Kenji Utsumi

Acting · Born 1937-08-26 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.

Filmography

• Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
• One Piece: The Movie as El Drago (voice)
• Dragon Ball: The Path to Power as Commander Red/Shenlong (voice)
• Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target as Eimei Shishido (voice)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express as Heavenly King (voice)
• The Legend of Koizumi as Chairman Mao (voice)
• Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure as Shenlong (voice) / Tournament Announcer (voice)
• Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture as Jamin (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug as Slug / Shenlong (voice)
• Macross Plus: The Movie as Col. Millard Johnson (voice)

TV

• Paranoia Agent as Akio Kawazu (voice)
• Dragon Ball Z as Shenron (voice)
• Fighting Spirit as Genji Kamogawa (voice)
• Berserk as Zodd (voice)
• Fist of the North Star as Raoh
• Dr. Slump as Senbei Norimaki (voice)
• Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai as Vearn
• Cowboy Bebop as Appledelhi Siniz Hesap Lütfen (voice)
• Fullmetal Alchemist as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as Louis Armstrong (voice)