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
Birth Name Toshikazu Shiozawa Birthdate January 28 1954(1954-01-28) Birthplace Tokyo, Japan Age 46 Died May 10 2000 (aged 46) (Cerebral contusion) in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Statistics Occupation Seiyū Gender Male Spouse Harumi Baba (馬場はるみ) Ethnicity Japanese Notable Credit(s) Mobile Suit Gundam as M'Quve High School! Kimengumi as Dai Monohoshi J9 Series as Blaster Kid Saint Seiya as Aries Mu Dancougar as Ryō Shiba Crayon Shin-chan as Buriburizaemon Detective Conan as Inspector Shiratori (1st Voice) Official Website Kaneto Shiozawa 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

External links

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