Masaaki Tsukada
Masaaki Tsukada ( Japanese 塚 田 正 昭 , Tsukada Masaaki ; born December 16, 1938 in Kawasaki , † January 27, 2014 in Yokohama ) was a Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ).
Life
Masaaki Tsukada learned acting from his Engeki Kenkyūjo ( 青年 演劇 研究所 ), which he graduated in 1959 and became a member of the acting company Gekidan Tōgei ( 劇 団 東 芸 ) in 1964 . He later got a contract with the Mausu Promotion agency and switched to dubbing for anime as well as dubbing foreign films and series.
He was known for his role as Genryūsai in the anime series Bleach , and in Japan for Kobayashicha in the series Ojarumaru, which ran from 1998 to 2014 .
Masaaki Tsukada died on January 27, 2014 after falling ill. He left behind his wife Masako Nozawa , who is also a voice actress.
Roles (selection)
- Bleach (2004–2012) as Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni
- Hoka Hoka Kazoku (1976-1982) as Yutaka
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1993) as Wang
- Kaze no Yōjimbō (2001–2002) as a cafe manager
- Mujin Wakusei Survive (2003-2004) as Porte
- Ojarumaru (1998-2014) as Kobayashicha
- One Piece - Adventure in Alabasta - The Desert Princess (2007) as Toto
- Shōwa Monogatari (2010-2011) as Gorō Tashiro
- Sōkō Kihei Votoms: Red Shoulder Document (1988) as General Larkinson
- Sōkō Kihei Votoms: Pailsen Files (2007-2008) as General Larkinson
- Yumeiro Pâtissière (2009–2010) as chairman
Web links
- Profile at his agency (Japanese)
- Entry in the Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 声優 名 鑑 . Seibidō Shuppan, Tokyo 1999, ISBN 978-4-415-00878-3 , pp. 534 .
- ↑ a b c 声優 の 塚 田正昭 さ ん 死去 . In: 時事 ド ッ ト コ ム . January 29, 2014, accessed February 2, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ 塚 田 正 昭 . Mausu Promotion, accessed February 2, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b 声優 の 塚 田正昭 さ ん 死去… 74 歳 妻 は 声優 ・ 野 沢 雅子 . Oricon, January 29, 2014, accessed February 2, 2014 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tsukada, Masaaki |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 塚 田正昭 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese voice actor (seiyū) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kawasaki |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 2014 |
| Place of death | Yokohama |