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Kenji Utsumi

Aug 26, 1937 - Jun 13, 2013 (75 years old) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production.

He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films.

He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.

Known For

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Fist of the North Star
Raoh
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RahXephon
Shirow Watari (voice)
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Hunter x Hunter
Captain (voice)
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Fighting Spirit
Genji Kamogawa (voice)
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Dragon Ball Z
Shenron (voice)
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Wolf Boy Ken
One-Eyed Jack (voice)
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Fighting General Daimos
Barandoku
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Dr. Slump
Senbei Norimaki (voice)
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Ai Yori Aoshi
Aoi's Father (voice)
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Silver Spoon
Mr. Todoroki (voice)

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