Kazuo Kumakura Explained

Kazuo Kumakura
Native Name:熊倉 一雄
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:30 January 1927
Birth Place:Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:Actor, voice actor, theatre director
Organization:Theatre Echo
Yearsactive:1949–2015
Credits:Japanese voice of Alfred Hitchcock and Hercule Poirot

was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theatre director. He was the head of the Theatre Echo agency at the time of his death.[1]

Biography

Kazuo Kumakura was born in the Azabu district of Minato, Tokyo on January 30, 1927.[2] In 1956, he joined the Theatre Echo theatre group.[2] From 1957, he became the Japanese voice of Alfred Hitchcock in Nippon TV's TV broadcasts of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and from 1989, he played the voice of Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Poirot.[2]

He died of rectal cancer on October 12, 2015, at a hospital in Tokyo, at the age of 88.[1]

Filmography

Puppet show

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Video games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary / Kazuo Kumakura / Actor . 2015-10-17. The Japan News. The Yomiuri Shimbun . Japan. https://web.archive.org/web/20151020012017/http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002500541. 2015-10-20. dead. 2015-10-20.
  2. Web site: http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/10/16/0008488852.shtml. ja: 「鬼太郎」主題歌・熊倉一雄さん死去. "Kitaro" theme song voice Kazuo Kumakura dies. 2015-10-16. Daily Sports Online. Daily Sports. Japan. Japanese. 2015-10-20.
  3. Web site: ふしぎの国のアリス. February 1, 2023. The Cinema.
  4. Web site: バンビ. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
  5. Web site: バンビ2 森のプリンス. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
  6. Web site: コルドロン. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
  7. Web site: Disney's クリスマス・キャロル[吹]]. September 8, 2019. Star Channel.
  8. Web site: ファン・アンド・ファンシー・フリー. February 2, 2023. The Cinema.
  9. Web site: 101匹わんちゃん. February 2, 2023. The Cinema.
  10. Web site: ピーター・パン2 ネバーランドの秘密. January 30, 2023. The Cinema.
  11. Web site: 白雪姫. February 1, 2023. The Cinema.
  12. Web site: Kazuo Kumakura - 31 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.}} ] (2003) (Medama Oyaji)

    Dubbing roles

    Live-action

    Puppet show

    Animation

    Japanese Voiceover

    Radio

    Songs

    Awards

    Kumakura received the 1998 Kinokuniya theater award for his performance in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. In 2011, he won the selection committee's special award at the Yomiuri Theatrical Grand Awards.

    Honours

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