#Shōzō Iizuka

[artistmitchy]

Rest in peace Shōzō Iizuka, the voice of Tetsugyu.

[roskirambles]

Animated movie of the day: Millenium Actress (Sennen Joyū, 2002)

Why do humans create art? It's probably impossible to point out a single reason, as there's multiple purposes for which the plethora of mediums that compose what we call art are used, but at it's core it's safe to say there's a core component: human expression. And tied to human expression also lies human connection.

Directed by Satoshi Kon and loosely inspired by the story of real actress Setsuko Hara (who retired from acting after a prolific career when she was still 43 years old and disappeared from public life until her death at 95, never having married), the film is about retired actress Chiyoko Fujiwara. Unlike Hara, she does agree to an interview later in her life to a director she knew at some point called Genya Tachibana, as both discuss her own prolific career.

What follows is one of the most striking films about… well, film. We see the life of a woman explored through her acting roles and what they meant to her, mixing the reality of that universe with the films within, which not only covers all sorts of genres including everything from jidaigeki to science fiction (hence spawning a millenium), but also simply allow the narrative to be guided by the motions of those films mirroring the actual events of Chiyoko's life, including an impossible love that pushed her to keep acting in the first place.

Not only is this one a fascinating piece because of it's intertwining of the real and the fictional, but simply because of what the fictional tries to communicate and hide in the first place. It shows an incredible passion for the medium, but more significantly, it is used to express the yearnings and those things left unsaid by the people involved. Visually explosive, it's as poetic as it is heartbreaking in the best way possible, powerfully conveying an entire life journey through the lens of artistic expression.

[evilkitten3]

given the nature of this site that would either make them want to fuck him more or call him an autistic icon and infantilize him to hell

if bleach had come out ten years later this site would've been thirsting over baraggan

we can still do that btw. it's not too late

[animenostalgia]

Some sad news to share - Shozo Iizuka, the voice behind characters such as Inspector Lestrade in Sherlock Hound, Rui Jangal in Voltes V, Cyborg #8 in Dragon Ball, Nappa in Dragon Ball Z, Tetsugyu in Giant Robo, and many others passed away earlier this February. He was also a voice actor for many Tokusatsu shows and video games as well. Iizuka was 89 years old.

[crashynews]

[LINKED] livedoor (Japan): Japanese voice actor of Dr. Neo Cortex, Shōzō Iizuka at 89 years old, passed away

Shozo Iizuka, a voice actor known for his role as Hakaider in the tokusatsu drama “Android Kikaider,” passed away at 9:14 a.m. on January 15 due to acute heart failure. 89 years old. His office announced the news on the 28th. The funeral was held only with his next of kin. His agency, Sigma Seven, announced on its official website, “He passed away at 9:14 a.m. on February 15 due to acute heart…

[ljaesch]

Voice Actor Shozo Iizuka Passes Away

Talent agency Sigma7 has announced that voice actor Shōzō Iizuka passed away on February 15, 2023 due to acute heart failure. He was 89 years old at the time of his passing. Iizuka was known for such roles as Zenda-gorilla in Zendarman, Yoshio Marui in Mister Ajikko, Ryu Jose in Mobile Suit Gundam, Happosai Hieta in Nintama Rantaro, Kasumi Senzaemon in Kasumin, Dogen Awakusu in Durarara!!, Nappa…

[goalhofer]

2023 In Memoriam Part 9

Bishop Vito Schlickmann, 94

Greg McMackin, 77

Duangphet Phromthep, 17

Sherwood Schwartz, 92

Neale Stoner, 86

(Jo) Raquel Welch, 82

Bill Brown, 71

Iizuka Shōzō, 89

Paul Jerrard, 57

(James) Tim McCarver, 81

Kurosaki Maon, 35

Simone Edwards, 49

John Fedosoff, 90

Alex Herrera, 43

Al Jacks, 87

Marilú, 95

Keith Christensen, 75

Kyle Jacobs, 49

Stella Stevens, 84

Lee Whitlock, 54

Tom Whitlock, 68

Archbishop Prof. Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly, 93

Bishop David G. O'Connell, 69

Clemens Arvay, 42

Barbara Bosson, 82

(Thomas) Cam Jacobs, 60

Ammon McNeely, 52

Richard Belzer, 78

Billy McCombs, 95

Jim McMillan, 85

Ken Warby, 83

[gonagaiworld]

È morto il doppiatore Shōzō Iizuka, recitò in Dragon Ball Z, Voltes V, Dr. Slump e altri anime Aveva 89 anni. Info:--> https://www.gonagaiworld.com/e-morto-il-doppiatore-shozo-iizuka-lavoro-in-dragon-ball-z-voltes-v-dr-slump-e-altri-anime/?feed_id=348087&_unique_id=63fdf6ea719e5 #Doppiaggio #DragonBallZ #Lutto #ShōzōIizuka #VoltesV #忍たま

[o-the-mts]

90 Movies in 90 Years: Millennium Actress (2001)

I’m kicking off 2023 by trying to watch and review one movie every day for the first 90 days, all of which will be 90 minutes or less. Title: Millennium Actress Release Date:28 July 2001 Director: Satoshi Kon Production Company: Madhouse Summary/Review: Television interviewer Genya Tachibana (Shōzō Iizuka), a devoted fan of the famed actress Chiyoko Fujiwara (Miyoko Shōji), is able to track her…

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

[scenesandscreens]

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Director - Satoshi Kon, Cinematography - Katsutoshi Sugai

"On the year's last day, when all of a life's accounts, have been settled up."

[grasshopperdoingdogpaddle]

What if Xiaolin Showdown dubbed in Japan?

anonymous:

少林寺対決 (Shōrinji Taiketsu, literally knowing as Shaolin Showdown) is the Japanese dub of Xiaolin Showdown that aired on Nippon TV and TV Asahi.

Omi - Akemi Okamura Kimiko Tohomiko - Miyuki Sawashiro Raimundo Pedrosa - Kappei Yamaguchi Clay Bailey - Tōru Furuya Master Fung/Daddy Bailey - Kazuhiko Inoue Dojo Kanojo Cho - Shinpachi Tsuji Jack Spicer - Yūji Mitsuya Wuya - Naoko Watanabe Chase Young - Mamoru Miyano Hannibal Roy Bean - Shōzō Iizuka Katnappe - Yui Horie Tubbimura - Yuichi Nakamura Pandabubba - Hiroyuki Sanada Vlad/T-Rex/Klofange - Tesshō Genda Gigi - Nobuo Tobita Dyris - Kotono Mitsuishi Grand Master Dashi/Blind Old Swordman - Takehito Koyasu Master Monk Guan - Banjō Ginga Megan Spicer - Rei Sakuma Evil Doll - Mariya Ise Jermaine/Dude-Bot - Takahiro Sakurai Mr. Tohomiko/Raksha the Snowman - Shigeru Nakahara Jessie Bailey - Aoi Yabusaki Betie - Arisa Ogasawara Parrot - Tomoe Hanba Omi’s Dad - Atsushi Kisaichi Omi’s Mom/Singing Old Lady/Evil Granny Lily - Sanae Takagi Blind Old Man - Masaharu Maeda Chucky Choo - Yamadera Koichi

What do you think?

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This is a pretty solid fan voicecast!

Akemi Okamura especially would pull off a perfect Omi, I think. Could pull off that childish, high-pitched, almost mascot-y voice, and she does playfulness/cheekiness well! Something like Nami would suit him. That's definitely my favorite pick of the list! Kappei Yamaguchi works well for Rai too, a Ranma-like voice would fit him perfectly.

Mamoru Miyano... I can see where you're coming from there, and he's a solid pick for Chase's general vibe for sure, but I'd personally for with Miyu Irino. Chase's voice isn't quite so deep and dark. There's something of a heroic sort of feel to it, which really works well as for him as a warrior who defected from evil.

Miyuki Sawashiro as Kimiko is a surprising choice, but I think it'd be interesting to hear Kimiko in her voice! Same for Tōru Furuya, not who I would have assumed someone would pick for Clay, but I could see it working. I'd go for Masashi Ebara for Clay?

I dunno though, I'm not the most knowledgeable person in the world about seiyuus. The rest of the list checks out pretty passably from my perspective!

[jetspikepub]

Name: Patric Johnson, 44 y/o

Voice actor: Shirō Saitō

Height: 180 cm

Occupation: Broker

Hobby: Pet (little bird)

Position: One of the bounty heads. He appeared in the aquarium (smuggling trade). Broker that specializes in rare animal species.

Personality: Although he has done bad things, he has a good heart. He treats animals not only like tools for business but he's also fond of them, sometimes in obsessive manner.

Name: Gonza, 26 y/o

Voice actor: Kenji Utsumi

Height: 180 cm

Occupation: Monk・Actor

Hobby: Money counting

Position: One of the bounty heads. Depraved monk.

Personality: His greed knows no limits. He is weak to stronger opponents, strong to weaker ones.

Name: Jose Gonzales, 34 y/o

Voice actor: Shōzō Iizuka

Height: 175 cm

Occupation: Former boxer

Hobby: Gambling

Position: One of the bounty heads. He was expelled from boxing world because of the brawl in town. His only concern was to be # 1 in ranking.

Personality: Very short-tempered. A straightforward person who is difficult to negotiate with.

