- Yasuo Yamada
(
10 September 1932 -19 March 1995 ) was aJapan ese voiceactor .Yamada left the faculty of literature of
Waseda University , and has performed in many stage, radio, and television productions. His most famous role wasArsène Lupin III from theLupin III series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice forClint Eastwood andJean-Paul Belmondo .At the age of 62, Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage. At the end of the credits of the film "
Farewell to Nostradamus " (the first Lupin film without Yasuo), there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" (the message was removed from the first angle of theEnglish language DVD release byFunimation ).Since Yasuo's death,
Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third. As his last will, Yasuo requested Kurita to replace him, if he were to pass on.Notable (anime) voice roles
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Arsène Lupin III inLupin III
*Omawari-san inPanda! Go, Panda!
*Dr. Mashirito inDr. Slump
*Andro Umeda inTekkaman
*Uranari inBotchan
*Zukko inAndersen Stories
*Usatan inHoshi no Ko Chobin
*Jim inHuckleberry no Bouken External links
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* [http://www.lupinencyclopedia.com/profiles/voice_actors/yamada_yasuo Yasuo Yamada Bio] at the Lupin Encyclopedia
* [http://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=788 Yasuo Yamada] at the Anime News Network
* [http://coolman.celestial-star.com/ Yasuo Yamada Fanlisting]
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