Yuzuru Fujimoto

Yuzuru Fujimoto (藤本 譲, Fujimoto Yuzuru, September 24, 1935 – June 10, 2019)[1] was a Japanese voice actor.[2]

Yuzuru Fujimoto
藤本 譲
Born	(1935-09-24)September 24, 1935 Tokyo, Japan
Died	June 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 83)
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1963–2019

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Gigantor (1963) – Narrator
• Ōgon Bat (1967) – Narrator
• Yōkai Ningen Bem (1968) – Narrator

1970s

• Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) – A detective
• Doraemon (1973) – Papa
• Brave Raideen (1975) – Professor Steam
• Gaiking (1975) – Namura
• Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Yoshitarō Harao
• Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1977) – Gabriel
• Angie Girl (1978) – Johann

1980s

• Astro Boy (1980) – Professor Ikisugi
• Invincible Robo Trider G7 (1980) – Tetsuo Atsui
• Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Kentarō Mitsuba
• Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13 (1983) – Frederick Roden
• Magical Fairy Persia (1984) Goken Muroi
• Mister Ajikko (1987) – Ajiou-sama
• Zillion (1987) – Gord
• Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (1989) –Yūtarō Hidaka

1990s

• Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) – Megadeth
• Oishinbo (1991) – Takehara
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) – Professor G
• After War Gundam X (1996) – Fong Alternative
• Detective Conan (1996) – Tani, Ōyama, Yabuuchi, Murakami, etc.
• Gasaraki (1998) – Giichirō Gōwa
• The Big O (1999) – Santa Claus
• Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (1999) – Kojima

2000s

• Hiwou War Chronicles (2000) – Nagai
• Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001) – Tessai Onizuka
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) – Kunihiko Nibu
• Croket! (2003) – Kusamochi
• Monster (2004) – Robbie
• Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2007) – Hayato Fūrinji (2nd voice)
• Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (2007) – Kikuji Hiyoshi
• Hell Girl (2009) – Kadokura

2010s

• Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) – Juneau Dermailles
• Inazuma Eleven (2010) – Daisuke Endō
• Katanagatari (2010) – Masatsuna Yanari
• Little Battlers Experience (2011) – Cillian Kaidō
• Garo: The Animation (2015) – Lara's grandfather

OVA

• Konpeki no Kantai (1993) – Yasaburo Otaka
• Please Save My Earth (1993) – Raozo Matsudaira
• Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1993) – Chiyou
• Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) – Dr. Touka
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) – Kojima
• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – The President
• Apocalypse Zero (1996) - Tomohisa, Narrator

Theatrical animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – Degwin Sodo Zabi[3]
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) - Resentative
• Pom Poko (1994) – Mizuki
• Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) – Colonel Moran
• Appleseed (2004) – Edward Uranus III
• Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) – Tapp
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Ouro

Video games

• Gihren no Yabou (1998) – Degwin Sodo Zabi
• Metal Gear Solid (1998) – Kenneth Baker[3]
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) – President James Johnson[3]
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 (2004) – Emperor Go-Shirakawa
• Super Robot Wars GC (2004) – Tetsuo Atsui, Great Dorumen
• Killzone 3 (2011) – Orlock

