was a Japanese actor and

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in the long-running anime series '' Crayon Shin-chan'', Maes Hughes in ''

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'', Holland in ''

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'', Axel in '' Kingdom Hearts'', Leorio in ''

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and Esidisi in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency''. In the live-action field, he was most known for dubbing actor

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as Iron Man/Tony Stark. Fujiwara founded his own talent management and production company, Air Agency, in 2006.

Biography

Fujiwara was born in Tokyo. He spent the majority of his childhood in Iwate Prefecture.''声優DO'' radio show, 2011.11.06 In high school, he handled vocals in a band he formed with his friend Kotaro Furuichi, future guitarist of rock band The Collectors. Around 18, he moved back to Tokyo on his own and joined the Bungakuza acting school. He spent the 1980s performing in several theater troupes while working odd jobs.''Febri'' Magazine, 2015.11 Fujiwara was introduced to his first voice acting agency,

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, in the early 1990s. The first TV anime in which he appeared as a regular was ''

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'', but his breakout role was Hiroshi Nohara in '' Crayon Shin-chan''. In November 2006, he left Ken Production and founded his own agency, Air Agency. Aside from talent management, the company went on to release original drama and situation CDs through its child company Air Label, as well as produce live events. In 2010, Fujiwara made his own sound directorial debut in ''Kakkokawaii Sengen!'' Fujiwara was a regular lecturer at the Japan Newart College since 2008. In August 2016, Air Agency announced that he was going on hiatus in order to undergo medical treatment for a then-unspecified illness. He officially resumed work in June 2017. Fujiwara died from a respiratory arrest caused by

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on April 12, 2020.

Filmography

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Original video animation (OVA)

;

Video games

Tokusatsu

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animated

Narration

The below is a selection.

Live-Action

The following are physical appearances as opposed to voice work.

Discography

Drama CD roles

Character songs

Video / Events

Web radio hosting

Sound direction

Substitutes

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References

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujiwara, Keiji 1964 births 2020 deaths Deaths from cancer in Japan Japanese company founders Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors