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Genzō Wakayama
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School. Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voiced villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery, Gene Barry, Raymond Burr, Hugh O'Brian and John Bromfield. Also, He was the first dub-over artist of Lee Marvin in his early days. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television ''jidaigeki'' ''The Unfettered Shogun'' from 1978 to 2003. He died due to heart failure on May 18, 2021. A private service was held by his family. Roles Television animation *''Astro Boy'' (1963) (Detective Boon) *'' Shin Takarajima'' (1965) (Ship Captain (Bear)) *''Harris no Kaze'' (1966) (Principal) *''Treasure Island'' (1978-1979) (Long John Silver) Theatrical animation *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karafuto Prefecture
, was established by the Empire of Japan in 1907 to govern the southern part of Sakhalin. This territory became part of the Empire of Japan in 1905 after the Russo-Japanese War, when the portion of Sakhalin south of 50°N was ceded by the Russian Empire under the Treaty of Portsmouth. Karafuto Prefecture was established in 1907 to govern Karafuto, which was part of Japan's External Land (''Gaichi''), until it was incorporated into an Inner Land (''Naichi'') of the Japanese metropole in 1943. Ōtomari (Korsakov) was the capital of Karafuto from 1905 to 1908 and Toyohara (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) from 1908 to 1945. In August 1945, the Japanese administration ceased to function following the invasion of South Sakhalin by the Soviet Union. Karafuto Prefecture was annexed to the Soviet Union, although it continued to exist under Japanese law until it was formally abolished by Japan in June 1949. Name The Japanese name ''Karafuto'' purportedly comes from Ainu (), which means ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unfettered Shogun
(Abarenbō Shōgun) was a Japanese television program on the TV Asahi network. Set in the eighteenth century, it showed fictitious events in the life of Yoshimune, the eighth Tokugawa ''shōgun''. The program started in 1978 under the title ''Yoshimune Hyōbanki: Abarenbō Shōgun'' (''Chronicle in Praise of Yoshimune: The Unfettered Shōgun'') who went after rogue councilors and ''daimyō'' who were abusing their power. After a few seasons, they shortened the first two words and the show ran for two decades under the shorter title until the series ended in 2003; a two-hour special aired in 2004. The earliest scripts occasionally wove stories around historic events such as the establishment of firefighting companies of commoners in Edo, but eventually the series adopted a routine of strictly fiction. Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of ''kanzen-chōa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October, in Europe on 24 November, in Australia on 30 November, and other regions thereafter. It is the successor to the PlayStation (console), original PlayStation, as well as the second instalment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth generation of video game consoles, sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox. Announced in 1999, Sony began developing the console after the immense success of its predecessor. In addition to serving as a game console, it features a built-in DVD drive and was priced competitively with standalone DVD players of the time, enhancing its value. Full backward compatibility with original PlayStation games and accessories gave it access to a vast launch libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ansem The Wise
''Kingdom Hearts'' is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square (video game company), Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios, and is a Fictional crossover, crossover of various The Walt Disney Company, Disney settings based in a Universe of Kingdom Hearts, universe made specifically for the series. The series features Disney, ''Final Fantasy'', ''The World Ends with You,'' and Pixar characters, as well as several original characters designed by Tetsuya Nomura. In addition, it has an all-star voice cast which includes many Disney characters' official voice actors. The series centers on Sora, his friends, and their encounters with various Disney and ''Final Fantasy'' characters along the way. Players primarily control Sora, though there are numerous characters that join his party as Non-player character, computer controlled members. Most characters were introduced in the ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Hearts II
''Kingdom Hearts II'' is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), Kingdom Hearts'', and like the original game, combines characters and settings from The Walt Disney Company, Disney films with those of Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy'' series. An expanded re-release of the game featuring new and additional content, ''Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix'', was released exclusively in Japan in March 2007. The ''Final Mix'' version of the game was later remastered in high definition and released globally as part of the ''Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix'' collection for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and Nintendo Switch. ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is the third game in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and takes place one year after the events of ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''. Sora (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
