Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono (青野 武, Aono Takeshi, June 19, 1936 – April 9, 2012) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

For the Japanese baseball player, see Takeshi Aono (baseball).

Takeshi Aono
青野 武
Born(1936-06-19)June 19, 1936
Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
DiedApril 9, 2012(2012-04-09) (aged 75)
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • narrator
Years active1954–2010
AgentAoni Production
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Career

Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (GeGeGe no Kitaro), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball), Kumahachi Kumada (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Dakuan (Ninja Scroll), Deathsaurus (Transformers: Victory), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection) and Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan). Aono was also known to appear in the first ten One Piece movies. He is also known to gamers as the voice of the diabolical Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games, and Colonel Roy Campbell of the Metal Gear games. Aono is mostly remembered for his harsh voice for many Japanese anime series.

Illness and death

In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor.[1] His ongoing roles were replaced with other voice actors.

At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infarctions and was found dead.[2] Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer Hideo Kojima stated via his Twitter that he will retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono. Aono was 75 years old at the time of his death.[3]

Voice roles

Anime television series

1965

1968

1970

  • Bakuhatsu Gorō (Kudo)

1971

  • Animentarie Ketsudan

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

  • Lupin III (Peter Jacov, Gregoire III)
  • Angie Girl (Roger)

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

  • NG Knight Lamune & 40 (Dr. White (ep. 9))
  • Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (Pirate)
  • Magical Tarurūto-kun (Matsugoro Naniwa)
  • The Three-Eyed One (Goblin)
  • Mōretsu Atarō (Servant)

1991

  • City Hunter '91 (Phantom Killer (ep. 5~6))
  • Tanoshii Moomin Ikka Adventure Diary (Commander)
  • Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Hadora, Mazohho)
  • The Laughing Salesman (Yosuke Uchinaki (ep. 73))

1992

  • O~i! Ryoma (Hachihira Sakamoto)
  • Crayon Shin-chan (Black Meke-Meke, President Gilgiros, Narration, etc.)
  • Super Jigan (Ozawa, Narration)
  • Tetsujin 28 FX (Dr. Frankenstein, Count of Transylvania)
  • Hime-chan's Ribbon (Kumosuke)
  • Tenchi Muyo! (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki)

1993

1994

1995

1996

  • Kaiketsu Zorro (Timoteo)
  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (Cannibal Island, Toshitaro Ijuuin, Butler, Bakeneko, Matsuzo Mitaka, Harunosuke Nagasaki, Kamanari, Professor)
  • Hell Teacher Nube (Kageguchi, Yama Oroshi)
  • You're Under Arrest (Daimaru Nakajima)
  • Chōja Raideen (Hidora)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Mizuta)
  • Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Tozo)
  • Detective Conan (Norikazu Sasai and Nicodimus Stanley)
  • Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku)
  • Fire Emblem (Gharnef)
  • Slayer's Special (Diol)

1997

1998

1999

2000

  • Inuyasha (Kaijinbo)
  • Kindaichi Case Files (Fujio Tashiro, Nobuhiro Yamanouchi)
  • Legendary Gambler Tetsuya (Narration)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Crying Man)
  • Mushrambo (Lanancuras)
  • One Piece ("Hawk Eye" Mihawk, Woop Slap (2nd voice))

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

  • NHK Hi-def presents Kitaro: The Happy Journey ~The 100 Years Later Tōno Monogatari~ (Medama Oyaji)
  • Kaidan Restaurant (Priest)
  • Marie & Gali 2.0 (da Vinci)

OVAs

Anime movies

Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1996Tobal No. 1Oliems[4]
1998Dragon Force IIKansuke[4]
2003Tales of SymphoniaRodyle[4]
2007ASH: Archaic Sealed HeatBullnequ[4]

Live-action

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

References
  1. "Voice of Maruko's Tomozō Takeshi Aono hospitalized" Sankei Shimbun June 26, 2010 Archived June 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. まる子祖父役 青野武さん、9日に永眠　死因は解離性胸部大動脈瘤術のあとの多発性脳梗塞 (in Japanese). Cinema Today. April 10, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  3. Voice Actor Takeshi Aono Passes Away
  4. "Takeshi Aono - 170 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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  12. "銀河ヒッチハイク・ガイド". Star Channel. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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