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Motomu Kiyokawa

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The native form of this personal name is Kiyokawa Motomu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Motomu Kiyokawa
清川 元夢
Born(1935-04-09)April 9, 1935
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
DiedAugust 17, 2022(2022-08-17) (aged 87)
Occupations
Years active1957–2022
AgentTokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society

Motomu Kiyokawa (清川 元夢, Kiyokawa Motomu, April 9, 1935 – August 17, 2022)[1] was a Japanese actor who specialized in voice acting. He was known for voicing Walter C. Dornez in Hellsing, Gargoyle in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kōzō Fuyutsuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Valkenhayn R. Hellsing in Blazblue, and Tippy in Is the Order a Rabbit?.[2]

Career

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In 1957, he entered the Haiyuza theatrical training school; that same year, he joined a theater troupe fellowship, and in 1962, he formed Gekidan Theatre Company and Gekidan Dramahouse.[3] His first voice acting role in an anime was for the 1964 anime adaption of Big X.[2] Through working as an Acting Planner, he joined the Tokyo Actors' Co-operative in 1968.[3] Most of Kiyokawa's voice roles were that of older men.[2]

Although stage acting was his main occupation, he made his debut in voice acting dubbing a soldier in 1962's Combat!.[4] He stated that the reason he did voice acting was "[just] to make money."

Together, he and Reiko Yamada established the "Dramahouse Voice Actor School D.D.",[5] where he was an instructor.

He died of pneumonia on August 17, 2022, at age 87.[6]

Personality and characteristics

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He was considered to be a baritone.[3] His hobbies were judo and fencing.[3]

In anime, he was a frequent contributor to Hideaki Anno's works,[3] beginning with his role as Gargoyle in 1990's Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water and continuing with his role as Kōzō Fuyutsuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

As a voice actor, he was known for his roles as older characters. He also voiced many monsters in the Tokusatsu genre. Hideaki Anno specifically sought out Kiyokawa because he liked Kiyokawa's role in Himitsu Sentai Gorenger.[7] Kiyokawa also played the role of Ultraman King in the Ultraman franchise, starting with Ultraman Leo.

Although Kiyokawa played many villains, he described his own voice was "soft", stating "I just can't turn into a real villain".[4] Therefore, when he was asked to play the antagonist Gargoyle in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kiyokawa suggested to director Anno, "Why don't we play the roles in such a way that it is not clear who is the bad guy?". In addition to playing the role of the crew of the Nautilus, Kiyokawa provided commentary on the story from the second episode to the 23rd episode.[8] In addition, when he voiced Dr. Mikamura in Mobile Fight G Gundam, director Yasuhiro Imagawa, after hearing Kiyokawa's voice, said, "I just can't make him a bad guy," and eventually changed Dr. Mikamura, who was originally set up as a bad guy, to a good guy.[4]

After the deaths of Akio Miyabe, Kazumi Tanaka, Tatsuyuki Ishimori, and Ichiro Nagai, Kiyokawa took over some of their roles.

Filmography

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Television animation

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Unknown date

OVA

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Theatrical animation

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Tokusatsu

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Video games

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Dubbing roles

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References

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  1. ^ 声優の清川元夢さん、死去 87歳 『エヴァ』冬月コウゾウ役や『ナディア』ガーゴイル役など. Oricon (in Japanese). August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Stenbuck, Kite (August 23, 2022). "Tem Ray and Valkenhayn's Voice Actor Motomu Kiyokawa Has Died". SiliconEra.
  3. ^ a b c d e "清川 元夢 - 俳協". haikyo.co.jp. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c 『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH AND REBIRTH シト新生』劇場パンフレット. 東映映像事業部. 1997.
  5. ^ "＜劇舎＞＜劇舎声優塾Ｄ．Ｄ＞オフィシャルホームページ 声優 養成所". gekisya.shisyou.com. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "訃報 清川 元夢". haikyo.co.jp. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  7. ^ ロマンアルバム『ふしぎの海のナディア』. 徳間書店. 1991.
  8. ^ 『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH AND REBIRTH シト新生』劇場パンフレット. Toei. 1997.
  9. ^ "Hellsing Ultimate III". Hellsing Ultimate. Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim.
  10. ^ a b "Is This Order a Rabbit? Cast, Staff Return for 2nd Season". Anime News Network. January 28, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nobunaga Concerto Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Show & Film". Anime News Network. May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Restaurant to Another World Anime Reveals Promo Video, 5 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. June 17, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons Anime Reveals More Roles, Songs, Premiere Dates". Anime News Network. February 21, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "'Planet With' Anime Adds 4 Cast Members, Character Visuals & Intros". Anime News Network. May 30, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "By the Grace of the Gods Anime Reveals 8 More Cast Members, New Visual". Anime News Network. July 3, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Golden Kamuy Anime's 3rd Season Casts Motomu Kiyokawa, Daisuke Ono". Anime News Network. November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "Night Head 2041 Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, 20 Cast Members, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  18. ^ "Restaurant to Another World Season 2 Anime Reveals More Cast, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. June 29, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  19. ^ "Tail Concerto:Charactor" (in Japanese). Bandai. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  20. ^ "【Feh】Ｗ神階英雄召喚 (フォデス＆ガトー)". YouTube.
  21. ^ "アド・アストラ 2枚組ブルーレイ＆DVD [Blu-ray]". Amazon. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  22. ^ "チャーリーとチョコレート工場". Star Channel. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
  23. ^ "ドランク・モンキー 酔拳 [吹替版]". Wowow Plus. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  24. ^ "Home Alone (Japanese Dubbing Complete Edition) Collector's Blu-ray Box (First Press Limited Edition) (Blu-ray)". Amazon. November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  25. ^ "インデペンデンス・デイ：リサージェンス". Fukikaeru. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  26. ^ "ザ・インタープリター". Star Channel. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
  27. ^ "ジャングルランド". Star Channel. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "ムーンフォール －日本語吹き替え版". Fukikaeru. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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