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Kin'ya Kitaōji (北大路 欣也, Kitaōji Kin'ya; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor.
Ben Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Ben; born Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Tsutomu), January 25, 1943) is a Japanese actor and voice…
Ben Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Ben; born Tsutomu Hiura (樋浦勉, Hiura Tsutomu), January 25, 1943) is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with the Seinenza Theater Company. Hiura is known for dubbing over Bruce Willis, Richard Dreyfuss, John Malkovich, Joe Pesci, and many more.
Minori Terada (Japanese: 寺田 農, Hepburn: Terada Minori; November 7, 1942 – March 14, 2024) was a Japanese actor and…
Minori Terada (Japanese: 寺田 農, Hepburn: Terada Minori; November 7, 1942 – March 14, 2024) was a Japanese actor and voice artist.
Akira Nakao (中尾 彬, Nakao Akira; August 11, 1942 – May 16, 2024) was a Japanese actor, television personality, and…
Akira Nakao (中尾 彬, Nakao Akira; August 11, 1942 – May 16, 2024) was a Japanese actor, television personality, and artist from Kisarazu, Chiba. He was represented by the Furutachi Project agency.
Masao Komatsu (Japanese: 小松政夫, Hepburn: Masao Komatsu; 10 January 1942 – 7 December 2020) was a Japanese actor and…
Masao Komatsu (Japanese: 小松政夫, Hepburn: Masao Komatsu; 10 January 1942 – 7 December 2020) was a Japanese actor and comedian.
Eiji Kanie (蟹江 栄司, Kanie Eiji; November 21, 1941 – October 13, 1985) was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in…
Eiji Kanie (蟹江 栄司, Kanie Eiji; November 21, 1941 – October 13, 1985) was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Tokyo. He is most remembered for being the first voice of Ramenman in Kinnikuman and for playing Vrlitwhai Kridanik in Super Dimension Fortress Macross. He died in 1985 of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. After his death, Banjō Ginga replaced him as Ramenman. Years later, Ryūzaburō Ōtomo would play Vrlitwhai Kridanik in the Macross and Super Robot Wars video games.
Renji Ishibashi (石橋 蓮司, Ishibashi Renji), born Renji Ishida (石田 蓮司, Ishida Renji; born August 9, 1941) is a Japanese…
Renji Ishibashi (石橋 蓮司, Ishibashi Renji), born Renji Ishida (石田 蓮司, Ishida Renji; born August 9, 1941) is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 15th Hochi Film Award for Rōnin-gai.
Tadashi Yokouchi (横内正, Yokouchi Tadashi; born July 1, 1941) is a Japanese actor. Born in Dalian, Kwantung Leased…
Tadashi Yokouchi (横内正, Yokouchi Tadashi; born July 1, 1941) is a Japanese actor. Born in Dalian, Kwantung Leased Territory, he graduated from high school in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A member of the 13th group of actors and actresses trained at the Haiyū-za, he counts Tetsuo Ishidate, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Tomomi Satō, and Gō Katō as classmates. His older brother Shōji is a much-recorded guitarist, and his younger brother Hiroshi a composer. Tadashi belongs to TY Pro. NHK tapped Yokouchi for the lead in the series "Tabiji," the 1967–68 morning drama. Yokouchi's first major jidaigeki role was Atsumi Kakunoshin in the long-running "Mito Kōmon." He portrayed "Kaku-san" in the first eight series on TBS from 1969 to 1978. Fans remember his deep voice in the theme song as well. He made another appearance on the show in 2003 when the series celebrated its thousandth episode. Another major jidaigeki role began in 1978 as Yokouchi played the historical Ōoka Tadasuke in Abarenbo Shogun (TV Asahi). Having created the role, he continued to portray the magistrate in the first seven series until 1997. Two taiga drama roles have been his. He appeared in the 1980 Shishi no Jidai starring Bunta Sugawara, and as Shimizu Yoshimasa in the 2007 Fūrin Kazan, having been in the 1992 Nippon Television show of the same name. A versatile talent, Yokouchi has also appeared in contemporary dramas, dubbed foreign productions, and voiced animated characters. He played Michio Kamakura, the lover of Sakura, in a television version of Otoko wa Tsurai yo. In Japan, fans of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage heard him as the voice of Carl Sagan. He also voiced Moog the Rock Giant in Hols: Prince of the Sun from Toei Animation (1968). Yokouchi has appeared on variety programs and released a single.
Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko; born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known…
Chieko Baisho (倍賞 千恵子, Baishō Chieko; born June 29, 1941) is a Japanese actress and singer. In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series from 1969 until 1995. In addition, she has acted in many films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s. She won the award for Best Actress at the 5th Hochi Film Award for A Distant Cry from Spring.
Kazuko Yagyū (柳生 加津子, Yagyū Kazuko; née Nikaido, October 27, 1938 – July 3, 2026), known professionally as Yukiko…
Kazuko Yagyū (柳生 加津子, Yagyū Kazuko; née Nikaido, October 27, 1938 – July 3, 2026), known professionally as Yukiko Nikaido (二階堂 有希子, Nikaidō Yukiko), was a Japanese actress. She also served as the first president of the Yatsugatake Club, with her second son Sōsuke Yagyū succeeding her. Nikaido was married to Japanese actor Hiroshi Yagyū from 1964 until his death in 2022 and her first son was Japanese horticulturist Shingo Yagyū, who died in 2015. She is best known for voicing Fujiko Mine in the first Lupin III anime series Lupin the 3rd Part I.
Kei Yamamoto (山本 圭, Yamamoto Kei) (July 1, 1940 – March 31, 2022) was a Japanese actor.
Tsunehiko Kamijō (上條 恒彦, Kamijō Tsunehiko; March 7, 1940 – July 22, 2025) was a Japanese singer, actor and voice actor.…
Tsunehiko Kamijō (上條 恒彦, Kamijō Tsunehiko; March 7, 1940 – July 22, 2025) was a Japanese singer, actor and voice actor. Kamijō died on July 22, 2025, at the age of 85.
Isao Natsuyagi (夏八木 勲, Natsuyagi Isao; 25 December 1939 – 11 May 2013) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more…
Isao Natsuyagi (夏八木 勲, Natsuyagi Isao; 25 December 1939 – 11 May 2013) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1963 to 2013.
Midori Katō (加藤 みどり, Katō Midori; born November 15, 1939) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and narrator who is…
Midori Katō (加藤 みどり, Katō Midori; born November 15, 1939) is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and narrator who is most famous for the role of Sazae Fuguta from the long-running family anime Sazae-san. She is also known for voicing Yoshiko in Sally the Witch and Osomatsu Matsuno in Osomatsu-kun (1966).
Shin Kishida (岸田 森, 17 October 1939 – 28 December 1982) was a Japanese television, film, and stage actor.
Yoshisada Sakaguchi (坂口 芳貞, Sakaguchi Yoshisada; 2 October 1939 – 13 February 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice…
Yoshisada Sakaguchi (坂口 芳貞, Sakaguchi Yoshisada; 2 October 1939 – 13 February 2020) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He was a professor at J. F. Oberlin University, and was affiliated with Bungakuza. He was best known for dubbing over Morgan Freeman and Chief Inspector Japp (in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot).
Toku Nishio (西尾 徳, Nishio Toku; September 12, 1939 – July 19, 2005) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Gifu…
Toku Nishio (西尾 徳, Nishio Toku; September 12, 1939 – July 19, 2005) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Gifu Prefecture, Japan. He was represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was most known for the roles of Kanichi Nishi (Ashita no Joe), Musashi Tomoe (Getter Robo), and Mr. Popo (Dragon Ball).
Taichirō Hirokawa (広川 太一郎, Hirokawa Taichirō; February 15, 1939 – March 3, 2008) was a Japanese voice actor and…
Taichirō Hirokawa (広川 太一郎, Hirokawa Taichirō; February 15, 1939 – March 3, 2008) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1939, and died on March 3, 2008, in Shibuya from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards.
