Kaneto Shiozawa

Toshikazu Shiozawa (Japanese: 塩沢 敏一, romanized: Shiozawa Toshikazu, January 28, 1954 – May 10, 2000), better known by the stage name Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese: 塩沢 兼人, romanized: Shiozawa Kaneto), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. He had a distinctive calm, aristocratic-sounding voice, which often typecast him as villainous or anti-heroic strategists and intellectuals. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō.

Kaneto Shiozawa
塩沢 兼人
Born
Toshikazu Shiozawa

(1954-01-28)January 28, 1954
Tokyo, Japan
DiedMay 10, 2000(2000-05-10) (aged 46)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
Years active1975–2000
AgentAoni Production
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Harumi Baba

Life and career

Shiozawa graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department.

On May 9, 2000, at 4pm, Shiozawa fell down the stairs of his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Despite claiming that he was “alright”, Shiozawa fell unconscious and was rushed to the Tokyo Medical University Hospital; he died of a cerebral contusion at 12am on May 10, at the age of 46. Fellow voice actor Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at his funeral. Shiozawa's ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors after his death.

Hikaru Midorikawa said, "Kaneto Shiozawa was my hero."

Due to his death, two of the characters he played (Zato-1 from Guilty Gear and Hyo from Rival Schools) were killed off in-universe. Zato-1 was replaced by the shadow parasite Eddie (voiced by Takehito Koyasu), who took over Zato's body following his death.

Voice roles

Anime television
1975
1977
1979
1980
1981
1982
  • Galactic Gale Baxinger as Billy the Shot
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

OVA

Films

Video games

Dubbing

Tokusatsu

Drama CD
  • 110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari series 1: 110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari as Kousuki Shinoda
  • Abunai series 3: Abunai Bara to Yuri no Sono as Reiji Segawa
  • Abunai series 5: Abunai Shiawase Chou Bangaihen as Reiji Segawa & Fuyuomi Oosawa
  • Ai no Kusabi series 1 as Iason
  • Ai no Kusabi series 2: Dark Erogenous as Iason
  • Analyst no Yuutsu series 1: Benchmark ni Koi wo Shite as Isao Washizaki
  • Angel Sanctuary as Sevothtarte (first voice)
  • Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 1: Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru as Cain
  • Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 2: Doctor Wa Inu wo Kau as Cain
  • Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 4: Akuta Wa Inu wo Enjiru as Cain
  • Chougonka ~Song of Eternal Hatred~ as Benten
  • Hanashizu no Utage as Shinobu Fujishiro
  • Kinkanshoku as Kart
  • Koi no Shinsatsushitsu as Souhei Hoshina
  • Kyūkyoku Chōjin R as R. Ichiro Tanaka
  • La Vie En Rose as Noboru Ootori
  • Lesson XX as Masato
  • Mirage of Blaze series 3: Konoyoruni Tsubasa wo as Terumoto Mouri
  • My Codename is Charmer as Makoto Hasegawa
  • Que Sera, Sera as Shuuichirou Himuro
  • Romantist Taste as Asafumi Aoyama
  • Stanley Hawk no Jikenbo ~AMBIVALENCE . Katto~ as Misao Jin
  • The Dark Blue as Olivier Sheridan
  • Street Fighter EX Drama CD as Kairi

Successors

Other roles
  • Sotsugyou M as Kawazoe Haruka

References
  1. "Kaneto Shiowaza - 76 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  2. NEC Avenue. Strider Hiryu (PC Engine). Level/area: Ending.
  3. "ローズ". Fox Japan. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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