Keeper”) ONI: THUNDER GOD’S TALE is a Netflix animated event series told over four epic chapters. Starring Momona Tamada, Archie Yates, Craig Robinson, Seth Carr, Brittany Ishibashi, Omar Miller, Miyuki Sawashiro, Yuki Matsuzaki, Robert Kondo, Anna Akana, Charlet Takahashi Chung, Tantoo Cardinal & George Takei.

ABOUT ONI: Thunder God’s Tale
In a world filled with Japanese mythological oddball gods and monsters, one of the creatures' free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. Does she have what it takes to fight to protect her peaceful village from the encroaching threat of the gods' mysterious enemies, the "Oni”?