Yonehiko Kitagawa obit

Voice Actor Yonehiko Kitagawa Dies at 94

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Talent management agency Aoni Production announced on Wednesday that voice actor Yonehiko Kitagawa died on March 5 due to pneumonia. He was 94. A private funeral attended by close family members was held, in accordance to his family's wishes.

Kitagawa voiced several characters in the 1983 Kinnikuman series including Akuma Shōgun, Big The Budō, and Chairman Harabote Muscle. He also voiced Chairman Harabote Muscle in the 1984 Kinnikuman: Ōabare! Seigi Chōjin and 1986 Kinnikuman: New York Kikiippatsu! films. Kitagawa voiced the King of Atlas in the 30,000 Miles Under the Sea film, Anderson in Gatchaman, and the Harako Family Butler in the Magical Taruruuto-kun: Moero! Yūjō no Mahō Taisen film.

Under the name Kunihiko Kitagawa, he voiced Osamu Mihara in Samurai Giants, Satan's Claw in Seigi wo Aisuru Mono Gekkō Kamen, and Poseidon God in Umi no Triton series and its 1979 film sequel.

In video games, Kitagawa voiced Benkei in Rising Sun, Dolly Johnson in Lupin III: The Legacy of Columbus's Inheritance, The Mountain in Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix MAX  and Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2. He also voiced Golden Mask in Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix MAX.

 

Filmography

Television animation

1966

Sally the Witch (Mephisto, Dump Driver, Charlatan)

1968

Akane-chan (Uncle Kusuke)

GeGeGe no Kitarou 1st Series (Konaki Jijii (ep. 7 only), Akamata)

1969

Tiger Mask (Michiaki Yoshimura, Master Arashi, Lionman, Red Mask of Death, others)

Attack No.1 (Headmaster)

Mōretsu Atarō (Kumagorō Omawari-san)

1971

GeGeGe no Kitarou 2nd Series (Miage Nyuudou)

Lupin III 1st Series (Lupin II)

1972

Umi no Triton (Poseidon, Narrator)

The One Who Loves Justice: Moonlight Mask (Satan's Claw)

Mazinger Z (Dr. Nossori)

Mahōtsukai Chappy

1973

Doraemon (NTV anime)

Dororon Enma-kun (Principal Teacher, Yano's Father, others)

Babel II (Yumiko's Father)

Little Wansa (Rolf)

1975

Ikkyū-san

1977

Lupin III 2nd Series

1981

Little Women (Laurence)

1983

Kinnikuman (Chairman Harabote Muscle, The Mountain, Akuma Shogun/Gold Mask, Big the Budou, Canadianman, Oilman)

1990

Magical Taruruto-kun (Harako's Butler)

1991

Goldfish Warning! (Chairman)

1996

GeGeGe no Kitarou 4th Series (Miage Nyuudou, Masumoto, Ojii-san)

1998

Kare Kano (Hiroyuki's Grandfather)

1999

Pocket Monsters (Shimajio)

Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V (Senninbon)

2002

Azumanga Daioh (Dr. Ishihara)

GetBackers (Visconti)

2011

Bunny Drop (Makio)

2014

Mushihi (Grandfather of the Medicine Bag)

OVA

1989

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Al Salem)

Tokusatsu

Moonlight Mask (Nishikawa/Skeleton Mask)

Robot Detective (Locker man, Torpedo man)

Dubbing

Bullitt (1977 TV Asahi edition) (Weissberg (Robert Duvall))

Sabrina (Thomas Fairchild (John Wood))