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Toshio Furukawa
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma. Career He became famous for his roles in his career as Kagege (''Sgt. Frog''), Kai Shiden (''Mobile Suit Gundam''), Shin (''Fist of the North Star''), Asuma Shinohara ('' Mobile Police Patlabor''), Piccolo (''Dragon Ball''), Ataru Moroboshi (''Urusei Yatsura''), Portgas D. Ace (''One Piece''), Jann Lee (''Dead or Alive'') and Misao Yamamura (''Detective Conan''). His debut voice role is a soldier in ''Brave Raideen''. Toshio is a veteran who has played a variety of characters from comedians like Ataru of ''Urusei Yatsura'' and Inumaru of '' Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!'', to calm, serious ones like Shin from ''Fist of the North Star'' and Piccolo of the ''Dragon Ball'' series. Furthermore, Toshio is capable of performing with a "boy voice" and has played noble hot-blooded heroes such as Prince Mito of ' and Kento Tate of '' Future Robo Daltaniu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÅŒhira, Tochigi
was a town located in Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 28,368 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''Ï'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 712.76 persons per km2. The total area was 39.80 km2. On March 29, 2010, ÅŒhira, along with the towns of Fujioka and Tsuga (all from Shimotsuga District), was merged into the expanded city of Tochigi. References External links Tochigi official website Dissolved municipalities of Tochigi Prefecture {{Tochigi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirotaka Suzuoki
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include Bright Noa in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Kojirou Hyuga in ''Captain Tsubasa'', Dragon ShiryÅ« in ''Saint Seiya'', Tenshinhan in ''Dragon Ball'', Starscream in ''The Transformers'', Tatewaki Kuno in ''Ranma ½'', SaitÅ Hajime in ''Rurouni Kenshin'', Giovanni in ''Pokémon'', and BanjÅ Haran in ''Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3''. He was also the official Japanese dub voice for Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Suzuoki died from lung cancer on August 6, 2006, at the age of 56. Career Suzuoki was affiliated with Ken Production, making his voice acting debut in 1972 in ''Devilman''. He was known for his soft, dignified voice. Suzuoki was friends with fellow voice actor TÅru Furuya, who co-starred with him in several series. Suzuoki felt that Furuya's portrayal of Yamcha was closer to his own personality than that of Tenshinhan, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akio Nojima
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nishitokyo. His sons, Hirofumi Nojima and Kenji Nojima, are voice actors and his other son Satoshi is a nature writer. He was formerly affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and is attached to Sigma Seven as of 2016. He is most known for the roles of Saga in ''Saint Seiya'' and the Japanese voice of KITT in ''Knight Rider''. Filmography Television animation *''Akakichi no Eleven'' (1970) – Saizou Yashima *'' Andersen Stories'' (1971) – Prince (The Little Mermaid) *'' Sarutobi Ecchan'' (1971) – Taihei Tenka *''Mechander Robo'' (1977) – Ryousuke Shikishima *''Invincible Super Man Zambot 3'' (1977) – IchitarÅ Jin *''Rascal the Raccoon'' (1977) – Carl *'' Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (1977) – Koichi Tabuchi *''Kagaku BÅkentai Tansar 5'' (1979) – Daichi Akai *''The Rose of Versailles'' (1979) – Bernard Châtelet *''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' (1981) – Aramis; Athos *''Queen Millennia'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YÅ«ji Mitsuya
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, director of audiography, voice director and sound supervisor from Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture who is affiliated with Mitsuya Project. He graduated from Meiji University. He is best known for his roles in ''The Lion King'' as Timon, ''Touch'' as Tatsuya Uesugi, '' Combattler V'' as HyÅma Aoi, ''Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' as KÅji Togari, ''Saint Seiya'' as Virgo Shaka and the TV Asahi version of the Japanese dub of the Back to the Future trilogy as Marty McFly. Mitsuya came out as gay on a TV show on January 12, 2017. In January 2022, Mitsuya was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Filmography Television animation *''Candy Candy'' (1976) as Archibald "Archie" Cornwell *'' Combattler V'' (1976) (Hyoma Aoi) *''Captain Tsubasa'' (1983) (Shun Nitta) *''Georgie!'' (1983) (Lowell J. Gray) (Royal) *'' Nanako SOS'' (1983) (Tomoshige Yotsuya) *'' Serendipity the Pink Dragon'' (1983) (Pira Pira) *'' Choriki Robo Galatt'' (1984) (Saradaayu) *'' Glass no Kame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyuki Sogabe
Kazuyuki Sogabe ( (formerly ) ''Sogabe Kazuyuki'', April 16, 1948 – September 17, 2006) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator. During his life, he has been attached to Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He also served as guitarist of the band Slapstick, which he formed in 1977 with fellow voice actors TÅru Furuya and Toshio Furukawa. In December 2000, Sogabe retired from voice acting when he felt a weakness in his own voice. After his retirement, his ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors. He died on September 17, 2006, from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before. He was 58 years old. Filmography Television animation 1970s *'' Hurricane Polymar'' (1974) (Takeshi Yoroi/Hurricane Polymar) *''3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'' (1976) (Tonio Rossi) *'' Dokaben'' (1976) (Live Announcer) *'' ChÅdenji Machine Voltes V'' (1977) ( Ippei Mine) *'' TÅshÅ Daimos'' (1978) ( KyÅshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TÅru Furuya
