was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from

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. He was attached to

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at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

Career

Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (

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), Rihaku (

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), Nurarihyon ('' GeGeGe no Kitaro''), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (''

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''), Kumahachi Kumada ('' Kiteretsu Daihyakka''), Dakuan ('' Ninja Scroll''), Gen Fu (''

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''), Dezsaras ('' Transformers: Victory''), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) ('' Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection'') and Tomozō Sakura ('' Chibi Maruko-chan''). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of

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and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten ''

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'' movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era

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games, and Colonel Roy Campbell of the

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games. Aono is mostly remembered for his harsh voice for many Japanese anime series.

Illness and death

In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a

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shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor. His ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors. At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infarctions and was found dead. Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer

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stated via his Twitter that he will retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono. Aono was 75 years old at the time of his death.

Voice roles

Anime television series

1965 *'' Super Jetter'' (Alien X) 1968 *'' Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae'' (Shonosuke, Miyoshi) *'' Yūyake Banchō'' 1970 *'' Bakuhatsu Gorō'' (Kudo) 1971 *'' Animentarie Ketsudan'' 1972 *'' Devilman'' (Faizel) 1973 *'' Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (Masaki, Commander (ep. 12)) *'' Karate Baka Ichidai'' (Kuroki) 1974 *'' Hurricane Polymar'' (Joe Kuruma) *''

'' (Shiro Sanada, Mori's Father, Berger, Talan (first voice)) 1975 *'' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures'' (Blue Genie) 1976 *'' Ganso Tensai Bakabon'' (Various) 1977 *''

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'' (Peter Jacov, Gregoire III) *''

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'' (Roger) 1978 *'' Nobody's Boy: Remi'' (Jerome Barberin) *'' Space Battleship Yamato 2'' (Shiro Sanada) *'' Uchū Majin Daikengo'' (Roboleon) *'' Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3'' (Soldier Matsu) *'' Yatterman'' (Yonkyo) 1979 *'' Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage'' (Shiro Sanada) *'' Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur'' (Hesting) *'' Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel'' (Akacho) *'' Mirai Robo Daltanius'' (Danji's Father) 1980 *''

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'' (Shiro Sanada) *'' Uchū Senshi Baldios'' (Zeo Gattler) *'' Galaxy Express 999'' (Commanding Officer (ep. 97)) *'' Nils no Fushigi na Tabi'' (Wind Rush) 1981 *''

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'' (Personal Computer, Super Delicious Planet Golden Special Reserve Gorgeous After-Care Kid No. 28, Kitsune's teacher) *'' Dash Kappei'' (Captain Gokō) *'' Mighty Atom'' (Ketchup (ep. 16), Professor Amanokawa (ep. 41)) *'' Six God Combination Godmars'' (Professor Myojin) 1982 *'' Scientific Rescue Team TechnoVoyager'' (Gran Hansen) *'' Gyakuten! Ippatsuman'' (Salesman Nakashima (ep. 19)) *''

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'' (Sancho) *'' Patalliro!'' (Head Guard) 1983 *'' Ai Shite Night'' (Shigemaru Mitamura) *'' Ginga Shippū Sasuraiger'' (Bill, Vincent Sho) *'' Manga Nihon Shi'' ( Shiba Yoshiyuki,

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) 1984 *''

'' (Rihaku of the Ocean) *'' Yume Senshi Wingman'' (Principal) *''

'' (Garve, Tony Luccino, others) 1985 *'' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' ( Nurarihyon, Unisuke, Fukurosage, Neko-sen'nin, Binbōgami, Gama-sen'nin, Ito-sen'nin, Old Man, Narration) *'' Ninja Senshi Tobikage'' (Hazard Pasha) 1986 *'' Ultraman Kids no Kotowaza Monogatari'' (Grosser-sensei) *'' Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin'' (Benizakura) *''

