Arihiro Hase

Arihiro Hase (長谷 有洋, Hase Arihiro, April 22, 1965 – July 30, 1996)[1] was a Japanese actor and voice actor.

Arihiro Hase
長谷 有洋
Born	April 22, 1965 Tokyo, Japan
Died	July 30, 1996 (aged 31)
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1982–1996
Notable work	The Super Dimension Fortress Macross as Hikaru Ichijyo

Life and career

Arihiro Hase was the son of Sanji Hase and was formerly affiliated with Production M-3; he was attached to Sigma Club at the time of his death. Hase is best known for voicing Hikaru Ichijyo in the Macross series, a part he got when he was only 17 years old in high school.[1]

Hase was a close friend of fellow Macross actress and singer Mari Iijima after the series ended and frequently attended her concerts until his death.[2]

Death

On July 30, 1996, at approximately 4:00 A.M., Hase jumped from his apartment's window seven stories to the ground.[3] Sanji confirmed in TV interviews that his son's death was ruled a suicide; he was 31 years old.[3] Following his death, recordings of his voice as Hikaru were reused in the video game adaptation of Macross: Do You Remember Love?.

In 2005, Iijima reprised her role of Lynn Minmay for the ADV Films English dub release of Macross, and in interviews has stated that she is dedicating this new release to him.

Selected filmography

Anime

• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) - Hikaru Ichijyo[4]
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) - Hikaru Ichijyo[4]
• Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984) - Bowie Emerson[4]
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987) - Hikaru Ichijyo[4]

Video games

• Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross: Ai Oboete Imasu ka (1997) - Hikaru Ichijyo[4]

References

1. http://neoapo.com/voiceartists/2096
2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2017/06/22/mari-iijima-on-music-macross-and-minmay/#583da7d635f4
3. 小野澄恵：取材・構成「ぼくは神さまに会って話をしたい 役者・長谷有洋の記録」『コミック・フィギュア王』、ワールドフォトプレス、1999年、144-145頁。
4. https://www.mau2.com/voice/d099c5

External links

• Arihiro Hase at IMDb
• A PICTURE of an older (circa 1992) Arihiro Hase on a Japanese 1980s-Fan website. His pic is at the bottom of that page. His pic and info about his career and demise are preceded on the page by a lengthy article about the singer Mari Iijima, who played Minmay.