Kunichika Tomiyama (冨山 邦親 , Tomiyama Kunichika , October 31, 1938 – September 25, 1995) , better known by his stage name Kei Tomiyama (富山 敬 , Tomiyama Kei ) , was a Japanese actor, voice actor , and narrator from Anshan , Manchukuo . He was also declared the Mel Blanc of Japanese voice acting. During his life, Tomiyama was affiliated with Aoni Production and Production Baobab .
Tomiyama is best known for his roles in Tiger Mask Tiger Mask ), Space Battleship Yamato UFO Robo Grendizer Time Bokan GeGeGe no Kitaro 3rd Series (Nezumi-Otoko), Chibi Maruko-chan Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Tomiyama dropped out of Nihon University 's art department. With his distinctively tender voice, Tomiyama would portray numerous kinds of roles during his career, ranging from heroic, comedic, young, and old. At 9:07 AM on September 25, 1995, Tomiyama suddenly died of pancreatic cancer in Shinjuku, Tokyo at the age of 56. In 2007, Tomiyama was posthumously awarded the Special Achievement Award of the first Seiyu Awards .
After Tomiyama's death, a number of voice actors took over his ongoing roles.
Takeshi Aono (Chibi Maruko-chan Nobuo Tobita (Chibi Maruko-chan as Shintarō HonamiHideyuki Tanaka (SD Vierra as SD Istiono)Tomohiro Nishimura (Soreike! Anpanman as SL Man)Junpei Takiguchi (Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman Time Bokan series) as the Narrator)Toshihiko Nakajima (Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman Time Bokan series) as Odatebuta)Kōichi Yamadera (Space Battleship Yamato Idol Defense Force Hummingbird Grendizer Super Robot Wars Yatterman as the Narrator and OdatebutaKenyū Horiuchi (Grendizer as Duke Fleed (Super Robot Wars Complete Box Yasunori Matsumoto (Bokan Desuyo as Ippatsuman and Odatebuta)Shigeru Ushiyama (Batman: The Animated Series Hozumi Gōda (Legend of the Galactic Heroes Kappei Yamaguchi (Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny )Chafurin (Barbapapa Barbapapa )Naoki Tatsuta (Winnie-the-Pooh Rabbit )Tomokazu Seki (Area 88 Space Emperor God Sigma Super Robot Wars Masanobu Takashima (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! as Dr. Wayne Szalinski)Seirou Ogino (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure as Vampire C) Takumi Yamazaki (Shima Spain Village Parque Espana as Don Quixote)In the Harlock Saga, in addition to replacing Tomiyama as Tochiro, Kōichi Yamadera also supplied the voice of Captain Harlock which up to that point was done by Makio Inoue who is still living.
1960s Gigantor Prince Planet Astro Boy Oraa Guzura Dado Speed Racer Ōgon Bat (1967)Princess Knight Animal 1 (1968) (Tōjirō)Dokachin the Primitive Boy Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Star of the Giants Attack No.1 (1969)Otokoippiki Gakidaishō (1969) (Mankichi Togawa)Tiger Mask (1969) (Naoto Date/Tiger Mask)Kamui the Ninja: Stories Other Than the Legend (1969) (Shirō)Roppō Yabure-kun (1969) (Yabure Roppō)1970s The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee Bakuhatsu Gorō (1969) (Hiroshi Kubota)Ashita no Joe Andersen Monogatari Mokku of the Oak Tree (1972) (Chikaro the Monkey)The One Who Loves Justice: Moonlight Mask Science Ninja Team Gatchaman Samurai Giants (1973) (Ban Banba)Bôken Korobokkuru (1973) (Eji Sonta)Mazinger Z Little Wansa Space Battleship Yamato series (1974) (Susumu Kodai)Hurricane Polymar Ganba no Bōken (1975) (Gakusha)La Seine no Hoshi Time Bokan Series (1975) (Narration, Odatebuta, Sasayaki Reporter, Tommy Yama)Dog of Flanders UFO Robo Grendizer (1975) (Daisuke Umon/Duke Fleed, Fake Duke Fleed)Candy Candy 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix Attack on Tomorrow (1977) (Fuwa, Narrator)Jetter Mars Yakyū-kyō no Uta Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (1977) (Jet Joe)Science Fiction Saiyuki Starzinger Animation Kikō: Marco Polo no Bōken (1979) (Marco Polo)The Ultraman Zenderman Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 1980s Astro Boy Rainbow Parakeet )Kaibutsu-kun (1980) (Bem)Space Emperor God Sigma Wonderful Nils (1980) (Rex)Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa So Monogatari (1981) (Shotaro Ishimori)Ohayō! Spank Sugata Sanshiro (1981) (Kinnosuke Natsume)Asari-chan Acrobunch Gyakuten! Ippatsuman Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX Thunderbirds 2086 Miyuki Nine Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi Serendipity the Pink Dragon Once Upon a Time... Space Yume Senshi Wingman (1984) (Shunichi Hokusou/Keytackler)GeGeGe no Kitaro (1985) (Nezumi Otoko)Sangokushi (1985) (Zhuge Liang )Urusei Yatsura Anmitsu Hime Maison Ikkoku Oh! Family (1986) (Papa)Around the World with Willy Fog Kimagure Orange Road Anpanman (1988) (SL Man)What's Michael? (1988) (Michael)Blue Blink Kimba the White Lion 1990s Chibi Maruko-chan (1990) (Tomozou Sakura (First voice), Shintarō Honami (First voice))Kyatto Ninden Teyandee Musashi, the Samurai Lord Obatarian Tetsujin 28-Go FX (1993) (Doctor Mouse)Kyōfu no Kyō-chan (Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji Magic Adventures of Mumfie Fievel's American Tails Area 88 Gall Force Yōtōden Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) (Yang Wen-li)Patlabor: The New Files Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals Barbapapa (1995) (Barbapapa, Narrator)Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger Space Battleship Yamato (1977) (Susumu Kodai)Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato Yamato: The New Voyage Be Forever Yamato Final Yamato Golgo 13 Kimagure Orange Road Time Bokan: Royal Revival Space Battleship Yamato (1992) (Susumu Kodai)Mazinger Z Rick Moranis Ghostbusters Spaceballs Ghostbusters II Honey, I Shrunk the Kids The Flintstones Martin Sheen The California Kid The Final Countdown The Dead Zone The Believers Wall Street Woody Allen Play It Again, Sam Stardust Memories Broadway Danny Rose Hannah and Her Sisters Steve Martin My Blue Heaven L.A. Story (Harris K. Telemacher)Father of the Bride A Simple Twist of Fate Roddy McDowall Planet of the Apes The Legend of Hell House The Poseidon Adventure Agatha Christie's Poirot (Captain Arthur Hastings (Hugh Fraser ))The A-Team Dwight Schultz ))Dave Kevin Dunn ))Family Ties Michael Gross ))The Greatest American Hero William Katt ))Home Alone John Heard ))Home Alone 2: Lost in New York The Jim Henson Hour Jim Henson )Jurassic Park Sam Neill ))L.A. Law Corbin Bernsen ))Police Academy Lance Kinsey ))Rain Man Dustin Hoffman )The Poseidon Adventure Red Buttons ))Starsky & Hutch (Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas ))Star Trek: The Original Series Hikaru Sulu (George Takei ))Trading Places Eddie Murphy ))The Untouchables Charles Martin Smith ))West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Ice (Tucker Smith ))The Empire Strikes Back C-3PO (Anthony Daniels ))All Dogs Go to Heaven Batman: The Animated Series Disney's House of Mouse (Jiminy Cricket)DuckTales Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny )Spider-Man Winnie-the-Pooh Yellow Submarine Ringo Starr )
