Who else has the privilege of dubbing over
Darth Vader,
BRIAN BLESSED and Superman?
Toru Ohira, that's who!
Toru Ohira is a seiyuu and actor who has been with anime since the beginning. Literally. Beginning in the early 60s as a narrator, most of his modern roles have him
pigeonholed as characters with short tempers, usually of the
hammy (and
corpulent) variety. One exception is his performance as the dub voice of
Darth Vader in the most recent (2004-present)
Star Wars movies and edits along with
Soulcalibur IV, although needless to say,
he makes Vader in Japanese sound rather hammy (and corpulent)
.
As far as Western counterparts go, although Toru Ohira's most famous role was originated by
James Earl Jones, his career appears to have more in common with that of
Fred Tatasciore or
BRIAN BLESSED himself. (Sorry,
Wakamoto).
Other important roles include:
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