Ichirō Nagai

Ichirō Nagai ( Japanese 永 井 一郎 , Nagai Ichirō ; born May 10, 1931 in Ikeda ; † January 27, 2014 in Naka-ku , Hiroshima ) was a Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ).

Life

Ichirō Nagai studied French literature at the University of Tokyo . After graduating, he joined the advertising agency Dentsū , but then took acting classes . He had his first extra roles in 1960 in the films The Tomb of the Sun and Night and Fog over Japan by Nagisa Ōshima, with whom he made friends while studying. However, he quickly switched to dubbing, with his first role in 1962 as King Achmed in the anime film Arabian Nights: Sindbad no Bōken ( ア ラ ビ ア ン ナ イ ト シ ン ド バ ッ ド の 冒 険 , Arabian Naito: Sindobaddo no Bōken ). His first major role in an anime series was that of Dr. Hanamaru in the adaptation of the manga Big X by Osamu Tezuka . He mainly worked as an anime voice actor ( seiyū ), also as a dubbing voice for foreign films. He was the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars films and Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films .

In Japan he is best known for his role as Namihei Isono, in the anime series Sazae-san , which has been running since 1969 , but also for Cherry in Urusei Yatsura and Happosai in Ranma ½ .

He was under contract first with the artist agency Gekidan Sankikai, then with Haikyō , Dōjinsha Productions, Tōkyō Artist Pro and finally with Aoni Production . For his services he received the Seiyū Award in 2009 and the Award of Merit of the Tōkyō Kokusai Anime Fair in 2011 .

After 44 years of activity as a voice actor, Ichirō Nagai died on January 27, 2014 of coronary artery disease . He left his wife Ayako ( 彩 子 ).

Roles (selection)

Anime TV series Akuma-kun (1989–1990) as Dr. fist Astro Boy (1980–1981) as a police officer Tawashi Bikkuri-Man (1987-1989) as Shaman Khan Chōjin Sentai Baratakku (1977–1978) as Dr. Kato Cyborg 009 (1968) as Chan Chanko / 006 Devilman (1972-1973) as Alphonse Dragonball (1986–1989) as Master Quince, Lord of the Cranes Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō (series 1–3; 1968–1988) as Konakijijii and others Hunter × Hunter (2011-2014) as Isaac Netero In the Land of the Wizard of Oz (1986–1987) as a lion Kaizoku Ōji (1966) as Torafugu Kidō Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shōtai (1996) as Gidan Nickerd The Queen of the Thousand Years (1981–1982) as Professor Amamori Master Keaton (1998-1999) as Tahei Hiraga Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980) as narrator Monster (2004–2005) as Dr. Rich wine Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3 (1977–1978) as Heizaemon Kamikita Ranma ½ (1989-1992) as Happosai Sarutobi Etchan (1971–1972) as Buku, Ohira Sazae-san (1969-2014) as Namihei Isono Taiyō no Yūsha Faibādo (1991–1992) as Dr. Amano Tatakae !! Ramenman (1988) as Chen Zongming / Chin Sōmei Uchū Senkan Yamato (1974–1975) as Sakezō Sado Uchū Senkan Yamato 2 (1974-1975) as Sakezō Sado Uchū Senkan Yamato 3 (1980-1981) as Sakezō Sado Urusei Yatsura (1981–1986) as Sakurambō / Cherry Yamato 2520 (1994) as Togo Shima Yawara! (1989-1992) as Jigorō Inokuma OVAs Akai Kiba Blue Sonnet (1989) as Dr. Merekes Assemble Insert (1989) as Ryōhei Shimokabe Birth (1984) as Bao Black Magic M-66 (1987) as Dr. Matthew Dominion (1988) as Police Director Eiyū Gaiden Mozaika (1991) as Ritish Ginga no Sakana: Ursa minor Blue (1998) as an astronomer Gosenzō-sama Banbanzai! (1989) as a narrator Grandeek - Gaiden (2000) as Grandeek Kasei Ryōdan DNA Sights 999.9 (1998) as Prof. Shimaoka Kyōfu Shinbun (1991) as Tōhō-daishi / Jōun-hōshi Master Keaton (2004) as Tahei Hiraga Mugen Shinshi - Boken Katsugeki Hen (1987) as Dr. Tomino Nora (1985) as Dougherty One Pound Gospel (1988) as Coach Mukaida Ossu !! Karate-bu (1990) as Daishihan Relic Armor Legaciam (1987) as Eruzebu Vampire Hunter D (1985) as D's left hand

