was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He began voice acting in the 1960s, landing small roles in Astroboy, and was the actor of choice for deep-voiced, serious males in the 1970s. He is most noted for his two longstanding roles, as the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1980s and 1990s (Kōichi Yamadera of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Cowboy Bebop fame took over this role in 1998), and Goemon Ishikawa XIII of Lupin III from 1977 to 2011 (taking over from Chikao Ōtsuka, who played the role in 1971 and 1972). He was succeeded in the role of Goemon by Daisuke Namikawa. Filmography Television animation 1960s Astro Boy (1963) Big X (1964) The Amazing 3 (1965) Kimba the White Lion (1965) Princess Knight (1967) (Prince Frank) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968) (Sabu) Star of the Giants (1968) (Mitsuru Hanagata) 1970s Attack No. 1 (1970) (Mitamura) Andersen Stories (1971) (Travelling Companion) Wandering Sun (1971) (Fanny) Devilman (1972) (Iwao Himura/Himmler) Dokonjō Gaeru (1972) (Hanagata) Babel II (1973) (Aoki) Brave Raideen (1975) (Riki Jinguuji) Candy Candy (1976) (William Albert Ardlay) Gaiking (1976) (Peter Richardson) Lupin III Part II (1977) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) (Captain Harlock) Space Carrier Blue Noah (1979) (Jrgens) 1980s Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken (1981) (Phoenix) Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982) (Captain Harlock) Gyakuten! Ippatsuman (1982) (Minamoto no Yorimitsu) Lupin III Part III (1984) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty (1989) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) 1990s Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers! (1990) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (1991) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: From Russia With Love (1992) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Dragon of Doom (1994) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo (1998) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: The Columbus Files (1999) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) 2000s Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar (2000) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection (2001) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Episode 0: First Contact (2002) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003) (Goemon Ishikawa XIII) Lupin III: Stolen Lupin ~ The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~ (2004) (Goemon