History Creator / KeijiFujiwara

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55.[[note]]Despite the date being in the middle of the UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Fujiwara was never diagnosed with the sickness; it was cancer that claimed his life.[[/note]] His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death, and a guest appearance as a Kareoke owner in the WebAnimation project, ''Zashiki-warashi no Tatami-chan'' released on May 1, 2020.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55.[[note]]Despite the date being in the middle of the UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Fujiwara was never diagnosed with the sickness; it was cancer that claimed his life.[[/note]] His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55[[note]]Despite the date being in the middle of UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Fujiwara was never diagnosed with the sickness; it was cancer that claimed his life[[/note]]. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55[[note]]Despite the date being in the middle of UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Fujiwara was never diagnosed with the sickness; it was cancer that claimed his life.[[/note]]. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55[[note]]Despite the date being in the middle of UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Fujiwara was never diagnosed with the sickness, it was purely the cancer that he carried since 2016 that claimed his life.[[/note]]. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' (Part One) released two days before his death.

->''[[Manga/InitialD Tokyo area saikou seiyuu wa...Air Agency no Fujiwara Keiji datta...]]''

* {{Foil}}: Officially recognized as the actor opposite of Creator/KoichiYamadera in method of acting. Yamadera perfects the ManOfAThousandVoices by playing with different vocal octaves and ranges, while Fujiwara perfects an actor’s own acting sensibility without the need of changing his natural voice; which is more in tune of how individual [[CelebrityVoiceActor screen actors]] would perform, only polished through the discipline of voice acting.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake''(Part One) released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) of ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' released two days before his death.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final works would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) in ''Film/{{Dolittle}}'' released in Japan on March 20, 2020, and as Reno of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' released two days before his death.

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He was also infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses on his page image?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing them.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55. His final work would be the dub version of Dr. John Dolittle (Creator/RobertDowneyJr) in Film/{{Dolittle}}.

Sadly, he passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55.

* {{Foil}}: Officially recognized as the actor opposite of Creator/KoichiYamadera in method of acting. Yamadera perfects the ManOfAThousandVoices by playing with different vocal octaves and ranges, while Fujiwara perfects an actor’s own acting sensibility without the need of changing his natural voice; which is more in tune of how [[CelebrityVoiceActor screen actors]] would perform, only polished through the discipline of voice acting.

Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his troupe mate Creator/MikaKanai in pursue of a more financally secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' in 1991. A year later, he landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan -- alongside the East Asian region -- this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

* Creator/RobertDowneyJr's characters in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', the ''[[Film/SherlockHolmes2009 Sherlock Holmes]]'' film series, and ''Film/{{Dolittle}}''

* Toma E. Fiore, a.k.a. Mato, in ''Manga/FairyTail''

* {{Foil}}: Officially recognized as the actor opposite of Creator/KoichiYamadera in method of acting. Yamadera perfects the ManOfAThousandVoices by playing with different vocal octaves and ranges, while Fujiwara perfects an actor’s own acting sensibility without the need of changing his natural voice; which is more in tune on how screen actors perform.

* PigeonholedVoiceActor: Many of Fujiwara's characters were either manly badasses, father-type characters, or straight out villains, a typecast that one of his English VA counterpart, Creator/DavidWald, shares.
* RatedMForManly: A lot of his roles fit into this bill. He voiced '''[[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Master Yi]]''', the manliest dunkmaster that ever existed.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: Shares six roles with Creator/DavidWald, and four with Creator/QuintonFlynn.

In September 2016, Fujiwara went on an indefinite hiatus due to [[https://myanimelist.net/news/47278557 then-undisclosed personal health problems]]. Thus, he had to be [[TheOtherDarrin substituted or replaced by other actors]] for a few of his [[LongRunners long-running]] and/or [[RoleReprise reprised]] roles, which are listed below. In June 2017, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-16/voice-actor-keiji-fujiwara-plans-return-to-work/.117561 his agency announced that he would slowly return to work]].

