Kaneto Shiozawa

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name = Kaneto Shiozawa


birthname = Toshikazu Shiozawa
birth_date = birth date|1954|1|28|mf=y
age = age|1954|1|28|2000|5|10
birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
death_date = death date and age|2000|5|10|1954|1|28|mf=y (Cerebral contusion)
death_place = Shinjuku, Tokyo
occupation = Seiyū
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gender = Male
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ethnic = Japanese
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credits ="Mobile Suit Gundam"
as M'Quve
"Fist of the North Star"
as Rei
"High School! Kimengumi"
as Dai Monohoshi
"J9 Series"
as Blaster Kid
"Saint Seiya"
as Aries Mu
"Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God"
as Ryō Shiba
"Crayon Shin-chan"
as Buriburizaemon
"Detective Conan"
as Inspector Shiratori (1st Voice)
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agent =nihongo|Kaneto Shiozawa|塩沢 兼人|Shiozawa Kaneto|January 28, 1954 - May 10, 2000 (Real name: nihongo|Toshikazu Shiozawa|塩沢 敏一|Shiozawa Toshikazu was a seiyū from Tokyo affiliated with Aoni Production. He had a distinctive cold, calm voice which usually typecast him in roles as villains or anti-heroes.

His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō.

History

Shiozawa yearned to be a performer since his boyhood. He graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department. On May 9, 2000, at around 4:00, Shiozawa fell down the stairway of his home; he later fell unconscious, and died of a cerebral contusion the next day. He was 46. Fellow Seiyū Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at his funeral.

;SuccessorsAfter Shiozawa's death, the following seiyū took over his ongoing roles:
*Takumi Yamazaki ("Saint Seiya": Aries Mu, "Baldios" (in "Super Robot Wars Z": Marin)
*Kazuhiko Inoue ("Case Closed": Inspector Shiratori)
*Daisuke Sakaguchi ("Anpanman")
*Masahiko Tanaka ("Mobile Suit Gundam": M'Quve)
*Isshin Chiba ("Fist of the North Star": Rei (video games))
*Shinichirō Miki ("Fist of the North Star": Rei (movies and OVAs))
*Kōsuke Okano ("High School! Kimengumi": Monohoshi Dai)
*Yasuyuki Kase ("Blue Comet SPT Layzner": Le-Cain)
*Jun Fukuyama ("": Null (young Frank Jaeger))
*Hideyuki Tanaka ("": 'D')
*Toshiyuki Morikawa ("Tales of Phantasia": Dhaos)
*Bin Shimada (Japanese dub of "Star Wars original trilogy": Luke Skywalker)

In the "Guilty Gear" series, Shiozawa's character Zato-1 dies sometime between the events of "Guilty Gear X" and "Guilty Gear XX". As a replacement, the video games now instead feature Zato-1's shadow-like forbidden beast Eddie, who uses the same body but has a different voice (played by Takehito Koyasu). Coincidentally, in the Rival Schools series, Kaneto's character Hyo is the twin brother of Isshin's character Kyosuke, and Isshin succeeded Kaneto as Rei in Fist of the North Star video games.

Voice roles

*Ageha in "Legend of Basara".
*Aries Mu in "Saint Seiya".
*Auguste Beau in "Kaze to Ki no Uta"
*B.D. in "Megazone 23".
*Balrog Fabio LaCerda in "" and "Street Fighter II V".
*Gaius in "Black Matrix".
*Billy the Shot in "Baxinger".
*Blaster Kid in "Braiger".
*Buriburi Zaemon in "Crayon Shin-chan".
*Clark in "CAROL".
*Clavis (first voice) in "Angelique".
*Cyborg Ninja/Gray Fox in "Metal Gear Solid"
*Cyborg Ninja/Mr. X in ""
*D in "Vampire Hunter D" (original)
*Dai Monohoshi in "Highschool! Kimen-gumi".
*Demon Green in "Chīsana Kyojin Microman".
*Devimon in "Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02".
*Detective Shiratori (first voice) in "Detective Conan" ("Case Closed").
*Dr. Ashino (Professor Ashiya) in "Earthian".
*Dusanyu in "Banner of the Stars".
*Ganossa Maximillian in "Silent Möbius" (TV).
*George Newman (voiceover for Weird Al Yankovic) in .
*Goemon Ishikawa XIII in "".
*Geronimo in "Kinnikuman".
*Gibson in "Bubblegum Crisis".
*Hauser in "Ariel".
*Hideaki Kurashige in "Miracle Girls".
*Hyo Imawano in "Rival Schools".
*Iason Mink in "Ai no Kusabi".
*Jareth (voiceover for David Bowie) in Labyrinth
*Joliver Ira in "Space Runaway Ideon".
*Kirin in "Ranma ½" movie #1 ("Big Trouble in Nekonron, China").
*Larva in "Vampire Princess Miyu" (OVA).
*Luke Skywalker (voiceover for Mark Hamill) in "Star Wars original trilogy"
*M'Quve and Omur Fang in "Mobile Suit Gundam".
*Makoto Hasegawa in "Code Name wa Charmer My Codename is Charmer" drama CD.
*Masao in "Boyfriend".
*Merrill Benten Yanagawa in "Cyber City Oedo 808".
*Namu in "Dragon Ball"
*Narcasse in "The Heroic Legend of Arslan".
*Narsas in "Arslan Senki"
*Paul von Oberstein in "Legend of the Galactic Heroes".
*Prince Demande ("Prince Diamond" in English) in "Sailor Moon R".
*Raiden in "Fuma no Kojirou"
*Randam Hajile, Elijah Madnar and Ivan Rodriguez in "Snatcher".
*Randy in "Chounoukyuu Garaga".
*Rei in "Fist of the North Star".
*Road King in "".
*Ru Kain in "Blue Comet SPT Layzner".
*Rudolf Hagen in "Agent Aika".
*Ryō Shiba in "Choju Kishin Dancouga".
*Sevothtarte (first voice) in "Angel Sanctuary".
*Shadi in "Yu-Gi-Oh!" (first series anime by Toei Animation).
*Shin Kazama in "Area 88" (1985 OAV series).
*Sān Xīng Lóng in "Dragon Ball GT"
*Sonic Bomber in "".
*Terry in "Bats & Terry".
*To-y in "To-y.
*Tony Redwood in "Policenauts".
*Wakagashira in "City Hunter".
*Weird Al Yankovic in every album from "Weird Al Yankovic" to "Running with Scissors (album)" ("Hashiri Motte Hatami" in Japan).
*Yasutaka Fukuoka in "Gate Keepers".
*Zato-1 in the "Guilty Gear" fighting game series.
*Zeus in "Aries".
*Zongi in "The Vision of Escaflowne".
*Dhaos in "Tales of Phantasia (Super Famicom and Playstation versions)"

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=852 Kaneto Shiozawa] info at Anime News Network
* [http://www.tcp.com/doi/seiyuu/shiozawa-kaneto.html Kaneto Shiozawa] info at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Pages
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