Seizō Katō
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 | |
Born | |
Died | January 17, 2014 86) | (aged
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Years active | 1956–2014 |
Agent | Haikyo |
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
Spouse(s) | Setsuko |
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][5][6]
Filmography
Television animation
- 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 (ep. 7A)
- Blade (2011) - Council Chairman (eps. 8, 11)
Original video animation (OVA)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
unknown date
- LittleBigPlanet 2 - Dr. Herbert Higginbotham (Japanese Dub)
Live-action films
- Ran (1985) - Koyata Hatakeyama (voice)
- Dororo (2007)
- Neko Râmen Taishō (2008) - William Thomas Jefferson II (voice)
Live-action television
- Kaze to Kumo to Niji to (1976)
- Ōgon no Hibi (1978) - Hosokawa Fujitaka
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) - Watanabe Moritsuna
Tokusatsu
- 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
Live-action
- Breakheart Pass, Nathan (Ben Johnson)
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Captain Black
- Death Warrant, Hawkins (Robert Guillaume)
- Dune, Gurney Halleck (Patrick Stewart)[8]
- For Your Eyes Only, Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Robert Rietti)
- The Godfather (1976 NTV edition), Jack Woltz (John Marley)
- Gorky Park, Major Pribluda (Rikki Fulton)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mr. Charrington (Cyril Cusack)[9]
- Parenthood (1994 TV Tokyo edition), Frank Buckman (Jason Robards)
- The Passage, The Gypsy (Christopher Lee)[10]
- 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, Dr. David Menard (Richard Johnson)
Animation
- DuckTales - Old Man
- The Jungle Book (1994 Buena Vista edition) - Shere Khan
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story - Professor Screweyes
- X-Men (TV Tokyo edition) - Emperor D'Ken
References
- "「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. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2014-01-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Transformers Voice Actor Seizo Katou Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- "「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.
- "デューン/砂の惑星 日本公開30周年記念特別版 Blu-ray BOX". Amazon. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- "1984<HDニューマスター版>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- "ザ・パッセージ/ピレネー突破口<HDニューマスター版>". Zeque Productions. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
External links
- Seizō Katō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Seizō Katō at IMDb
- Seizō Katō at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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