Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
Kaneto Shiozawa
Born Toshikazu Shiozawa
(1954-01-28 ) January 28, 1954Died May 10, 2000(2000-05-10) (aged 46) Occupations Years active 1975–2000 Agent Aoni Production Spouse Harumi Baba
Toshikazu Shiozawa (Japanese : 塩沢 敏一 , romanized : Shiozawa Toshikazu Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese : 塩沢 兼人 , romanized : Shiozawa Kaneto Aoni Production . He had a distinctive calm, aristocratic-sounding voice, which often typecast him as villainous or anti-heroic strategists and intellectuals. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō . He was best known for his performances as Rei in Fist of the North Star M'Quve in Mobile Suit Gundam Buriburizaemon in Crayon Shin-chan D in Vampire Hunter D Cyborg Ninja in Metal Gear Paul von Oberstein in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Devimon in Digimon Prince Demande in Sailor Moon Vega in Street Fighter Kyūkyoku Chōjin R Detective Conan Zato-1 in Guilty Gear Hyo Imawano in Rival Schools Luke Skywalker in Star Wars
Life and career
Shiozawa graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department.
Death
On May 9, 2000, at 4pm, Shiozawa fell down the stairs of his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo , claiming that there were no injuries found on him, he insisted that he was fine. Six hours later, at 10pm, Shiozawa's body condition suddenly changed, he collapsed and was rushed to the Tokyo Medical University Hospital; he died of a cerebral contusion at 12am on May 10, at the age of 46. Fellow voice actor Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at his funeral. Shiozawa's ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors after his death.
Hikaru Midorikawa said, "Kaneto Shiozawa was my hero."
Due to his death, two of the characters he played (Zato-1 from Guilty Gear and Hyo from Rival Schools ) were killed off in-universe. Zato-1 was replaced by the shadow parasite Eddie (voiced by Takehito Koyasu ), who took over Zato's body following his death until Guilty Gear Xrd
Voice roles
Anime television
OVA
Films
Video games
Dubbing
Tokusatsu
Drama CD
110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari series 1: 110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari as Kousuki ShinodaAbunai series 3: Abunai Bara to Yuri no Sono as Reiji SegawaAbunai series 5: Abunai Shiawase Chou Bangaihen as Reiji Segawa & Fuyuomi OosawaAi no Kusabi Ai no Kusabi Dark Erogenous as IasonAnalyst no Yuutsu series 1: Benchmark ni Koi wo Shite as Isao WashizakiAngel Sanctuary Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 1: Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru as CainBoxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 2: Doctor Wa Inu wo Kau as CainBoxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 4: Akuta Wa Inu wo Enjiru as CainChougonka ~Song of Eternal Hatred~Hanashizu no Utage as Shinobu FujishiroKinkanshoku as KartKoi no Shinsatsushitsu as Souhei HoshinaKyūkyoku Chōjin R La Vie En Rose Lesson XX as MasatoMirage of Blaze Konoyoruni Tsubasa wo as Terumoto MouriMy Codename is Charmer Que Sera, Sera Romantist Taste as Asafumi AoyamaStanley Hawk no Jikenbo ~AMBIVALENCE . Katto~The Dark Blue as Olivier SheridanStreet Fighter EX Drama CD as Kairi
Successors
Takumi Yamazaki —Super Robot Wars Saint Seiya as Aries Mu in Hades Arc/Soul of Gold/Videogames. Metal Gear Solid: Bande Dessinée Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Kazuhiko Inoue —Case Closed Junichi Suwabe —Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These as Paul von Oberstein, Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind Daisuke Sakaguchi —Anpanman Toothpaste Man Masahiko Tanaka —Mobile Suit Gundam Isshin Chiba —Fist of the North Star (2005 video game) Super Robot Wars West Side Story Wataru Takagi —Votoms (PlayStation 2 version)Shin-ichiro Miki —Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior Makoto Ueki —Fist of the North Star Nintendo DS versionKōki Harasawa —Fist of the North Star (software version)Mitsuru Miyamoto —Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary Kousuke Okano —High School! Kimengumi table hockey gameYasuyuki Kase —Sunrise Heroes as Le Cain, ACE as Le CainHideyuki Tanaka —Vampire Hunter (movie version)Angelique Trois Angelique Etoile Hiroshi Yanaka —Vampire Hunter (game version)Takehito Koyasu —Guilty Gear Series Area 88 Shin Kazama , Far East of Eden Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage Takashi Kondo—Guilty Gear Series
Kotaro Shibata —Megazone 23 Eiji Takemoto —Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi Tsutomu Kashiwakura —Monster Farm Masato Oba —Kinnikuman Generations Shinichiro Ohta —Kinnikuman Muscle Generations as Screw KidToshiyuki Morikawa —Tales of Phantasia OVA and PSP versionTetsu Inada —Tales of Phantasia PSP versionRokuro Naya —Kyoro-chan Daisuke Namikawa —The Heroic Legend of Arslan Koji Yusa —Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water video gameJun Fukuyama —Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Keisuke Oda—SD Gundam G Generation Spirit
Toru Okawa —Ai no Kusabi Kenjiro Tsuda —SD Gundam G Generation Over WorldRyotaro Okiayu —Digimon PSP versionDragon Ball ZW Bakuretsu Impact as Samsung RyuyakuJurota Kosugi —Hoshikai series radio dramaHikaru Midorikawa —Shōnan Bakusōzoku pachinko versionMamoru Miyano —Sailor Moon Crystal Hiroshi Kamiya —Shin-chan Buriburizaemon Kiyoto Yoshikai —Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Yuji Ueda —Marvel Vs. Capcom Street Fighter Alpha 3
Other roles
References
External links
International National Artists
