Yuzuru Fujimoto
Yuzuru Fujimoto | |
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藤本 譲 | |
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| Born | Taijō Fujimoto (藤本 泰譲)[1] September 24, 1935 |
| Died | June 10, 2019 (aged 83) Minato, Tokyo, Japan[3] |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1953–2019 |
| Agent | 81 Produce |
| Spouse | 1[3] |
| Website | Official profile |
Taijō Fujimoto[1] (藤本 泰譲, Fujimoto Taijō; September 24, 1935[1][4] – June 10, 2019[5][6][7]) known professionally as Yuzuru Fujimoto (藤本 譲, Fujimoto Yuzuru), was a Japanese voice actor.[8]
Biography
He was a Rissho University graduate.[9]
In 1953, he joined the Sogei theater company.[10][11]
After joining the Sogei theater company, he affiliated with the theater company Doujinkai,[11] Enkyo Pro,[12] Taiyo Promotion,[13] Ezaki Productions,[14] Office Chuo,[11] and Production Baobab[1] throughout his career before joining 81 Produce on August 1, 2009, where he was affiliated with until his death.[15]
Fujimoto made his anime voice acting debut as the narrator of Gigantor in 1963.[4][16]
In 2016, he stepped down from all regular roles due to health issues, and had been in recovery for some time until his death.[3]
Death
Fujimoto died of heart failure on June 10, 2019 at the age of 83.[3][5][7] His death was announced days later on June 17 on 81 Produce's website.[6]
Filmography
Television animation
- 1960s
- Gigantor (1963) – Narrator
- Ōgon Bat (1967) – Narrator
- Humanoid Monster Bem (1968) – Narrator
- 1970s
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) – A detective
- Doraemon (1973) – Papa
- Brave Raideen (1975) – Professor Steam
- Gaiking (1975) – Namura
- Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Yoshitarō Harao
- Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977–1978) – Policeman (episode 10)
- Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1977) – Gabriel
- Angie Girl (1978) – Johann
- 1980s
- Astro Boy (1980) – Professor Ikisugi
- Invincible Robo Trider G7 (1980) – Tetsuo Atsui
- Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Kentarō Mitsuba
- Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13 (1983) – Frederick Roden
- Magical Fairy Persia (1984) – Goken Muroi
- Princess Sarah (1985) – Mr. Barrow
- Mister Ajikko (1987) – Ajiō-sama
- Zillion (1987) – Gord
- Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (1989) – Yūtarō Hidaka
- 1990s
- Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) – Megadeath
- Oishinbo (1991) – Takehara
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) – Professor G
- After War Gundam X (1996) – Fong Alternative
- Detective Conan (1996) – Tani, Ōyama, Yabuuchi, Murakami, etc.
- Gasaraki (1998) – Giichirō Gōwa
- The Big O (1999) – Santa Claus
- Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (1999) – Kojima
- 2000s
- Hiwou War Chronicles (2000) – Nagai
- Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001) – Tessai Onizuka
- Inuyasha (2001) – Mushin
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) – Kunihiko Nibu
- Croket! (2003) – Kusamochi
- Monster (2004) – Robbie
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2007) – Hayato Fūrinji (2nd voice)
- Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (2007) – Kikuji Hiyoshi
- Hell Girl (2009) – Kadokura
- 2010s
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) – Juneau Dermailles
- Inazuma Eleven (2010) – Daisuke Endō
- Katanagatari (2010) – Masatsuna Yanari
- Little Battlers Experience (2011) – Cillian Kaidō
- Garo: The Animation (2015) – Lara's grandfather
OVA
- Konpeki no Kantai (1993) – Yasaburo Otaka
- Please Save My Earth (1993) – Raozo Matsudaira
- Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1993) – Chiyou
- Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) – Dr. Touka
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) – Kojima
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – The President
- Apocalypse Zero (1996) – Tomohisa, Narrator
Theatrical animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – Degwin Sodo Zabi[17]
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) – Resentative
- Pom Poko (1994) – Mizuki
- Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) – Colonel Moran
- Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) – Mushin
- Appleseed (2004) – Edward Uranus III
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) – Tapp
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Ouro
Video games
- Gihren no Yabou (1998) – Degwin Sodo Zabi
- Metal Gear Solid (1998) – Kenneth Baker[17]
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) – President James Johnson[17]
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 (2004) – Emperor Go-Shirakawa
- Super Robot Wars GC (2004) – Tetsuo Atsui, Great Dorumen
- Killzone 3 (2011) – Orlock (Japanese dub)
Dubbing
Live-action
- James Earl Jones
- Coming to America – King Jaffe Joffer[18]
- The Ambulance (1992 TV Tokyo edition) – Lt. Frank Spencer
- The Hunt for Red October (1993 TBS and 1999 TV Asahi editions) – Vice Admiral James Greer
- Patriot Games (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
- The Sandlot – Mr. Mertle
- Sommersby – Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs[19]
- Clear and Present Danger (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
- Pat Hingle
- Batman (1995 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
- Batman Returns (1994 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
- Batman Forever (1998 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
- The Quick and the Dead (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Horace
- Batman & Robin (2000 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
- Philip Baker Hall
- The Rock (1999 NTV edition) – Chief Justice
- Boogie Nights – Floyd Gondolli
- Rush Hour – Captain William Diel[20]
- The Sum of All Fears – David Becker
- Mr. Popper's Penguins – Mr. Franklin
- Ned Beatty
- Network (1980 TBS edition) – Arthur Jensen
- Hostage Flight – Art Hofstadter
- Rudy – Daniel Ruettiger Sr.
