was a Japanese actor,

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and narrator from

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. He was previously affiliated with

Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society The , also known as , is a Sendagaya, Shibuya-based talent management agency and cooperative representing Japanese voice actors. Current members The members of ''Haikyō'', as of this date, are: Male *Wataru Abe *Chō (Yūichi Nagashima) *Iss ...

, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.

Career

Nagai played '' GeGeGe no Kitaro's'' Konaki Jijii, a comic, absent-minded old yōkai man who attacks enemies by clinging to them and turning himself to stone, increasing his weight and mass immensely and pinning them down between the 60s and 80s alongside Masako Nozawa and Keiko Toda (Kitaro), Isamu Tanonaka (Medama oyaji),

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and

Kei Tomiyama , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator born in Anshan, Manchukuo. Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. Tomiyama is best known for his roles in ''Tiger Mask'' (Naoto Date/T ...

(Nezumi-Otoko),

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(Neko Musume), Yoko Ogushi, Keiko Yamamoto (Sunakake Baba), Yonehiko Kitagawa, Kenji Utsumi and

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(Nurikabe) and

Jōji Yanami was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles included the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama ( King Kai or North Kaio), an ...

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and

Kōsei Tomita was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo Prefecture who was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab. He voiced Doraemon in the first half of the original 1973 ''Doraemon'' series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Mus ...

(Ittan Momen). Nagai was cast as '' Sazae-san's'' character, Namihei Isono, Sazae's father and patriarch of the family in the longest running

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in 1969 alongside co-stars Midori Katō (Sazae) and

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(Fune) until Chafurin filled in for him after his death. He was cast in '' Urusei Yatsura'' as the wandering monk

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in 1983 alongside co-stars

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(Shinobu Miyake), Fumi Hirano ( Lum) and

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(Shutaro Mendo). He was cast in 1989 until 2008 in ''

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'' as Happosai, the founder and grandmaster of Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū. He often alternates between his role as a villainous grandmaster to one as a lighthearted pervert, alongside co-stars Kappei Yamaguchi and

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(Ranma Saotome), Kenichi Ogata (Genma),

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(Nodoka), Noriko Hidaka (Akane Tendo), Aso (Cologne),

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and Kōji Tsujitani (Tatewaki Kuno),

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(Ryoga Hibiki) and Hiromi Tsuru (Ukyo Kuonji).

Death

On January 27, 2014, while recording narration for a program in Hiroshima, Nagai suffered a bout of

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and was found by a hotel employee. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead; Nagai was 82 years old at the time of his death.

Filmography

Television animation

OVA

Theatrical animation

Video games

*'' Dragon Ball: Origins'' (Karin) *'' Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo'' (Karin) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3'' (Karin) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor'' (Korin) *'' Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Neo'' (Korin) *'' Hunter × Hunter: Wonder Adventure'' (Isaac Netero) *'' Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' ( Samos the Sage) *''

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'' (Samos the Sage) *''

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'' (Philoctetes) *''

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'' (Philoctetes, Grumpy) *'' Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix'' (Philoctetes (Phil)) *'' Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga'' (Yoda) *''

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'' (Lucaim Nav) *'' Phantasy Star Universe'' (Lucaim Nav) *'' Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return'' (Kainen)

Tokusatsu

*'' Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' (Baseball Mask) *'' J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai'' (Devil Batter) *'' Juken Sentai Gekiranger'' ( Master Xia Fu) *'' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger'' (Master Xia Fu) **'' Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship'' (Baseball Mask) *'' Kamen Rider G'' (Narrator)

Dubbing

Live action

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'' –

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**''

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'' – Albus Dumbledore **''

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'' – Albus Dumbledore **''

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'' – Albus Dumbledore **'' Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' – Albus Dumbledore **'' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' – Albus Dumbledore **''

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'' – Albus Dumbledore * Frank Oz **''

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'' (1980 Movie theater edition) – Yoda **'' The Muppet Christmas Carol'' - Fozzie Bear **''

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'' - Fozzie Bear **''

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'' – Yoda **'' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'' – Yoda **'' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'' – Yoda *

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**'' Dennis the Menace'' – George Wilson **''

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'' (1994 NTV edition) – Carson Dyle **'' Grumpy Old Men'' – Max Goldman **''

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'' – Oscar Madison *'' Arthur and the Invisibles'' – Archibald ( Ron Crawford) *'' Batteries Not Included'' – Frank Riley (

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) *''

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'' – Charles Dickens ( Simon Callow) *'' Ewoks: The Battle for Endor'' – Noa (

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) *'' The Fifth Element'' (2002 TV Asahi edition) – Father Vito Cornelius (

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) *''

'' – Albus Dumbledore (

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) *'' Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' – Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris) *''

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'' – Julius Levinson ( Judd Hirsch) *'' Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'' – Alexander Anderson ( Michael Caine) *''

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'' – John Hammond (

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) *'' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' – John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) *''

L.A. Confidential ''L.A. Confidential'' (1990) is a neo-noir novel by James Ellroy and the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"—Steve Erickson. Plot The s ...

'' – Sid Hudgens (

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) *''

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'' – The Duke of Rudling (

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) *'' Little Nicky'' – Mr. Beefy ( Robert Smigel) *'' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' (1988 Fuji TV edition) – Master (

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) *'' Night at the Museum'' – Gus (

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) *'' Rawhide'' – George Washington Wishbone ( Paul Brinegar) *'' Scanners'' (1987 NTV edition) – Dr. Paul Ruth (

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'' – Rowlf the Dog

Animation

*'' The Black Cauldron'' – King Eidilleg *''

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'' – Professor Icenstein *''

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'' – Dr. Dawson *''

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'' –

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*'' Home on the Range'' – Rusty *'' The Jetsons'' – Cosmo Spacely (first voice) *''

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'' – Toughy *'' Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole'' – Ezylryb *''

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'' series –

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(first voice) *'' Magic Adventures of Mumfie'' – Napoleon Jones *'' Star Wars: Clone Wars'' – Yoda *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (film) – Yoda *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (TV) – Yoda *'' Tintin and the Lake of Sharks'' – Thomson and Thompson *''

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'' – Thomson and Thompson *'' Toy Story'' – Slinky Dog *''

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'' – Slinky Dog *''

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'' – Slinky Dog *''

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'' – Black Rabbit

References

External links

Official agency profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nagai, Ichiro 1931 births 2014 deaths Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Kyoto University alumni People from Ikeda, Osaka Male voice actors from Osaka Prefecture Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors Aoni Production voice actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors