Akio Nojima

Akio Nojima (野島 昭生, Nojima Akio, born April 6, 1945) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. His sons, Hirofumi Nojima and Kenji Nojima, are voice actors and his other son Satoshi is a nature writer. He was formerly affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society and is attached to Sigma Seven as of 2016. He is most known for the roles of Saga in Saint Seiya and the Japanese voice of KITT in Knight Rider.

Akio Nojima
野島 昭生
Born	(1945-04-06) April 6, 1945 Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1963–present
Agent	Sigma Seven
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Children	Hirofumi Nojima Kenji Nojima Satoshi Nojima

Filmography

Television animation

• Akakichi no Eleven (1970) – Saizou Yashima
• Sarutobi Ecchan (1971) – Taihei Tenka
• Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo (1977) – Ryousuke Shikishima
• Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (1977) – Ichitarō Jin
• Rascal the Raccoon (1977) – Carl
• Shin Kyojin no Hoshi (1977) – Koichi Tabuchi
• Kagaku Bōkentai Tansar 5 (1979) – Daichi Akai
• The Rose of Versailles (1979) – Bernard Châtelet
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (1981) – Aramis; Athos
• Queen Millennia (1981) -- Colonel Geran; Genjirou Amamori; Man in Trench Coat
• Six God Combination Godmars (1981) – Gasshu
• Ochamegami Monogatari Korokoro Poron (1982) – Apollon
• Akū Daisakusen Srungle (1983) – Captain Jance
• Armored Trooper Votoms (1983) – Aaron Schmittel
• Iga no Kabamaru (1983) – Maijima
• Fushigi na Koala Blinky (1984) – Erimaki-Tokage
• Katri, Girl of the Meadows (1984) – Teemu Räikkölä
• Magical Fairy Persia (1984) – Hideki Hayami
• Saint Seiya (1986) – Gemini Saga (good side)
• Rurouni Kenshin (1996) – Han'nya
• Turn A Gundam (1999) – Sid Munzer
• Mao-chan (2002) – Rikushirō Onigawara
• Angel Heart (2005) – Makimura's father
• Emma: A Victorian Romance (2005) – Richard Jones
• Le Chevalier D'Eon (2006) – D'Eon Elder
• Darker than Black (2007) – Decade
• Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed (2008) – Tatsumi Nojima
• Time of Eve (2008) – Atsurou Masaki (ONA and film)
• Shakugan no Shana III Final (2011) – Samuel Demantius
• Eureka Seven AO (2012) – Alexander Boyd
• Yuyushiki (2013) – God (Snowflake) (ep. 6)
• Kill la Kill (2013) – Mitsuzō Soroi
• Nobunaga Concerto (2014) – Azai Hisamasa
• Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? (2014) – Yūichirō Satomi
• Ajin: Demi-Human (2016) – Hashiguchi

OVA

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (2000) – Chun Wu Chen

Theatrical animation

• Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006) – Souichiro Miyama

Tokusatsu

• Inazuman Flash (????) – Magnet Desper
• Akumaizer 3 (????) – Kasadoler, Komainurn
• Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975) – Diamond Masked、Bird (ep. 43), Talon Masked (ep. 47)
• Tensou Sentai Goseiger (2010) – Zuteramedorop Alien Abauta of the Research (ep. 7)

Games

• Final Fantasy XII (2006) – Marquis Halim Ondore IV
• Wild Arms: The 4th Detonator (2005) – Augst
• Final Fantasy XIV:Shadowbringers (2019) – Ran'Jit

Drama CDs

• Aisaresugite Kodoku series 2: Itoshisugita Shifuku (????) – Masaaki Izu
• Answer Series 1: Answer (????) – Kamata-buchou

