Hiroshi Masuoka (voice actor)

Hiroshi Masuoka
増岡 弘
Born(1936-08-07)August 7, 1936
Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
DiedMarch 21, 2020(2020-03-21) (aged 83)
Occupations
Years active1958–2019
AgentHaikyō
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, Masuoka Hiroshi, August 7, 1936 – March 21, 2020[1]) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He voiced the roles of Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san and Jam Ojisan in Soreike! Anpanman. He also voiced Kame-Sennin during the last episodes of Dragon Ball Z and all of Dragon Ball GT, following Kōhei Miyauchi's death. He worked for the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society until his death in 2020.

On August 5, 2019, it was announced that Masuoka had retired from his roles in Sazae-san and Soreike! Anpanman, which would be taken over by Hideyuki Tanaka and Kōichi Yamadera respectively.[2]

Masuoka died on March 21, 2020, from rectal cancer.[1][3]

Filmography

Television animation

Original video animation (OVA)

Theatrical animation

Video games

Unknown

Tokusatsu

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2018 12th Seiyu Awards Achievement Award Won

References

  1. ^ a b "Masuoka Hiroshi-san shikyo 83-sai Masuo-san, Jamu Ojisan no koe de shitashimare" 増岡弘さん死去 83歳 マスオさん、ジャムおじさんの声で親しまれ [Masuoka Hiroshi dies at 83 Well-known as the voice of Masuo-san, Jam Ojisan]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 5, 2019). "Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Retires From Sazae-san, Anpanman Roles". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 26, 2020). "Sazae-san, Anpanman Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Passes Away Due to Cancer at 83". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "Burū Suchīru <HD Nyū Masutā-ban>" ブルー・スチール＜HDニューマスター版＞ [Blue Steel "HD New Master Version"]. Zekū 是空 [Only Emptiness] (in Japanese). Zeque Productions, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "チャイルド・プレイ3". The Cinema. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Dai Hādo 2 'Nihongo Fukikae Kanzenban' Korekutāzu Burūrei BOX (10,000 setto sūryō gentei seisan)" ダイ・ハード2＜日本語吹替完全版＞コレクターズ・ブルーレイBOX〔10,000セット数量限定生産〕 [Die Hard 2 'Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition' Collector's Blu-ray BOX (Limited production of 10,000 sets)]. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (in Japanese). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Hāremu Naito [DVD]" ハーレム・ナイト [DVD] [Harlem Nights [DVD]]. CDJournal [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "日本語吹き替え版 ナショナル・ランプーン/クリスマス・バケーション VHS". Mercari. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "ビアンカの大冒険 ゴールデン・イーグルを救え!". The Cinema. Retrieved February 2, 2023.