Anime movies Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in Heaven (2010) as Jirokichi Suzuki Dragonball: Son Goku's first tournament (1988) as Master Quince, Lord of the Cranes Dragon Ball Z: Revenge for Freezer (1991) as Master Quince Five Star Monogatari (1989) as Juba Bardaim Gegege no Kitarō (1985) as Konakijijii Gegege no Kitarō: Gekitotsu !! Ijigen Yōkai no Daihanran (1986) as Konakijijii Against Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon Jōriku !! (1986) as Konakijijii Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daisensō (1986) as Konakijijii Hunter × Hunter - The Last Mission (2013) as Isaac Netero Kinnikuman: Seigi Chōjin vs Kodai Chōjin (1985) as Satan King Kyōfun no Bio-Ningen: Saishū Kyōshi (1988) as director Suzuki Morocco (1990) as a narrator Oz no Mahō Tsukai (1986-1987) as a lion Ranma ½: ​​Chūgoku Nekonron Daikessen! Okite Yaburi no Gekitō Hen !! (1991) as Happosai Ranma ½: ​​Kessen Tōgenkyō! Hanayome o Torimodose! (1992) as Happosai Saraba Uchū Senkan Yamato: Ai no Senshi-tachi (1978) as Sakezō Sado Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku (2011) as Asita Totsuzen! Neko no Kuni Banipal Witt (1995) as Henogee Uchū Senkan Yamato (1977) as Sakezō Sado Uchū Senkan Yamato: Aratanaru Tabidachi (1979) as Sakezō Sado Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu-hen (2009) as Sakezō Sado Unkai no Meikyū Zeguy (1993) as Hiraga Gennai Urusei Yatsura films (1983–1991) as Sakurambō / Cherry Vampire Hunter D (2000) as D's left hand Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kids !! (1992) as Jigorō Inokuma Yōjū Toshi (1987) as Giuseppe Maiyart Yona Yona Penguin (2009) as Goblin Age Yuki (1981) as a grandfather Foreign productions Harry Potter (2001-2011) as Albus Dumbledore Independence Day (1996) as Julius Levinson Jurassic Park (1993) as John Hammond Seinfeld (1989-1998) as Frank Costanza Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) as Yoda Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) as Yoda Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) as Yoda Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as Yoda

Web links

• Ichirō Nagai in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Profile at your agency (Japanese)
• Entry in the Anime News Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 波 平 さ ん 役 の 声優 ・ 永 井 一郎 さ ん 死去 収録 先 の ホ テ ル で . In: 朝日 新聞 デ ジ タ ル . January 28, 2014, archived from the original on January 28, 2014 ; Retrieved February 1, 2014 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} 声優 ・ 永 井 一郎 さ ん 急死 「サ ザ エ さ ん」 磯 野 波 平 な ど . In: J-Cast. January 27, 2014, Retrieved February 1, 2014 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ 「サ ザ エ さ ん」 波 平 役 の 永 井 一郎 さ ん 急死 . In: nikkansports.com. January 28, 2014, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; Retrieved February 2, 2014 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ 永 井 一郎 . In: JMDb. Retrieved February 1, 2014 (Japanese). 
5. ↑ 永 井 一郎 . Aoni Production, accessed February 1, 2014 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ 3rd Annual Seiyū Award Winners Officially Announced (Updated). In: Anime News Network. March 7, 2009, accessed February 2, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Sazae-san Cast, Toei Staffers Win Tokyo Anime Awards (Updated). In: Anime News Network. January 25, 2011, accessed February 1, 2014 . 
8. ↑ 永 井 一郎 さ ん 葬 儀 ・ 告別 式 は ２ 月 ３ 日 に . In: nikkansports.com. January 29, 2014, accessed February 2, 2014 (Japanese).