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Yuzuru Fujimoto
Born(1935-09-24)September 24, 1935
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJune 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 83)
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1963–2019

Yuzuru Fujimoto (藤本 譲, Fujimoto Yuzuru, September 24, 1935 – June 10, 2019)[1] was a Japanese voice actor.[2]

Filmography[]

Television animation[]

1960s
  • Gigantor (1963) – Narrator
  • Ōgon Bat (1967) – Narrator
  • Yōkai Ningen Bem (1968) – Narrator
1970s
  • Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) – A detective
  • Doraemon (1973) – Papa
  • Brave Raideen (1975) – Professor Steam
  • Gaiking (1975) – Namura
  • Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Yoshitarō Harao
  • Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1977) – Gabriel
  • Angie Girl (1978) – Johann
1980s
  • Astro Boy (1980) – Professor Ikisugi
  • Invincible Robo Trider G7 (1980) – Tetsuo Atsui
  • Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Kentarō Mitsuba
  • Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13 (1983) – Frederick Roden
  • Magical Fairy Persia (1984) Goken Muroi
  • Mister Ajikko (1987) – Ajiou-sama
  • Zillion (1987) – Gord
  • Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (1989) –Yūtarō Hidaka
1990s
  • Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) – Megadeth
  • Oishinbo (1991) – Takehara
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) – Professor G
  • After War Gundam X (1996) – Fong Alternative
  • Detective Conan (1996) – Tani, Ōyama, Yabuuchi, Murakami, etc.
  • Gasaraki (1998) – Giichirō Gōwa
  • The Big O (1999) – Santa Claus
  • Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (1999) – Kojima
2000s
  • Hiwou War Chronicles (2000) – Nagai
  • Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001) – Tessai Onizuka
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) – Kunihiko Nibu
  • Croket! (2003) – Kusamochi
  • Monster (2004) – Robbie
  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2007) – Hayato Fūrinji (2nd voice)
  • Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (2007) – Kikuji Hiyoshi
  • Hell Girl (2009) – Kadokura
2010s
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) – Juneau Dermailles
  • Inazuma Eleven (2010) – Daisuke Endō
  • Katanagatari (2010) – Masatsuna Yanari
  • Little Battlers Experience (2011) – Cillian Kaidō
  • Garo: The Animation (2015) – Lara's grandfather

OVA[]

  • Konpeki no Kantai (1993) – Yasaburo Otaka
  • Please Save My Earth (1993) – Raozo Matsudaira
  • Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1993) – Chiyou
  • Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) – Dr. Touka
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) – Kojima
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – The President
  • Apocalypse Zero (1996) - Tomohisa, Narrator

Theatrical animation[]

  • Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – Degwin Sodo Zabi
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) - Resentative
  • Pom Poko (1994) – Mizuki
  • Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) – Colonel Moran
  • Appleseed (2004) – Edward Uranus III
  • Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) – Tapp
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Ouro

Video games[]

  • Gihren no Yabou (1998) – Degwin Sodo Zabi
  • Metal Gear Solid (1998) – Kenneth Baker
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) – President James Johnson
  • Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 (2004) – Emperor Go-Shirakawa
  • Super Robot Wars GC (2004) – Tetsuo Atsui, Great Dorumen
  • Killzone 3 (2011) – Orlock

Dubbing[]

Live-action[]

