Nachi Nozawa
Nachi Nozawa (野沢 那智, Nozawa Nachi, January 13, 1938 – October 30, 2010[1]) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Tokyo. He was affiliated with Office PAC at the time of his death. His real name was Yasutomo Nozawa (野沢 那智, Nozawa Yasutomo). Nozawa was the official dub-over voice of Alain Delon and Al Pacino. Also he was known for dubbing over Giuliano Gemma, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis, Illya Kuryakin (in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.), C-3PO (in the Star Wars Trilogy) and Nash Bridges (in the television series Nash Bridges). He was also known as his roles in Cobra (as Cobra), Dororo (as Hyakkimaru), Gokū no Daibōken (as Sanzo), and the Sakura Wars series (as Oni-Ou).
Nachi Nozawa | |
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野沢 那智 | |
Born | Yasutomo Nozawa January 13, 1938 |
Died | October 30, 2010 72) Tokyo, Japan | (aged
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Years active | 1950–2010 |
Agent | Office PAC |
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
On October 30, 2010, at 3:36 P.M., Nozawa died at a Tokyo hospital of lung cancer.[1] He was 72 years old at the time of his death. A year after his death, he was honored with a Special Merit Award in the 5th Seiyu Awards.
Filmography
Television animation
- Astro Boy (1963) (Future)
- Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III)
- Dororo (1969) (Hyakkimaru)
- Aim for the Ace! (1978) (Jin Munakata)
- The Rose of Versailles (1979) (Hans Axel von Fersen)
- Astro Boy (1980) (Black Jack)
- Space Adventure Cobra (1982) (Cobra)
- Glass Mask (1984) (Masumi Hayami)
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994) (Sai Pairon)
- Reign: The Conqueror (1999) (Aristotle)
- Sakura Wars (2000) (Oni-ou, Kazuma Shingūji)
- Hellsing (2001) (Father Alexander Anderson)
- Mao Dante (Satan)
- Monkey Typhoon (2002) (Ryutaro Demon)
- Ragnarok the Animation (2004) (Zephyrus)
- Black Jack (2005) (Biwamaru)
- Monster (2005) (Franz Bonaparta)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2006) (Ukon)
- Devil May Cry (2007) (Sid)
- Kekkaishi (2007) (Heisuke Matsudo)
- MapleStory (2007) (Zakteman)
OVA
- Lupin III: Pilot Film (1969) (Arsène Lupin III)
- Aim for the Ace! 2 (1988) (Jin Munakata)
- Aim for the Ace! Final Stage (1989) (Jin Munakata)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Side Stories (1998) (Herman Von Lüneburg)
- Lupin III: Return of the Magician (2002) (Pycal)
- Macross Zero (2002) (Dr. Hasford)
- Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005) (Professor Hojo)
- Cobra the Animation (2009) (Cobra)
Theatrical animation
- Cleopatra (1970) (Octavian)
- Aim for the Ace! (1979) (Jin Munakata)
- Be Forever Yamato (1980) (Alphon)
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo, Great Round-the-World Race (1983) (Dr. Mashirito)
- Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987) (Lucifer)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs Leotard Devil (1993) (Leotard Devil)
- Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) (Crisis)
- One Piece (2000) (Woonan)
- Reign: The Conqueror (2000) (Aristotle)
- Naruto the Movie 2: Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth (2005) (Kahiko)
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Console | Source |
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1998 | Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die | Oni-Ou | [2] | |
2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | Professor Hojo | [2] | |
2007 | Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories | Vexen | [2] | |
2007 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | Professor Hojo | [2] | |
2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Even | [2] | |
- Everybody's Tennis (2006) (Ryu)
- Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (2009) (Vexen)
Live-action
- Alain Delon
- Faibles Femmes (Julien Fenal)
- Purple Noon (Tom Ripley) (1972 Fuji TV, 1984 TV Asahi and 2008 TV Tokyo editions)
- Les Amours célèbres (Prince Albert)
- Any Number Can Win (1972 TV Tokyo and 1975 TV Asahi editions) (Francis Verlot)
- Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (Pierre Messager)
- Joy House (Marc)
- La Tulipe noire (Julien de Saint Preux)
- Once a Thief (Eddie Pedak)
- Texas Across the River (1974 TV Asahi edition) (Don Andrea Baldazar)
- Diabolically Yours (Pierre)
- Le Samouraï (Jef Costello)
- Les aventuriers (Manu)
- Adieu l'ami (1975 Fuji TV edition) (Dino Barran)
- Jeff (Laurent)
- La Piscine (Jean-Paul)
- Le clan des siciliens (Roger Sartet)
- Borsalino (1975 Fuji TV and 1983 TV Asahi edition) (Roch Siffredi)
- Doucement les basses (Simon)
- Red Sun (Gauche)
- The Assassination of Trotsky (Frank Jackson)
- La prima notte di quiete (Daniele Dominici)
- Un flic (Commissaire Edouard Coleman)
- Deux hommes dans la ville (Gino Strabliggi)
- Scorpio (Scorpio)
- Tony Arzenta (Tony Arzenta)
- Traitement de choc (Dr. Devilers)
- Borsalino & Co. (Roch Siffredi)
- Flic Story (Roger Borniche)
- Zorro (Diego de la Vega/Zorro)
- Comme un boomerang (Jacques Batkin)
- Death of a Corrupt Man (Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal)
- Le Gang (Robert)
- The Concorde ... Airport '79 (Capt. Paul Metrand)
- Trois hommes à abattre (Michel Gerfaut)
- Le choc (Martin Terrier / Christian)
- Parole de flic (Daniel Pratt)
- Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Eugéne Grindel)
- The Return of Casanova (Casanova)
- Une chance sur deux (Julien Vignal)
- Fabio Montale (Fabio Montale)
- Giuliano Gemma
- My Son, the Hero (Crios)
- Blood for a Silver Dollar (1974 TBS edition) (Gary O'Hara)
- A Pistol for Ringo (1975 TBS edition) (Ringo)
- The Return of Ringo (1984 TV Tokyo edition) (Capt. Montgomery Brown)
- Adiós gringo (1973 Fuji TV edition) (Brent Landers)
- Arizona Colt (1971 NET and 1975 TBS edition) (Arizona Colt)
- Fort Yuma Gold (1971 NET and 1975 TBS edition) (Gary Diamond)
- Day of Anger (1970 NET and 1974 TBS edition) (Scott Mary)
- Long Days of Vengeance (1970 NET edition) (Ted Barnett)
- Wanted (1973 Fuji TV and 1981 TV Tokyo edition) (Gary Ryan)
- The Cats (Jason)
- A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof (Billy Boy aka Tim Hawkins)
- The Price of Power (Bill Willer)
- Sundance and the Kid (Monty Mulligan)
- Corbari (1977 Fuji TV edition) (Silvio Corbari)
- Somewhere Beyond Love (Nullo Bronzi)
- Father of the Godfathers (Vito Gargano)
- Robert Redford
- Barefoot in the Park (Paul Bratter)
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (The Sundance Kid)
- Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (Deputy Sheriff Christopher 'Coop' Cooper)
- The Candidate (Bill McKay)
- The Hot Rock (Dortmunder)
- Three Days of the Condor (Joseph Turner)
- The Electric Horseman (Norman 'Sonny' Steele)
- Brubaker (Henry Brubaker)
- The Natural (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Roy Hobbs)
- Out of Africa (1989 NTV edition) (Denys Finch Hatton)
- Havana (Jack Weil)
- Sneakers (Martin Bishop/Martin Brice)
- Indecent Proposal (John Gage)[3]
- Up Close & Personal (Warren Justice)
- The Last Castle (Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin)
- Spy Game (Nathan Muir)
- The Clearing (Wayne Hayes)
- Al Pacino
- The Godfather (1976 NTV edition) (Michael Corleone)
- Serpico (1977 TV Asahi and Blu-ray edition) (Frank Serpico)
- The Godfather Part II (1980 NTV edition) (Michael Corleone)
- Dog Day Afternoon (1979 Fuji TV and Blu-ray edition) (Sonny Wortzik)
- ...And Justice for All (NTV edition) (Arthur Kirkland)
- Glengarry Glen Ross (VHS edition) (Ricky Roma)
- Sea of Love (2001 TV Tokyo edition) (Detective Frank Keller)
- The Godfather Part III (VHS and DVD and 1994 Fuji TV editions) (Michael Corleone)[4]
- Scent of a Woman (VHS,DVD and Blu-ray edition) (Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade)
- Carlito's Way (VHS,DVD and Blu-ray edition) (Carlito Brigante)
- City Hall (VHS,DVD edition) (Mayor John Pappas)[5]
- Donnie Brasco (Pony DVD and Sony DVD edition) (Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero)[6]
- Insomnia (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Detective Will Dormer)
- Gigli (DVD edition) (Starkman)
- Two for the Money (Walter Abrams)
- Bruce Willis
- Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (John McClane)
- Die Hard 2 (1994 TV Asahi edition) (John McClane)
- Hudson Hawk (1997 NTV edition) (Eddie Hawkins/Hudson Hawk)
- The Last Boy Scout (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Joe Cornelius Hallenbeck)
- Striking Distance (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Sergeant Tom Hardy)
- Color of Night (Dr. Bill Capa)
- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1999 TV Asahi edition) (John McClane)[7]
- Last Man Standing (1998 NTV edition) (John Smith)
