Kei Tomiyama

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Kei Tomiyama
富山 敬
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Born
冨山 邦親 (Kunichika Tomiyama)

(1938-10-31)October 31, 1938
Anshan, Manchukuo
DiedSeptember 25, 1995(1995-09-25) (aged 56)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1960–1995
Agent Production Baobab

Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山 邦親, Tomiyama Kunichika; October 31, 1938 – September 25, 1995), better known by his stage name Kei Tomiyama (富山 敬, Tomiyama Kei), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator. He was affiliated with multiple talent agencies during his career, including Aoni Production [1] and Production Baobab. [2]

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Tomiyama is best known for his roles in Tiger Mask (Naoto Date/Tiger Mask), Space Battleship Yamato (Susumu Kodai), UFO Robo Grendizer (Duke Fried/Daisuke Umon), the Time Bokan series (Narrator), GeGeGe no Kitarō 3rd Series (Nezumi-Otoko), Chibi Maruko-chan (Tomozō Sakura, Shintarō Honami), and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Yang Wen-li).

Early life and education

Kunichika Tomiyama was born on October 13, 1938, in Anshan, a city that was then part of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (its territory is now part of the modern-day People's Republic of China). [3] [4] [5] He was the oldest of three brothers; but his siblings died in an accident and from malnutrition, respectively. [6] After World War II, his family returned to Japan, first moving to Miyazaki Prefecture, and then to Setagaya ward in Tokyo. [5] [7]

He was a "theater boy" who had been a member of school drama clubs since he was in junior high, [6] and was part of the drama club of Seisoku High School in Minato, Tokyo. [5] He studied theater at the Nihon University College of Art, but after deciding that "studying at school and actually acting are different," he dropped out to become a trainee at the Ashi Theater Company. [7] [8]

Career

He joined the Toho Children's Theatre Company in his second year of high school in 1955, making his stage debut as the pirate Kuroji in the Kusadao Mizusawa play Golden Nightingale. After about three years of activity, he left the company to focus on his university studies. [5] [6]

After the Ashi Theater Company, which he joined after dropping out of university, disbanded two years into his tenure, [8] [7] he took entrance exams for other theater companies, and worked a variety of menial jobs, including as a bartender, host, and a food hawker. [5]

In 1957, he made his voice acting debut as Takemaru in the Tohoku Broadcasting Company radio drama Genkuro Monogatari. [9] As voice acting was not considered a full-time occupation for actors like him to pursue yet, he initially worked in the field to earn money for his theater career and living expenses. [6] [5]

His first few voice acting roles in anime were secondary characters in shows such as Gigantor (1963), Prince Planet (1965), Astro Boy (1965), Oraa Guzura Dado (1967), Speed Racer (1967), Ōgon Bat (1967), Princess Knight (1967), Animal 1 (1968), and Dokachin the Primitive Boy (1968).

His first starring role was as Sabu in Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae in 1968. [10] He became a popular voice actor with his distinctively tender voice, portraying numerous roles during his career, ranging from heroic to comedic, and young to old. [10]

Death

At 9:07 am on September 25, 1995, Tomiyama suddenly died of pancreatic cancer in Shinjuku, Tokyo at the age of 56. [3] [4] [11]

In 2007, he was posthumously awarded the Special Achievement Award at the first Seiyu Awards. [12]

Successors

After Tomiyama's death, numerous voice actors took over his ongoing roles.

In the Harlock Saga, in addition to replacing Tomiyama as Tochiro, Kōichi Yamadera also supplied the voice of Captain Harlock which up to that point was done by Makio Inoue.

Filmography

Television animation

1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s

OVA

Theatrical animation

Video games

Dubbing

Live-action

Animation

References

  1. ↑ 日本タレント名鑑（1977年版）[ Nihon Tarento Meikan (1977 edition)]. VIP Times-sha. September 1977. p. 118.
  2. ↑ 日本タレント名鑑（1995年版）[ Nihon Tarento Meikan (1995 edition)]. VIP Times-sha. 1995. p. 259.
  3. 1 2 訃報 富山敬氏[Obituary: Mr. Kei Tomiyama]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). September 27, 1995. p. 31.
  4. 1 2 富山敬｜アニメキャラ・プロフィール・出演情報・最新情報まとめ [Kei Tomiyama: Anime character, profile, appearance information, and the latest information] (in Japanese). Animate Times. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hisashi Katsuta, "File No. 1: Kei Tomiyama", Showa Voice Actors: The Great Actors Who Supported the Early Days of Television, Komakusa Publishing, February 22, 2017, pages 110-115, ISBN   978-4-905447-77-1.
  6. 1 2 3 4 苦労も淡々と語る都会派の美学 富山敬[Kei Tomiyama, An Urban Aestheticist Who Calmly Talks About His Struggles]. Animage . Tokuma Shoten: 121–123. September 1978.
  7. 1 2 3 Fine days nice chatter ～“戦艦ヤマト”で浮上した声優界のトップスター～ 富山敬[Fine Days Nice Chatter ～ Kei Tomiyama, The Top Star of the Voice Acting World Who Emerged From "Battleship Yamato"]. Fairlady. Gakken: 84–92. March 1980.
  8. 1 2 Abe, Kunio, ed. (1979). Popular Voice Stars in Foreign Films on TV: Everything About Them. Kindai Eigasha. pp. 245–247.
  9. ↑ お待たせしました!!富山敬さんついに登場 読者の直撃インタビュー[Sorry To Keep You Waiting! Kei Tomiyama Finally Appears In A Direct Interview For Our Readers]. Monthly OUT. Minori Shobo: 70–74. August 1978.
  10. 1 2 3 富山敬の解説 [All About Kei Tomiyama] (in Japanese). Goo Sockets人物データベース. Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  11. ↑ 声優名鑑[Voice Actor Directory] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Seibido Shuppan. July 1999. p. 549. ISBN   9784415008783.
  12. ↑ Miller, Evan (March 5, 2007). "Results of Japan's First Ever Seiyuu Awards Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  13. ↑ スペースボール [Spaceballs] (in Japanese). Star Channel BS10. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Alien Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition Collector's Blu-ray Box (First-Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. 5 November 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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  23. ↑ "DCプロジェクト スペシャルパッケージ". Warner Bros. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  24. ↑ 1984＜HDニューマスター版＞ [1984 (HD New Master Edition)] (in Japanese). Zeque Productions. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
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  27. ↑ "3人のゴースト". The Cinema. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  28. ↑ "鬼ママを殺せ［吹］機内上映版". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  29. ↑ "ウエスト・サイド物語 －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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