Hiroshi Masuoka (voice actor)
Hiroshi Masuoka (増岡 弘, Masuoka Hiroshi, August 7, 1936 – March 21, 2020[1]) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He voiced the roles of Masuo Fuguta in Sazae-san and Jam Ojisan in Soreike! Anpanman. He also voiced Kame-Sennin during the last episodes of Dragon Ball Z and all of Dragon Ball GT, following Kōhei Miyauchi's death. He worked for the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society until his death in 2020.
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| Born | August 7, 1936 Minami, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | March 21, 2020 (aged 83) |
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| Years active | 1958–2019 |
| Agent | Haikyō |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
On August 5, 2019, it was announced that Masuoka had retired from his roles in Sazae-san and Soreike! Anpanman, which would be taken over by Hideyuki Tanaka and Kōichi Yamadera respectively.[2]
Masuoka died on March 21, 2020 from rectal cancer.[1][3]
Filmography
Television animation
- Ashita no Joe (1970) – Tarō
- Sazae-san (1979–2019) – Masuo Fuguta
- Touch (1985–1987) – Toshio Asakura
- Soreike! Anpanman (1988–2019) – Jam Ojisan
- Ranma ½ (1991) – Toramasa Kobayakawa
Original video animation (OVA)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (1989) – Dick Lumnba
Theatrical animation
- Cyborg 009 (1966) – 005 / Geronimo Junior
Video games
- Everybody's Golf Portable (2004) – Tanaka
Unknown
- Bravely Default – Sage Yulyana
- Cutey Honey – Naojiro Hayami
- Cybot Robotchi – Dr. Deko
- Dragon Ball Z – Kame-Sennin (eps. 288-291)
- Dragon Ball GT – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! – Kame-Sen'nin
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Neo – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball DS – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball: World's Greatest Adventure – Kame-Sennin
- Dragon Ball DS 2: Charge! Red Ribbon Army – Kame-Sennin
- Meitantei Holmes: Aoi Ruby no Maki / Kaitei no Zaiho no Maki – Jewelry Store Manager
- Nagagutsu Sanjūshi – Big
- Nichijou – Narrator (ep 3)
- Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun – Chappy
- Sherlock Hound – George/Todd
- Superbook – Gizmo (Zenmaijikake)
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki – Galactic Police Commander
- Voltes V – General Oka
Tokusatsu
- Silver Kamen – Alien Room (ep. 12 - 13)
- Android Kikaider – Orange Ant (ep. 3), Gold Wolf (ep. 11), Golden Bat (ep. 15), Black Chameleon (ep. 18), Green Mammoth (ep. 25 - 26), Red Squid (ep. 30), Black Echidna (ep. 34), Red Mine Toad (ep. 41 - 42)
- Android Kikaider Movie – Multi Colored Sand Lizard
- Kikaider 01 - Shadow Mummy (ep. 16), Poisonous Mendicant (ep. 17), Shadow Thorned Starfish No.02 (No.01 voiced by Setsuo Wakui) (ep. 23), Spaceman Robots (voiced by Akira Shimada, Tetsu Masuda) (ep. 39)
- Inazuman - Wind Banbara (ep. 5), Devil Banbara (ep. 12)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger – Shining Masked, Ironclaw Masked, Hatchet Masked, Phone Masked, Shellfish Masked, Clock Masked, Can opener Masked, Piano Masked,
- Battle Fever J – Left Hand Monster
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman – Gaata
- Jikuu Senshi Spielban - Dreampacker
- Gosei Sentai Dairanger – Haniwa Ventriloquist (ep. 16)
- B-Fighter Kabuto – Rock Shell Chamberlain Dord
- Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger – Narrator, Gao God
- Kamen Rider Hibiki Hyper Battle DVD – Madder Hawk
Dubbing
- Blue Steel (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Frank Turner (Philip Bosco)[4]
- The NeverEnding Story III (1996 TV Asahi edition) – Mrs. Rockbiter
- Muppet Treasure Island (1996) – Blind Pew
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2018 | 12th Seiyu Awards | Achievement Award | Won |
References
- "Masuoka Hiroshi-san shikyo 83-sai Masuo-san, Jamu Ojisan no koe de shitashimare" 増岡弘さん死去 83歳 マスオさん、ジャムおじさんの声で親しまれ [Masuoka Hiroshi dies at 83 Well-known as the voice of Masuo-san, Jam Ojisan]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon Newspapers. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Sherman, Jennifer (August 5, 2019). "Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Retires From Sazae-san, Anpanman Roles". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 26, 2020). "Sazae-san, Anpanman Voice Actor Hiroshi Masuoka Passes Away Due to Cancer at 83". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- "Burū Suchīru <HD Nyū Masutā-ban>" ブルー・スチール＜HDニューマスター版＞ [Blue Steel "HD New Master Version"]. Zekū 是空 [Only Emptiness] (in Japanese). Zeque Productions, LLC. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
External links
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Hiroshi Masuoka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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