Taichiro Hirokawa

Taichirō Hirokawa (広川 太一郎, Hirokawa Taichirō, February 15, 1939 – March 3, 2008) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born in Tokyo on February 15, 1939, and died on March 3, 2008, in Shibuya from cancer. Hirokawa was consistently the Japanese dubbing voice for Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Michael Hui for multiple films airing on Japanese television, and various other one-time roles (e.g., Adam West, George Lazenby, Gian Maria Volonté, Gene Wilder).

Mezzo Forte (2000)

The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuomi Umetsu
CAST:  Tomoko Kotani  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Shozo Iizuka

The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuomi Umetsu
CAST:  Tomoko Kotani  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Shozo Iizuka

Space Battleship Yamato (1977)

When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Gorō Naya  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Shūsei Nakamura  •  Yoko Asagami

When vile aliens known as the Gamilons wreak nuclear havoc on Earth, a group of survivors refit the Japanese battleship Yamato for intergalactic travel and set off on a mission to retrieve a neutralizer that will eradicate the radiation from Earth's atmosphere.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda
CAST:  Gorō Naya  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Shūsei Nakamura  •  Yoko Asagami

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)

Time to ease up ... not! Although the Yamato's crew has witnessed the end of the long, hard-fought Comet Empire War, a peaceful future will have to wait. While Dessler gathers together the shattered remnants of his Gamilus Empire, new forces are at work in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Shūsei Nakamura  •  Takeshi Aono

Time to ease up ... not! Although the Yamato's crew has witnessed the end of the long, hard-fought Comet Empire War, a peaceful future will have to wait. While Dessler gathers together the shattered remnants of his Gamilus Empire, new forces are at work in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Shūsei Nakamura  •  Takeshi Aono

Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth (1988)

Athena receives the visit of Phoebus Abel, her older brother and God of the Corona. He informs her that he has come to destroy humanity as punishment for their corruption, just as it was done in ancient times. He dismisses Seiya and the Bronze Saints, as she will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Ryo Horikawa

Athena receives the visit of Phoebus Abel, her older brother and God of the Corona. He informs her that he has come to destroy humanity as punishment for their corruption, just as it was done in ancient times. He dismisses Seiya and the Bronze Saints, as she will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Ryo Horikawa

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film (1969)

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Osumi
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Nobuo Tanaka  •  Taichiro Hirokawa

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Osumi
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Nobuo Tanaka  •  Taichiro Hirokawa

It's Tough Being a Man (1969)

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Sachiko Mitsumoto  •  Takashi Shimura

Tora-San, an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father's house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt, uncle and sister Sakura. Tora wreaks some havoc in their lives, like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting and ruining Sakura's chance ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Sachiko Mitsumoto  •  Takashi Shimura

Lupin vs. Holmes (1981)

The famous detective Sherlock Holmes is hired from France to solve cases linked with the famous criminal Arsène Lupin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi
CAST:  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Osami Nabe  •  Ichiro Nagai

The famous detective Sherlock Holmes is hired from France to solve cases linked with the famous criminal Arsène Lupin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi
CAST:  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Osami Nabe  •  Ichiro Nagai

Red Crow and the Ghost Ship (1989)

A fantastic adventure of a brother and sister flying a ghost ship, guided by a red crow, in search for an old captain. The ghost ship was designed by Hayao Miyazaki and the red crow was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Jō Shishido  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Eriko Togaki

A fantastic adventure of a brother and sister flying a ghost ship, guided by a red crow, in search for an old captain. The ghost ship was designed by Hayao Miyazaki and the red crow was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuya Konaka
CAST:  Jō Shishido  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Koji Yamamoto  •  Eriko Togaki

BGs of Ginza (1969)

Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umetsugu Inoue
CAST:  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Kikko Matsuoka  •  Etsuko Nami  •  Yoshiko Kayama

Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umetsugu Inoue
CAST:  Yumiko Nogawa  •  Kikko Matsuoka  •  Etsuko Nami  •  Yoshiko Kayama

Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System (1978)

Captain Future and friends compete in a galactic race and end up defending themselves against aggressive competitors and evil villains out to destroy them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Jintarou

Captain Future and friends compete in a galactic race and end up defending themselves against aggressive competitors and evil villains out to destroy them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Jintarou

Sherlock Hound: Mrs. Hudson Is Taken Hostage / The White Cliffs of Dover (1986)

In Baker City, London, the city of fog, the famous trademark Detective Holmes has a pipe as its trademark. Together with his assistant Watson, he uses his clear mind to solve difficult cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Yoko Asagami

In Baker City, London, the city of fog, the famous trademark Detective Holmes has a pipe as its trademark. Together with his assistant Watson, he uses his clear mind to solve difficult cases.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Yoko Asagami