Taichirō Hirokawa

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.

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

Roles

Film

• Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Otoko wa tsurai yo (1969) (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
  • The Great Gatsby
  • Spy Game (TV Tokyo version)
  • All the President's Men (TBS version)
  • A Bridge Too Far (NTV version)
  • Legal Eagles (TV Tokyo version)
• Roger Moore
  • The Cannonball Run
  • Live and Let Die
  • The Man with the Golden Gun
  • The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Moonraker
  • For Your Eyes Only
  • Octopussy
  • A View to a Kill^[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

• Otoko-tachi no yoru kana
• Edogawa Ranpo Series as Kogoro Akechi
• Hoshi e Iku fune

References

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.

External links

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