was a Japanese actor who specialized in

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Life and career

Arihiro Hase was the son of

Sanji Hase , better known by the stage name , was a Japanese voice actor and the father of Macross star Arihiro Hase. He died of lung cancer on March 8, 2002, at the age of 66. At the time of his death he was a free agent, but he had been previously represe ...

and was formerly affiliated with Production M-3; he was attached to

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at the time of his death. Hase is best known for voicing

Hikaru Ichijyo Hikaru Ichijyo (一条輝 ''Ichijō Hikaru'') is one of the main fictional characters of the '' Macross'' Japanese anime series.Character of Macross: Hikaru Ichijyo. Pages 102–105. ''Macross Perfect Memory''. Reference Book. 260 A4 pages. Mi ...

in the ''

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'' series, a part he got when he was only 17 years old in high school. Hase was a close friend of fellow ''Macross'' actress and singer

Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime ...

after the series ended and frequently attended her concerts until his death.

Death

On July 30, 1996, at approximately 4:00 A.M., Hase jumped from his apartment's window seven stories to the ground.小野澄恵：取材・構成「ぼくは神さまに会って話をしたい役者・長谷有洋の記録」『コミック・フィギュア王』、ワールドフォトプレス、1999年、144-145頁。 Sanji confirmed in TV interviews that his son's death was ruled a suicide; he was 31 years old. Following his death, recordings of his voice as Hikaru were reused in the video game adaptation of '' Macross: Do You Remember Love?''. In 2005, Iijima reprised her role of

Lynn Minmay Lynn Minmay ( Japanese: リン・ミンメイ ''Rin Minmei'', Chinese: 鈴明美 / 林明美 ''Líng Míngměi / Lín Míngměi'') is a fictional anime character from the ''Macross'' franchise who has been considered the first fictional chara ...

for the

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English dub release of ''Macross'', and in interviews has stated that she is dedicating this new release to him.

Selected filmography

Anime

*''

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'' (1982) -

*'' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' (1984) - Hikaru Ichijyo *''

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'' (1984) - Bowie Emerson *'' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012'' (1987) - Hikaru Ichijyo *''

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'' (1994) - Bobby Lacoste

Video games

*'' Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka'' (1997) - Hikaru Ichijyo

References

External links

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A PICTURE of an older (circa 1992) Arihiro Hase on a Japanese 1980s-Fan website. His pic is at the bottom of that page. His pic and info about his career and demise are preceded on the page by a lengthy article about the singer Mari Iijima, who played Minmay.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hase, Arihiro 1965 births 1996 deaths 1996 suicides Japanese male film actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Tokyo Nihon University alumni Suicides by jumping in Japan 20th-century Japanese male actors