Dubbing

Live-action

• Robert De Niro
  • The Intern – Ben Whittaker
  • Joy – Rudy Mangano
  • Dirty Grandpa – Richard Kelly[1]
  • Joker – Murray Franklin[2]
• The Admiral: Roaring Currents – Takatora Tōdō (Kim Myung-gon)[3]
• The Alamo – Davy Crockett (Billy Bob Thornton)[4]
• American Graffiti (1984 TBS edition) – Curt Henderson (Richard Dreyfuss)[5]
• America's Sweethearts – Lee Phillips (Billy Crystal)[6]
• A Better Tomorrow – Ken (Kenneth Tsang)[7]
• Beverly Hills Cop – Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold)
• The Big Brawl – Robert[8]
• The Bodyguard – Old Man #3 (Tsui Hark)[9]
• Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) – FBI Agent Doyle (Kevin Dunn)
• Chariots of Fire (1985 TBS edition) – Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross)
• Cliffhanger (1997 NTV edition) – Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker)[10]
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Gil Grissom (William Petersen)
• The Curse of La Llorona – Father Perez (Tony Amendola)[11]
• Dying Young – Gordon (Vincent D'Onofrio)[12]
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Brad Hamilton (Judge Reinhold)
• Final Destination – Agent Weine (Daniel Roebuck)
• Ghostbusters – Ed Mulgrave (Ed Begley Jr.)
• Glengarry Glen Ross – John Williamson (Kevin Spacey)
• Home Alone: The Holiday Heist – Sinclair (Malcolm McDowell)
• Iron Sky: The Coming Race – Wolfgang Kortzfleisch / Vril Adolf Hitler (Udo Kier)[13]
• Knight Rider – KITT
• Last Vegas – Sam Harris (Kevin Kline)
• Lost Girl – Fitzpatrick "Trick" McCorrigan (Rick Howland)[14]
• Master with Cracked Fingers – Lung's Father (Tien Feng)[15]
• The Mermaid – Uncle Rich (Tsui Hark)[16]
• Morgan – Dr. Alan Shapiro (Paul Giamatti)[17]
• Pleasantville – Big Bob (J. T. Walsh)[18]
• Project A – Inspector Hong Tin-Tzu (Yuen Biao)[19]
• Rear Window (2012 Blu-Ray edition) – Tom J. Doyle (Wendell Corey)[20]
• The Recruit – Dennis Slayne (Karl Pruner)[21]
• Rush Hour 2 – Ricky Tan (John Lone)[22]
• Safe House (2018 BS Japan edition) – Harlan Whitford (Sam Shepard)[23]
• Stand by Me – Gordie Lachance (adult) (Richard Dreyfuss)
• Taboo – Brace (David Hayman)
• Taxi Driver (1981 TBS edition) – Tom (Albert Brooks)
• The Thing – Nauls (T. K. Carter)
• Top Gun (2005 DVD edition) – CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt)[24]
• True Memoirs of an International Assassin (Netflix edition) – Amos (Ron Rifkin)
• Wheels on Meals – Henry Matt (Herb Edelman)[25]
• Wild Card – Baby (Stanley Tucci)
• X-Men (2003 TV Asahi edition) – Senator Robert Kelly (Bruce Davison)
• X2 (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Senator Robert Kelly (Bruce Davison)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine – William Stryker (Danny Huston)[26]
• The Young Master – Master Tien (Tien Feng)[27]
• Youth – Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel)[28]
• Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal – Zhang Diaoxian (Winston Chao)[29]

Animation

• Robots – Crank Casey
• A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures – Grandpa Sammy

References

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9. "おじいちゃんはデブゴン". Twin. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
10. "洋画劇場メモ - アトリエうたまる 日本語吹替版データベース". fukikaemaniax.web.fc2.com. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
11. "ラ・ヨローナ ～泣く女～". Star Channel. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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14. "ロスト・ガール シーズン１". Sony Pictures. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
15. "ジャッキー・チェンの必殺鉄指拳　デジタル・リマスター版". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
16. "人魚姫". Twin. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
17. "モーガン　プロトタイプ　Ｌ－９". Star Channel. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
18. "カラー・オブ・ハート". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
19. "プロジェクトA デジタル・リマスター版". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
20. "裏窓（１９５４）". Star Channel. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
21. "リクルート[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
22. "ラッシュアワー２". Star Channel. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
23. "デンジャラス・ラン". BS Japan. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
24. "トップガン スペシャル・エディション". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
25. "スパルタンX　〈日本語吹替収録版〉". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
26. "ウルヴァリン：Ｘ－ＭＥＮ ＺＥＲＯ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
27. "ヤング・マスター／師弟出馬 ＜新録日本語吹替収録版／インターナショナル版＞ [DVD]". Twin. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
28. "グランドフィナーレ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
29. "魔界戦記　雪の精と闇のクリスタル". Sony Pictures Japan. Retrieved May 23, 2019.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Akio Nojima at Anime News Network's encyclopedia