Kinpei Azusa

Kinpei Azusa (あずさ欣平 "Azusa Kinpei", May 1, 1931—May 24, 1997) was a seiyū, or voice actor, born in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His real name was Mitsuo Hashimoto (橋本光雄 "Hashimoto Mitsuo"), and he had also been credited under the name Kinzō Azusa (梓欣三 and 梓欣造, "Azusa Kinzō" (both)). He was employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production.

Between the ages of three and six, Azusa was trained in the theatre. At the age of five, he was given the name Kinzō Azusa. On May 1, 1962, Azusa undertook the establishment of a coaching foundation, Gekidan Geikyō (currently represented by Takeshi Aono). Azusa died in 1997 at the age of 66.

Anime

TV

*"Dragon Ball Z" (Mago Gohan (Jicchan), Mūri-chōrō)
*"Dragon Quest" (Chōrō)
**"" (King Romosu)
*"Fortune Quest" (Mishuran)
*"Kiteretsu Daihyakka" (Heikichi)
*"Meiken Joly" (Philippe)
*"Paul no Miracle Taisakusen" (Detective Tokkamēru)
*"Pro Golfer Saru" (Kyūsei)
*"Time Bokan" (Nariikin)

OVA

*"Aladdin and the King of Thieves" (Sultan)
*"Legend of the Galactic Heroes" (Wilhelm von Klopstock)
*"The Return of Jafar" (Sultan)

Movies

*"The Castle of Cagliostro" (Archbishop)
*"" (Mizugi-sensei)
*"" (Muri-saichoro)
*"" (Wang Lei)

Voice-over work

*"" (Rebi)

Production

Azusa produced or took part in the following plays, listed in alphabetical order.
*"Daddy-Long-Legs"
*"Haha wo Tazunete"
*"The Wild Swans"
*"Ivan the Fool"
*"The Little Match Girl"
*"Poetical Collage"
*"Shi to Rōdoku no Yūbe"