- The Fifth Element (2002 TV Asahi edition) (Korben Dallas)
- The Jackal (2000 NTV edition) (The Jackal)
- Mercury Rising (2001 TV Asahi edition) (Special Agent Art Jeffries)
- Breakfast of Champions (Dwayne Hoover)
- Unbreakable (2005 TV Tokyo edition) (David Dunn)
- 16 Blocks (2009 TV Asahi edition) (Det. Jack Mosley)
- Live Free or Die Hard (Theatrical edition) (John McClane)
- Dustin Hoffman
- The Graduate (Broadcasting inflight version) (Benjamin Braddock)
- Midnight Cowboy (1983 TBS edition) (Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo)
- Alfredo, Alfredo (1978 NTV edition) (Alfredo Sbisà)
- Lenny (1981 TBS edition) (Lenny Bruce)
- All the President's Men (1980 TBS edition) (Carl Bernstein)
- Marathon Man (1980 TV Asahi edition) (Thomas "Babe" Levy)
- Tootsie (Broadcasting inflight version) (Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels)
- Rain Man (VHS and DVD edition) (Raymond Babbitt)
- Hero (1997 NTV edition) (Bernard "Bernie" LaPlante)
- Outbreak (VHS and DVD edition) (Colonel Sam Daniels)
- Confidence (Winston "The King" King)
- Christopher Walken
- The Dogs of War (1987 TV Asahi edition) (James Shannon)
- The Dead Zone (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Johnny Smith)
- A View to a Kill (1991 TBS edition) (Max Zorin)
- Batman Returns (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Max Shreck)
- True Romance (1999 TV Tokyo edition) (Vincenzo Coccotti)
- The Funeral (VHS and DVD edition) (Raimundo "Ray" Tempio)
- Mousehunt (TBS edition) (Caesar)
- The Country Bears (Reed Thimple)
- James Woods
- Once Upon a Time in America (1988 TV Asahi edition) (Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz)
- Cop (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Lloyd Hopkins)
- The Hard Way (1996 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD)
- Vampires (2002 TV Tokyo edition) (Jack Crow)
- Robert De Niro
- New York, New York (1982 TBS edition) (Jimmy Doyle)
- Goodfellas (Jimmy Conway)
- Awakenings (1998 NTV edition) (Leonard Lowe)
- The Score (Nick Wells)[8]
- Clint Eastwood
- In the Line of Fire (1996 TV Asahi edition) (Agent Frank Horrigan)
- Absolute Power (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Luther Whitney)
- True Crime (2003 NTV edition) (Steve Everett)
- Space Cowboys (2004 NTV edition) (Colonel Frank Corvin)
- Bill Nighy
- Love Actually (Billy Mack)
- Shaun of the Dead (Phillip)
- Hot Fuzz (Ch. Insp. Kenneth)
- Amélie (Narrator)
- Bonnie and Clyde (Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty))
- The 'Burbs (Lt. Mark Rumsfield (Bruce Dern))
- Constantine (2008 TV Asahi edition) (Lucifer Morningstar (Peter Stormare))
- Das Boot (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Leutnant Werner (Herbert Grönemeyer))
- Dumb & Dumber (Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels))
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum))
- Miller's Crossing (Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne))[9]
- Nash Bridges (Nash Bridges (Don Johnson))
- Seven (John Doe (Kevin Spacey))
- Sophie's Choice (1988 NTV edition) (Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline))
- Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper))
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (C-3PO)
- The Empire Strikes Back (C-3PO)
- Return of the Jedi (C-3PO)
Animation
- Chicken Little (Turkey Lurkey)
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (Grammy)
- Wacky Races (Narrator)
Acting director and teacher
In 1963, Nozawa formed the Baraza theater troupe.
References
- 野沢那智さん死去…A・ドロン吹き替えで人気 (in Japanese). Sanspo. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
- "Nachi Nozawa - 36 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
- "幸福の条件[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- "ゴッドファーザーPART III [デジタル・リマスター版]". Star Channel. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- "訣別の街". Tower Records. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- "フェイク[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- "ダイ・ハード3[地上波放送版][吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "スコア[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- "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.
External links
- Nachi Nozawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Nachi Nozawa at IMDb
- Nachi Nozawa at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)