Taichirō Hirokawa

Taichirō Hirokawa
広川太一郎
Taichirō Hirokawa ; 広川太一郎
Born	広川諶次郎 (Hirokawa Shinjirō); February 15, 1939; Tokyo, Japan
Died	March 3, 2008 (aged 69); Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, narrator
Years active	1962–2008

Taichirō Hirokawa (広川太一郎, Hirokawa Taichirō, February 15, 1939 – March 3, 2008) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1939, and died on March 3, 2008, in Shibuya from cancer. His death was announced at the beginning of the 2nd Seiyu Awards.

Roles

Film

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III)
It's Tough Being a Man (1969) (Michio, Sakura's boyfriend)
Warau Michael (2006) (Narrator)

Television dramas

Phantom Agents (1964) (Tsukiaki)

Television animation

Moomin (1969) (Snorken)
Tomorrow's Joe (1970) (Carlos Rivera)
Andersen Monogatari (1971) (Ib)
Star of the Giants (1971) (Nishioka)
Tensai Bakabon (1971)
Space Battleship Yamato Series (1974) (Mamoru Kodai)
Vicky the Viking (1974) (Snope)
La Seine no Hoshi (1975) (The Black Tulip, Narrator)
Captain Future (1978) (Captain Future)
Sherlock Hound (1984) (Holmes)
Miracle Girls (1993) (Narrator)
Soreike! Anpanman (1998) (Hamled)
Mezzo DSA (2004) (Kenichi Kurokawa)

OVA

Yamato 2520 (1995) (Narrator)

Theatrical animation

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988) (Abel)
Pokémon Heroes (2002) (Announcer)

Dub Work

Live-action

Tony Curtis
- Some Like It Hot^[1]
- The Great Race
- Spartacus
- Sweet Smell of Success (first time dubbing Curtis)
- The Persuaders!
- The Defiant Ones
- Vega$
Robert Redford
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Sundance Kid)
- The Great Gatsby (Jay Gatsby)
- Spy Game (TV Tokyo version) (Nathan D. Muir)
- All the President's Men (1980 TBS version) (Bob Woodward)
- A Bridge Too Far (NTV version) (Julian Cook)
- Legal Eagles (TV Tokyo version) (Tom Logan)
Roger Moore
- The Cannonball Run (Seymour Goldfarb, Jr.)
- Live and Let Die (James Bond)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (James Bond)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond)
- Moonraker (James Bond)
- For Your Eyes Only (James Bond)
- Octopussy (James Bond)
- A View to a Kill (James Bond)^[2]
Dan Aykroyd
- Trading Places
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostbusters II
- Dragnet
Michael Hui
- The Private Eyes (Wong Yeuk Sze)
- Rob-B-Hood (The Landlord)^[3]
Batman (Batman (Adam West))
Bean (Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson))^[4]
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Charles Kent (Francis Matthews))^[5]
Face to Face (1977 TV Asahi edition) (Professor Brad Fletcher (Gian Maria Volonté))
Frankenstein Created Woman (1970 TV Asahi edition) (Hans Werner (Robert Morris))^[6]
The Italian Job (Charlie Croker (Michael Caine))
Little Nicky (The Deacon (Quentin Tarantino))^[7]
Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Holy Grail (Eric Idle)^[8]^[9]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1979 TBS edition (James Bond (George Lazenby)))
The Plague of the Zombies (Dr. Peter Tompson (Brook Williams))^[10]
Seven Golden Men Strike Again (1975 TV Asahi edition) (Albert the Professor (Philippe Leroy))^[11]
Splash (Dr. Walter Kornbluth (Eugene Levy))
UFO (Commander Straker (Ed Bishop))
Wild Wild West (2002 NTV edition) (Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh))^[12]
Young Frankenstein (Frederick Frankenstein (Gene Wilder))

Animation

The New Adventures of Superman (Superman)
Rocket Robin Hood (Rocket Robin Hood)^[13]^[14]
Wacky Races (Kizatoto-kun (Peter Perfect))

Tokusatsu

Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) (Voice of Confrontation Beast Pig-Fist Tabu)

Radio

References

^ "お熱いのがお好き（１９５９）". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
^ "007／美しき獲物たち". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "プロジェクトＢＢ［ディレクターズ・カット版］［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "ビーン[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "リトル★ニッキー". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^ "モンティ・パイソン人生狂騒曲". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
^ "空飛ぶモンティ・パイソンコンプリート Blu-ray BOX". Twin. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
^ "続・黄金の七人／レインボー作戦［吹］土曜映画劇場版". Star Channel. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
^ "ワイルド・ワイルド・ウエスト". The Cinema. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ "ロケット・ロビンフッド('71) Rocket Robin Hood('67米)". Kanemoto.mydns.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
^ "研究「600万ドルの男」-研究結果16". Home.t01.itscom.net. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

External links

Taichirō Hirokawa at Internet Movie Database
Taichirō Hirokawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] "お熱いのがお好き（１９５９）". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.

[2] "007／美しき獲物たち". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[3] "プロジェクトＢＢ［ディレクターズ・カット版］［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[4] "ビーン[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[5] "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[6] "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[7] "リトル★ニッキー". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved March 12, 2019.

[8] "モンティ・パイソン人生狂騒曲". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

[9] "空飛ぶモンティ・パイソンコンプリート Blu-ray BOX". Twin. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[10] "ホラー・マニアックスシリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[11] "続・黄金の七人／レインボー作戦［吹］土曜映画劇場版". Star Channel. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

[12] "ワイルド・ワイルド・ウエスト". The Cinema. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[13] "ロケット・ロビンフッド('71) Rocket Robin Hood('67米)". Kanemoto.mydns.jp. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

[14] "研究「600万ドルの男」-研究結果16". Home.t01.itscom.net. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

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Taichirō Hirokawa 広川太一郎
Born	広川諶次郎 (Hirokawa Shinjirō) (1939-02-15)February 15, 1939 Tokyo, Japan
Died	March 3, 2008(2008-03-03) (aged 69) Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, narrator
Years active	1962–2008