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Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe
曽我部 和恭
Kazuyuki Sogabe.webp
BornApril 16, 1948
Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 17, 2006 (aged 58)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • musician
  • narrator
Years active1973–2000, 2005
AgentAoni Production
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Kazuyuki Sogabe (曽我部 和恭 (formerly 曽我部 和行) Sogabe Kazuyuki, April 16, 1948 – September 17, 2006) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator from Chiba Prefecture. During his life, he has been attached to Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He also served as guitarist for the band Slapstick, which he formed in 1977 with fellow voice actors Tōru Furuya and Toshio Furukawa.

On December 31, 2000, Sogabe retired from voice acting when he felt a weakness in his own voice. After his retirement, his ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors. Sogabe, however, was active in 2005, but died on September 17, 2006 at around 8 PM from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before. He was 58 years old.

Filmography

Television animation

1970s

  • Hurricane Polymar (1974) (Takeshi Yoroi/Hurricane Polymar)
  • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976) (Tonio Rossi)
  • Dokaben (1976) (Live Announcer)
  • Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977) (Ippei Mine)
  • Tōshō Daimos (1978) (Kyōshirō Yūzuki)
  • Anne of Green Gables (1979) (Minister Alan)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) (Gene, Commander Wakkein)

1980s

1990s

2000s

Original video animation (OVA)

Theatrical animation

  • Cyborg 009 (1980) (Cyborg 008)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (Commander Wakkein)[1]
  • Crusher Joe (1983) (Kirī)
  • Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise (1987) (Marty)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) (Lyle)[1]
  • Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992) (Artificial Human No. 13)

Tokusatsu

Video games

  • Super Robot Wars series (1996-2006) (Gene, Bishot Hate)
  • Metal Gear Solid (1998) (Psycho Mantis)[1]
  • Tatsunoko Fight (2000) (Hurricane Polymar)[1]
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (Psycho Mantis)[1]

Dubbing roles

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Kazuyuki Sogabe - 29 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  2. ^ "ネバー・ダイ・アローン/ミラーズ・クロッシング スペシャル・エディション [DVD]". Amazon Japan. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "『ポリス・ストーリー/REBORN』公開記念 ポリス・ストーリー2 九龍の眼 4K Master Blu-ray". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

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