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Native name
  
児玉 清

Name
  
Kiyoshi Kodama

Cause of death
  
Cancer

Role
  
TV Personality

Occupation
  
TV personality, actor

Children
  
Daisuke Kitagawa

Years active
  
1960–2011


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Full Name
  
Kiyoshi Kodama (小玉 清)

Born
  
1 January 1934 (
1934-01-01
)
Kita, Tokyo, Japan

Other names
  
Kiyoshi Kitagawa (北川 清, real name)

Notable work
  
The Bad Sleep WellEternity of Love

Died
  
May 16, 2011, Chuo, Tokyo City, Tokyo, Japan

Spouse
  
Machiko Kitagawa (m. 1964–2011)

Movies and TV shows
  
Panel Quiz Attack 25, Hero, Ryomaden, Steamboy, Library Wars: The Last Missi

Similar People
  
Machiko Kitagawa, Hanamaru Hakata, Koji Ishizaka, Takuya Kimura, Katsuhiro Otomo

"Attack! Chance!" from Panel Quiz Attack 25 for Five Minutes


Kiyoshi Kodama (児玉 清, Kodama Kiyoshi, real name: Kiyoshi Kitagawa (北川 清), born as Kiyoshi Kodama (小玉 清), 1 January 1934 – 16 May 2011) was a Japanese TV personality and actor. He hosted the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation quiz show Panel Quiz Attack 25 continuously for thirty-six years from its start in April 1975 until he was forced to step down due to poor health at the end of March 2011. His signature catchphrase on the show is "Attack Chance!"

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An avid reader, Kodama hosted a TV book review show. He also published his own books. He was a voice actor for the voice of Robert Stephenson in the Japanese version of the 2004 animated movie Steamboy.

Kodama died of stomach cancer at a hospital in Chuo, Tokyo on 16 May 2011.

Filmography

  • The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人) (1950, Toho)
  • The Bad Sleep Well (悪い奴ほどよく眠る) (1960, Toho)
  • Salaryman Chushingura (サラリーマン忠臣蔵) (1960, Toho)
  • Eternity of Love (別れて生きるときも) (1961, Toho)
  • Salaryman Chushingura 2 (続・サラリーマン忠臣蔵) (1961, Toho)
  • The Longest Day of Japan (日本のいちばん長い日) (1967, Toho)
  • Steamboy (スチームボーイ) (2005, Toho)
  • Hero (2007, Toho)

    • Drama

  • Taiga Drama Ōgon no Hibi (黄金の日日) (1978, NHK), Tokugawa Ieyasu
  • Arigato (ありがとう, "Thank you") (1970–1974, TBS)
  • Hana wa Hanayome (花は花よめ, "Flower to Flower Bride") (1971–1975, NTV)
  • Shiroi Kyotō (白い巨塔) (1978, Fuji TV)
  • Taiga Drama Takeda Shingen (1988, NHK), Obu Toramasa
  • Hero (2001, Fuji TV)
  • Hero Special (HERO特別編) (2006, Fuji TV)
  • Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (鹿男あをによし) (2008, Fuji TV)
  • Code Blue (コード・ブルー -ドクターヘリ救急救命-) (2007, 2008, 2010, Fuji TV)
  • Taiga Drama Ryomaden (龍馬伝) (2010, NHK)

    • Other TV programmes

  • Toli Quiz Yes-No (東リクイズ・イエス・ノー) (1974–1975, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.)
  • Panel Quiz Attack 25 (パネルクイズ アタック25) (1975–2011, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Surprising Law Travel Agency (びっくり法律旅行社) (2007–2009, NHK General TV)
  • Welcome to the words house(NTV)

    • Radio

  • Telephone Counseling (テレフォン人生相談) (2003–2011, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. (LF))
  • Selection of Shuhei Fujisawa's Works (朗読・藤沢周平傑作選) (2009–2011, LF)

    • After his death

    Asahi Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the special nationwide programme of "Attack 25" on the 22nd day of May 2011 to mourn his death. In the programme, two ABC presenters Yasuyuki Urakawa and Akiko Kato told viewers all over Japan about Kiyoshi Kodama and the 36-year history of "Attack 25", showing famous scenes in "Attack 25" including his signature Attack Chance catchphrase, treasured pictures of him which only ABC owns, and comments of memories from special guests. Urakawa who substituted for Kodama since April 2011 continues to host Attack 25.

    References

    Kiyoshi Kodama Wikipedia
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