Takeshi Aono

Career

Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (GeGeGe no Kitaro), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball), Kumahachi Kumada (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Dakuan (Ninja Scroll), Gen Fu (Dead or Alive), Dezsaras (Transformers: Victory), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection) and Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of Joe Pesci and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten One Piece films. He is also known to gamers as the voice of Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games, and Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear franchise. Aono is mostly remembered for his harsh voice for many Japanese anime series.

Illness and death

In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor. His ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors.

At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infarctions and was found dead. Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer Hideo Kojima stated via his Twitter that he would retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono. Aono was 75 years old at the time of his death.

Voice roles

Anime television series

1965

Super Jetter (Alien X)

1968

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (Shonosuke, Miyoshi)

Yūyake Banchō

1970

Bakuhatsu Gorō (Kudo)

1971

Animentarie Ketsudan

1972

Devilman (Faizel)

1973

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Masaki, Commander (ep. 12))

Karate Baka Ichidai (Kuroki)

1974

Hurricane Polymar (Joe Kuruma)

Space Battleship Yamato (Shiro Sanada, Mori's Father, Berger, Talan (first voice))

1975

Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (Blue Genie)

1976

Ganso Tensai Bakabon (Various)

1977

Lupin III (Peter Jacov, Gregoire III)

Angie Girl (Roger)

1978

Nobody's Boy: Remi (Jerome Barberin)

OVAs

Ushio and Tora (Shigure Aozuki)

Kamen Rider SD (General Zark)

Karakuri no Kimi (Shinobi Leader)

Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (Nariyuki Narihara)

Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (Akasaka)

Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Lieutenant Murai)

GeGeGe no Kitaro (Nurarihyon)

Cyber City Oedo 808 (Dave Kurokawa)

Giant Robo (Doujin Issei)

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Vanilla Ice)

New Cutey Honey (Professor Kabuto)

Slayers Special (Diol)

Tales of Symphonia (Rodyle)

Detatoko Princess (Old man)

Birdy the Mighty (Yamazaki)

Devilman (Jinmen)

Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World (King Piccolo)

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (Katsuhito Masaki, Nobuyuki Masaki)

Violence Jack Hell Town Arc (Mad Zaurus)

Fire Emblem (Garnef)

Dangaioh (Professor Tarsan)

Metal Gear Solid 2 Bande Dessinee (Roy Campbell)

Anime movies

Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) - Wireless operator

Wicked City (Mr. Shadow)

Lensman (Thorndyke)

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows (Principal)

Space Battleship Yamato series (Shiro Sanada)

Kaiketsu Zorori (Magician)

Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi (Old Master)

Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! (Yasuda)

Kinnikuman: Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujin (Hydra King)

Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs. Haigre Maō (Skeleton and Zombie)

Glick no Bōken (Ganba)

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Banks)

Fist of the North Star (Fox)

GeGeGe no Kitaro series (Nurarihyon)

Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Akechi Mitsuhide and Kenki-kun)

Golgo 13 (Pablo)

Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (Kitahiko)

Ninja Scroll (Dakuan)

Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Heroes (Beautician)

Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Hadora)

Video games

Puyo Puyo series (Suketoudara)

Ape Escape 3 (Roy Campbell)

Black Matrix (John)

Blood Will Tell (Nine Tailed-Fox)

Bloody Roar 3 (Kohryu)

BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako (Sakuma and Imada)

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millenium (Ryuhaku Todoh)

Clannad (Toshio Komura)

Dead or Alive series

Dead or Alive (Gen Fu)

Dead or Alive 2 (Gen Fu)

Dead or Alive 3 (Gen Fu)

Dead or Alive 4 (Gen Fu, Muramasa)

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (Ninja Murasaki and King Piccolo)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (Kami)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (King Piccolo)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (Kami)

Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS version) (Cagnazzo and King Giott)

Heart of Darkness (Japanese dub) (Head Honcho)

Logos Panic

Lupin III: Shijo no Zunosen (Saimon Paradox)

Live-action

Ultraman (1966) (Alien Zarab (Ep. 18) (also suit actor))

Enban Senso Bankid (1976) (Zetrus Captain (Ep. 3))

Ultraman Dyna (1997) (Mysterious Thief Himala (Ep. 12))

Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005) (Hades Beastman King of Hell Kobold Bullrates (Ep. 27 - 31))

Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers (2006) (Alien Zarab)

Ultra Galaxy Mega Monster Battle: Never Ending Odyssey (2009) (Alien Zarab (NRB) (Ep. 8)/Imitation Ultraman (Ep. 8))

Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009) (Alien Zarab/Imitation Ultraman)

Dubbing roles

Joe Pesci

Lethal Weapon 2 (Leo Getz)

Home Alone (VHS/DVD Edition/1994 Fuji TV Edition) (Harry Lyme)

JFK (David Ferrie)

The Super (Louie Kritski)

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (VHS/DVD Edition/1997 Fuji TV Edition) (Harry Lyme)

Lethal Weapon 3 (Leo Getz)

My Cousin Vinny (Vincent LaGuardia "Vinny" Gambini)

The Public Eye (Leon "Bernzy" Bernstein)

Jimmy Hollywood (Jimmy Alto/Jericho)

Gone Fishin' (Joe Waters)

Lethal Weapon 4 (Leo Getz)

Christopher Lloyd

Amazing Stories (Professor B.O. Beanes)

Back to the Future (VHS/DVD Edition) (Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown)

Back to the Future Part II (VHS/DVD Edition) (Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown)

Back to the Future Part III (VHS/DVD Edition) (Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown)

The Addams Family (1995 NTV edition) (Uncle Fester / Gordon Craven)

Addams Family Values (Uncle Fester Addams)

Angels in the Endzone (Al "The Boss" Angel)