Ichirō Nagai

Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎, Nagai Ichirō, May 10, 1931 â€" January 27, 2014) was a Japanese voice actor from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. He was previously affiliated by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. On January 27, 2014, while recording narration for a program in Hiroshima, Nagai suffered a bout of myocardial infarction and was found by a hotel employee. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead; Nagai was 82 years old at the time of his death.

Notable voice roles

Television animation

1960s

• Big X (1964) â€" Dr. Hanamaru
• Cyborg 009 (1968) â€" Chang Changku/Cyborg 006
• GeGeGe no Kitaro (1968) â€" Konaki Jiji
• Moretsu Atarou (1969) â€" Batsugorou
• Sazae-san (1969) â€" Namihei Isono, Umihei Isono

1970s

• GeGeGe no Kitaro (1971) â€" Konaki Jiji
• Devilman (1972) â€" Alphonse
• Little Wansa (1973) â€" Megane
• Space Battleship Yamato (1974) â€" Dr. Sakezo Sado, Chief Hikozaemon Tokugawa
• 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1976) - Peppino
• Future Boy Conan (1978) â€" Dyce
• Haikara-san ga Tōru (1978) â€" Lt. Hanamura
• Cyborg 009 (1979) â€" Odin
• Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) â€" Narrator, Degwin Sodo Zabi, Akahana

1980s

• The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island (1981) â€" Morton
• Urusei Yatsura (1981) â€" Sakuranbo/Cherry
• Dr. Slump (1982) â€" Senbei's grandfather
• Kinnikuman: Showdown! The 7 Justice Supermen vs. The Space Samurais (1984) â€" Black King
• GeGeGe no Kitaro (1985) â€" Konaki Jiji
• Sherlock Hound (1985) â€" Navel Fleet Commander
• Bikkuriman (1987) â€" Shama Khan
• Dragon Ball (1987) â€" Tsuru-sen'nin, Karin
• Akuma-kun (1989) â€" Dr. Faust
• Dragon Ball Z (1989) â€" Karin
• Dragon Quest (Hargon)
• Yawara! a fashionable judo girl (1989) â€" Jingorou Inokuma

1990s

• Ranma ½ Nettohen (1990) â€" Happosai
• Getter Robo Go (1991) â€" Professor Tachibana
• Haō Taikei RyÅ« Knight (1994) â€" Nazr
• Detective Conan (1997) â€" Tsugawa
• Master Keaton (1998) â€" Taihei Hiraga
• Steam Detectives (1998) â€" Glummy

2000s

• Soreike! Anpanman (2000) â€" Furudokei-san
• Hajime no Ippo (2001) â€" Ginpachi Nekota
• Pocket Monsters (2001) â€" Doctor Namba
• Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (2003) â€" Raizo Shiranagatani
• Monster (2004) â€" Dr. Reichwein
• Dragon Ball Kai (2009) â€" Karin
• InuYasha: The Final Act (2009) - Yorei-Taisei

2010s

• Crayon Shin-Chan (2010) â€" Master Yoda
• Hunter × Hunter (2011) â€" Isaac Netero
• Nichijou (2011) â€" Law of the vending machine at episode 24
• Space Dandy (2014) â€" Phantom Ramen Shop Old Man (final role)

OVA

• Vampire Hunter D (1985) â€" D's left hand
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) â€" Thomas von Stockhausen
• Baoh (1989) â€" Dr. Kasuminome
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989) â€" Narrator
• Record of Lodoss War (1990) â€" Narrator
• Yamato 2520 (1995) â€" Shima
• Android Kikaider: The Animation (2001) â€" Fuuten
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010) â€" Syam Vist

Theater animation

• Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975) â€" Whistler
• Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) â€" Jodo
• Twelve Months (1980) â€" Professor
• Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) â€" Narrator
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Soldiers of Sorrow (1981) â€" Narrator
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) â€" Narrator
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) â€" Mito
• Kinnikuman: Seigi Choujin vs. Ancient Choujin (1985) â€" Satan King
• Castle in the Sky (1986) â€" General Muoro
• Arion (1986) â€" Lykaon
• Wicked City (1987) â€" Giuseppi Mayart
• Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) â€" Tsuru-sen'nin, Karin
• Tatakae!! Ramenman (1988) â€" Narrator, Chén Zōng-Míng
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) â€" GigaZombie
• Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991) â€" Karin
• Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries (1996) â€" Principal Teraodai
• Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2001) â€" Minemizu Kisaragi
• A Tree of Palme (2002) â€" Jamoji
• One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) â€" Piera
• Summer Wars (2009) â€" Mansuke Jinnouchi
• Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013) â€" Isaac Netero

Video games

• Final Fantasy IV Nintendo DS (Cid Pollendina)
• Jak and Daxter series (Samos the Sage)
• Kingdom Hearts (Philoctetes)
• Kingdom Hearts II (Philoctetes)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Philoctetes, Grumpy)
• Phantasy Star Universe (Rukaimu NÄ"v)
• Heisei Shin Onigashima (Ittaisan)
• Soulcalibur IV (Yoda)

Tokusatsu

• Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (Baseball Mask)
• J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (Devil Batter)
• Juken Sentai Gekiranger (Master Xia Fu)
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Master Xia Fu)
  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger The Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship (Baseball Mask)
• Kamen Rider G (Narrator)

Drama CDs

• Sherlock Holmes series (John H. Watson)
• Tengai Makyō series (Golden Kanbei)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Walter Matthau
  • Charade (1994 NTV edition) â€" Carson Dyle
  • Dennis the Menace â€" George Wilson
  • Grumpy Old Men â€" Max Goldman
  • The Odd Couple II â€" Oscar Madison
• Batteries Not Included â€" Frank Riley (Hume Cronyn)
• Doctor Who â€" Dickens (Simon Callow)
• Harry Potter series â€" Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon)
• Journey 2: The Mysterious Island â€" Alexander Anderson (Michael Caine)
• Jurassic Park series â€" John Hammond (Richard Attenborough)
• Rawhide â€" George Washington Wishbone (Paul Brinegar)
• Star Wars series â€" Yoda

Animation

• The Black Cauldron â€" King Eidilleg
• The Great Mouse Detective â€" Dawson
• Hercules â€" Philoctetes
• Home on the Range â€" Rusty
• The Jetsons â€" Mister Spacely (first voice)
• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga â€" Yoda
• Looney Tunes series â€" Yosemite Sam (first voice)
• The Muppet Christmas Carol â€" Fozzy Bear as Fozziwig
• Star Wars: Clone Wars â€" Yoda
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) â€" Yoda
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV) â€" Yoda
• Toy Story series â€" Slinky Dog

References

External links

• Aoni Production (Japanese)