was a Japanese actor and

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from Tokyo Prefecture who was affiliated with

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and Production Baobab. He voiced

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in the first half of the original 1973 ''

'' series. He voiced Shunsaku Ban, also known as Mustachio (Higeoyaji) or Daddy Walrus, a character appearing in many of

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's productions. He was known for dubbing over

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, Charles Durning, Burt Young, Lee J. Cobb and many more. He also lent his voice to the Japanese dubbing of

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(

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) in ''

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'' He received an Achievement Award at the

3rd Seiyu Awards The 3rd Seiyu Awards ceremony was held on March 7, 2009 at the UDX Theater in Akihabara, Tokyo, and was broadcast on Nippon BS Broadcasting, BS11 on May 3, 2009. The period of general voting lasted from October 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009. Refe ...

. He died of a stroke on September 27, 2020, He was 84 years old.

Filmography

Anime

Video games

Overseas dubbing

Notes

References

; Book references *

External links

Official agency profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomita, Kosei 1936 births 2020 deaths Aoni Production voice actors Japanese male video game actors Male voice actors from Tokyo Production Baobab voice actors