'' (Ninja Murasaki, Ginkaku, King Piccolo, and Kami) *'' High School! Kimengumi'' (Seiretsu Zenin) 1987 *Fist of the North Star 2 (Rihaku of the Sea) *'' Tsuide ni Tonchinkan'' (Chief Doku'oni) *'' Bikkuriman'' (Super Devil) 1988 *'' Oishinbo'' (Kairakutei Black) *'' Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Kumahachi Kumada, Yaohachi's Father, Mōretsu Sai, Kumaichiro) *'' Hello! Lady Lynn'' (Reynolds) 1989 *'' Kariage-kun'' (Man at Tanabe Station, Chief, Director) *'' Jungle Emperor'' (Raulo (ep. 8)) *'' Soreike! Anpanman'' (Hanabiman (first voice), Baron Horagai, Donutsman (second voice), Tongarashi (second voice)) *'' Transformers: Victory'' ( Deszaras) *'' Chinpui'' (Debra Moo) *'' Dragon Quest: Yusha Abel Densetsu'' (General Ludoff) *''

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'' (Kami and King Piccolo) *New Bikkuriman (Super Devil) *''

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'' (Gambling King and Kinnii) 1990 *'' NG Knight Lamune & 40'' (Dr. White (ep. 9)) *'' Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'' (Pirate) *'' Magical Taruruto-kun'' (Matsugoro Naniwa) *'' The Three-Eyed One'' (Goblin) *'' Mōretsu Atarō'' (Servant) 1991 *'' City Hunter '91'' (Phantom Killer (ep. 5~6)) *Tanoshii Moomin Ikka Adventure Diary (Commander) *'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken'' (Hadlar, Mazohho) *'' The Laughing Salesman'' (Yosuke Uchinaki (ep. 73)) 1992 *'' O~i! Ryoma'' (Hachihira Sakamoto) *''

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'' (Black Meke-Meke, President Gilgiros, Narration, etc.) *'' Super Jigan'' (Ozawa, Narration) *'' Tetsujin 28 FX'' (Dr. Frankenstein, Count of Transylvania) *'' Hime-chan's Ribbon'' (Kumosuke) *Tenchi Muyo! (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1993 *'' Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba'' ( Matsuo Bashō) *'' Ghost Sweeper Mikami'' (Kenki-kun) *'' Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX'' (Guston Slayed) *'' Battle Spirits: Ryuko no Ken'' (Ryuhaku Todo) 1994 *'' Mobile Fighter G Gundam'' (Birdman) *'' Samurai Spirits'' ( Hattori Hanzō) *Tenchi Muyo! II (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) *Tenchi Muyo! The Night Before Christmas (Katsuhito Masaki) 1995 *'' Gulliver Boy'' (Papa Toscani, Majin) *'' Neighborhood Story'' (Houshi) *'' Chibi Maruko-chan'' (Tomozō "Ojii-chan" Sakura (2nd voice)) *Tenchi Muyo! ( Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) *'' Tenchi Universe'' (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1996 *'' Kaiketsu Zorro'' (Timoteo) *GeGeGe no Kitaro (Cannibal Island, Toshitaro Ijuuin, Butler, Bakeneko, Matsuzo Mitaka, Harunosuke Nagasaki, Kamanari, Professor) *'' Hell Teacher Nube'' (Kageguchi, Yama Oroshi) *'' You're Under Arrest'' (Daimaru Nakajima) *'' Chōja Raideen'' (Hidora) *'' Nintama Rantarō'' (Mizuta) *'' Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai'' (Tozo) *''

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'' (Norikazu Sasai and Nicodimus Stanley) *'' Magical Girl Pretty Sammy'' (Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku) *''Fire Emblem'' (Gharnef) *'' Slayers Special'' (Diol) 1997 *''

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'' (Eisaku Iwata) *'' Dr. Slump'' (Ankoromochi) *'' Haunted Junction'' (Board Chairman) *'' Tenchi in Tokyo'' (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1998 *'' Shikuu Tenshou Nazca'' (Yukinojo Miura) *''

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'' (Stan) *'' Ojarumaru'' (Emperor Menma) 1999 *'' Kyorochan'' (Kyoro Jii-san) *''

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'' ("Hawk Eye" Mihawk, Woop Slap (2nd voice)) 2001 *''

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Judge) *Detective Conan (Muneyuki Mino) 2002 *'' Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi'' (Grandpa Masa) *''

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'' (Professor Peers) *'' Black Jack'' (Togakushi-sensei, Chugoro) *'' Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX'' ( Dr. Zweinstein) *''

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'' (Azuki Rousai) *'' Honey and Clover'' (Leader) *'' Mushishi'' (Uro Mamoru) *''

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'' (Bicycle Man (Ep. 8)) *'' Rockman.EXE Beast'' (Mitsuhasa) 2006 *''

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'' (Toshio Kōumura) *GeGeGe no Kitaro (Nurarihyon) *The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons (Old Osman) *''

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OVAs

*'' Ushio and Tora'' (Shigure Aozuki) *'' Kamen Rider SD'' (General Zark) *'' Karakuri no Kimi'' (Shinobi Leader) *'' Kyūkyoku Chōjin R'' (Nariyuki Narihara) *'' Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!'' (Akasaka) *''

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'' (Lieutenant Murai) *'' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' ( Nurarihyon) *'' Cyber City Oedo 808'' (Dave Kurokawa) *'' Giant Robo'' (Doujin Issei) *'' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (Vanilla Ice) *'' New Cutey Honey'' (Professor Kabuto) *'' Slayers Special'' (Diol) *'' Tales of Symphonia'' ( Rodyle) *'' Detatoko Princess'' (Old man) *'' Birdy the Mighty'' (Yamazaki) *'' Devilman'' (Jinmen) *''Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World'' (King Piccolo) *'' Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' ( Katsuhito Masaki, Nobuyuki Masaki) *'' Violence Jack Hell Town Arc'' (Mad Zaurus) *''

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SPECIAL'' (Shinnosuke's Grandfather) *'' Record of Lodoss War'' (Vagnard) *'' Demon City Shinjuku'' (Old Woman) *'' Puppet Princess'' (Head of the Deathless Ninjas) *''

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'' (Batros) *'' Prefectural Earth Defense Force'' (Scope Tsuruzuki) *'' Dragon Half'' (Ruth)

Anime movies

* ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'' (1985) - Wireless operator *'' Wicked City'' (Mr. Shadow) *'' Lensman'' (Thorndyke) *'' Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows'' (Principal) *''

'' series (Shiro Sanada) *'' Kaiketsu Zorori'' (Magician) *'' Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi'' (Old Master) *'' Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!'' (Yasuda) *'' Kinnikuman: Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujin'' (Hydra King) *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs. Haigre Maō'' (Skeleton and Zombie) *'' Glick no Bōken'' (Ganba) *'' Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' (Banks) *''

'' (Fox) *'' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' series ( Nurarihyon) *'' Ghost Sweeper Mikami'' (

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and Kenki-kun) *'' Golgo 13'' (Pablo) *'' Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger-'' (Kitahiko) *'' Ninja Scroll'' (Dakuan) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Heroes'' (Beautician) *'' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken'' (Hadora) *'' Hashire Melos!'' (Calippas) *'' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust'' (Polk) *''

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Puyo Puyo , previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo'' was created as a spin-of ...

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Dead or Alive 3 is a 2001 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo for the Xbox (console), Xbox console as one of its launch titles. It is the third main entry in the ''Dead or Alive (franchise), Dead or Alive'' fighting series following ...

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Heart of Darkness ''Heart of Darkness'' is an 1899 novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgium, Belgian company in the African interior. Th ...

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Tekken 5 is a 2004 fighting game developed and published by Namco for arcade game, arcades, before being ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005. It is the fifth main game in the ''Tekken'' series, marking the tenth anniversary of the series. The game is set ...

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2 ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'' is a 2011 fighting game, the eighth installment in the ''Tekken'' fighting game series and the sequel to ''Tekken Tag Tournament''. It was released for the arcade game, arcades in September 2011. It received an updat ...

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Kobold A kobold (; ''kobolt'', ''kobolde'', cobold) is a general or generic name for the household spirit (''hausgeist'') in German folklore. It may invisibly make noises (i.e., be a poltergeist), or helpfully perform kitchen chores or stable work. ...

