Hiroyuki Nishimoto
| Hiroyuki Nishimoto | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 January 1927 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 19 April 2015 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1950s–2015 |
Hiroyuki Nishimoto (西本裕行 Nishimoto Hiroyuki, 3 January 1927 – 19 April 2015) was a Japanese actor. He began acting in the theatre company Bungakuza and later co-founded Gekidan Kumo (劇団雲; Theatre Company Gekidan) in 1963. Nishimoto then joined Theatre Company Subaru in 1976. He provided the voice of Snufkin in the television adaptions of Moomin, a book series and comic strip by Tove Jansson. Nishimoto was also known for dubbing the Japanese language versions of many Disney films. He died of an aortic dissection in 2015, aged 88.[1]
Partial filmography
- The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
- Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
- The Beast to Die (1974)
- Television
- Moomin
- Mito Kōmon
- The Return of Ultraman
- Taiyō ni Hoero!
- Kamen Rider
- Space Sheriff Gavan
- Kamen Rider Black RX
- New Moomin
References
- ↑ "Moomin's Snufkin Voice Actor Hiroyuki Nishimoto Passes Away". Anime News Network. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
External links
- Hiroyuki Nishimoto at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hiroyuki Nishimoto at the Internet Movie Database
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