Ichirō Nagai

Ichirō Nagai
永井 一郎
Born(1931-05-10)May 10, 1931
Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
DiedJanuary 27, 2014(2014-01-27) (aged 82)
Hiroshima, Japan
Occupations
Years active1955–2014
AgentAoni Production
Notable credit(s)Sazae-san as Namihei Isono
Urusei Yatsura as Cherry
Ranma ½ as Happosai
GeGeGe no Kitarō as Konaki Jijii

Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎, Nagai Ichirō; May 10, 1931 – January 27, 2014) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Ikeda, Osaka.

He was previously affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.

He is best known for the roles of Namihei Isono in the long-running television anime Sazae-san, Cherry in Urusei Yatsura, Happosai in Ranma ½, and Konaki Jijii in GeGeGe no Kitarō.

Career

Nagai voiced GeGeGe no Kitarō's Konaki Jijii, a comic, absent-minded old yōkai man who attacks enemies by clinging to them and turning himself to stone, increasing his weight and mass immensely and pinning them down.

In 1969, Nagai was cast as Sazae-san character Namihei Isono, Sazae's father and the patriarch of the family. He voiced the role for many years alongside co-stars Midori Katō (Sazae), Takako Sasuga (Tarao) and Miyoko Asō (Fune) until Chafurin took over the role following his death in 2014.

In 1981, he was cast in Urusei Yatsura as the wandering monk Cherry.

In 1989, he was cast in Ranma ½ as Happosai, the founder and grandmaster of Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū. He often alternates between his role as a villainous grandmaster to one as a lighthearted pervert.

Death

On January 27, 2014, while recording narration for a program in Hiroshima, Nagai suffered a bout of myocardial infarction and was found by a hotel employee. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead; Nagai was 82 years old at the time of his death.[1]

Filmography

Television animation

Year Title Role Other notes
1964Big XDr. Hanamaru
1968Cyborg 009Chang Changku/Cyborg 006
GeGeGe no KitarōKonaki JijiiPlayed this role in the 70s and 80s series as well
1969–2014Sazae-sanNamihei Isono, Umihei IsonoFirst voice
1972DevilmanAlphonne Louis Steinbeck III
1974Great MazingerSpectral General Hadias
Space Battleship YamatoDr. Sakezo Sado
1975Maya the BeePhilip
1979Mobile Suit GundamNarrator, Degwin Sodo Zabi
1980Astro BoyDetective Tawashi, Ham EggHam Egg in Eps 2-3
1981 Queen Millennia Professor Amamori
Urusei Yatsura Cherry
1985GeGeGe no KitarōKonaki Jijii
1986The Wonderful Wizard of OzCowardly Lion
1987Dragon BallTsuru-sen'nin, Karin
1988Gegege no Kitaro: Jigoku HenKonakii Jijii
1989 Akuma-kun Dr. Faust
Dragon Ball ZKarin
Ranma ½ Happosai
Yawara! Jigoro Inokuma
1997Detective ConanShuji Tsugawa
1998 Master Keaton Tahei Hiraga
2000Soreike! AnpanmanFurudokei-san
2001Detective ConanEn KenzouEp. 252
PokémonDoctor Namba
2002DoraemonPrincipal TeraodaiEp. 1668
Lupin III: Episode 0: The First ContactDetective George McFly
2003Pokémon ChroniclesDoctor Nanba
2004Detective ConanJirokichi Suzuki
Monster Dr. Reichwein
2006Pokémon: AdvancedDr. NanbaEp. 176
2008Pokémon the Series: Diamond and PearlDr. NanbaEp. 65
2009Dragon Ball KaiKarin
Inuyasha: The Final ActYōreitaisei
Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger Ginpachi Nekota
2011Hunter × HunterIsaac NeteroEps 6-114
2014Dragon Ball Kai: The Final ChaptersKarin

OVA

Year Title Role
1985Vampire Hunter DD's Left Hand
1988 Dominion Tank Police Chief
1991 Yūkan Club Maotai
1993 The Cockpit Soldier Godal
2000 Grandeek Grandeek
2010 Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Syam Vist

Theatrical animation

Year Title Role
1979Lupin III: The Castle of CagliostroJodo
1983Unico in the Island of MagicYamaneko/Melvin Magnificat
1984Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindMito
1985GeGeGe no KitarōKonaki Jijii
1986Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai DaisensōKonaki Jijii
Gegege no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon Jōriku!!Konaki Jijii
Castle in the SkyGeneral Muoro
Gegege no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! ljigen Yōkai no DaihanranKonaki Jijii
1988Dragon Ball: Mystical AdventureTsuru-sen'nin, Karin
1991Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's RevengeKarin
19952112: The Birth of DoraemonPrincipal Teraodai
1997The Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapin!"Principal Teraodai"
1998The Doraemons: The Great Operating of Springing Insects!Principal Teraodai
2000The Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine!Principal Teraodai
2001Case Closed: Countdown to HeavenHohsui Kisaragi
2010Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the SkyJirokichi Suzuki
2009Summer WarsMansuke Jinnouchi
2013Hunter × Hunter: The Last MissionIsaac Netero

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2002Kingdom HeartsPhiloctetes (Phil)[2]
2007Final Fantasy IV Nintendo DSCid Pollendina[2]
2008Soulcalibur IVYoda[2]
2010Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepPhiloctetes, Grumpy[2]
2013Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenAdaro[2]
2015Tales of ZestiriaGramps[2]

Tokusatsu

Dubbing

Live action

Animation

References

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