Hirotaka Suzuoki
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Hirotaka Suzuoki (鈴置 洋孝 Suzuoki Hirotaka?) (March 6, 1950 - August 6, 2006) was a male seiyū and actor from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture who graduated from Tokyo Keizai University.
His best known roles include Mobile Suit Gundam (Bright Noa), Captain Tsubasa (Kojiro Hyuga), Saint Seiya (Dragon Shiryu), Dragon Ball (Tenshinhan), The Transformers (Starscream), Ranma ½ (Tatewaki Kuno), Rurouni Kenshin (Saito Hajime), and Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Haran Banjō).
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[edit] Career
Suzuoki's most notable trait is his soft, dignified voice. He was affiliated with Ken Production, in which he worked in many animation roles.
In 1978, Suzuoki made his voice acting debut in Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3.
Suzuoki was a best friend of fellow seiyu Tohru Furuya.
On July 2006, Suzuoki was diagnosed with lung cancer and undertook hospitalization and medical treatment, but on the morning of August 6, 2006, his health took a sudden turn, and Suzuoki died at the age of 56.
[edit] Voice roles
[edit] Television animation
- Banner of the Stars (Dubeusec)
- Captain Tsubasa (Kojiro Hyuga)
- Crest of the Stars (Dubeusec)
- Cyber Team in Akihabara (Washu Ryugasaki)
- Tekkaman Blade (Chief Freeman)
- Dragon Ball (Tenshinhan)
- Dragon Ball Z (Tenshinhan)
- Dragon Ball GT (Wû Xing Lóng (Five Star Dragon)
- Fist of the North Star 2 (Shachi)
- Genesis Climber Mospeada (Yellow Belmont)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Noriaki Kakyoin)
- Kiddy Grade (Dextera)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (Bright Noa)
- Zeta Gundam (Bright Noa)
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Bright Noa)
- Naruto the Movie: Snow Princess' Book of Ninja Arts (Nadare Roga)
- Char's Counterattack (Bright Noa)
- Pokémon (Sakaki (Giovanni))
- Ranma ½ (Tatewaki Kuno)
- Macross (Lynn Kaifunn)
- Rock Man X5-X7 (Signas)
- Rock Man X7 (Splash Wafly)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Saito Hajime)
- Saint Seiya (Dragon Shiryu)
- Sei Jūshi Bismarck (Japanese Version of Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs)' (Perios - Japanese Version of Jesse Blue)
- Sengoku Majin Goshogun (Hojo Shingo)
- Space Battleship Yamato III (Kojirou Ohta)
- The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (Dess)
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Lynn Kai-fun)
- Transformers (Starscream, Powerglide)
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Haran Banjou)
- Trigun (Chapel the Evergreen)
[edit] OVAs
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Ivan Konev and Ruppert Kesserlink)
- Prefectural Earth Defense Force (Kamir Santin)
- Urotsukidoji (Tatsuo Nagumo)
- Video Girl Ai (Ai's creator)
- Fatal Fury 2 Legend of The Hungry Wolf (Wolfgang Krauser)
- Virus Buster Serge (Raven)
- Urusei Yatsura (Inaba)
[edit] Games
- Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness (Viktor Hugo)
- Super Robot War/Scramble series (Bright Noa)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Enjou! Kyoto Rinne (Saito Hajime)
- Various Dragon Ball games (Tenshinhan)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Noriaki Kakyoin)
[edit] Dubbing roles
- Tom Cruise
- Mel Gibson
- Lethal Weapon 1 and 2 (TBS edition), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (TBS edition)
- John Travolta
- Pulp Fiction (DVD edition)
- Cop Land: Ray Liotta (Nippon Television Friday Roadshow)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (October 14, 2000 Fuji TV Golden Western Theater)
- Child's Play: Chucky (Charles Lee Ray)
- Bad Boys II: Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà)
- Forrest Gump: Gary Sinise (March 11, 2003 Fuji TV Golden Western Theater)
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Kenneth Branagh (October 27, 1996 TV Sunday Western Theater)
- The Living Daylights: Timothy Dalton (TV Tokyo Thursday Western Theater)
[edit] External links
- Hirotaka Suzuoki at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Hirotaka Suzuoki at the Internet Movie Database
- Ken Productions - Hirotaka Suzuoki
- Hirotaka Suzuoki Productions
Categories: Japanese voice actor stubs | 1950 births | 2006 deaths | Lung cancer deaths | Dragon Ball cast members | Gundam cast members | Japanese voice actors | Mega Man cast members | People from Aichi Prefecture | Rumic World cast members | Saint Seiya cast members | Space Battleship Yamato cast members | Streamline cast members
