, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese
voice actor born in
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. He was employed by the talent management firm
Aoni Production.
Between the ages of three and six, Azusa was trained in the
theatre. At the age of five, he was given the name Kinzō Azusa. On May 1, 1962, Azusa undertook the establishment of a coaching foundation, Gekidan Geikyō (currently represented by
Takeshi Aono). Azusa died in 1997 at the age of 66.
Anime
TV
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Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...
'' (Mūri)
**''
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku'' (
Grandpa Son Gohan)
*''
Dragon Quest
previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio (Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publi ...
'' (Chōrō)
**''
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (King Romosu)
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Fortune Quest
Fortune may refer to:
General
* Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck
* Luck
* Wealth
* Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling
* Fortune, in a fortune cookie
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* The Fortune (1931 film), ''T ...
'' (Mishuran)
*''
Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (Heikichi)
*''
Meiken Joly'' (Philippe)
*''
Paul no Miracle Taisakusen'' (Detective Tokkamēru)
*''
Pro Golfer Saru
Pro is an abbreviation meaning "professional".
Pro, PRO or variants thereof may also refer to:
People
* Miguel Pro (1891–1927), Mexican priest
* Pro Hart (1928–2006), Australian painter
* Mlungisi Mdluli (born 1980), South African retired ...
'' (Kyūsei)
*''
Time Bokan'' (Nariikin)
OVA
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' is a 1996 American direct-to-video animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It is the second sequel to the 1992 film ''Aladdin'', and serves as the final chapter and ...
'' (Sultan)
*''
Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (Wilhelm von Klopstock)
*''
The Return of Jafar'' (Sultan)
Movies
*''
The Castle of Cagliostro'' (Archbishop)
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Ge Ge Ge no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Daihanran'' (Mizugi-sensei)
*''
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler'' (Mūri)
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Sangokushi 3: Haruka naru Daichi'' (Wang Lei)
Voice-over work
*''
Keiji Eden: Tsuisekisha'' (Rebi)
Production
Azusa produced or took part in the following plays, listed in alphabetical order.
*''
Daddy-Long-Legs''
*''Haha wo Tazunete''
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The Wild Swans''
*''
Ivan the Fool''
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The Little Match Girl
"The Little Match Girl" ( da, Den Lille Pige med Svovlstikkerne, meaning "The little girl with the sulphur-sticks", i.e. matches) is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. The story, about a dying child's dre ...
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*''Poetical Collage''
*''Shi to Rōdoku no Yūbe''
References
External links
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1931 births
1997 deaths
Japanese male voice actors
Male voice actors from Fukushima Prefecture
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
Aoni Production voice actors
Deaths from cancer in Japan
Deaths from laryngeal cancer