Shinichi Chiba (Japanese: 千葉 真一, Hepburn: Chiba Shin'ichi; born Sadaho Maeda; 22 January 1939 – 19 August 2021) IPA…
Shinichi Chiba (Japanese: 千葉 真一, Hepburn: Chiba Shin'ichi; born Sadaho Maeda; 22 January 1939 – 19 August 2021) IPA: [tɕiꜜba ɕiɰ̃itɕi], known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later to an international audience. Born in Fukuoka, Chiba played a variety of sports in high school, including baseball and volleyball. He also practiced gymnastics and participated at the National Sports Festival of Japan in his third year. When he was a university student, he learned martial arts, earning a black belt in Kyokushin Karate in 1965 and later receiving a fourth degree in 1984. Chiba's career began in the 1960s, when he starred in two tokusatsu superhero shows. In his first role, he replaced Susumu Wajima as the main character Kōtarō Ran/Seven Color Mask in Seven Color Mask (Nana-iro Kamen) in the second half of the series. However, his breakthrough role was in the 1974 film The Street Fighter. Before retiring, Chiba had also appeared in a number of English language American films, including Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). Chiba died of COVID-19 complications at the hospital in Tokyo on 19 August 2021, at the age of 82.
Shingo Yamashiro (山城 新伍, Yamashiro Shingo; November 10, 1938 – August 12, 2009) was a Japanese television and film…
Shingo Yamashiro (山城 新伍, Yamashiro Shingo; November 10, 1938 – August 12, 2009) was a Japanese television and film actor.
Nobuyuki Katsube (勝部 演之, Katsube Nobuyuki; born May 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He graduated from…
Nobuyuki Katsube (勝部 演之, Katsube Nobuyuki; born May 23, 1938) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He graduated from Keio University.and the Faculty of Economics.
Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, Soga Machiko; March 18, 1938 – May 7, 2006) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. She also…
Machiko Soga (曽我 町子, Soga Machiko; March 18, 1938 – May 7, 2006) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. She also performed by the stage name Stella Soga. She is best known globally for providing the physical performance of supervillain Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers through footage adapted from her role as Bandora the Witch in Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger.
Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu; born March 25, 1937) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from…
Hidekatsu Shibata (柴田 秀勝, Shibata Hidekatsu; born March 25, 1937) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asakusa, Tokyo who is affiliated with Aoni Production. He was a classmate of former prime minister Yasuo Fukuda at Azabu High School. Shibata is married to fellow voice actor Akiko Sekine. He is most known for his roles in Mazinger Z (as Baron Ashura), Great Mazinger (as Kenzo Kabuto), Galaxy Express 999 (as Count Mecha), Kamen Rider Stronger (as General Shadow), and Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (as Captain Zahab). He is also mostly known for giving his voice to some iconic powerful old characters such as in One Piece (as Monkey D. Dragon), Naruto (as Hiruzen Sarutobi), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Führer King Bradley) and Fairy Tail (as Igneel and the narrator).
Tetsurō Sagawa (瑳川 哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō; January 22, 1937 – February 17, 2021) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from…
Tetsurō Sagawa (瑳川 哲朗, Sagawa Tetsurō; January 22, 1937 – February 17, 2021) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tateyama, Chiba. He was a graduate of Waseda University.
Kōtarō Satomi (里見浩太朗, Satomi Kōtarō; real name Kunitoshi Sano 佐野邦俊) (born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from…
Kōtarō Satomi (里見浩太朗, Satomi Kōtarō; real name Kunitoshi Sano 佐野邦俊) (born 28 November 1936) is a Japanese actor from the city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 1956, he signed with Toei film company. He appears in both contemporary roles and in the historical dramas known as jidaigeki.
Hisashi Igawa (井川比佐志; born 17 November 1936) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's…
Hisashi Igawa (井川比佐志; born 17 November 1936) is a Japanese actor who has appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Dodesukaden, Ran and Madadayo. He starred in Abe Kōbō's production of The Man Who Turned Into A Stick, a surrealist play, in 1969.
Yoshiko Kondō (近藤 嘉子, Kondou Yoshiko; born October 16, 1936), known professionally as Yoshiko Yamamoto (山本 嘉子, Yamamoto…
Yoshiko Kondō (近藤 嘉子, Kondou Yoshiko; born October 16, 1936), known professionally as Yoshiko Yamamoto (山本 嘉子, Yamamoto Yoshiko), is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. She is currently affiliated with Office Kaoru and her husband was Japanese actor Yōsuke Kondō (近藤洋介, Kondou Yousuke; August 8, 1933 – November 2024). She is best known for being the original voice of the character Wakame Isono in the Fuji TV television anime series Sazae-san.
Fuyumi Shiraishi (白石冬美, Shiraishi Fuyumi; 14 October 1936 – 26 March 2019) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and…
Fuyumi Shiraishi (白石冬美, Shiraishi Fuyumi; 14 October 1936 – 26 March 2019) was a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator.
Mari Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 マリ, Hepburn: Shimizu Mari; born 7 June 1936) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81…
Mari Shimizu (Japanese: 清水 マリ, Hepburn: Shimizu Mari; born 7 June 1936) is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. She is known for voicing the titular protagonist of the 1963 Astro Boy television series and its 1980 colour remake, Belo in Humanoid Monster Bem, and the titular protagonist of Jetter Mars.
Yōko Nogiwa (野際 陽子, Nogiwa Yōko; 24 January 1936 – 13 June 2017) was a Japanese actress. Her acting career spanned from…
Yōko Nogiwa (野際 陽子, Nogiwa Yōko; 24 January 1936 – 13 June 2017) was a Japanese actress. Her acting career spanned from 1958 until 2017.
Sumiko Shiratō (白土 澄子, Shiratō Sumiko; June 26, 1935 – November 25, 2015) known professionally as Sumiko Shirakawa (白川…
Sumiko Shiratō (白土 澄子, Shiratō Sumiko; June 26, 1935 – November 25, 2015) known professionally as Sumiko Shirakawa (白川 澄子, Shirakawa Sumiko) was a Japanese actress who specialized in voice acting. She is best known known for her roles as Hiroshi Nakajima in Sazae-san, Hidetoshi Dekisugi in Doraemon, and Ace in Space Ace.
Keiko Hanagata (花形 恵子, Hanagata Keiko; June 2, 1935 - January 12, 2015) was a Japanese voice actress who worked for 81…
Keiko Hanagata (花形 恵子, Hanagata Keiko; June 2, 1935 - January 12, 2015) was a Japanese voice actress who worked for 81 Produce. She was born in Tokyo, Japan.
Yoshitaka Satō (佐藤 良孝, Satō Yoshitaka; April 20, 1935 — June 28, 2007), known by the stage name Shinji Nakae (中江 真司…
Yoshitaka Satō (佐藤 良孝, Satō Yoshitaka; April 20, 1935 — June 28, 2007), known by the stage name Shinji Nakae (中江 真司, Nakae Shinji), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. He graduated from Kamakura Gakuen Senior High School, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. He was married with fellow voice actress Michiko Hirai, until her death. Nakae narrated numerous Nintendo commercials during 2006. He retired in 2007 due to his failing health; Hitoshi Kubota took over his role as the narrator of the Nintendo commercials, and Ryūzaburō Ōtomo took over his role as the narrator of the Hey! Spring of Trivia game show. Shinji Nakae died of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Koganei hospital on June 28, 2007. He was 72 years old.
Michie Ogata (纓片 道枝, Ogata Michie; March 11, 1935 – November 6, 2024), known professionally as Michie Kita (喜多 道枝, Kita…
Michie Ogata (纓片 道枝, Ogata Michie; March 11, 1935 – November 6, 2024), known professionally as Michie Kita (喜多 道枝, Kita Michie), was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her anime voice acting roles as Nello Daas in Dog of Flanders, Eru in Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil, Doronpa in Obake no Q-Tarō, Galahad in King Arthur, Franz Charming in Princess Knight, Nobuhiko Ōbayashi in Don Dracula, and Togenicia in Hana no Ko Lunlun.
Shūsei Nakamura (仲村 秀生,, Nakamura Shuusei; born Hideo Nakamura (仲村 秀男,, Nakamura Hideo); March 9, 1935 – July 30, 2014)…
Shūsei Nakamura (仲村 秀生,, Nakamura Shuusei; born Hideo Nakamura (仲村 秀男,, Nakamura Hideo); March 9, 1935 – July 30, 2014) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Throughout his career he was represented by 81 Produce and later Production Baobab. He has referred to both Tokyo and Nagano Prefecture as his hometown. He was most known for the roles of Tōru Rikiishi (Ashita no Joe) and Daisuke Shima (Space Battleship Yamato). After his retirement, Hideyuki Tanaka took up the role of Daisuke Shima for the PS2 Yamato game series. The role had previously been taken over for the film Final Yamato by Isao Sasaki, but this was before Nakamura's retirement. Nakamura died on July 30, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital.
Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji; December 8, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese actor from Kamakura…
Shunji Fujimura (藤村 俊二, Fujimura Shunji; December 8, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Japanese actor from Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. He appeared in the second series of Monkey as the horse. He appeared in the Death Note live-action movie as Quillsh Wammy A.K.A. Watari.
Gorō Mutsumi (睦五朗 or 睦五郎, Mutsumi Gorō; also credited as Goro Mutsu, September 11, 1934 – June 5, 2021 (claimed)) was a…
Gorō Mutsumi (睦五朗 or 睦五郎, Mutsumi Gorō; also credited as Goro Mutsu, September 11, 1934 – June 5, 2021 (claimed)) was a Japanese actor with more than 30 films to his credit. He has also appeared in numerous television shows, especially jidaigeki, in which he specializes in villains, and in tokusatsu. In addition, he is a stage and voice actor with prominent roles in narration, dubbing, and anime.
Kazuya Tatekabe (たてかべ和也, Tatekabe Kazuya; July 25, 1934 – June 18, 2015) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and talent…
Kazuya Tatekabe (たてかべ和也, Tatekabe Kazuya; July 25, 1934 – June 18, 2015) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and talent manager from Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō. He was represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office until the time of his death. Until 1977, he performed under his birth name Kazuya Tatekabe (立壁 和也, Tatekabe Kazuya). He is most known for the roles of Takeshi "Gian" Gōda (Doraemon), Warusa (Time Bokan), and Tonzura (Yatterman).
Akira Takarada (Japanese: 宝田 明, Hepburn: Takarada Akira; April 29, 1934 – March 14, 2022) was a Japanese actor best…
Akira Takarada (Japanese: 宝田 明, Hepburn: Takarada Akira; April 29, 1934 – March 14, 2022) was a Japanese actor best known for his roles in the Godzilla film series.
Nobuaki Sekine (関根 信昭, Sekine Nobuaki; 1 January 1934 – 19 November 2021) was a Japanese voice actor.
Chieko Itō (伊藤 智恵子, Itō Chieko; née Kitagawa, born December 14, 1933), known professionally as Chie Kitagawa (北川 智繪…
Chieko Itō (伊藤 智恵子, Itō Chieko; née Kitagawa, born December 14, 1933), known professionally as Chie Kitagawa (北川 智繪, Kitagawa Chie), is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo. She is also the founder of the Wagei-Sha Storytelling School. She is also very well known for her voice acting roles as Taeko's Grandmother in Only Yesterday, Mombi in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Tsuru Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back, Mini-Dora in Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!!, Okanagan in Shadow Hearts: From the New World, Kiyo Shimizu in Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories, Matsu in Ranma ½, and Hedwig the Sea Witch in Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid.
Jūkei Fujioka (藤岡 重慶, Fujioka Jūkei; 19 November 1933 – 23 July 1991) was a Japanese actor. He is known as an actor who…
Jūkei Fujioka (藤岡 重慶, Fujioka Jūkei; 19 November 1933 – 23 July 1991) was a Japanese actor. He is known as an actor who often played villains, but is famous for playing the role of detective Daisaku Tani in the detective drama Seibu Keisatsu. Fujioka started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Company. His film debut was in the 1961 film A New Wind Over the Mountain Pass directed by Seijun Suzuki. Following year, he signed his contract with Nikkatsu film company. In May 1991, while performing at the New Kabukiza in Osaka, he complained of poor health and was hospitalized at Kitasato University East Hospital in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. At 7:06 a.m. on July 23 of the same year, he died due to intracerebral hemorrhage (died at the age of 57).
Bunta Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原 文太, Hepburn: Sugawara Bunta; August 16, 1933 – November 28, 2014) was a Japanese actor who…
Bunta Sugawara (Japanese: 菅原 文太, Hepburn: Sugawara Bunta; August 16, 1933 – November 28, 2014) was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 200 feature films. Dropping out of Waseda University, he worked as a model before entering the film industry in 1956. After years of work, Sugawara finally established himself as a famous actor at the age of 39, with the lead role of Shozo Hirono in the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1976) of yakuza films. He quickly found additional success starring as the truck driver Momojiro Hoshi in the comedic Torakku Yarō series (1975–1979). In 1980, Sugawara won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a detective in the satirical Taiyō o Nusunda Otoko (1979).
