Tōru Ōhira
Tōru Ōhira | |
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大平 透 | |
Born | [1] | September 29, 1929
Died | April 12, 2016[2] | (aged 86)
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Years active | 1952–2015 |
Tōru Ōhira (大平 透, Ōhira Tōru, September 29, 1929 – April 12, 2016) was a Japanese
One of his best-known roles was the dub voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars, on the series' home video releases and playing the title character Moguro Fukuzō in the original The Laughing Salesman. He was also known for his many narration roles, most notably in the Super Sentai series.
Overview
Ōhira was a very influential figure in the dubbing industry during the
After graduating from Tokyo Metropolitan University Jōnan Senior High School (in which he was also the supervisor of the school's
His breakthrough performance was the dubbing voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series. He reprised this role for
He was also a close friend of Kyosen Ōhashi, and the mentor of Shirō Yasutomi.
On April 12, 2016, Ōhira died from pneumonia at the age of 86. As his last will, he requested Tesshō Genda to replace him as the voice of Moguro Fukuzō.
Filmography
Television animation
- Oraa Guzura Dado (1967) (Guzura)
- The Genie Family (1969) (Hakushon Daimaō)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) (Doctor Kozaburo Nambu)
- Dash Kappei (1981) (Seiichiro)
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman(1983) (Gondo)
- Osomatsu-kun (1988) (Dekapan)
- The Laughing Salesman (1989) (Fukuzō Moguro)[3]
- Steal Napoleon's Dictionary!(1991) (Hēkā)
- Gaimon)
- A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001) (Luchino)
- PaRappa the Rapper (2001) (Milk Man episode 20)
- Basilisk (2005) (Tokugawa Ieyasu)[4]
- Save Me! Lollipop (2006) (Grandfather)
- Ojarumaru (2009) (Denbo Shijiyourou)
Theatrical animation
- The Littlest Warrior (1961) – Mok
- Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) – Stuckey[4]
- Be Forever Yamato (1980) – Führer Skulldard
- Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy (1980) – Zoa[3]
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001) – Cyclid
- Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) – President[4]
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Console | Source |
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2001 | Sakura Taisen 3 ~Pari wa Moeteiru ka?~ | Duke Calmar | [4] | |
2001 | Stupid Invaders | Gorgious Klatoo | Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows | [5] |
2002 | Space Channel 5: Part 2 | President Peace | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Steam, Microsoft Windows | [5] |
2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Mayor of Halloween Town |
PlayStation 2 | [5] |
2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Pete, Mayor of Halloween Town | PlayStation 2 | [4] |
2008 | Soulcalibur IV | Darth Vader | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [5] |
2008 | Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes |
Hakushon Daimaō | [4] | |
2009 | Kingdom Hearts Coded | Pete | NTT docomo |
[4] |
2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Pete | PlayStation Portable | [5] |
2010 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded | Pete | Nintendo DS | [5] |
2012 | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Pete, Julius | Nintendo 3DS | [5] |
2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX | Pete | PlayStation 3 | [5] |
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (Saint Germain)
- White Knight Chronicles (Gamarone)
Tokusatsu
- Ninja Buttai Gekko (1964) as Narrator
- Spectreman (1971) as Chief Kurata
- Ambassador Magma (Goa) (body and voice)
- Spider-Man(1978-1979) as Narrator
- Super Sentai Series
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975-1977) (Narrator)
- JAKQ Dengekitai(1977) (Narrator)
- Battle Fever J (Narrator)
- Denshi Sentai Denziman(Narrator)
- Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan (Narrator)
- Dai Sentai Goggle Five(Narrator)
- Kagaku Sentai Dynaman (Narrator)
- Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger (Narrator)
- (eps. 1 - 16, 18 - 23, 26, 27, 29 - 31, 33, 34, 39 & 40))
- Metal Hero Series
- Uchuu Keiji Shaider(Narrator)
- 3 Space Sheriff Special Crossover(Narrator)
- Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion(Narrator)
- Jikuu Senshi Spielban (Narrator)
- Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya (Narrator)
- Kidou Keiji Jiban(Narrator)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Telly Savalas (TV Asahi)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Teddy)[6]
- Adventures in Dinosaur City (Big)
- Adventures of Superman (Clark Kent, Superman)
- TBS Dub) (The Joker (Jack Nicholson))
- Cats & Dogs (Presiding Judge Dog)
- Coogan's Bluff (Lieutenant McElroy (Lee J. Cobb))[7]
- Django (1980 TV Tokyo edition) (Major Jackson (Eduardo Fajardo))
- Fantasia 2000 (Quincy Jones)
- The French Connection (Alain Charnier)
- French Connection II (Alain Charnier)
- Master of the Flying Guillotine (Fung Sheng Wu Chi)
- Mission: Impossible (1999 Fuji TV edition) (The Voice on Tape)
- The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) (Rockbiter (Alan Oppenheimer))[8]
- Patton (George S. Patton (George C. Scott))
- Project A (Governor-general)
- Some Like It Hot (Agent Mulligan (Pat O'Brien))[9]
- Superman (Jor-El (Marlon Brando))[10]
- Boss Nass (Brian Blessed))
Animation
- The Flintstones (Fred Flintstone)
- Monsters, Inc. (2002) (Henry J. Waternoose)[4]
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (Mayor)
- Secret Squirrel (Yellow Pinkie)
- Space Goofs (Gorgious Klatoo) (Danny Mann)
- The Simpsons (Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta))[11]
- Productions for the Walt Disney Company (Black Pete)
References
- ^ "giantmonstermovies.com".
- ^ "喪黒福造・ハクション大魔王…大平透さん死去". Yomiuri Shimbun. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ^ a b Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "大平 透" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示:銀河万丈(Toru Ohira)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Tooru Oohira]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Toru Ohira - 44 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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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "A.I." The Cinema. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "マンハッタン無宿". Star Channel. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ "ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<インターナショナル版HDニューマスター> ネバーエンディング・ストーリー<エクステンデッド版HDニューマスター>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "お熱いのがお好き(1959)". Star Channel. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "スーパーマン". Star Channel. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "ザ・シンプソンズ MOVIE[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "グーフィー・ムービー/ホリデーは最高!!". Disney. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "史上最強のグーフィー・ムービー/Xゲームで大パニック!". Disney. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
External links
- Toru Ohira at Ohira Production (Japanese)
- Tōru Ōhira at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Toru Ohira at IMDb