Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura (熊倉 一雄, Kumakura Kazuo, January 30, 1927 – October 12, 2015) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theatre director. He was the head of the Theatre Echo agency at the time of his death.[1]

Kazuo Kumakura
熊倉 一雄
Born(1927-01-30)January 30, 1927
Minato, Tokyo, Japan
DiedOctober 12, 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationActor, voice actor, theatre director
Years active1949–2015
OrganizationTheatre Echo
Notable credit(s)
Japanese voice of Alfred Hitchcock and Hercule Poirot

Biography

Kazuo Kumakura was born in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo on January 30, 1927.[2] In 1956, he joined the Theatre Echo theatre group.[2] From 1957, he became the Japanese voice of Alfred Hitchcock in Nippon TV's TV broadcasts of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and from 1989, he played the voice of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot.[2]

He died of rectal cancer on October 12, 2015, at a hospital in Tokyo, at the age of 88.[1]

Filmography

Puppet show
  • Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (1964) (Torahige)

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Video games

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Puppet show

Animation

Japanese Voiceover

Radio
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro radio drama (Theme song)

Songs

Awards

Kumakura received the 1998 Kinokuniya theater award for his performance in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys.[1] In 2011, he won the selection committee's special award at the Yomiuri Theatrical Grand Awards.[1]

Honours

References
  1. "Obituary / Kazuo Kumakura / Actor". The Japan News. Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2015-10-17. Archived from the original on 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  2. 「鬼太郎」主題歌・熊倉一雄さん死去 ["Kitaro" theme song voice Kazuo Kumakura dies]. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Japan: Daily Sports. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. "Kazuo Kumakura - 31 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
  4. "Ｄｉｓｎｅｙ'ｓ　クリスマス・キャロル[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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