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi; January 11, 1933 – July 30, 2022) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and…
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (小林 清志, Kobayashi Kiyoshi; January 11, 1933 – July 30, 2022) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. He was attached to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He was a graduate of the arts department of Nihon University. He was best known for his role as Daisuke Jigen in the Lupin the Third series, voicing the character for over 50 years. He also voiced roles in Humanoid Monster Bem (as Bem), the Droopy cartoons (as the Wolf) and Shazzan (as Shazzan); Kobayashi was the official dub-over voice of James Coburn and Lee Marvin for Japan.
Katsuhiko Iwata (岩田 克彦, Katsuhiko Iwata; 10 January 1933 – 27 January 2026), also known as Kei Taguchi (田口 計, Kei…
Katsuhiko Iwata (岩田 克彦, Katsuhiko Iwata; 10 January 1933 – 27 January 2026), also known as Kei Taguchi (田口 計, Kei Taguchi), was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. He is also known as voice actor. Taguchi graduated from University of Tokyo.His career as a screen actor started in 1955. His first film appearance was in the 1955 film Aisureba Koso directed by Satsuo Yamamoto. His son Kazuki Iwata is also actor. Taguchi died on 27 January 2026, at the age of 93.
Yuko Kusunoki (楠侑子, Kusunoki Yūko; born 1933) is a Japanese actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1959.
Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya; born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932 – November 8, 2025) was a Japanese…
Tatsuya Nakadai (仲代 達矢, Nakadai Tatsuya; born Motohisa Nakadai; December 13, 1932 – November 8, 2025) was a Japanese actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he collaborated extensively with many of Japan's best-known and acclaimed directors. In his over seven decade career, he appeared in more than 160 films, and received numerous accolades. He was honored with a Medal with Purple Ribbon in 1996 and Japan's Order of Culture in 2015. Discovered on the streets of Tokyo by director Masaki Kobayashi, Nakadai rose to prominence starring in Kobayashi's films, with his breakthrough being in the epic anti-war trilogy The Human Condition (1959–1961). He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for his performance as the vengeful ronin in Harakiri (1962), a role he considered his finest. Nakadai collaborated on eleven films with Kobayashi—including Kwaidan (1964) and Samurai Rebellion (1967)—and five with Akira Kurosawa, most notably as the doomed warlord in Ran (1985), a performance that earned global acclaim. His other notable credits include Seven Samurai (1954), Conflagration (1958), When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960), Yojimbo (1961), Sanjuro (1962), High and Low (1963), The Sword of Doom, The Face of Another (both 1966), Kill! (1968), Goyokin (1969), Kagemusha (1980), and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013). A lifelong stage actor, he founded the acting school Mumeijuku in 1975 and continued performing on stage into his nineties.
Genzō Wakayama (若山 弦蔵, Wakayama Genzō; September 27, 1932 — May 18, 2021) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He…
Genzō Wakayama (若山 弦蔵, Wakayama Genzō; September 27, 1932 — May 18, 2021) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School. Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voiced villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery, Gene Barry, Raymond Burr, Hugh O'Brian and John Bromfield. Also, He was the first dub-over artist of Lee Marvin in his early days. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television jidaigeki The Unfettered Shogun from 1978 to 2003. He died due to heart failure on May 18, 2021. A private service was held by his family.
Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, Yamada Yasuo; 10 September 1932 – 19 March 1995) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.…
Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, Yamada Yasuo; 10 September 1932 – 19 March 1995) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. His most well known and famous role was portraying Arsène Lupin III in the Lupin III series from 1971 to 1995. He was also the official Japanese dubbing voice actor of Clint Eastwood and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Nobuo Kawai (川合伸旺, Kawai Nobuo; 18 April 1932 – 24 June 2006) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing…
Nobuo Kawai (川合伸旺, Kawai Nobuo; 18 April 1932 – 24 June 2006) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. He was a member of Yukio Mishima's Roman Gekijo Theatre Company. He died of cerebral infarction at the age of 74.