Name: Chang Lin-Lei, 20 y/o

Voice actor: Fukami Rika

Height: 150 cm

Occupation: Acrobatic troupe member

Hobby: Drinking

Position: One of the bounty heads. A pretty little face among chinpira (thugs) from the backstreet.

Personality: A strong-willed girl who tends to raise her status. She prefers to stand up for herself rather than flatter men, yet she doesn't give up on her charm.

Name: Sarah, 21 y/o

Voice actor: Fumiko Orikasa

Height: 162 cm

Occupation: Wild-animal tamer

Hobby: Talking to animals

Position: She used to work in a circus, however, disgusted by the way their leader treated animals, she ran away with a tiger. She wandered around the city with the beast, causing panic in the neighbourhood and thus becoming a bounty head that was accused of theft and mayhem, but she had no malicious intentions.

Personality: Sarah is a kind-hearted person who loves animals, but, because of the fact that she knows little about life outside the circus, she seems a bit odd.

Name: Kult Myeyer, 36 y/o

Voice actor: Yōsuke Akimoto

Height: 185 cm

Occupation: Former mercenary

Hobby: Bench press

Position: One of the bounty heads. Leader of the group that attacked docked Bebop (translator's note: son of a bitch!). A former mercensry who ended up as a bounty head because of troubles in unit.

Personality: He's always been rough and violent but after retirement he became even worse. He feels fulfilled only during the fighting.

Name: Schtier, 30 y/o

Voice actor: Kazuhiko Inoue

Height: 185

Occupation: Hitman

Hobby: Tinkering with mono machine

Position: A hitman hired to eliminate bounty heads and cowboys gathered on Mars.

Personality: He believes that his job has aesthetics. He dislikes narcissism but doesn't see murder as a taboo. The sence of hunting is like a type of sport for him.

Name: Ronald McCarthy, 44 y/o

Voice actor: Masaki Aizawa

Height: 182

Occupation: Former I.S.S.P. high official (director)

Hobby: Historical research

Position: Elite person who was promoted to director of I.S.S.P.; He went missing along with his spacecraft and subordinates due to an unknown accident.

Personality: A man with an overestimated sense of duty.

Spaceship

Passenger: Ronald McCarthy

[theyellowsubmarinefanremakeblog]

Credits

Animation Production: Studio Macaron, Toei

Animation: Yoh Yoshinari, Takafumi Hori

Character design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Animation for musical numbers and landscapes: Masaaki Yuasa, Gekidan Inu Curry

Monster and creature design: Takashi Nakamura

Music production: Apple Corps

Soundtrack: Michiru Oshima

Songs: The Beatles, Tarcy Su

Written by: Nio

English distributor: Walt Disney Pictures

Voices:

Gen Hoshino/Adam Campbell as Ringo Starr

Masaharu Fukuyama/Dean Lennox Kelly as John Lennon

Daisuke Namikawa/Peter Serafinowicz as Paul McCartney

Tatsuro Yamashita/Cary Elwes as George Harrison

Kōichi Yamadera/Michael Palin as Old Fred

Naomi Nagasawa/April Winchell as Coco

Ryūsei Nakao/Toby Jones as Jeremy Hillary Boob, PhD.

Mariko Kouda/Shirley Henderson as female Jeremy

Mika Doi/Emma Thompson as Rita

Hiroshi Ōtake/Sir Michael Gambon as Lord Mayor

Minako Kotobuki/Jennifer Tilly as Princess Pepper

Rikako Aikawa/Cathy Weseluck as Clef

Houko Kuwashima/Maria Darling as Charles

Aya Ueto/Freema Agyeman as Razz

Sumire Uesaka/Teresa Gallagher as Dazz

Urara Takano/Lena Headey as Jazz

Akira Kamiya/Jim Carrey as Cerulio, the Chief Blue Meanie

Kōki Miyata/Corey Burton as Max

Emiri Katō/Jessica DiCicco as Vannessa

Ryosei Konishi/Crispin Glover as Apple Bonkers

Atomu Kobayashi/Brad Garrett as Robin the Butterfly Stomper

Shōzō Iizuka/Lenny Henry as Hidden Persuaders

Takahiro Sakurai/Simon Pegg as Countdown Clowns

Tomokazu Sugita/Brian Blessed as the herald

Sumi Shimamoto/Susan Boyle as Blue Jay Way

Narration: Mitsuki Saiga/Twiggy

Additional English Voices: Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Mike Pollock, Jeff Bennett, Rob Paulsen, Miriam Margolyes

[cultfaction]

Cult Cartoon Essentials: Astroganger

Written by the team of Tatsuo Tamura and Toyohiro Andô and brought to the small screen by Knack Productions, Astroganger ran for 26 episodes from 1972 to 1973.

The plot follows Maya, an alien woman who crash-lands on Earth. She reveals that her home planet was destroyed by the Blasters, a cruel alien race who are out to steal…