Shun Yashiro

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name = Shun Yashiro


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birthname = Motohiro Suzuki
birthdate = February 19, 1933
birthplace = Tsuyama, Okayama, Japan
deathdate = death date and age|2003|6|25|1933|2|19
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othername = Tetsuya Yashiro, Kazuo Yashiro
occupation = Actor, seiyū
yearsactive = ?-2003
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awards = nihongo|Shun Yashiro|八代駿|Yashiro Shun (born as nihongo|Motohiro Suzuki|鈴木 基弘|Suzuki Motohiro) (February 19, 1933 - June 25, 2003) was a Japanese actor and seiyū from Tsuyama, Okayama. At the time of his death, he was affiliated with Theater Echo. Throughout his career, Yashiro was also known as nihongo|Tetsuya Yashiro|矢代 哲也|Yashiro Tetsuya, nihongo|Kazuo Yashiro|矢代 和雄|Yashiro Kazuo, and nihongo|Shun Yashiro|矢代 駿|Yashiro Shun.

Yashiro was best known for his roles in "Inakappe Taishō" (as Nishihajime), "Secret Squirrel" (as Morocco Mole), the 1973 "Doraemon" anime (as Suneo Honekawa), and Disney productions (as Winnie-the-Pooh)

History

Yashiro graduated from Meiji University's School of Political Science and Economics. Afterward, he became a member of the seiyū management company Theater Echo, performing in a number of radio dramas. Yashiro died of a stroke on June 25, 2003 at the age of 70.

uccessors

After Shun Yashiro's death, the following seiyū were chosen to take over his ongoing roles:
*Sukekiyo Kameyama (Winnie-the-Pooh)
*Takashi Nagasako (Big the Cat)

Roles

Television animation

*"Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog" (Kyaru)
*"Dokaben" (Ryō Inugami)
*"Doraemon" (1973 series) (Suneo Honekawa)
*"Inakappe Taishō" (Nishihajime)
*"Secret Squirrel" (Morocco Mole)
*"Star of the Giants" (Kawazoe)
*"Vicky the Viking" (Golem)

Theater animation

*"The Jungle Book" (Kaa)
*"Metropolis" (Notarlin)
*"" (Speaker voice)
*"The Tigger Movie" (Winnie-the-Pooh)

Video games

*"Kingdom Hearts" (Winnie-the-Pooh)
*"Sonic Adventure" (Big the Cat)

Dubbing roles

*"Thunderbird 6" (TV edition) (Brains)
*"Tom and Jerry" (original series) (Tom)

Other

*Pooh's Hunny Hunt (Winnie-the-Pooh)
*Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights (Winnie-the-Pooh)

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=873 Anime News Network]