is a Japanese actor and narrator. As a child, he was a member of Gekidan Himawari, a children's acting troupe. He is currently employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production, since 1982. Furuya is most known for the anime roles of Amuro Ray (''Gundam''), HyÅ«ma Hoshi (''Star of the Giants''), Pegasus Seiya (''Saint Seiya''), Yamcha (''Dragon Ball''), KyÅsuke Kasuga (''Kimagure Orange Road'') and Tuxedo Mask (''Sailor Moon (anime), Sailor Moon''). He considers these roles as his most important roles. He also voiced Mario in several anime and commercials, starting with the film ''Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!'' (1986). He also used a pseudonym in the cast of ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'' for Ribbons Almark's role (but used his real name in the narration role) and in the casting of ''Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi'' for Zen Kirishima. Both the narration role and Ribbons Almark were Furuya's first role in a non-Universal Century Gundam series. He is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Robo Daltanius
is an anime television series which aired on Tokyo Channel 12 from March 21, 1979, to March 5, 1980. Produced by Toei Company and animated by Nippon Sunrise, consisting of 47 episodes. Plot In 1995, Earth has been conquered by the Zaar Empire from the planet Akron in the star system of Zaar. All Earth's cities have been destroyed by the alien invasion, and humanity's survivors live in shanty towns and villages. Kento, a war orphan, and his companions hide in a cave to escape the villagers from whom they stole food from. In the cave, they find the secret base of Doctor Earl from the planet Helios, another planet conquered by the Zaar. Doctor Earl had fled to Earth with him the greatest achievement of Helian technology: the super-robot Atlaus, whose power increases in combination with the intelligent lion robot Beralios. When the robots combine with the Helian fighter Gunper, they form the mighty robot Daltanious. Doctor Earl entrusts the fight for Earth to Kento, a descendant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
is a 1989 Japanese comedy drama science fiction OVA written and directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Pierrot. A compilation film consisting of footage from the episodes entitled , also directed by Oshii, was released in 1990. Plot The story revolves around a small, normal family known as the Yomota family: A boy named Inumaru, his father Kinekuni and his mother Tamiko. One day, a beautiful girl with a yellow flower hat at their front door, calling herself "Maroko Yomota," granddaughter of Inumaru who travels back in time with a time machine to visit her ancestors. Despite Tamiko's strong refusal to acknowledge her as a Yomota, Kinekuni and Inumaru welcome her to stay with them, and the structure of a happy family has begun to collapse. The episodes are told in the form of a play. Cast and characters ; : :A teenage boy who dreams of being with a beautiful girl. He immediately falls in love with Maroko when he meets her, despite her being his future granddaughter. ; : :Inu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Raideen
, also known as "Brave Reideen" or "Heroic Raydeen", is a super robot anime series created by Tohokushinsha and Produced by Soeisha (later renamed as Sunrise). It aired on Nihon Educational Television (now TV Asahi) from 4 April 1975 to 26 March 1976, with a total of 50 episodes. The series is marked as the first mecha anime series to introduce and popularize the concept of Transforming Mecha, which is also tied to its marketing gimmick in the 1970s. Two spiritual remakes based on the series were made later after the original aired: the first one titled was broadcast from 1996 to 1997 on TV Tokyo, and another called '' Reideen'' was broadcast in 2007 on WOWOW. Story After a slumber of twelve millennia, the Demon Empire awakens to seize control of the Earth. Reideen, the giant robot-like protector of the lost continent of Mu, senses the evil presence and awakens within its golden pyramid. A young Japanese boy, Akira Hibiki, is alerted about the Demon Empire by a mysterio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly ShÅnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 volumes as of April 2025. Because of legal problems with the name ''Detective Conan'', the English language releases from Funimation and Viz Media were renamed ''Case Closed''. The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo, whose body was transformed into that of an elementary school-age child while investigating a mysterious organization. Generally, he solves a multitude of cases by impersonating his childhood best friend's father and various other characters. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment, which premiered in January 1996. The anime resulted in animated feature films, original video animations, video games, audio disc releases and live act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misao Yamamura
The manga series ''Case Closed'', also known as ''Detective Conan'', features a large cast of fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. Set in modern-day Japan, it follows amateur high school detective Jimmy Kudo as he solves cases in an episodic fashion while in his childhood body and under the alias Conan Edogawa. He is joined by childhood friend #Rachel Moore, Rachel Moore and her father #Richard Moore, Richard, who runs a detective agency. Throughout the series, Conan interacts and befriends many characters from various groups: the #Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Police, the local police in Conan's Prefectures of Japan, prefecture; the #Junior Detective League, Junior Detective League, a group of children who solve mysteries for their clients; and the #FBI, FBI. He also befriends a few individuals who know of his true identity: #Herschel Agasa, Dr. Agasa, who provides Jimmy with various spy gadgets; #Harley Hartwell, Harley Hartwell, a fellow high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
