Hirotaka Suzuoki

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Hirotaka Suzuoki
Born March 6, 1950
Nagoya, Aichi
Died August 6, 2006(2006-08-06) (aged 56)
Suginami, Tokyo
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1973 - 2006
Agent Kenji Utsumi

Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝 Suzuoki Hirotaka?, March 6, 1950 – August 6, 2006) was a Japanese voice actor and actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.

His best known roles include Mobile Suit Gundam (Bright Noa), Captain Tsubasa (Kojiro Hyuga), Saint Seiya (Dragon Shiryū), Dragon Ball Z (Tien Shinhan), The Transformers (Starscream), Ranma ½ (Tatewaki Kuno), Rurouni Kenshin (Saitō Hajime), Pokémon (Giovanni), and Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Haran Banjō). He was also the official Japanese dub-voice for Tom Cruise.

In 2006, Suzuoki died at the age of 56 as a result of lung cancer.[1]

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[edit] Career

Suzuoki's most notable trait is his soft, dignified voice. He was affiliated with Ken Production, in which he worked in many animation roles.

In 1978, Suzuoki made his voice acting debut in Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3.

Suzuoki was a best friend of fellow voice actor Toru Furuya.

On July 2006, Suzuoki was diagnosed with lung cancer and undertook hospitalization and medical treatment, but on the morning of August 6, 2006, his health declined, and Suzuoki died at the age of 56.

His last voicing role was the voice of Bright Noa in Mobile Suit Z Gundam: III Love is the Pulse of the Stars, which was seen by fans as the best sendoff in Suzuoki's name.

[edit] Replacements

Here are the voice actors that took over Suzuoki's ongoing roles:

Kenta Miyake- Pokémon- (Sakaki (Giovanni))

Hideo Ishikawa- Angel's Father- (Shion)

Ryuzaburo Otomo- Dragon Ball Z- (World Tournament Announcer)

Takahiro Sakurai- Saint Seiya- (Dragon Shiryu)

Takaya Kuroda- Transformers: Cybertron- (Starscream)

Kenyu Horiuchi- The Super Dimension Century Orguss- (Orson D. Verne)

Mitsuaki Madono- Dragon Ball Z- (Tenshinhan) (video games)

Hikaru Midorikawa- Dragon Ball Z- (Tenshinhan) (Dragon Ball Z Kai)

Ken Narita- Gundam Unicorn- (Bright Noa), Rurouni Kenshin (Saito Hajime) (Shin Kyoto-hen)

[edit] Voice roles

[edit] Television animation/Movies

[edit] Original video animations

[edit] Tokusatsu

[edit] Video games

Note: Another Century's Episode 3, which was produced after the death of Hirotaka Suzuoki, re-used the voice tracks that has been recorded for A.C.E.1 (which also become the first title with Bright's voice after Hirotaka Suzuoki's death), making it the first game involving Bright Noa to re-use a prior recording. With characters whose voice actors are deceased, Banpresto traditionally reuses prior recordings in this way rather than record new lines with a different actor - it is expected that future productions involving Bright Noa and Haran Banjou will continue to use Suzuoki's voice.

[edit] Dubbing roles

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Gundam Voice Actor Dies". Anime News Network. August 11, 2006. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-08-10/gundam-voice-actor-dies. Retrieved 2008-11-25. 

[edit] External links

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