  • James Earl Jones
    • The Ambulance (1992 TV Tokyo edition) – Lt. Frank Spencer
    • The Hunt for Red October (1993 TBS and 1999 TV Asahi editions) – Vice Admiral James Greer
    • Patriot Games (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
    • The Sandlot – Mr. Mertle
    • Sommersby – Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs[3]
    • Clear and Present Danger (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
    • Coming to America – King Jaffe Joffer
  • Pat Hingle
    • Batman (1995 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
    • Batman Returns (1994 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
    • Batman Forever (1998 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
    • The Quick and the Dead (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Horace
    • Batman & Robin (2000 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • Philip Baker Hall
    • The Rock (1999 NTV edition) – Chief Justice
    • Boogie Nights – Floyd Gondolli
    • Rush Hour – Captain William Diel[4]
    • The Sum of All Fears – David Becker
    • Mr. Popper's Penguins – Mr. Franklin
  • George Kennedy
  • Ned Beatty
    • Hostage Flight – Art Hofstadter
    • Rudy – Daniel Ruettiger, Sr.
    • Just Cause (1997 TV Tokyo edition) – McNair
    • He Got Game – Warden Wyatt
  • Alcatraz – Raymond "Ray" Archer (Robert Forster)
  • Armageddon (2002 Fuji TV edition) – Karl
  • Bad Girls – Frank Jarrett (Robert Loggia)
  • A Better Tomorrow – Father Sung (Tien Feng)[5]
  • Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Guard Falzon (Steve Eastin)
  • Crimson Tide – Vladimir Radchenko (Daniel von Bargen)
  • The Da Vinci Code – Jacques Saunière (Jean-Pierre Marielle)
  • Die Hard (1992 Fuji TV edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
  • Dr. No – M (Bernard Lee)[6]
  • The Empire Strikes Back – Admiral Ackbar
  • Evilspeak (1986 TBS edition) – Sarge (R. G. Armstrong)
  • The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
  • 2 Fast 2 Furious (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
  • Firelight – Lord Clare (Joss Ackland)
  • The Golden Compass – High Councilor (Christopher Lee)
  • Guilty by Suspicion – Chairman Wood (Gailard Sartain)
  • Harlem Nights – Bennie Wilson (Redd Foxx)
  • The Hunt for Red October – Captain 2nd Rank Viktor Tupolev (Stellan Skarsgård)[7]
  • Insomnia – Chief Charlie Nyback (Paul Dooley)
  • Jungle 2 Jungle – Alexei Jovanovic (David Ogden Stiers)
  • Keeping the Faith – Rabbi Ben Lewis (Eli Wallach)[8]
  • Kiss of the Dragon – Uncle Tai (Burt Kwouk)
  • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Barry "the Baptist" (Lenny McLean)
  • My Favorite Martian – Mr. Channing (Michael Lerner)
  • The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)[9]
  • The New Daughter – Roger Wayne (James Gammon)
  • Return of the Jedi – Admiral Ackbar
  • Snatch – Doug the Head (Mike Reid)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Admiral Ackbar
  • The Thirteenth Floor – Hannon Fuller, Grierson (Armin Mueller-Stahl)[10]
  • The Untouchables – Chief Mike Dorsett (Richard Bradford)[11]
  • Win Win – Leo Poplar (Burt Young)[12]

Animation[]

  • Atomic Betty – Admiral DeGill
  • The Boondocks – Robert Jebediah Freeman
  • Oliver & Company – Winston
  • Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - Monterey Jack

Other voices[]

  • Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Tokyo DisneylandAdmiral Ackbar

References[]

  1. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-17/voice-actor-yuzuru-fujimoto-passes-away-at-83/.147938
  2. "藤本譲 | U-NEXT | 日本最大級のビデオ・オンデマンド". p.unext.jp. Retrieved 2015-04-29.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. "ジャック・サマースビー[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. "ラッシュアワー". Star Channel. Retrieved May 9, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. "男たちの挽歌 <日本語吹替収録版>". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. "【ファンが選んだ第7位】007/ドクター・ノオ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. "レッド・オクトーバーを追え! アドバンスト・コレクターズ・エディション". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  8. "僕たちのアナ・バナナ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. "ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<インターナショナル版HDニューマスター> ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<エクステンデッド版HDニューマスター>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  10. "13F". Star Channel. Retrieved June 30, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  11. "アンタッチャブル (通常版)". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  12. "WIN WIN/ウィン・ウィン ダメ男とダメ少年の最高の日々". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 4, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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