Yasuo Muramatsu

Yasuo Muramatsu (Japanese: 村松 康雄, Hepburn: Muramatsu Yasuo, April 6, 1933 – April 11, 2024) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.^[1] He was a founder of Office Kaoru. Muramatsu died on April 11, 2024, at the age of 91.^[1]

Yasuo Muramatsu
村松 康雄
Born	(1933-04-06)April 6, 1933 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	April 11, 2024(2024-04-11) (aged 91)
Occupations	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1955–20??
Agent	Office Kaoru
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse	Kaoru Muramatsu

Filmography

Television animation

• Kaibutsu-kun (1968)
• Kamui the Ninja (1969) (Roku)
• Dog of Flanders (1975) (Hans)
• Wakakusa no Charlotte (1977) (Gordon)
• Anne of Green Gables (1979) (John Sadler)
• Gordian Warrior (1979) (Dokuma)
• Super Dimension Century Orguss (1983) (Jeffrey Wright)
• Princess Sara (1985) (Old Priest)
• The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (1986) (Dr. Charlie Ames)
• My Patrasche (1992) (Reins)
• Ninku (1995) (Seishi Ninku)
• Rurouni Kenshin (1996) (Takuma Hashizume)
• Detective Conan (2000) (Kenzo Masuyama:Pisco)
• Gilgamesh (2003) (The Manager)
• One Piece (2005) (Tom)
• Stitch! (2008) (Teacher (ep. 20))
• Naruto: Shippuden (2010) (Iou)
• Chaika - The Coffin Princess (2014) (Vemac IV)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Vampire Hunter D (1985) (Mayor Roman)
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) (Chris's father)
• Black Jack (1998) (Dr. Stanfield)

Theatrical animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) (General Revil)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) (General Revil)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) (General Revil)
• Wicked City (1987) (Black Guard President)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (1995) (The President)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004) (Mike Mizuno)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017) (Mike Mizuno)

Video games

• Gihren no Yabou series (1998–) (General Revil)
• Atelier Annie: Alchemists of Sera Island (2009) (Bethgea)

Dubbing

Live-action

• 2012 (Tony Delgotto (George Segal))
• About Schmidt (Larry Hertzel (Howard Hesseman))^[2]
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Roger Podacter (Troy Evans))
• Armageddon (Ronald Quincy (Jason Isaacs))
• Assault on Precinct 13 (Sgt. Jasper O'Shea (Brian Dennehy))^[3]
• Asteroid (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Lloyd Morgan (Frank McRae))
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1994 TV Tokyo edition) (Chuck De Nomolos (Joss Ackland))^[4]
• The Boston Strangler (1973 TV Asashi edition) (Dr. Nagy (Austin Willis))
• Brawl in Cell Block 99 (The Placid Man (Udo Kier))^[5]
• The Cable Guy (Earl Kovacs (George Segal))^[6]
• Captain America (Sam Kolawetz (Ned Beatty))^[7]
• The Cave (Dr. Nicolai (Marcel Iureş))
• Coupe de Ville (Fred "Pop" Libner (Alan Arkin))
• Dead Silence (Edward Ashen (Bob Gunton))
• DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (The Dodgeball chancellor (William Shatner))
• Duel (Café owner (Eddie Firestone))^[8]
• First Blood (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Deputy Sgt. Arthur Galt (Jack Starrett))^[9]
• Flash of Genius (Gregory Lawson (Alan Alda))
• Goldfinger (1978 NTV edition) (Q (Desmond Llewelyn))^[10]
• Good Night, and Good Luck (William Paley (Frank Langella))^[11]
• The Great Escape (1971 Fuji TV edition) (Lt. Dietrich (George Mikell))
• Grey's Anatomy (Thatcher Grey (Jeff Perry))
• Gulliver's Travels (King Theodore (Billy Connolly))^[12]
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (Elphias Doge (David Ryall))^[13]
• Hugo (Monsieur Frick (Richard Griffiths))^[14]
• I.Q. (Nathan Liebknecht (Joseph Maher))
• JFK (1994 TV Asashi edition) (Russell B. Long (Walter Matthau))
• Last Action Hero (2001 TV Asahi edition) (Tony Vivaldi (Anthony Quinn))^[15]
• Lost (Bernard Nadler (Sam Anderson))
• The Matrix Reloaded (Councillor Hamann (Anthony Zerbe))
• The Matrix Revolutions (Councillor Hamann (Anthony Zerbe))
• Mortdecai (Sir Graham (Michael Culkin))
• National Treasure (Agent Peter Sadusky (Harvey Keitel))^[16]
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (FBI Special Agent Sadusky (Harvey Keitel))^[17]
• The Omen (1979 TBS edition) (Dr. Becker (Anthony Nicholls))
• Pathfinder (Pathfinder (Russell Means))
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce))^[18]
• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Governor Weatherby Swann (Jonathan Pryce))^[19]
• Quartet (Cedric Livingstone (Michael Gambon))
• Sleepy Hollow (Baltus Van Tassel (Michael Gambon))^[20]
• Sonny & Jed (1979 TV Tokyo edition) (Garcia (Eduardo Fajardo))
• Texas, Adios (Pedro (Hugo Blacno))^[21]
• Timecop (Commander Eugene Matuzak (Bruce McGill))^[22]
• Twin Peaks (Will Hayward (Warren Frost))
• Vertigo (2012 Blu-Ray edition) (Gavin Elster (Tom Helmore))^[23]
• The Walking Dead (Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson))^[24]
• Wall Street (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Trader (Oliver Stone))
• Wild Wild West (Coleman (M. Emmet Walsh))^[25]

Animation

• Curious George (Mr. Bloomsberry)
• Darkwing Duck (Steelbeak)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (Jacob)
• Prep & Landing ('The Big Guy' Santa Claus)
• ReBoot (Fuji TV edition) (Cyrus)

References

1. "Voice Actor Yasuo Muramatsu Dies at 91". Anime News Network. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
2. "アバウト・シュミット". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
3. "午後エンタ 午後ロード「アサルト13 要塞警察」壮絶な心理戦の行方は！？". TV Tokyo. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
4. "ビルとテッドの地獄旅行 <ＨＤマスター・スペシャルエディション>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
5. . 雲間に見える空の青 ｓｉｄｅＢ. Archived from the original on March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
6. "c8387ed79a.jpg". Carview. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
7. "キャプテン・アメリカ 帝国の野望 レンタル落ちVHS×2本字幕版吹替版". PayPay Flea Market. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
8. "激突！". Star Channel. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
9. "ランボー". Wowow. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
10. "００７ ゴールドフィンガー（若山弦蔵版）". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
11. "グッドナイト＆グッドラック[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
12. "ガリバー旅行記". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
13. "ハリー・ポッターと死の秘宝 PART1". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
14. "ヒューゴの不思議な発明". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
15. "Dubbed Western-style Theater Columbia 90th Anniversary "Last Action Hero" Deluxe Edition (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. January 28, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
16. "ナショナル・トレジャー". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
17. "ナショナル・トレジャー２／リンカーン暗殺者の日記". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
18. "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／呪われた海賊たち". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
19. "パイレーツ・オブ・カリビアン／ワールド・エンド". Wowow. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
20. "スリーピー・ホロウ". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
21. "ガンマン無頼[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
22. "タイムコップ(日本語吹替版) [VHS]". Amazon. April 28, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
23. "めまい". Star Channel. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
24. "ウォーキング・デッド シーズン4". Wowow. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
25. "ワイルド・ワイルド・ウエスト[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Yasuo Muramatsu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia