Kaneto Shiozawa
Born: 1954-01-28 in Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2000-05-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kaneto Shiozawa, born Toshikazu Shiozawa on January 28, 1954, in Tokyo, Japan, was a renowned Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was known for his distinctive calm and aristocratic voice, which often led to him being cast as intellectual or villainous characters. His stage name was inspired by the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō. Shiozawa's career spanned from 1975 until his untimely death in 2000. He voiced iconic characters such as Rei in Fist of the North Star, M'Quve in Mobile Suit Gundam, Iason in Ai No Kusabi and Gray Fox in Metal Gear Solid. He also portrayed Prince Demande in Sailor Moon and Devimon in Digimon Adventure. His contributions extended to video games, anime, and even dubbing roles, including Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Tragically, Shiozawa passed away on May 10, 2000, at the age of 46, due to a cerebral contusion caused by a fall at his home. His legacy lives on through the memorable characters he brought to life and the admiration of fans and fellow voice actors alike.
Filmography
2026
- 聖闘士星矢 as Mū (voice)
2022
- Detective Conan: Love Story at Police Headquarters ~Wedding Eve~ as Ninzaburou Shiratori (voice)
2007
2000
- Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes as Inspector Shiratori (voice)
1999
- Monster Farm as Gali (voice)
- Crest of the Stars as Dusanyu Abriel (voice)
- Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century as Ninzaburo Shiratori (voice)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle as Buriburizaemon (voice)
1998
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman as Businera (voice)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! as Shadi (voice)
- Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target as Ninzaburou Shiratori (voice)
- Silent Möbius as Ganossa Maximillian
- DT Eightron as Count Izento (voice)
- Legend of Basara
- Kashou no Tsuki: Aki Kyougen
- Ninja Resurrection as Tamiya Botaro Kunimune (voice)
- Dragon Knight 4: Wheel of Time as Lucifon
- Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission as Buriburizaemon (voice)
- Dragon Knight: Wheel of Time as Lucifon
- Slayers Gorgeous as Thornfort (voice)
1997
- Kindaichi Case Files as Kyoji Sayama
- AIKa as Rudolf Hagen (voice)
- Speed Racer X as Handler
- Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper as Ninzaburou Shiratori (voice)
- Voogie's Angel as Leon Cougar (voice)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness as Lavender (voice)
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City as Thomas Medison (voice)
- Twilight of the Dark Master as Kudou (voice)
- Slayers Great as Granion's Aid (voice)
- Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train as Vampire (voice)
1996
- Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express as Bom (voice)
- Battle Arena Toshinden as Duke (voice)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland as Buriburizaemon (voice)
1995
- Chouriki Sentai Ohranger as Bara-Brain (voice)
- Street Fighter II: V as Vega
- Lesson XX as 正人(voice)
- Super Atragon as Young Mitsugu (voice)
- Cosplay Warrior Cutie Knight as Captain Narayama
1994
- Magic Knight Rayearth
- Red Baron as Kômei Ryû
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom as Saari (voice)
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie as Vega (voice)
- Gatchaman as Berg Katse (voice)
- GATCHAMAN as Berg Katse
- Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter as Kosho Shinogi
- Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory as Choko Tateoka (voice)
- Love Wedge 2 as Iason Mink (voice)
- Monster Planet of Godzilla
1993
- Miracle Girls as Hideaki Kurashige (voice)
- Dragon Half as Rosario (voice)
- Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko as Shadow Moon (voice)
1992
- Sailor Moon as Prince Demand (voice)
- Ai no Kusabi as Iason (voice)
- Ellcia as Felkis
- D-1 Devastator as ユーリ・ツボレフ
- Love Wedge 1 as Iason Mink (voice)
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan II
- Bite Me! Chameleon
1991
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Age of Heroes as Narsus (voice)
- Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China as Prince Kirin (voice)
- Ariel Deluxe as Albert Houser
- Ariel Deluxe as Hauser (voice)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II as Emperor Neo (voice)
- Judge as Hoichiro Ohma (voice)
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III as Emperor Neo (voice)
- The Ultimate Esper R as R
1990
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water as Emperor Neo (voice)
- Cyber City Oedo 808 as Merrill 'Benten' Yanagawa (voice)
- The Enemy's the Pirates! as Herbert Katz (voice)
- Cyber City Oedo 808 as Merrill Benten Yanagawa
- Vampire Wars as Muraki (voice)
- 変幻退魔夜行 カルラ舞う！ 仙台小芥子怨歌
- Transformers: Zone as Sonic Bomber (voice)
- Carol as Clark
- Aries: Shinwa no Seizakyuu as Keisuke Izumi / Zeus
- Milky Passion: Dougenzaka - The Castle of Love as Takuma (voice)
- Far East of Eden: Ziria's Dreamlike Chapter
1989
- Earthian as Dr. Ashino (voice)
- Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle as Mü (voice)
- Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma
- Venus Wars as Donner
- Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie as Mori Ranmaru
- The Enemy's the Pirates!: The Cats' Banquet
- Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma as Marô (voice)
- Hades Project: Zeorymer Extinction as Saiga (voice)
- ARIEL: All Round Intercept & Escort Lady as Hauser (voice)
- The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku as Sanzo (voice)
- Expunged Chronicle of Miroku
- Karura Mau Movie
- Hello Kitty in Cinderella as Prince Michael (voice)
1988
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes as Paul von Oberstein (voice)
- Crying Freeman as Choko Tateoka (voice)
- Transformers: Super-God Masterforce as Road King (Autobots - Godmasters)
- Hades Project Zeorymer as (voice)
- Vampire Princess Miyu as Larva (voice)
- Madonna as Kyōichi Daigo
- Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter as Rupa (voice)
- Sunlight All Around! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams as Shin Mikimoto (voice)
- Bride of Deimos as Kaname Ooba (voice)
- Charge!! Men's Private School as Sir Royal the Third (voice)
- Vampire Princess Miyu as Larva
- The Tokyo Project as Akira Nagareyama (voice)
- Hades Project: Zeorymer Separation as Saiga (voice)
- Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice as Rei (voice)
- Zillion: Burning Night as Gerdock (voice)
- One Pound Gospel as Jiro Amakusa (voice)
- Antique Heart as Matsuda(voice)
1987
- Kimagure Orange Road as Matsuda sensei
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics as Bear / Prince (voice)
- Bubblegum Crisis as J.B. Gibson (voice)
- Kamen no Ninja Akakage as Kasimaru (voice)
- Robot Carnival as Denjirō
- Robot Carnival as Denjiro (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
- Kaze to Ki no Uta Sanctus: Sei Naru Kana as Auguste Beau (voice)
- TO-Y as To-Y / To-y Fujii (voice)
- Hell Target as Jean Miaura (voice)
- TWD Express: Rolling Takeoff as Duke Starn (voice)
- Phoenix: Space Chapter as Taiin
- Bats & Terry as Teru 'Terry' Ichimonji (voice)
- A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion as Denjirō
1986
- Saint Seiya as Mū (voice)
- Spaceship Sagittarius as Pikason (voice)
- Bomber Bikers of Shonan as Yōsuke Eguchi (voice)
- Wonder Beat Scramble as Zuda Shougun
- Fist of the North Star as Rei (voice)
- Heart Cocktail
- Area 88 Act III: Burning Mirage as Shin Kazama
- Roots Search as Scott (voice)
- Pro Golfer Saru: Super Golf World e no Chousen!! as 変奇プロ
- Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!
- Phoenix: Karma Chapter
- California Crisis: Gun Salvo as Jack (voice)
- Touch: The Ace Without a Number as Takeshi Kuroki (voice)
- Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo as (voice)
- Girl Detective Club as (voice)
1985
- Touch as Takeshi Kuroki (voice)
- High School! Kimengumi
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner as Le-Cain
- Dancougar – Super Beast Machine God as Ryo Shiba
- Dream Hunter Rem as Julian (voice)
- Fight!! Iczer-One as Big Gold / Sir Violet (voice)
- Vampire Hunter D as D (voice)
- Area 88 as Shin Kazama (voice)
- Megazone 23 as BD (voice)
- GoShogun: The Time Étranger as Leonardo Medici Bundle (voice)
- The Dagger of Kamui as Shingo
- Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal as Shin Kazama
- Kinnikuman: Counterattack! Hidden Space Superman
- Kinnikuman: Hour-of-Triumph! Justice Superman
- Area 88 Act II: The Requirements of Wolves as Shin Kazama
- Karuizawa Syndrome as Kouhei Aizawa (voice)
- The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island as Kido (voice)
- Area 88 as Shin Kazama
1984
- Fist of the North Star as Rei
- Dream Fighter Wingman as Shaft (voice)
- Adventures of the Little Koala as ウェザー
- Twin Hawks as 東条鷹
- Ranpou as やす夫
- Birth as Junobel Kim
- Kenya Boy as Wakagi (voice)
- Nine: Final as Eiji Kurahashi (voice)
- The Kabocha Wine - Nita's Love Story as Takizawa (voice)
1983
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS as Byman Hagard (voice)
- Future Police Urashiman as Ludvich
- Aishite Knight as Touno Eiji
- Miyuki as Yoshio Muraki (voice)
- Harmagedon as Shirô Eda (voice)
- The Green Cat as Sanbo Yuno (voice)
- A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose as Taro (voice)
- I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life
1982
- Galactic Gale Baxinger as Shiro Mahoraba
- Arcadia of My Youth as Additional Voices
- GoShogun as Leonardo Medici Bundle (voice)
- Andromeda Stories as Arc (voice)
- Space Runaway Ideon: Contact as Joliver Ira (voice)
1981
- Miss Machiko as Mr. Fukuoka (voice)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram as Roil
- Belle and Sebastian as Giom (voice)
- J9 Series as ロック
- Hello! Sandybell as Mark Branch Wellington (voice)
- Braiger as Jotaro Kidou
- GoShogun as Leonardo Medici Bundle (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam I as Omur (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow as Ma Kube (voice)
- The Monster of Frankenstein as Detective 2 (voice)
- The Door Into Summer as Gabriel (voice)
- Space Warriors Baldios as Marin (voice)
- Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari as つのだじろう
1980
- Space Warrior Baldios as Marin Reigan (voice)
- Phoenix 2772 as Godo (voice)
- Fumoon as Rock Holmes (voice)
1979
- Mobile Suit Gundam as M'Quve (voice)
- Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run as 彦丸
1978
- Future Boy Conan as Crew Member (voice)
1977
- Homerun Kanta as 戸馳二郎
1976
- Dokaben as 生徒A