Toshikazu Shiozawa (Japanese: 塩沢 敏一, romanized: Shiozawa Toshikazu, January 28, 1954 – May 10, 2000), better known by the stage name Kaneto Shiozawa (Japanese: 塩沢 兼人, romanized: Shiozawa Kaneto), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. He had a distinctive calm, aristocratic-sounding voice, which often typecast him as villainous or anti-heroic strategists and intellectuals. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō. He was best known for his performances as Rei in Fist of the North Star, M'Quve in Mobile Suit Gundam, Buriburizaemon in Crayon Shin-chan, D in Vampire Hunter D, Cyborg Ninja in Metal Gear, Paul von Oberstein in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Devimon in Digimon, Prince Demande in Sailor Moon, Vega in Street Fighter, R. Ichiro Tanaka in Kyūkyoku Chōjin R, Inspector Ninzaburo Shiratori in Detective Conan, Zato-1 in Guilty Gear, Hyo Imawano in Rival Schools and Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
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Life and career
Shiozawa graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department.
Death
On May 9, 2000, at 4pm, Shiozawa fell down the stairs of his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo, claiming that there were no injuries found on him, he insisted that he was fine. Six hours later, at 10pm, Shiozawa's body condition suddenly changed, he collapsed and was rushed to the Tokyo Medical University Hospital; he died of a cerebral contusion at 12am on May 10, at the age of 46. Fellow voice actor Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at his funeral. Shiozawa's ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors after his death.
Hikaru Midorikawa said, "Kaneto Shiozawa was my hero."
Due to his death, two of the characters he played (Zato-1 from Guilty Gear and Hyo from Rival Schools) were killed off in-universe. Zato-1 was replaced by the shadow parasite Eddie (voiced by Takehito Koyasu), who took over Zato's body following his death until Guilty Gear Xrd.
In 2016, a well-known voice actor, Hiroshi Kamiya, has permanently taken over the role for Buriburizaemon from Crayon Shin-chan, after being remained silent for 16 years, due to Shiozawa's death.
Voice roles
Video games
Battle Arena Toshinden series as Duke Rambert
Black/Matrix as Gaius
Dragoon Might as Yamato, Tekkamen and Ryan
Dragon Knight II as Narrator
Dragon Knight IV as Angus, Lucifon and Necromancer
Double Dragon (Neo-Geo) as Jimmy Lee and Amon
Down Load as Syd
Exile series as Sadler
Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin as Diva
Guilty Gear series as Zato-1, Dr. Baldhead
Hokuto No Ken: Seikimatsu Kyūseishu Densetsu as Rei
Kessen as Ōtani Yoshitsugu
Langrisser series as Böser/Paul
Last Bronx as Joe Inagaki
Legend of Dragoon as Melbu Frahma
Magic School Lunar! as Memphis
Metal Gear Solid as Gray Fox
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty as Cyborg Ninja (archived recordings)
Policenauts as Tony Redwood
Puyo Puyo (PC Engine version) as Mummy
Rival Schools series as Hyo Imawano
Dubbing
Das Boot (1983 Fuji TV edition) - Fähnrich Ullmann (Martin May)
Edward Scissorhands - Edward Scissorhands (Johnny Depp)
Freejack - Alex Furlong (Emilio Estevez)
Labyrinth - Jareth (David Bowie)
Q&A - ADA Al Reilly (Timothy Hutton)
The Rose - Huston Dyer (Frederic Forrest)
Star Wars (1992 TV Asahi edition) - Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (VHS releases) - Raphael
UHF - George Newman ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Watership Down - Silver
West Side Story (1990 TBS edition) - Riff (Russ Tamblyn)
Tokusatsu
1995: Chouriki Sentai Ohranger as Bara Brain
1996: B-Fighter Kabuto as Deep Sea Fish-man Dezzle / Dezzle the Great
1998: Seijuu Sentai Gingaman as Dark Merchant Biznella / Majin Biznella
Drama CD
110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari series 1: 110 Ban wa Koi no Hajimari as Kousuki Shinoda
Abunai series 3: Abunai Bara to Yuri no Sono as Reiji Segawa
Abunai series 5: Abunai Shiawase Chou Bangaihen as Reiji Segawa & Fuyuomi Oosawa
Ai no Kusabi series 1 as Iason
Ai no Kusabi series 2: Dark Erogenous as Iason
Analyst no Yuutsu series 1: Benchmark ni Koi wo Shite as Isao Washizaki
Angel Sanctuary as Sevothtarte (first voice)
Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 1: Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru as Cain
Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 2: Doctor Wa Inu wo Kau as Cain
Boxer Wa Inu Ni Naru series 4: Akuta Wa Inu wo Enjiru as Cain
Chougonka ~Song of Eternal Hatred~ as Benten
Hanashizu no Utage as Shinobu Fujishiro
Kinkanshoku as Kart
Koi no Shinsatsushitsu as Souhei Hoshina
Kyūkyoku Chōjin R as R. Ichiro Tanaka
La Vie En Rose as Noboru Ootori
Lesson XX as Masato
Mirage of Blaze series 3: Konoyoruni Tsubasa wo as Terumoto Mouri
Other roles
Sotsugyou M as Kawazoe Haruka
