Seizō Katō (加藤 精三, Katō Seizō, February 14, 1927 – January 17, 2014)[1] was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society).
Seizō Katō | |
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加藤 精三 | |
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| Born | February 14, 1927 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 17, 2014 (aged 86) Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1956–2014 |
| Agent | Haikyo |
| Spouse | Setsuko Katō |
Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as Megatron and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until Transformers: The Headmasters. He also did the ADR for Takeshi Katō's character in Akira Kurosawa's Ran after the original actor had become injured.
He died of bladder cancer at a hospital in Itabashi, Tokyo.[2][3][4][5][6]
Filmography
editTelevision animation
edit- Kimba the White Lion (1965) – Totto
- Star of the Giants (1968) – Ittetsu Hoshi
- Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Professor Genrai Yuri
- Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (1977) – Dr. Hamaguchi
- Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F (1978) – Sosai Z
- Fist of the North Star (1984) – Barcom
- Star Musketeer Bismark (1984) – Hyuza
- Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) – Galvatron
- Detective Conan (1996–2014) – Police chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto
- Outlaw Star (1998) – Hazanko
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2002) – Gamo Whisky
- Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003) – Anden Yamidoro
- Gokusen (2004) – Fuji
- Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007) – Kogan Iwamoto
- Golgo 13 (2008) (Chief Jerome Knight) (ep. 12)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009) – Priest Cornello
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) – Minge-atron (Japanese: Mestron) (ep. 7A)
- Blade (2011) – Council Chairman (eps. 8, 11)
Original video animation (OVA)
edit- Vampire Hunter D (1985) – Count Magnus Lee
- Transformers: Scramble City (1986) – Megatron
- Crying Freeman (1988) – Larry Park
- Ronin Warriors (1989) – Shikaisen
- Guyver (1989) – Dr. Hamilcar Barcas
- Legend of Galactic Heroes (1989) – Viscount Kleingelt
- Tenchi Muyo! (1992) – Dr. Clay
- Hyper Doll (1995) – Dr. Zaiclit
- Gunsmith Cats (1995) – Edward Haints
- Fire Emblem (1995) – Jeigan
- Z-Mind (1999) – Jim Pekinpah
Animated films
edit- Ringing Bell (1978) – The Wolf
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980) – Black Mask
- Ideon (1982) – Gindoro Jinma
- SF New Age Lensman (1984) – Lord Helmuth
- Vampire Hunter D (1985) – Lee
- The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) – Inspector Zenigata
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) – Abdil
- Tottoi (1992) – Nanni
- Apfelland Monogatari (1992) – General Nolbelt
- Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition (1995) – Unkokusai
- Slayers Great (1997) – Galia Einburg
- Twilight of the Dark Master (1997) – Takamiya (Male Form)
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003) – Mother
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2007) – Môryô
- Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009) – Kiyonaga Matsumoto
Video games
edit- BS Zelda no Densetsu (1995) – Ganon
- Everybody's Golf 4 (2003) – Arthur
- DreamMix TV World Fighters (2003) – Megatron[7]
- Suikoden V (2006) – Gallen, Genoh
- Tengai Makyou: Ziria (2006)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) – Dr. Herbert Higginbotham (Japanese Dub)
Live-action films
edit- Ran (1985) – Koyata Hatakeyama (voice)
- Dororo (2007)
- Pussy Soup (2008) – William Thomas Jefferson II (voice)[8]
Live-action television
edit- Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976)
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) – Hosokawa Fujitaka
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) – Watanabe Moritsuna
Tokusatsu
edit- Ultraman (1967) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 22)
- Battle Fever J (1979) – Black Mask Monster (ep. 27)
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985–1986) – Star King Bazoo (actor by Kazuto Kuwahara)
- Hikari Sentai Maskman (1987–1988) – Earth Emperor Zeba
- Kamen Rider Black RX (1988–1989) – General Jark (eps. 1 – 44)
- Chikyu Sentai Fiveman (1991) – Galactic Super Beast Vulgyre (eps. 46 – 48)
- Super Rescue Solbrain (1991–1992) – SolDozer
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (1992–1993) – Great Satan (eps. 30, 31 & 47 – 50) (actor by Ren Urano)
- Juukou B-Fighter (1995) – Mercenary Gorgodal (ep. 23)
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger (1996) – QQ Kyuutan (ep. 6)
- B-Fighter Kabuto (1997) – Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (ep. 44)
- Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger (1998) – Helmedor
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger (1999) – Captain Gregory
- Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger (2002) – "It"
- Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost (2003) – Wirepullers of Smart Brain (Actor) (actor of Shōzō Iizuka, Gorō Naya)
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) – Detective Chou〈Teranian Chou San〉 (ep. 35)
- Ultraman Mebius (2007) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 43 – 47)
- Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker (2009) – General Jark
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders (2011) – General Jark
Dubbing roles
editLive-action
edit- Breakheart Pass, Nathan (Ben Johnson)
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Captain Black
- Coming to America, Cleo McDowell (John Amos)[9]
- Death Warrant, Hawkins (Robert Guillaume)
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Shepherd James "Shep" Walker (James Garner)[10]
- Dune, Gurney Halleck (Patrick Stewart)[11]
- For Your Eyes Only, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Robert Rietti)
- The Godfather (1976 NTV edition), Jack Woltz (John Marley)
- Gorky Park, Major Pribluda (Rikki Fulton)
- Home Alone, Marley (Roberts Blossom)[12]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Charrington (Cyril Cusack)[13]
- Parenthood (1994 TV Tokyo edition), Frank Buckman (Jason Robards)
- The Passage, The Gypsy (Christopher Lee)[14]
- Predator (1993 TV Asahi edition), Major General Homer Philips (R. G. Armstrong)[15]
- Raw Deal (1991 TV Asahi edition), FBI Agent Harry Shannon (Darren McGavin)[16]
- Red Dawn, Colonel Strelnikov (William Smith)[17]
- Seven (1999 TV Tokyo/2001 TV Asahi editions), Police Captain (R. Lee Ermey)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Odo (René Auberjonois)
- Tron, Master Control Program (David Warner)
- Zombi 2 (1982 TBS edition), Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson)[18]
Animation
edit- DuckTales – Old Man?
- The Jungle Book (1994 Buena Vista edition) – Shere Khan
- The Transformers – Megatron, Galvatron, Devastator
- The Transformers: The Movie – Megatron, Galvatron
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story – Professor Screweyes
- X-Men (TV Tokyo edition) – Emperor D'Ken
References
edit- ^ "「巨人の星」星一徹役の加藤精三さん死去" (in Japanese). NTV News 24. January 17, 2014. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "声優の加藤精三さん死去 （時事通信） - Yahoo!ニュース". Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "Transformers Voice Actor Seizo Katou Passes Away". Anime News Network. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
- ^ "「巨人の星」星一徹役の声優 加藤精三氏死去…８６歳" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "古川登志夫 加藤精三さんを悼む…ルパンと銭形警部で共演逸話" (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ "Seizo Kato – 57 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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- ^ "ヤァヤァ・シスターズの聖なる秘密 特別版". Warner Bros. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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- ^ "Home Alone (Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition) Collector's Blu-ray Box (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ "１９８４＜ＨＤニューマスター版＞". Zeque Productions. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
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External links
edit- Seizō Katō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Seizō Katō at IMDb
- Seizō Katō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)