Shinji Nakae

Shinji Nakae
Born	Yoshitaka Satō April 20, 1935 Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Died	June 28, 2007(2007-06-28) (aged 72) Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor, narrator

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 male Japanese voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. He graduated from Kamakuragakuenchūgakkō Senior High School, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his 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 at 12:30 P.M. He was 72 years old.

Roles

Television animation

• Cromartie High School (Narrator #4)
• Fruits Basket (Narrator)
• Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (Doctor Wong)
• Glass Mask (2005) (Narrator, Genzō)
• Kiniro no Corda ~primo passo~ (Nakata)
• Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Yashiro, Honma)
• Marmalade Boy (Principal)
• One Piece (Chieftain)
• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Looten Plunder (Ed Gilbert))
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight (Narrator)
• Tomorrow's Joe (Hurricane)

OVA

• Blazing Transfer Student (Narrator)

Film

• Prophecies of Nostradamus (Narrator)
• The War in Space (Narrator)

Video games

• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Lyndon B. Johnson)
• Tales of Fandom Vol.2 (Count Steinmetz)
• Super Tokusatsu Wars 2001 (Narrator)
• Ace Combat 6 (Narrator, System Voice)

Dubbing roles

• Murder, She Wrote (Sidney)
• The Secret Service (Opening narrator)
• The Young Riders (Bank president)

Radio drama

• Metal Gear Solid (General Schultz)

Commercials

• Dragon Quest IX Hoshizora no Mamoribito (Narrator) - Square Enix
• Nintendo DS (Narrator)
• Nissan Cube - Nissan Motors
• Touch! Generations series
  • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
  • Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
  • English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills!
  • Kanshuu Nippon Joushikiryoku Kentei Kyoukai: Imasara Hito ni wa Kikenai Otona no Joushikiryoku Training DS
  • Shaberu DS Oryouri Navi
  • Tetris DS
  • True Swing Golf
  • Wii Play
  • Wii Sports
• Wii (Narrator)
• Yellow Pages (Narrator)

Other

• Hey! Spring of Trivia (Narrator)

Tokusatsu

• Kamen Rider Series (Narrator)
• Dai Sentai Goggle V (Goggle Robo)

External links

• Shinji Nakae at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

Persondata
Name	Nakae, Shinji
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	April 20, 1935
Place of birth	Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	June 28, 2007
Place of death	Koganei, Tokyo, Japan