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Lethal Weapon 2 ''Lethal Weapon 2'' is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Joss Ackland, Derrick O'Connor and Patsy Kensit. It is a sequel to the 1987 film '' Letha ...

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Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dar ...

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JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until Assassination of John F. Kennedy, his assassination in 1963. He was the first Catholic Chur ...

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Lethal Weapon 4 ''Lethal Weapon 4'' is a 1998 American buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut). It is the fourth ins ...

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Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearance ...

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Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985 ...

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Back to the Future Part II ''Back to the Future Part II'' is a 1989 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay by Bob Gale; both wrote the story. It is a sequel to the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'' and the second installment in the Back ...

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The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...

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My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. ''My Favorite Martian'' was th ...

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Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him ...

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Deck the Halls "Deck the Halls" is a traditional Christmas carol. The melody is Welsh, dating back to the sixteenth century, and belongs to a winter carol, " Nos Galan", while the English lyrics, written by the Scottish musician Thomas Oliphant, date to 1862. ...

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The Mighty ''The Mighty'' is a 1998 American coming of age buddy comedy-drama film directed by Peter Chelsom and written by Charles Leavitt. Based on the book '' Freak the Mighty'' by Rodman Philbrick, it stars Sharon Stone, Gena Rowlands, Gillian ...

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Jack Warden Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920July 19, 2006) was an American actor who worked in film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' (1975) and '' ...

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Adam-12 ''Adam-12'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb and produced by Mark VII Limited and Universal Television. The series follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Pe ...

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Martin Milner Martin Sam Milner (December 28, 1931 – September 6, 2015) was an American actor and radio host. He is best known for his performances on two television series: '' Route 66'', which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1964, and '' Adam-12'', which ...

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Baby's Day Out ''Baby's Day Out'' is a 1994 American adventure comedy film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by John Hughes, who also served as producer. Starring Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, and Brian Haley, the film center ...

'' (Norby LeBlaw ( Joe Pantoliano)) *'' Battle of the Commandos'' (1975 NTV edition) (Pvt. Frank Madigan ( Bruno Corazzari)) *'' A Better Tomorrow II'' (Sung Tse-ho ( Ti Lung)) *''

Blackjack Blackjack (formerly black jack or ''vingt-un'') is a casino banking game. It is the most widely played casino banking game in the world. It uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as " twenty-one ...

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Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...

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Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

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Commando A commando is a combatant, or operative of an elite light infantry or special operations force, specially trained for carrying out raids and operating in small teams behind enemy lines. Originally, "a commando" was a type of combat unit, as oppo ...

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Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical film '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London, 1974 L ...

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The Da Vinci Code ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is “the best-selling American novel of all time.” Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon—the first was his 2000 novel '' Angels & Demons''� ...

'' (2009 Fuji TV edition) (Sir Leigh Teabing (

Ian McKellen Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. He is regarded as a British cu ...

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Das Boot (; ) is a 1981 West Germany, West German war film written and directed by Wolfgang Petersen, produced by Günter Rohrbach, and starring Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann. An Film adaptation, adaptation of Lothar-Günthe ...

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Nick Mancuso Nicodemo Antonio Massimo Mancuso (born May 29, 1948) is an Italian-Canadian actor, artist, playwright, and director. Beginning his career as a stage actor, he had his breakthrough role in the 1981 drama ''Ticket to Heaven'', for which he won th ...

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Lau Kar-leung Lau Kar-leung (; born 28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013) was a Hongkongers, Hong Kong Martial art, martial artist, filmmaker, Stage combat, fight choreographer and actor. He is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw ...

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Lam Ching-ying Lam Ching-ying (; born Lam Gun-bo (); 27 December 1952 – 8 November 1997) was a Hong Kong stuntman, actor, martial artist and action director. As a practitioner of martial arts Lam starred in a number of notable films that found recognition o ...

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Escape from New York ''Escape from New York'' is a 1981 American Independent film, independent science fiction film, science fiction action film co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter, and starring Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald ...

'' (1982 NTV edition) ( Snake Plissken (

Kurt Russell Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, co ...

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Michael Palin Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, BAFTA Fellowship in 2013 and was knig ...

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Full House ''Full House'' is an American television sitcom created by Jeff Franklin for American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The show is about the recently widowed father Danny Tanner who enlists his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis and childhood best friend ...

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The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

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The Godfather Part II ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic film, epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cop ...

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Vito Corleone Vito Corleone (born Vito Andolini) is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' and in the first two of Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy. Vito is originally portrayed by Marlon Brando in the 1972 film ''The Godfath ...

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Godzilla is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', that debuted in the eponymous 1954 film, directed and co-written by Ishirō Honda. The character has since become an international pop culture icon, appearing in various media: 33 Japanese films p ...

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Heat In thermodynamics, heat is energy in transfer between a thermodynamic system and its surroundings by such mechanisms as thermal conduction, electromagnetic radiation, and friction, which are microscopic in nature, involving sub-atomic, ato ...

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Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino ( ; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career spans more than five decades, duri ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' is a Science fiction comedy, comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), radio sitcom broadcast over two series on BBC ...

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Independence Day An independence day is an annual event memorialization, commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or Sovereign state, statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a milit ...

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Instinct Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements. The simplest example of an instinctive behaviour is a fixed action pattern (FAP), in which a very short to me ...

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Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor. Considered one of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for List of Anthony Hopkins performances, his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins ha ...

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Licence to Kill ''Licence to Kill'' is a 1989 spy film, the sixteenth in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions, and the second and final film to star Timothy Dalton as the MI6 agent James Bond (literary character), J ...

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Mad Max 2 ''Mad Max 2'' (released as ''The Road Warrior'' in the United States) is a 1981 Australian Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian action film directed by George Miller (filmmaker), G ...

'' (1991 TBS edition) (The Gyro Captain ( Bruce Spence)) *'' Marked for Death'' (Screwface ( Basil Wallace)) *''

Miami Vice ''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...

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Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective List of Blade Runner (franchise) characters#Gaff, Gaff in ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and its sequel ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017), Lieuten ...

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Mirrors A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror forms an image of whatever is in front of it, which is then focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...

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Monty Python's Flying Circus ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (also known as simply ''Monty Python'') is a British surreal humour, surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam, w ...

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

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Mr. Vampire ''Mr. Vampire'' (Chinese: 殭屍先生) is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a ''Mr. Vampire'' franchise, with the release of four sequels ...

'' (Father Kō (Lam Ching-ying)) *'' Nash Bridges'' (Joe Dominguez (

Cheech Marin Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dom ...

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Predator Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common List of feeding behaviours, feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation ...

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Jesse Ventura Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos; July 15, 1951) is an American politician, political commentator, actor, media personality, and retired professional wrestler. After achieving fame in the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), he ...

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R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery sergeant, Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Met ...

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Sniper A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic si ...

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Speed In kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. Intro ...

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Spiritual Kung Fu ''Spiritual Kung Fu'' () (Quan Jing) is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed and produced by Lo Wei. The film stars Jackie Chan, James Tien, and Dean Shek. The film features Yuen Biao as one of the ''Master of the Five Fists'' m ...

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ''The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' is a 1974 American independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, an ...

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Where Eagles Dare ''Where Eagles Dare'' is a 1968 action adventure war film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. Set during World War II, it follows a Special Operations Executive team charged with saving a ca ...

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The Great Mouse Detective ''The Great Mouse Detective'' (released as ''Basil the Great Mouse Detective'' in some countries and ''The Adventures of the Great Mouse Detective'' during its 1992 re-release) is a 1986 American animated mystery adventure film produced by W ...

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Justice League The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived the ...

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The New Batman Adventures ''The New Batman Adventures'' (often shortened as ''TNBA'') is an American animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, which aired on Kids' WB from September 13, 1997 to January 16, 1999. Produced by Warner Br ...

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