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The native form of this personal name is Kiyokawa Motomu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Motomu Kiyokawa
清川 元夢
Born(1935-04-09)April 9, 1935
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 17, 2022(2022-08-17) (aged 87)
Occupations
Years active1950–2022
AgentTokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society

Motomu Kiyokawa (清川 元夢, Kiyokawa Motomu, April 9, 1935 – August 17, 2022)[1] was a Japanese actor and voice actor. Among other roles, he is known for voicing Tem Ray in "Mobile Suit Gundam", Gargoyle in "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water", Kōzō Fuyutsuki in "Neon Genesis Evangelion", and Tippy in "Is the Order a Rabbit?".[2]

Career

In 1957, he entered the Haiyuza theatrical training school. In the same year, he joined a theater troupe fellowship, and in 1962, he formed Gekidan Theatre Company and Gekidan Dramahouse.[3] His first voice acting role for an anime was for the 1964 anime adaption of Big X.[2] Through working for as an Acting Planner, he joined the Tokyo Actors' Co-operative in 1968.[3] Kiyokawa has mostly voice acted as older men.[2]

Although stage acting is his main occupation, he made his voice acting debut dubbing a soldier in 1962's "Combat!"[4] He himself states that the reason he does voice acting is "[just] to make money."

He was an instructor at the "Dramahouse Voice Actor School D.D." with Reiko Yamada.[5] The two of them established the school together.

He died of pneumonia on August 17, 2022, at age 87.[6]

Personality & Characteristics

He was considered a baritone.[3]

In anime, he was a frequent contributor to Hideaki Anno's works[3], beginning with his role as Gargoyle in 1990's "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water".

As a voice actor, he was known for his roles as older characters. He also voiced many monsters in the Tokusatsu genre. Hideaki Anno specifically sought out Kiyokawa because he liked Kiyokawa's role in "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger"[7]. Kiyokawa also played the role of Ultraman King in the Ultraman franchise beginning from "Ultraman Leo".

Although Kiyokawa played many villains, he described his own voice was "soft", stating "I just can't turn into a real villain".[4] Therefore, when he was asked to play the antagonist Gargoyle in "Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water," Kiyokawa suggested to director Anno, "Why don't we play the roles in such a way that it is not clear who is the bad guy? (In addition to playing the role of the crew of the Nautilus, Kiyokawa provided commentary on the story from the second episode to the 23rd episode)[8] In addition, when he voiced Dr. Mikamura in "Mobile Fight G Gundam," director Yasuhiro Imagawa, after hearing Kiyokawa's voice, said, "I just can't make him a bad guy," and eventually changed Dr. Mikamura, who was originally set up as a bad guy, to a good guy[4].

He took over some of the roles from Akio Miyabe, Kazumi Tanaka, Tatsuyuki Ishimori, and Ichiro Nagai, who passed away.

His hobbies were judo and fencing.[3]

Filmography

Television animation

Unknown date

OVA

Theatrical animation

Tokusatsu

Video games

Dubbing roles

References

  1. ^ 声優の清川元夢さん、死去 87歳 『エヴァ』冬月コウゾウ役や『ナディア』ガーゴイル役など. Oricon (in Japanese). August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Stenbuck, Kite (August 23, 2022). "Tem Ray and Valkenhayn's Voice Actor Motomu Kiyokawa Has Died". SiliconEra.
  3. ^ a b c d e "清川 元夢 - 俳協". haikyo.co.jp. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c 『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH AND REBIRTH シト新生』劇場パンフレット. 東映映像事業部. 1997.
  5. ^ "＜劇舎＞＜劇舎声優塾Ｄ．Ｄ＞オフィシャルホームページ　声優　養成所". gekisya.shisyou.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "訃報　清川 元夢". haikyo.co.jp. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  7. ^ ロマンアルバム『ふしぎの海のナディア』. 徳間書店. 1991.
  8. ^ 『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH AND REBIRTH シト新生』劇場パンフレット. Toei. 1997.
  9. ^ a b "Is This Order a Rabbit? Cast, Staff Return for 2nd Season". Anime News Network. January 28, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nobunaga Concerto Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Show & Film". Anime News Network. May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Restaurant to Another World Anime Reveals Promo Video, 5 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. June 17, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons Anime Reveals More Roles, Songs, Premiere Dates". Anime News Network. February 21, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "'Planet With' Anime Adds 4 Cast Members, Character Visuals & Intros". Anime News Network. May 30, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "By the Grace of the Gods Anime Reveals 8 More Cast Members, New Visual". Anime News Network. July 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Golden Kamuy Anime's 3rd Season Casts Motomu Kiyokawa, Daisuke Ono". Anime News Network. November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Night Head 2041 Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, 20 Cast Members, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Restaurant to Another World Season 2 Anime Reveals More Cast, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
  19. ^ "Tail Concerto:Charactor" (in Japanese). Bandai. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "アド・アストラ 2枚組ブルーレイ＆DVD [Blu-ray]". Amazon. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  21. ^ "チャーリーとチョコレート工場". Star Channel. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  22. ^ "ドランク・モンキー 酔拳 [吹替版]". Wowow Plus. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Home Alone (Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition) Collector's Blu-ray Box (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  24. ^ "インデペンデンス・デイ：リサージェンス". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  25. ^ "ザ・インタープリター". Star Channel. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  26. ^ "ジャングルランド". Star Channel. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  27. ^ "ムーンフォール　－日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

External links

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