Dubbing

Live-action

• James Earl Jones
  • The Ambulance (1992 TV Tokyo edition) – Lt. Frank Spencer
  • The Hunt for Red October (1993 TBS and 1999 TV Asahi editions) – Vice Admiral James Greer
  • Patriot Games (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
  • The Sandlot – Mr. Mertle
  • Sommersby – Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs[4]
  • Clear and Present Danger (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
  • Coming to America – King Jaffe Joffer
• Pat Hingle
  • Batman (1995 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • Batman Returns (1994 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • Batman Forever (1998 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • The Quick and the Dead (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Horace
  • Batman & Robin (2000 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
• Philip Baker Hall
  • The Rock (1999 NTV edition) – Chief Justice
  • Boogie Nights – Floyd Gondolli
  • Rush Hour – Captain William Diel[5]
  • The Sum of All Fears – David Becker
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins – Mr. Franklin
• George Kennedy
  • The Dirty Dozen – Maj. Max Armbruster
  • Creepshow 2 (1989 TV Tokyo edition) – Ray Spruce
  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear – Captain Ed Hocken
  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult – Captain Ed Hocken
• Ned Beatty
  • Hostage Flight – Art Hofstadter
  • Rudy – Daniel Ruettiger, Sr.
  • Just Cause (1997 TV Tokyo edition) – McNair
  • He Got Game – Warden Wyatt
• Alcatraz – Raymond "Ray" Archer (Robert Forster)
• Bad Girls – Frank Jarrett (Robert Loggia)
• A Better Tomorrow – Father Sung (Tien Feng)[6]
• Broken Embraces – Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez)[7]
• Changing Lanes – Stephen Delano (Sydney Pollack)[8]
• Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Guard Falzon (Steve Eastin)
• Crimson Tide – Vladimir Radchenko (Daniel von Bargen)
• The Da Vinci Code – Jacques Saunière (Jean-Pierre Marielle)
• Die Hard (1992 Fuji TV edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
• Dr. No – M (Bernard Lee)[9]
• The Empire Strikes Back – Admiral Ackbar
• Evilspeak (1986 TBS edition) – Sarge (R. G. Armstrong)
• The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
• Firelight – Lord Clare (Joss Ackland)
• The Golden Compass – High Councilor (Christopher Lee)
• Guilty by Suspicion – Chairman Wood (Gailard Sartain)
• Harlem Nights – Bennie Wilson (Redd Foxx)
• The Hunt for Red October – Captain 2nd Rank Viktor Tupolev (Stellan Skarsgård)[10]
• Insomnia – Chief Charlie Nyback (Paul Dooley)
• Jungle 2 Jungle – Alexei Jovanovic (David Ogden Stiers)
• Keeping the Faith – Rabbi Ben Lewis (Eli Wallach)[11]
• Kiss of the Dragon – Uncle Tai (Burt Kwouk)
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Barry "the Baptist" (Lenny McLean)
• My Favorite Martian – Mr. Channing (Michael Lerner)
• The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)[12]
• The New Daughter – Roger Wayne (James Gammon)
• Return of the Jedi – Admiral Ackbar
• Snatch – Doug the Head (Mike Reid)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Admiral Ackbar
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace – Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)[13]
• The Thirteenth Floor – Hannon Fuller, Grierson (Armin Mueller-Stahl)[14]
• The Untouchables – Chief Mike Dorsett (Richard Bradford)[15]
• Win Win – Leo Poplar (Burt Young)[16]

Animation

• Atomic Betty – Admiral DeGill
• The Boondocks – Robert Jebediah Freeman
• Oliver & Company – Winston
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - Monterey Jack
• The Secret of NIMH - The Great Owl

Other voices

• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Tokyo Disneyland – Admiral Ackbar

References

1. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-17/voice-actor-yuzuru-fujimoto-passes-away-at-83/.147938
2. "藤本譲 | U-NEXT | 日本最大級のビデオ・オンデマンド". p.unext.jp. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
3. "Yuzuru Fujimoto - 74 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
4. "ジャック・サマースビー[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
5. "ラッシュアワー". Star Channel. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
6. "男たちの挽歌 ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
7. "抱擁のかけら". Star Channel. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
8. "チェンジング・レーン". Star Channel. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
9. "【ファンが選んだ第７位】００７／ドクター・ノオ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
10. "レッド・オクトーバーを追え！ アドバンスト・コレクターズ・エディション". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
11. "僕たちのアナ・バナナ［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
12. "ネバーエンディング・ストーリー＜インターナショナル版HDニューマスター＞ ネバーエンディング・ストーリー＜エクステンデッド版ＨＤニューマスター＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
13. "スーパーマン４／最強の敵". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
14. "１３Ｆ". Star Channel. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
15. "アンタッチャブル (通常版)". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
16. "WIN WIN／ウィン・ウィン　ダメ男とダメ少年の最高の日々". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Yuzuru Fujimoto on IMDb
• Yuzuru Fujimoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia