Kei Tomiyama
| Kei Tomiyama | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kunichika Tomiyama October 31, 1938 Anshan, Fengtian, Manchukuo |
| Died | September 25, 1995 (aged 56) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, narrator |
| Years active | 1965 - 1995 |
Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山 邦親 Tomiyama Kunichika?, October 31, 1938 – September 25, 1995), better known by his stage name Kei Tomiyama (富山 敬 Tomiyama Kei?), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Anshan, Manchukuo. He was also declared the Mel Blanc of Japanese voice acting. During his life, Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab.
Tomiyama is best known for his roles in Tiger Mask (Naoto Date/Tiger Mask), Space Battleship Yamato (Susumu Kodai), UFO Robo Grendizer (Duke Fleed/Daisuke Umon),the Time Bokan series (Narrator), GeGeGe no Kitaro 3rd Series (Nezumi-Otoko), Chibi Maruko-chan (Tomozō Sakura), and Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Yang Wenli).
Tomiyama dropped out of Nihon University's art department. With his distinctively tender voice, Tomiyama would portray numerous kinds of roles during his career, ranging from heroic, comedic, young, and old. At 9:07 AM on September 25, 1995, Tomiyama suddenly died of pancreatic cancer in Shinjuku, Tokyo at the age of 56. In 2007, Tomiyama was posthumously awarded the Special Achievement Award of the first Seiyu Awards.
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