Genzō_Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama

Japanese actor (1932–2021)


Genzō Wakayama (若山 弦蔵, Wakayama Genzō, September 27, 1932 — May 18, 2021) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School.

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Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voiced villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery, Gene Barry, Peter Graves, Raymond Burr, Hugh O'Brian and John Bromfield. Also, He was the first dub-over artist of Lee Marvin in his early days. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television jidaigeki Abarenbo Shogun from 1978 to 2003.

He died due to heart failure on May 18, 2021. A private service was held by his family.[1]

Roles

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Theatrical Tokusatsu

Video games

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation


References

  1. Loo, Egan (May 31, 2021). "Voice Actor/Radio Personality Genzo Wakayama Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示:若山 弦蔵 (Genzo Wakayama)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Genzou Wakayama]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Genzo Wakayama - 13 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. "Genzo Wakayama (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "ファミリービジネス[]". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  6. "レッド・オクトーバーを追え!". The Cinema. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  7. "ドラゴンハート[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. "ザ・ロック". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. "マイ・ハート,マイ・ラブ【日本語吹替版】 [VHS]". Amazon. 24 November 2000. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  10. "ヘラクレス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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