Kazumi Tanaka

Kazumi Tanaka (田中和実, Tanaka Kazumi, 1951-2007) was a Japanese voice actor from Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. He was the younger brother of Ryoichi Tanaka and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. He was best known for his roles in Dragon Ball Z (as Jheese), Braiger (as Khamen Khamen) and Zawazawamori no Ganko-chan (as Banban and Scope Sensei). He also served as the narrator for the NTV show The Wide.

Kazumi Tanaka 田中和実
Birthdate August 11 1951(1951-08-11) Birthplace Suginami, Tokyo, Japan Died December 20 2007 (aged 56) in Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Statistics Occupation Seiyū Years Active 1976 - 2007 Gender Male Notable Relatives Ryoichi Tanaka (brother) Ethnicity Japanese Notable Credit(s) Saint Seiya as Black Swan and Krag Sakigake!! Otokojuku as Maruyama Transformers: The Headmasters as Suiken and Kirk Transformers: Victory as Killbison Dragon Ball Z as Jheese Agent Aoni Production

On December 20, 2007, Kazumi died from pulmonary heart disease at the age of 56 after betting on a boat race.

In addition to the characters listed, he did voices for many no-name thugs, villagers, and soldiers in the original Hokuto no Ken TV anime.

Hokuto no Ken (TV anime)

• Soldier (ep 22)
• Minion (ep 58,68,86,92)
• Flamethrower Man (ep 62)
• Bandit A (ep 76)

Hokuto no Ken 2

• Boro (ep 15)
• Pirate B (ep 18)
• Centipede A (ep 23)
• Nagato (eps 24, 27, 33)
• Asura (eps 25, 31, 42)

External links

• Kazumi Tanaka at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Kazumi Tanaka at the Internet Movie Database