Actor and anime voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida has recently passed away.
The news was announced by his talent agency, 81Produce on 20 October, saying that the actor breathed his last on 11 October due to heart failure.
“The funeral service was held privately with only family members present, in accordance with the wishes of the bereaved family. We express our deepest gratitude for the kindness shown to him during his lifetime and respectfully inform you of his passing,” the company added.
Born in 1972, Tsuchida had starred in various acting projects and lent his voice to animated features and series.
He was most known for voicing the character Saizo/Ninja Blue in “Ninja Sentai Kakuranger” and Grisha Jaeger in “Attack on Titan” and dubbed the Japanese versions of numerous English-language films and animations like “Tron” and “Cars”.
In addition to his anime work, the actor also voiced the characters in various video games series including “Kingdom Hearts,” “Tekken,” and “Call of Duty”.
He was 54.
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