Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi (高木均, Takagi Hitoshi; 26 February 1925 – 11 February 2004) was a Japanese voice actor. He was best known for providing the voice of Totoro. He died at age 78 due to partial ischemic heart disease.^[1]

Hitoshi Takagi
Born	(1925-02-26)26 February 1925 Tokyo, Japan
Died	11 February 2004(2004-02-11) (aged 78) Japan
Occupation	voice actor
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Notable voice roles

Anime

• Moomin and New Moomin (Moominpappa)
• Gregory Horror Show (Mummy Papa)

Films

• Dōbutsu Takarajima (Ossan)
• Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (Kabigon/Snorlax)
• Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit (Silver)
• My Neighbor Totoro (Totoro)

Video games

• Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) (Shun Di)
• Virtua Fighter 3 (1996) (Shun Di)
• Gregory Horror Show: Soul Collector (2003) (Mummy Papa)

Dubbing roles

• The Empire Strikes Back (Yoda)
• Return of the Jedi (Yoda)
• Malcolm X (Elijah Muhammad (Al Freeman Jr.))^[2]

Notable live action roles

• Lady Snowblood (Matsuemon)
• Tampopo (Restaurant owner)
• Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (Tanbaya the merchant)

See also

• Voice acting in Japan
• Japanese voice actors