Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono
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Birthdate	June 19 1936
Birthplace	Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
Died	April 9 2012 (aged 75)
in	Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Statistics
Occupation	Seiyū
Years Active	1964-2010
Gender	Male
Ethnicity	Japanese
Notable Credit(s)	Space Battleship Yamato; as Shirō Sanada; Gegege no Kitaro (third and fifth series); as Nurarihyon; Dragon Ball; as Murasaki,; Piccolo Daimaō and Kami-sama; Transformers Victory; as Deathzaras; Chibi Maruko-chan; as Tomozō Sakura; One Piece; as Juracule Mihawk
Agent	Aoni Production

Takeshi Aono (青野武, Aono Takeshi) (born June 19, 1936) is a seiyū and actor from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō affiliated with Aoni Production. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.

In May of 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, ending his seiyu career.^[1] He died on April 9, 2012 at 4:38 p.m. due to multiple cerebral infarction after an aortic aneurysm.^[2]^[3]

His ongoing roles of Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan) and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball Kai) were taken over by Bin Shimada. Hirohiko Kakegawa took over the role of Mihawk in One Piece.

Hokuto no Ken

Rihaku

Hokuto no Ken 2

Rihaku

Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)

Fox

Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Kenshirō Den

Fūgen

External Links

Takeshi Aono at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

[1] "Voice of Maruko's Tomozō Takeshi Aono hospitalized" Sankei Shimbun June 26, 2010

[2] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-04-09/voice-actor-takeshi-aono-passes-away

[3] ttp://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0041115

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