* [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark/Iron Man]] in the ''Anime/IronMan'' anime as well as Creator/RobertDowneyJr's portrayal in the Japanese dub of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his troupe mate Creator/MikaKanai in pursue of a more financally secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' in 1991. A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

He often played characters with red hair, especially {{Evil Redhead}}s. While he usually did calm villains, he could do the crazy type just as well. He's also infamous for his ability to [[SunglassesAtNight read his lines in the dark whilst wearing sunglasses]]. Yes, [[CoolShades those sunglasses on his page image?]] You rarely see him on pictures without wearing them.

* BadassBaritone: He has distinct deep voice that allows him to voice manly badasses or father-type characters.

* PigeonholedVoiceActor: Many of Fujiwara's characters are either manly badasses, father-type characters, or straight out villains, a typecast that one of his English VA counterpart, Creator/DavidWald, shares.
* RatedMForManly: A lot of his roles fit into this bill, he voices '''[[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Master]] [[MemeticBadass Yi]]''', the manliest dunkmaster that ever existed.

-->''[[Manga/InitialD Tokyo area saikou seiyuu wa...Air Agency no Fujiwara Keiji datta...]]''

Sadly, his personal health problem turned out to be cancer, and he lost his battle after fighting courageously for 4 years against it, passing away on April 12, 2020 at the age of 55.

* ShrinkingViolet: Contrary to his typecast, his true nature is a [[GentleGiant gentle]], [[TheQuietOne shy]], and hardworking soul coming from a strict family upbringing. His veteran peers unanimously described his working routine as "swiftly comes and goes in his own pace" without much mingling due to his shyness. Thanks to his composed and classy appearance, he comes off more like an AloofBigBrother to most people in the industry.
** Fujiwara revealed his practice of wearing CoolShades [[SunglassesAtNight everywhere]] was to [[SecurityBlanket make his enviroment less scary for him to work in.]]
** Longtime colleague Creator/MikaKanai who's known him since they were troupe mates of the same theatrical group remembered, and praised him for his [[CharacterDevelopment improvement for stepping out of his shy wall]] throughout his career.
-->'''Kanai:''' "You came from disliking (being in) the presence of people, to reaching out to me in expressing your wish to try voice acting, to me introducing you to Ken Production, you started to like (being in the presence of) people a little bit more, with luck you gained a career, and became the awesome actor and agency CEO, Keiji Fujiwara. ...It's great to be a voice actor, right? Cheers to you." [[https://mobile.twitter.com/MIkAKANAI3018/status/1250687535149248512]]

-->''[[Manga/InitialD Tokyo area saikou seiyuu wa...Air Agency no Fujiwara Keiji datta...]]''

Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his stagemate Creator/MikaKanai in pursue of a more financally secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' in 1991. A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

** Longtime colleague Creator/MikaKanai who's known him since they were classmates/stagemates of the same theater group remembered, and praised him for his [[CharacterDevelopment improvement for stepping out of his shy wall]] throughout his career.

Initially inspired to become a stage actor, Fujiwara entered the field of voice acting through his stagemate Creator/MikaKanai in pursue of a more financally secure career. Fujiwara received his first official role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Fei Zhang Fei]] of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's anime adaption of the ''Anime/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' in 1991. A year later, landed his StarMakingRole as the [[BumblingDad bumbling]] and [[{{Salaryman}} hardworking]] Japanese dad, Hiroshi Nohara of ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'' fame. To anyone born in Japan, alongside the East Asian region, this role was iconic to the point where most of the public literally ditched his real name and renamed him "[[FanNickname Hiroshi]]" Fujiwara instead.

-->''[[Manga/InitialD Tokyo area saikou seiyuu wa...Air Agency no Fujiwara Keiji daro!]]''

** Longtime colleague Creator/MikaKanai who's known him since they were classmates/stagemates of the same theater group remembered, and praised him for his [[DefrostingIceQueen improvement for stepping out of his shy wall]] throughout his career.

-->'''Kanai:''' "You came from disliking (being in) the presence of people, to reaching out to me in expressing your wish to try voice acting, to me introducing you to Ken Production, you started to like (being in the presence of) people a little bit more, with luck you gained a career, and became the awesome actor and agency CEO, Keiji Fujiwara. ...It's great to be a voice actor, right?" [[https://mobile.twitter.com/MIkAKANAI3018/status/1250687535149248512]]