- Just Cause (1997 TV Tokyo edition) – McNair
- He Got Game – Warden Wyatt
- George Kennedy
- The Dirty Dozen – Maj. Max Armbruster
- Creepshow 2 (1989 TV Tokyo edition) – Ray Spruce[21]
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear – Captain Ed Hocken
- Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult – Captain Ed Hocken
- The Absent-Minded Professor – Alonzo P. Hawk (Keenan Wynn)[22]
- Alcatraz – Raymond "Ray" Archer (Robert Forster)
- Bad Girls – Frank Jarrett (Robert Loggia)[23]
- A Better Tomorrow – Father Sung (Tien Feng)[24]
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey – Rufus (George Carlin)[25]
- The Bourne Identity – Nykwana Wombosi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)[26]
- Broken Embraces – Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez)[27]
- Captain America – General Fleming (Darren McGavin)[28]
- Changing Lanes – Stephen Delano (Sydney Pollack)[29]
- Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Guard Falzon (Steve Eastin)
- Crimson Tide – Vladimir Radchenko (Daniel von Bargen)
- The Da Vinci Code – Jacques Saunière (Jean-Pierre Marielle)
- Death Wish (1980 TV Asahi edition) – Police Commissioner (Stephen Elliott)[30]
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo – Robert Bigalow (Richard Riehle)[31]
- Die Hard (1992 Fuji TV edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
- Down with Love – Theodore Banner (Tony Randall)[32]
- Dr. Dolittle 3 – Jud Jones (John Amos)[33]
- Dr. No – M (Bernard Lee)[34]
- The Empire Strikes Back – Admiral Ackbar
- Evilspeak (1986 TBS edition) – Sarge (R. G. Armstrong)
- The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
- Firelight – Lord Clare (Joss Ackland)
- The Golden Compass – High Councilor (Christopher Lee)
- Goldfinger (2006 DVD edition) – M (Bernard Lee)[35]
- Guilty by Suspicion – Chairman Wood (Gailard Sartain)
- Harlem Nights – Bennie Wilson (Redd Foxx)[36]
- The Hunt for Red October – Captain 2nd Rank Viktor Tupolev (Stellan Skarsgård)[37]
- Insomnia – Chief Charlie Nyback (Paul Dooley)
- Jungle 2 Jungle – Alexei Jovanovic (David Ogden Stiers)
- Keeping the Faith – Rabbi Ben Lewis (Eli Wallach)[38]
- Kiss of the Dragon – Uncle Tai (Burt Kwouk)
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Barry "the Baptist" (Lenny McLean)
- Marie Antoinette – Louis XV of France (Rip Torn)[39]
- Men of Honor – Mr. Pappy (Hal Holbrook)[40]
- Miracles – Uncle Hoi (Wu Ma)[41]
- My Favorite Martian – Mr. Channing (Michael Lerner)
- The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)[42]
- The New Daughter – Roger Wayne (James Gammon)
- Red – Henry Britton (Ernest Borgnine)[43]
- Red Dawn – Jack Mason (Ben Johnson)[44]
- Return of the Jedi – Admiral Ackbar
- Scarface (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Mel Bernstein (Harris Yulin)
- Snatch – Doug the Head (Mike Reid)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Admiral Ackbar
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace – Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)[45]
- Surrogates – Dr. Lionel Canter (James Cromwell)[46]
- The Thirteenth Floor – Hannon Fuller, Grierson (Armin Mueller-Stahl)[47]
- The Untouchables – Chief Mike Dorsett (Richard Bradford)[48]
- Wild Wild West (2002 NTV edition) – General 'Bloodbath' McGrath (Ted Levine)[49]
- Win Win – Leo Poplar (Burt Young)[50]
Animation
- Atomic Betty – Admiral DeGill
- Babar – Cornelius
- The Boondocks – Robert Jebediah Freeman
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers – Monterey Jack
- Oliver & Company – Winston
- The Rescuers – Mr. Snoops[51]
- The Secret of NIMH – The Great Owl
Other voices
- Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Tokyo Disneyland – Admiral Ackbar
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External links
- Official profile Archived 2015-03-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
- Yuzuru Fujimoto at IMDb
- Yuzuru Fujimoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia