Kenji Utsumi

Kenji Utsumi

Known for
Acting
Born
August 26, 1937
Died
June 13, 2013 (aged 75)
Birthplace
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.

Known For

Filmography

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Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong. poster

Fight! Dragon (TV Pilot) - Dragon Flies to Hong Kong.

Movie · as Narrator

2013
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods poster

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Movie · as Shenlong (voice)

2013
Silver Spoon poster

Silver Spoon

TV · as Mr. Todoroki (voice) · 1 ep

2012
The Life of Budori Gusuko poster

The Life of Budori Gusuko

Movie · as Silk Factory Owner (voice)

2011
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie - The Flying Ghost Ship poster

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie - The Flying Ghost Ship

Movie · as Los Dark (Voice)

2011
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos poster

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Movie · as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)

2011
Hunter x Hunter poster

Hunter x Hunter

TV · as Captain (voice) · 2 eps

2010
The Legend of Koizumi poster

The Legend of Koizumi

Movie · as Chairman Mao (voice)

2010
はじめましてトーマスシリーズ トーマスとこうざんてつどうのなかまたち poster

はじめましてトーマスシリーズ トーマスとこうざんてつどうのなかまたち

Movie

2010
Wonderful World poster

Wonderful World

Movie

2009
Yona Yona Penguin poster

Yona Yona Penguin

Movie · as Old Man (voice)

2009
はじめましてトーマスシリーズ いつもなかよしふたごのきかんしゃ poster

はじめましてトーマスシリーズ いつもなかよしふたごのきかんしゃ

Movie · as Gōdon (voice)

2009
Kämpfer poster

Kämpfer

TV · as Burnt Alive Lion (voice) · 12 eps

2009
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! poster

Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!

TV · as Hades, Emperor of Darkness · 26 eps

2009
Needless poster

Needless

TV · as Guido (voice) · 24 eps

2009
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood poster

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

TV · as Louis Armstrong (voice) · 25 eps

2008
Casshern Sins poster

Casshern Sins

TV · as Braiking Boss (voice) · 9 eps

2007
Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald poster

Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald

Movie · as Alex

2007
Genius Party poster

Genius Party

Movie · as Sai (Shanghai Dragon segment) (voice)

2006
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

Movie · as Dorumanstein (voice)

2006
Kemonozume poster

Kemonozume

TV · as Kyūtarō Ōba (voice) · 13 eps

2005
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa poster

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

Movie · as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice)

2005
Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black poster

Black Jack: The Two Doctors in Black

Movie · as Inspector Tomobiki (voice)

2005
Metal Gear Solid 3: Existence poster

Metal Gear Solid 3: Existence

Movie · as Volgin (voice)

2005
Basilisk poster

Basilisk

TV · as Mino Nenki (voice) · 24 eps

2005
Gallery Fake poster

Gallery Fake

TV · as Carlos · 37 eps

2004
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun poster

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun

Movie · as Vin (voice)

2004
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon! poster

Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon!

Movie

2004
Paranoia Agent poster

Paranoia Agent

TV · as Akio Kawazu (voice) · 13 eps

2003
Fighting Spirit: Champion Road poster

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

Movie · as Genji Kamogawa (voice)

2003
Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura poster

Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura

Movie · as Genji Kamogawa (voice)

2003
Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman poster

Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman

Movie

2003
FireStorm poster

FireStorm

TV · 26 eps

2003
Fullmetal Alchemist poster

Fullmetal Alchemist

TV · as Alex Louis Armstrong (voice) · 51 eps

2002
RahXephon poster

RahXephon

TV · as Shirow Watari (voice) · 26 eps

2002
Ai Yori Aoshi poster

Ai Yori Aoshi

TV · as Aoi's Father (voice) · 36 eps

2002
Petite Princess Yucie poster

Petite Princess Yucie

TV · as Demon King · 26 eps

2001
Vampiyan Kids poster

Vampiyan Kids

TV · as Papa (pilot) · 25 eps

2001
Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009

TV · as Black Ghost (voice) · 48 eps

2000
One Piece: The Movie poster

One Piece: The Movie

Movie · as El Drago (voice)

2000
Fighting Spirit poster

Fighting Spirit

TV · as Genji Kamogawa (voice) · 101 eps

1999
Vampiyan Kids poster

Vampiyan Kids

Movie · as Papa (voice)

1999
Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe poster

Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe

Movie · as Angolmois (voice)

1999
Angel Links poster

Angel Links

TV · as Duuz Delax Rex (voice) · 13 eps

1998
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target poster

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Movie · as Eimei Shishido (voice)

1998
Hunter × Hunter Pilot poster

Hunter × Hunter Pilot

Movie · as Captain (voice)

1998
Cowboy Bebop poster

Cowboy Bebop

TV · as Appledelhi Siniz Hesap Lütfen (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Hermes - Winds of Love poster

Hermes - Winds of Love

Movie · as King Minos (voice)

1997
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins poster

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

Movie · as Gordeau (voice)

1997
Berserk poster

Berserk

TV · as Zodd (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express poster

Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express

Movie · as Heavenly King (voice)

1996
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power poster

Dragon Ball: The Path to Power

Movie · as Commander Red/Shenlong (voice)

1996
Slayers Return poster

Slayers Return

Movie · as Galev (voice)

1996
Hell Teacher Nube poster

Hell Teacher Nube

Movie · as Evil Spirit (voice)

1995
Macross Plus: The Movie poster

Macross Plus: The Movie

Movie · as Col. Millard Johnson (voice)

1995
Street Fighter II: V poster

Street Fighter II: V

TV · as M. Bison · 29 eps

1994
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture poster

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Movie · as Jamin (voice)

1994
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark... poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1994
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha!! Excited Heart of Summer Vacation

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1994
Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha poster

Lil' Red Riding Hood Cha-Cha

TV · 1 ep

1993
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1993
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! From Penguin Village with Love

Movie

1993
Casshan: Robot Hunter poster

Casshan: Robot Hunter

TV · as Buraiking Boss · 4 eps

1992
Hanappe Bazooka poster

Hanappe Bazooka

Movie · as Ophisto Bazooka (voice)

1991
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug poster

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

Movie · as Slug / Shenlong (voice)

1991
The Adventure of Gamba and the Otter poster

The Adventure of Gamba and the Otter

Movie · as Yoisho

1991
Adachi-ga Hara poster

Adachi-ga Hara

Movie · as Damokuresu (voice)

1991
Sukeban Deka poster

Sukeban Deka

Movie · as Dark Detective Kurayami (voice)

1991
Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu - Hiryuu no Shou poster

Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu - Hiryuu no Shou

Movie · as (voice)

1991
Kumo ni Noru poster

Kumo ni Noru

Movie

1991
Wizardry poster

Wizardry

Movie · as Werdna (voice)

1991
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai poster

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

TV · as Vearn · 46 eps

1991
Sukeban Deka poster

Sukeban Deka

TV · as Inspector Kurayami (voice) · 2 eps

1991
Detonator Orgun poster

Detonator Orgun

TV · as Commander Zoa · 3 eps

1991
Kumo ni Noru poster

Kumo ni Noru

TV · 2 eps

1990
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest poster

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

Movie · as Shenron (voice)

1990
The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live poster

The Rose of Versailles: I'll Love You As Long As I Live

Movie

1989
Angel Cop poster

Angel Cop

Movie · as Kaishō Taki (voice)

1989
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone poster

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Movie · as Shenron (voice)

1989
The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku poster

The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku

Movie · as Bull Demon King (voice)

1989
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland poster

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

Movie · as King Morpheus (voice)

1989
Dragon Ball Z poster

Dragon Ball Z

TV · as Shenron (voice) · 252 eps

1989
Magical Hat poster

Magical Hat

TV · as Lord Jaku (voice) · 33 eps

1989
Angel Cop poster

Angel Cop

TV · as Kaishō Taki · 6 eps

1988
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure poster

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

Movie · as Shenlong (voice) / Tournament Announcer (voice)

1988
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice poster

Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice

Movie · as Raoh (voice)

1988
Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 3 - Legend of the Conqueror of Century's End - Raoh Must Die! poster

Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 3 - Legend of the Conqueror of Century's End - Raoh Must Die!

Movie · as Raoh (voice)

1988
The Legend of Watt Poe poster

The Legend of Watt Poe

Movie · as Village Chief (voice)

1988
Charge!! Men's Private School poster

Charge!! Men's Private School

Movie · as Priest (voice)

1988
Tatakae!! Ramenman poster

Tatakae!! Ramenman

TV · as 屠殺鬼玉王 · 35 eps

1987
Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By poster

Touch 3: Don't Pass Me By

Movie · as Eiichiro Kashiwaba (voice)

1986
Outlanders poster

Outlanders

Movie · as Geobaldi (voice)

1986
Fist of the North Star poster

Fist of the North Star

Movie · as Raoh (voice)

1986
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies poster

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Movie · as Shenlong (voice)

1986
Go Go Toraemon poster

Go Go Toraemon

Movie

1986
Dragon Ball poster

Dragon Ball

TV · as Shenlong (voice) · 1 ep

1985
Bavi Stock I: Fated to Be A Target poster

Bavi Stock I: Fated to Be A Target

Movie

1985
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1985
Nora poster

Nora

Movie · as Dr. Zakariasen (voice)

1985
Dream Hunter Rem poster

Dream Hunter Rem

TV · as Junichirō Sakaki (voice) · 5 eps

1985
Pro Golfer Saru poster

Pro Golfer Saru

TV · as ミスターX · 153 eps

1985
Fight!! Iczer-One poster

Fight!! Iczer-One

TV · as Fuji 2 Captain (voice) · 3 eps

1984
Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars poster

Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars

Movie

1984
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1984
Kenya Boy poster

Kenya Boy

Movie · as Gure (voice)

1984
Fist of the North Star poster

Fist of the North Star

TV · as Raoh · 152 eps

1984
Twin Hawks poster

Twin Hawks

TV · as 花園明美 · 36 eps

1983
Harmagedon poster

Harmagedon

Movie · as Salamander (voice)

1983
Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo Komete poster

Doctor Mambo & Kaitou Jibako: Uchuu yori Ai wo Komete

Movie · as カポー (voice)

1983
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

Movie · as Senbei

1982
Techno Police 21C poster

Techno Police 21C

Movie · as Goro Narumi

1982
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure poster

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1982
Don Dracula poster

Don Dracula

TV · as Don Dracula (voice) · 8 eps

1981
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

Movie · as Senbei Norimaki (voice)

1981
Sea Prince and the Fire Child poster

Sea Prince and the Fire Child

Movie · as Glaucos (voice)

1981
Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie poster

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Movie

1981
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer poster

Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer

Movie · as Boganto (voice)

1981
Dr. Slump poster

Dr. Slump

TV · as Senbei Norimaki (voice) · 243 eps

1980
The Tomb of Dracula poster

The Tomb of Dracula

Movie · as Dracula (voice)

1980
Fumoon poster

Fumoon

Movie · as Acetylene Lamp (voice)

1980
There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game poster

There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game

Movie · as Rikuo Nemoto

1980
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race poster

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Movie · as Rikuo Nemoto

1980
The New Adventures of Gigantor poster

The New Adventures of Gigantor

TV · as Space Demon King (voice) · 51 eps

1980
Zukkoke Knight: Don De La Mancha (ずっこけナイト ドンデラマンチャ) poster

Zukkoke Knight: Don De La Mancha (ずっこけナイト ドンデラマンチャ)

TV · as Don Quijote · 23 eps

1979
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express poster

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Movie · as Acetylene Lamp (voice)

1979
There Goes Our Hero poster

There Goes Our Hero

Movie · as ネモト監督

1979
Young Eleven poster

Young Eleven

Movie · as Ikuo Matsumoto (voice)

1978
Fighting General Daimos poster

Fighting General Daimos

TV · as Barandoku · 44 eps

1977
Case of the Disjointed Murder poster

Case of the Disjointed Murder

Movie · as Akira Utsumi

1977
Voltes V poster

Voltes V

TV · as General Do Bergan · 40 eps

1976
Magnet Robot Gakeen poster

Magnet Robot Gakeen

TV · as Mamoru Kazuki (voice) · 39 eps

1975
Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu poster

Shonen Tokugawa Ieyasu

TV · as ナレーション · 20 eps

1975
Adventure of Gamba poster

Adventure of Gamba

TV · as ヨイショ · 26 eps

1975
Tekkaman: The Space Knight poster

Tekkaman: The Space Knight

TV · as Dr. Richardson · 26 eps

1973
Zero Tester poster

Zero Tester

TV · as 武者ガロス · 66 eps

1973
Casshan poster

Casshan

TV · as Briking (voice) · 35 eps

1971
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves poster

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Movie · as Dora (voice)

1969
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots poster

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

Movie · as Daniel (voice)

1969
Judo Boy poster

Judo Boy

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 26 eps

1968
Cackling Kitarou poster

Cackling Kitarou

TV · as La Seine (voice) · 1 ep

1967
Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars poster

Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars

Movie · as Pyunma / Cyborg 008 (voice)

1967
Speed Racer poster

Speed Racer

TV · as Inspector Rokugô · 52 eps

1967
Golden Bat poster

Golden Bat

TV · as Mazo (voice) · 52 eps

1966
Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009

Movie · as Pyunma / Cyborg 008 (voice)

1966
Sally the Witch poster

Sally the Witch

TV · 109 eps

1965
Space Patrol Hopper poster

Space Patrol Hopper

TV · as アイアン · 44 eps

1965
Space Ace poster

Space Ace

TV · as Ibo (voice) · 52 eps

1963
Sweet Trap poster

Sweet Trap

Movie · as Tajima

1963
Wolf Boy Ken poster

Wolf Boy Ken

TV · as One-Eyed Jack (voice) · 86 eps