was a Japanese actor and

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who was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda before Suneo Honekawa in Fujiko F. Fujio's

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Career

During his life he had been attached to TBS broadcast theater company and then Aoni Production, Production Baobab, he became a director of his own agency

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; he was attached to

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at the time of his death. He was known to voice many characters in anime series for 62 years. He appeared in children's anime and educational programmes. In addition to ''

'', he had prominent roles in ''

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'' (as 007/Great Britain),

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(

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), Kemumaki Kemuzou ( Ninja Hattori-kun), Pāyan ( Perman), Iyami ( Osomatsu-kun),

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( Darkwing Duck), Tom (

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), Benzou Karino (

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), Horrorman (

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), Conductor ( Galaxy Express 999) and Jiminy Cricket (Japanese dub of Pinocchio and all other appearances). He was the mentor of Kappei Yamaguchi.

Gian

In 1973, he was cast in the first Nippon TeleMovie Productions's adaptation of Fujiko F. Fujio's ''

'' series as Takeshi Goda (Gian or Jaian), a strong and quick-tempered local bully who can fight at any time and with any kid he sees, especially Nobita, alongside co-stars Yoshiko Ota ( Nobita Nobi), Ebisu Masako ( Shizuka Minamoto),

Shun Yashiro was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tsuyama, Okayama. At the time of his death, he was affiliated with Theater Echo. Throughout his career, Yasario was also known as , , and . Yashiro was best known for his roles in '' Inakappe Taishō'' ...

( Suneo Honekawa),

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and Masako Nozawa (

) before Kazuya Tatekabe succeeded him.

Conductor

In 1978, Kimotsuki was cast in

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's '' Galaxy Express 999'' as the Conductor, the main crew member of the Galaxy Express 999. He is an alien being with an invisible body; only his eyes can be seen while he is wearing his conductor uniform, alongside his co-stars Masako Nozawa (Tetsuro Hoshino) and

Masako Ikeda is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is most known for the roles of Reika "Ochoufujin" Ryuuzaki in ''Aim for the Ace!'', Nodoka Saotome in ''Ranma ½'', Maetel in ''Galaxy Express 999'', Michiko in ''Harmaged ...

(Maetel). When it came time for the 1990s film the cast reprised the roles yet again. From there he continued to voice the character in practically every adaptation made during his lifetime, the sole exception being the

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games from the early 2000s. In 2002, he reunited with Nozawa and Ikeda to reprise their respective roles for the OVA and TV series.

Suneo

1979 saw Kimotsuki's return to the Doraemon franchise when he was cast in the '' 1979 anime'' series, this time as character Suneo Honekawa, a fox-faced (inherited from his mother) rich child who loves to flaunt his material wealth before everyone, especially Nobita, succeeding Yashiro in the 1973 anime series alongside co-stars

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(Doraemon), Noriko Ohara (Nobita Nobi),

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(Shizuka Minamoto), Kazuya Tatekabe (Takeshi Goda(Jaian)) and

Keiko Yokozawa , better known by the stage name , is a Japanese voice actress. She is most known for the roles of Dorami (''Doraemon''), Mami Sakura (''Esper Mami''), Benio Hanamura ('' Haikara-san ga Tōru''), and Sheeta (''Castle in the Sky''). Filmography ...

(Dorami) for 26 years after the end of the 1979 series,

Horrorman

In 1991, he was cast in ''

'' as Horrorman, a skeleton who often works with Baikinman and Dokin-chan. Alongside co-stars

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(Baikinman) and Hiromi Tsuru (Dokinchan) for 25 years.

Death

On October 20, 2016, Kimotsuki died from

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at the age of 80.

Successors

* Yōhei Tadano ''

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'' ( Jiminy Cricket) * Kazuki Yao ''

'' (Horrorman)

Filmography

Television animation

;1960s * Astro Boy (TV 1/1963) (1963) * Big X (1964) *

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(1967) (Kabao) * Hokkyoku no Muushika Miishika (Rika The Fox) ;1970s * New Obake no Q-tarou (1971_ (Gojira) *

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(1972) (Piero) *

''(

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Version)'' (1973) (Gian) * Great Mazinger (1974) (Reptilian General Draydou) * Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974) (Sebastion) *

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(1975) (Omawari-san or Honkan-san) * Candy Candy (1976) (Alistair Cornwell) *

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(1976) (Kazuto Tonoma) * Galaxy Express 999 (1978) (Conductor) *

(1979) (007/Great Britain) *

''(

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Version)'' (1979) (Suneo Honekawa) * Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (1979) (Radoru) ;1980s * Ashita no Joe (1980)(Hyoromatsu) *

''(

Version)'' (1980) (Dracula) * The Littl' Bits (1980) (Dr. Docklin aka "Dr. Snoozabit") * Astro Boy) (1980) (Dr. Mazeb, Drop-3) * Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) (Kemumaki Kemuzou) * Magical Angel Creamy Mami (1983) (Nega) *

(1983) (Pāyan) *

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(1985) (Hakase) *Ultraman Kids' Proverb Stories (1986) (Gattsun) * Osomatsu-kun (1988) (Iyami) *

(1988) (Benzō Karino, Kiteretsu Kite) * Wowser (1988) (Professor Dinghy) ;1990s *

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(1991) (Horrorman) *

(1991) (Horrorman) *Ultraman Kids: 30 Million Light Years Looking for Mama (1991) (Gattsun) *

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(1997) - Yuichiro Matoba * Jungle de Ikou! (1997) (Aham) * Trigun (1998) ( Leonof the Puppet-Master) ;2000s * Konjiki no Gash Bell!! (2003) (Grisa) * Black Jack (TV) (2004) (Maestro Morozoff) ;2010 * Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru (2014) (Yoshiteru)

Theatrical animation

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(1971) * Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975) (Crab, Conch) * Galaxy Express 999 (film) (Conductor) *

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(Conductor) * Galaxy Express 999 for Planetarium (Conductor) * Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (Conductor) * Galaxy Express 999: Glass no Clair (Conductor) *

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Video games

Series (Suneo Honekawa) * Kingdom Hearts series ( Jiminy Cricket)

Tokusatsu

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(Kowashiman (ep. 5 - 6), Karateman (ep. 19 - 20)) *

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(Roboinu) * Chōriki Sentai Ohranger (Butler Acha (eps. 1 - 15, 17 - 20, 22 - 31, 33, 35 - 48)) *Choriki Sentai Ohranger Movie (Butler Acha) * Gekisou Sentai Carranger (TT Terurin (ep. 24)) *Moero!!! Robocon (Robogeta)

Dubbing

Live-action

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'' (1980 Movie theater edition) (Warrant Officer M'kae) *''

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'' (Dr. Viktor Frankenstein (

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Animation

*''

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'' (Roquefort) *'' Darkwing Duck'' (Quackerjack) *'' Josie and the Pussycats'' (Sebastian the Cat) *''

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'' (Scuttle) *'' Pinocchio'' ( Jiminy Cricket) *'' Police Academy: The Animated Series'' (Additional voices) *''

'' (Tom)

Japanese voice-over

*'' Pinocchio's Daring Journey'' (Jiminy Cricket) *'' Star Tours'' (F-24) *''

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'' (Announce) *''

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'' (Bigzom) *'' The Amazing Adventure of Spider-Man the Ride'' (Kaidorten)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kimotsuki, Kaneta 1935 births 2016 deaths Aoni Production voice actors Deaths from pneumonia in Japan Japanese male stage actors Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Japanese theatre directors Male voice actors from Kagoshima Prefecture Production Baobab voice actors 81 Produce voice actors