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Kazuyuki Sogabe 曽我部和恭
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Birth Name |
曽我部和行
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Birthdate |
April 16 1948(1948-04-16)
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Birthplace |
Chiba, Japan
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Age |
58
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Died |
September 17, 2006 (Esophageal cancer)
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Kazuyuki Sogabe (曽我部和恭) was a veteran seiyū born in Chiba Prefecture. Sogabe retired from voice acting on December 31st, 2000 when he felt a weakness in his own voice. After his retirement, many of his current roles went to voice actors Tetsu Inada and Ryōtarō Okiayu. Sogabe died on September 17th, 2006 at around 8 PM from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before. He was 58 years old.