Takeshi Kusaka

Takeshi Kusaka
Born	(1931-02-24)February 24, 1931 Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Died	May 15, 2017(2017-05-15) (aged 86) Spain
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1954–2017

Takeshi Kusaka (日下 武史, Kusaka Takeshi, February 24, 1931 – May 15, 2017^[1]) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Toshima, Tokyo. He was the founder of the Shiki Theatre Company. He remarried with actress in 2010.

Roles[]

Live action films[]

• Assassination (1964) (Narahara Shigeru)
• (1967)
• (1973)
• Fumō chitai (1976) (Koide)
• (1976)
• Antarctica (1983) (Hokkaidō University professor)
• (1984)
• (1988)
• Teito Taisen (1989) (Fumimaro Konoe)
• (1991)
• (1991)
• (1993) (Doctor Kobayashi)
• (1993)
• (1997)
• (2000)

Live action television[]

• Ten to Chi to (1969) (Sanjōnishi Sanezumi)^[2]
• Naruto Hitcho (1977-78) (Zeami)
• Ōoku (1983) (Ryūkō)
• Ōedo Sōsamō (1984) (Narrator)
• Sanga Moyu (1984)

Anime television[]

• Ginga Eiyū Densetsu (Document voiceover (episode 56))

Theater[]

• The Cherry Orchard
• Hamlet
• The Merchant of Venice
• Antigone
• lark
• Equus
• Sluice
• Hikarigoke
• Ondine
• Rokumeikan
• Anne of Green Gables
• beauty and the beast
• ’'

Theatrical animation[]

• Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (Vega)
• Twilight of the Cockroaches

Dubbing roles[]

Live action[]

• 99 and 44/100% Dead (Harry Crown)
• Amadeus (Antonio Salieri)
• Avalon (Game Master)^[3]
• The Cassandra Crossing (Doctor Jonathan Chamberlain)
• Columbo (Robert Conrad)
• Hannibal (TV Asahi edition) (Hannibal Lecter)
• Les Misérables (Inspector Javert)
• Sitting Bull (Major Robert Parrish)
• The Thief of Paris (Georges Randal)
• The Untouchables (Eliot Ness)

Animation[]

• The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Judge Claude Frollo (speaking voice))
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Dr. Harley Street)

Honors[]

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1996)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2002)

References[]

External links[]

• Profile
• Takeshi Kusaka at IMDb
• Takeshi Kusaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia