Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人, Shiozawa Kaneto, January 28, 1954 - May 10, 2000) (Real name: Toshikazu Shiozawa (塩沢 敏一, Shiozawa Toshikazu) was a seiyū from Tokyo affiliated with Aoni Production. He had a distinctive cold, calm voice which usually typecast him in roles as villains or anti-heroes.

Kaneto Shiozawa 塩沢兼人
Birth Name Toshikazu Shiozawa (塩澤敏一) Birthdate January 28 1954(1954-01-28) Birthplace Tokyo, Japan Died May 10 2000 (aged 46) (Cerebral contusion) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Statistics Occupation Seiyū Years Active 1975 - 2000 Gender Male Spouse Harumi Baba (馬場はるみ) Ethnicity Japanese Notable Credit(s) Mobile Suit Gundam as M'Quve Area 88 as Shin Kazama Vampire Hunter D as D Saint Seiya as Aries Mu Transformers: Masterforce as Road King Crayon Shin-chan as Buriburizaemon Sailor Moon R as Prince Demande Detective Conan as Ninzaburo Shiratori Agent Aoni Production

His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō.

History

Shiozawa yearned to be a performer since his boyhood. He graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department. On May 9, 2000, at around 4:00, Shiozawa fell down the stairway of his home; he later fell unconscious, and died of a cerebral contusion at 12:54am the next day. He was 46. Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at his funeral.

Hokuto no Ken (TV anime)

• Rei
• Sam (eps 9-10)

External links

• Kaneto Shiozawa at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Kaneto Shiozawa at the Internet Movie Database
• Kaneto Shiozawa info at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Pages