Masatō Ibu(伊武雅刀Ibu Masatō) is a Japanese actor and seiyu. He was known as Masayuki Ibu(伊武雅之Ibu Masayuki) from Space Battleship Yamato until Space Battleship Yamato III. Yō Inoue convinced him to change the kanji 之 (yuki) to 刀 (tō) because she thought his name should end with a two stroke kanji.