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Iemasa Kayumi (家弓 家正, Kayumi Iemasa, October 31, 1933 – September 30, 2014)[1] was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
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Iemasa Kayumi | |
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家弓 家正 | |
Born | |
Died | September 30, 2014 80) | (aged
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Years active | 1956–2014 |
Agent | 81 Produce |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
He was the official voice-over actor for Frank Sinatra and Donald Sutherland.
Kayumi was born in Tokyo Prefecture and moved to Kagoshima Prefecture when he was a boy because of wartime evacuation.[2] He entered Kagoshima Prefectural Daini-Kagoshima Middle School.[2] Due to educational reform in occupied Japan, Daini-Kagoshima Middle School became Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School. He studied at Kagoshima Konan High School[2] and was in drama club.[3] Because he came to aspire to an actor during his high school life,[2] he went to Tokyo and learned at the acting school, Butai Geijutsu Gakuin (Theater Art College, ja:舞台芸術学院).[4] He became an actor of shingeki and then also worked as a voice actor since 1956.[5]
During his long career, he belonged to some troupes and affiliated with talent agencies for voice actors, for example, Aoni Production.[6] He was finally affiliated with 81 Produce until his death at the age of 80 on September 30, 2014, while undergoing medical treatment.[7]
Fellow voice actor and drinking companion Norio Wakamoto called him a precision machine since he never made a mistake when recording. Ayumi Fujimura cited Kayumi as an inspiration.
Year | Title | Role | Console | Source |
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1996 | Policenauts | Joseph Sadaoki Tokugawa | PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn | [9] |
1998 | Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete | Dark God Zophar | Sega CD, Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation | [10] |
1999 | Street Fighter EX2 | Shadowgeist | Arcade, PlayStation (EX2 Plus only) | [9] |
2000 | Mega Man Legends 2 | Verner Von Bluecher | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable | [10] |
2002 | Guilty Gear X2 | Slayer | Arcade, PlayStation 2 | [8][9] |
2002 | Gungrave | Big Daddy | PlayStation 2 | [8][9] |
2011 | Final Fantasy Type-0 | Khalia Chival VI | PlayStation Portable | [9][10] |
2014 | Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- | Slayer | Arcade, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | [10] |
unknown date
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