, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese
voice actor born in
Fukushima Prefecture,
Japan
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. He was employed by the talent management firm
Aoni Production.
Between the ages of three and six, Azusa was trained in the
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a Stage (theatre), stage. The performe ...
. At the age of five, he was given the name Kinzō Azusa. On May 1, 1962, Azusa undertook the establishment of a coaching foundation, Gekidan Geikyō (currently represented by
Takeshi Aono
was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.
Career
Aono was most known for the roles of Sh ...
). Azusa died in 1997 at the age of 66.
Anime
TV
*''
Dragon Ball Z'' (Mūri)
**''
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku'' (
Grandpa Son Gohan)
*''
Dragon Quest'' (Chōrō)
**''
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (King Romosu)
*''
Fortune Quest'' (Mishuran)
*''
Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Heikichi)
*''
Meiken Joly'' (Philippe)
*''
Paul no Miracle Taisakusen'' (Detective Tokkamēru)
*''
Pro Golfer Saru'' (Kyūsei)
*''
Time Bokan'' (Nariikin)
OVA
*''
Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' (Sultan)
*''
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
, sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'', ''LGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of Epic (genre), epic science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanak ...
'' (Wilhelm von Klopstock)
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The Return of Jafar
''The Return of Jafar'' (retroactively titled ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar'' on later releases) is a 1994 American direct-to-video animated musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures Disney Television Animation, and Tele ...
'' (Sultan)
Movies
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The Castle of Cagliostro'' (Archbishop)
*''
Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Daihanran'' (Mizugi-sensei)
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Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler'' (Mūri)
*''
Sangokushi 3: Haruka naru Daichi'' (Wang Lei)
Voice-over work
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Keiji Eden: Tsuisekisha'' (Rebi)
Production
Azusa produced or took part in the following plays, listed in alphabetical order.
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Daddy-Long-Legs''
*''Haha wo Tazunete''
*''
The Wild Swans''
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Ivan the Fool''
*''
The Little Match Girl''
*''Poetical Collage''
*''Shi to Rōdoku no Yūbe''
References
External links
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1931 births
1997 deaths
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Fukushima Prefecture
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
Aoni Production voice actors
Deaths from cancer in Japan
Deaths from laryngeal cancer