was a Japanese

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and actor. He hosted the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation quiz show '' Panel Quiz Attack 25'' continuously for thirty-six years from its start in April 1975 until he was forced to step down due to poor health at the end of March 2011. His signature catchphrase on the show is " Attack Chance!" An avid reader, Kodama hosted a TV book review show. He also published his own books. He was a voice actor for the voice of Robert Stephenson in the Japanese version of the 2004 animated movie '' Steamboy''. Kodama died of stomach cancer at a hospital in Chuo, Tokyo on 16 May 2011.

Works

Film

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'', (1960, Toho) * (1960, Toho) - Okano * (1960, Toho) - Okano * (1961, Toho) - Junkichi Ishiyama *''Kuroi gashû: Aru sonan'' (1961) - Hideo Iwase *'' Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki'' (1962) - Han'nojo Sugaya *''Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Shirei dai hachigo'' (1963) - Anzai *''Onna no rekishi'' (1963) *''Danchi: Nanatsu no taizai'' (1964) - Kôji Kawashima *''Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka'' (1965) - Fukumoto *''Senjo ni nagareru uta'' (1965) *''

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'' (1967, Toho) - Chamberlain Yasuhide Toda *'' Battle of the Japan Sea'' (1969, Toho) *''Yoba'' (1976) - Ihara *'' Steamboy'' (2004, Toho) - Robert Stephenson (voice) *''

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'' (2007, Toho) - Toshimitsu Nabeshima

Drama

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**''Shishi no Jidai'' (1980) - Mizuhoya Usaburō **''

Sanga Moyu ''Sanga Moyu'' (山河燃ゆ) is a Japanese television drama based on the 1983 novel ''Futatsu no Sokoku'' (二つの祖国) by Toyoko Yamazaki. It was NHK's taiga drama in 1984. Synopsis The Amo family lives in Los Angeles, California. Two of ...

'' (1984) - Fumiya Shimaki **''

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Taiheiki The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a Japanese historical epic (see '' gunki monogatari'') written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Taiheiki''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', pp. 923� ...

'' (1991) -

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**'' Ryomaden'' (2010) - Sakamoto Hachihei * (1970–1974, TBS) * (1971–1975,

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Shiroi Kyotō is a 1965 novel by Toyoko Yamasaki. It has been adapted into a film in 1966 and then five times as a television series in 1967, 1978, 1990, 2003, and 2019. The 1966 film was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a ...

'' (1978,

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) - Hitoshi Sekiguchi *'' Omoide Zukuri'' (1981, TBS) *''Musashibō Benkei'' (1986, NHK) - Togashi Yasuie *''

'' (2001, Fuji TV) - Toshimitsu Nabeshima * (2006, Fuji TV) * (2008, Fuji TV) *''

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'' (2008–2010, Fuji TV) - Tadokoro Yoshiaki

Other TV programmes

* (1974–1975, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.) * (1975–2011, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation) * (2007–2009,

General TV) * Welcome to the words house(NTV)

Radio

* (2003–2011, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (LF)) * (2009–2011, LF)

After his death

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the special nationwide programme of "Attack 25" on the 22nd day of May 2011 to mourn his death. In the programme, two Asahi presenters Yasuyuki Urakawa and Akiko Kato told viewers all over Japan about Kiyoshi Kodama and the 36-year history of "Attack 25", showing famous scenes in "Attack 25" including his signature Attack Chance catchphrase, treasured pictures of him owned by TV Asahi, and comments of memories from special guests. Urakawa who substituted for Kodama since April 2011, hosted ''Attack 25'' until March 2015, after which he was replaced by

Shōsuke Tanihara is a Japanese actor probably best known outside Japan for his portrayal of Riki Fudoh in '' Fudoh: The New Generation''. Tanihara hosts ''Tokyo Twenty-Four Living Supported by FLET’S Hikari'', a podcast produced by TOKYO FM. The podcast began ...

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kodama, Kiyoshi 1934 births 2011 deaths Deaths from stomach cancer Male actors from Tokyo Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Japanese television personalities Gakushuin University alumni 21st-century Japanese male actors Deaths from cancer in Japan