(August 17, 1961) in

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is a Japanese scholar of

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and college

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from

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. He was the Japanese voice actor for the

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character

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from 1991 until 2018.

Biography

Aoyagi graduated from the Chiba Ritsu Senior High School and

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. He also took a post-graduate course in the

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. He is a professor in

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. He specializes in kanshi and

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. He formally provided the voice of Mickey Mouse as a side job from 1991 until November 2018, when the voice acting role was taken over by

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Roles

Dubbing roles

*Productions for

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from 1991 until 2018 (Mickey Mouse)

Video games

*''

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'' (King Mickey) *''

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'' (King Mickey) *'' Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' (King Mickey) *''

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'' (King Mickey) *''

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'' (King Mickey) * Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Mickey Mouse) *''

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'' (King Mickey)

References

External links

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1961 births Japanese male voice actors Living people Voice actors from Chiba (city) Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture Scholars of Japanese literature Chiba University alumni University of Tsukuba alumni {{Japan-voice-actor-stub