Hiroshi Masuoka (voice actor)
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Hiroshi Masuoka | |
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増岡 弘 | |
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Born | Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan | August 7, 1936
Died | March 21, 2020 | (aged 83)
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Years active | 1958–2019 |
Agent | Haikyō |
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, Masuoka Hiroshi, August 7, 1936 – March 21, 2020[1]) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He voiced the roles of Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san and Jam Ojisan in Soreike! Anpanman. He also voiced Kame-Sennin during the last episodes of Dragon Ball Z and all of Dragon Ball GT, following Kōhei Miyauchi's death. He worked for the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society until his death in 2020.
On August 5, 2019, it was announced that Masuoka had retired from his roles in Sazae-san and Soreike! Anpanman, which would be taken over by Hideyuki Tanaka and Kōichi Yamadera respectively.[2]
Masuoka died on March 21, 2020 from rectal cancer.[1][3]
Filmography[]
Television animation[]
- Ashita no Joe (1970) – Tarō
- Sazae-san (1979–2019) – Masuo Fuguta
- Touch (1985–1987) – Toshio Asakura
- Soreike! Anpanman (1988–2019) ��� Jam Ojisan
- Ranma ½ (1991) – Toramasa Kobayakawa
Original video animation (OVA)[]
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) – Dick Lumnba
Theatrical animation[]
- Cyborg 009 (1966) – 005 / Geronimo Junior
Video games[]
- Everybody's Golf Portable (2004) – Tanaka
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- Bravely Default – Sage Yulyana
- Cutey Honey – Naojiro Hayami
- Cybot Robotchi – Dr. Deko
- Dragon Ball Z – Kame-Sennin (eps. 288-291)
- Dragon Ball GT – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! – Kame-Sen'nin
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Neo – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball DS – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball: World's Greatest Adventure – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball DS 2: Charge! Red Ribbon Army – Kame-Sennin
- Meitantei Holmes: Aoi Ruby no Maki / Kaitei no Zaiho no Maki – Jewelry Store Manager
- Nagagutsu Sanjūshi – Big
- Nichijou – Narrator (ep 3)
- Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun – Chappy
- Sherlock Hound – George/Todd
- Superbook – Gizmo (Zenmaijikake)
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki – Galactic Police Commander
- Voltes V – General Oka
Tokusatsu[]
- Silver Kamen – Alien Room (ep. 12 - 13)
- Android Kikaider – Orange Ant (ep. 3), Gold Wolf (ep. 11), Golden Bat (ep. 15), Black Chameleon (ep. 18), Green Mammoth (ep. 25 - 26), Red Squid (ep. 30), Black Echidna (ep. 34), Red Mine Toad (ep. 41 - 42)
- Android Kikaider Movie – Multi Colored Sand Lizard
- Kikaider 01 - Shadow Mummy (ep. 16), Poisonous Mendicant (ep. 17), Shadow Thorned Starfish No.02 (No.01 voiced by ) (ep. 23), Spaceman Robots (voiced by , ) (ep. 39)
- Inazuman - Wind Banbara (ep. 5), Devil Banbara (ep. 12)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger – Shining Masked, Ironclaw Masked, Hatchet Masked, Phone Masked, Shellfish Masked, Clock Masked, Can opener Masked, Piano Masked,
- Battle Fever J – Left Hand Monster
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman – Gaata
- Jikuu Senshi Spielban - Dreampacker
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger – Haniwa Ventriloquist (ep. 16)
- B-Fighter Kabuto – Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord
- Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger – Narrator, Gao God
- Kamen Rider Hibiki Hyper Battle DVD – Madder Hawk
Dubbing[]
- Blue Steel (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Frank Turner (Philip Bosco)[4]
- The NeverEnding Story III (1996 TV Asahi edition) – Mrs. Rockbiter
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996) – Blind Pew
Awards[]
Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2018 | 12th Seiyu Awards | Achievement Award | Won |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Masuoka Hiroshi-san shikyo 83-sai Masuo-san, Jamu Ojisan no koe de shitashimare" 増岡弘さん死去 83歳 マスオさん、ジャムおじさんの声で親しまれ [Masuoka Hiroshi dies at 83 Well-known as the voice of Masuo-san, Jam Ojisan]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 5, 2019). "Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Retires From Sazae-san, Anpanman Roles". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 26, 2020). "Sazae-san, Anpanman Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Passes Away Due to Cancer at 83". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Burū Suchīru <HD Nyū Masutā-ban>" ブルー・スチール<HDニューマスター版> [Blue Steel "HD New Master Version"]. Zekū 是空 [Only Emptiness] (in Japanese). Zeque Productions, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
External links[]
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Hiroshi Masuoka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2020 deaths
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Japanese male video game actors
- Japanese male voice actors
- Male voice actors from Saitama (city)
- Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors