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. He was from

Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

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Notable roles

TV drama

*''Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (1983) (

Torii Mototada was a Japanese Samurai and Daimyo of the Sengoku period through late Azuchi–Momoyama period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu. Torii died at the siege of Fushimi where his garrison was greatly outnumbered and destroyed by the army of Ishida Mitsu ...

) *''Dokuganryū Masamune'' (1987) (Sirakawa Yoshichika)

Anime television

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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother is a Japanese animated television series directed by Isao Takahata that aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the Italian novel ''Heart'' (') created by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e., a monthly tale (''racconto mensile'') ''From t ...

'' (Pietro Rossi) *''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', ''COM'', ' ...

'' (Van Allen (ep. 35)) *'' D.Gray-man'' ( Kevin Yeegar) *''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...

'' (Kanaya (ep. 57, 58)) *'' Heisei Tensai Bakabon'' (various roles) *''

Kimba the White Lion ''Kimba the White Lion'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese '' shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka which was serialized in the '' Manga Shōnen'' magazine from November 1950 to April 1954. An anime based on ...

'' (Bou) *''King Fang'' (Youichiro) *''

Lupin III Part II ''Lupin the 3rd Part II'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment. Part of the ''Lupin III'' franchise, it is the second anime television adaptation of the ''Lupin III'' manga series created by Monkey Punch. Althou ...

'' (Bordeaux police chief (ep. 12)) *'' O-bake no... Holly'' (Moppusu) *'' Onegai! Samia Don'' (Samiadon) *''

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatcham ...

'' (various roles) *''

Paranoia Agent is a Japanese anime television series created by director Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse about a social phenomenon in Musashino, Tokyo caused by a juvenile serial assailant named Lil' Slugger (the English equivalent to ''Shōnen Bat' ...

'' ( Fuyubachi) *''

Salaryman Kintarō is a Japanese manga series by Hiroshi Motomiya. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from 1994 to 2002, with many periods of inactivity during its run. Salary Man Kintaro had sold over 30 millio ...

'' (Tomokazu Morinosuke) *''

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

'' (various roles) *'' Silent Möbius'' (Grospoliner) *''

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki ...

'' ( Guame the Immoveable) *'' Tottoko Hamtaro'' (Chairman Inatori) *''

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the magazine ceased ...

'' (Max) * '' Uchuusen Sagittarius'' (various roles) * '' Zero Tester'' (Dr. Tachibana)

OVAs

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Bubblegum Crisis is a 1987 to 1991 cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8. The series involves the adventures of the K ...

'' (Quincy) *''

Cybernetics Guardian is an anime original video animation. The original Japanese version was released in 1989 by Anime International Company, and an English Language version in 1996, licensed by Central Park Media. It is about John Stalker who is a research pilot ...

'' (Folkes) *'' Genesis Survivor Gaiarth'' (Zoniac (ep. 2)) *''

Master Keaton is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in '' Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with the 144 chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. An ...

'' ( Colonel Fox (ep. 38-39)) *''

Spirit Warrior is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Ogino. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Jump'' from 1985 to 1989, with its chapters collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It spawned ...

'' (Father Takahata (ep. 3)) * '' Ten Little Gall Force: Super Deformed Double Feature'' (Quincy) *'' Ys'' (Dares) *''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant fu ...

Gaiden (1998)'' ((Baron von Keyserling (ep. 9-12)))

Films

*'' Alakazam the Great'' (Kinkaku) *'' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures'' (Great King Torfa) *''

'' (Biggle) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet'' (Delegration leader) *'' Silent Möbius'' (Grospoliner) *'' Slayers Great'' (Lord Haizen) *'' Tezuka Osamu Story: I am Son-Goku'' (Wan-Raimin) *'' Wanpaku Ouji no Orochi Taiji'' (various roles)

Drama CDs

*'' Banana Fish'' ("Papa" Dino Golzine)

Video games

*'' The Bouncer'' ( Wong Leung)

Dubbing

Live-action

* Jim Broadbent **''

Bullets over Broadway ''Bullets Over Broadway'' is a 1994 American black comedy crime film directed by Woody Allen, written by Allen and Douglas McGrath and starring an ensemble cast including John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri and Jennifer Tilly. The fil ...

'' (Warner Purcell) **'' Bridget Jones's Diary'' (Mr. Colin Jones) **'' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'' (Mr. Colin Jones) **'' Bridget Jones's Baby'' (Mr. Colin Jones) *''

Diff'rent Strokes ''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackso ...

'' (Phillip Drummond) *'' The Great Escape'' (Col von Luger) *'' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (Captain Philip Blumburtt (

Philip Stone Philip Stone (14 April 1924 – 15 June 2003) was an English actor, well known for portraying film characters such as "Pa", the father of Alex DeLarge, in ''A Clockwork Orange''; General Alfred Jodl in '' Hitler: The Last Ten Days''; Delbert ...

)) *''

Jack Reacher Jack Reacher is the protagonist of a series of crime thriller novels by British author Lee Child. In the stories, Jack Reacher was a major in the US Army's military police. Having left the Army at age 36, Reacher roams the United States, tak ...

'' (Martin Cash (

Robert Duvall Robert Selden Duvall (; born January 5, 1931) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career spans more than seven decades and he is considered one of the greatest American actors of all time. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, four Gold ...

)) *'' The Rock'' (Chief Justice ( Philip Baker Hall))

Animation

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The Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom R ...

'' (Edgar) *'' The Perils of Penelope Pitstop'' (Silverster Sneakly AKA The Hooded Claw) *''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...

'' ("Prince" John) *''

The Swan Princess ''The Swan Princess'' is a 1994 American animated fantasy film based on the ballet ''Swan Lake''. Featuring Michelle Nicastro, Howard McGillin, Jack Palance, John Cleese, Steven Wright, Sandy Duncan, and Steve Vinovich, the film is directed by ...

series'' ( Puffin) *''

Zoom the White Dolphin ''Zoom the White Dolphin'' (), known in Japan as , is a 1971 anime series created by Vladimir Tarta. Directed by René Borg, the show was produced by Telcia, Saga Films and Japan's Eiken (studio), Eiken. The series debuted in France in 1971 on ...

'' (Mickaël)

References

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81 Produce profile

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawakubo, Kiyoshi 1929 births 2019 deaths 81 Produce voice actors Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Yokohama 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors