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'''{{nihongo|Masato Sako|寺杣 昌紀|Sako Masato}}''', born November 9, 1946, and died January 11, 2003, is a Japanese voice actor and former stage actor from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.  
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'''{{nihongo|Masato Sako|寺杣 昌紀|Sako Masato}}''', born November 9, 1946, and died January 11, 2003, is a Japanese voice actor and former stage actor from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
  
In '''[[Detective Conan]]''', he voices [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (previously voiced by [[Shinji Ogawa]]). He also voiced side characters: Masahiro Yamauchi, in [[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case]] (episode 44), and Yoshio Sadakane, in [[Megure's Sealed Secret]] (episodes 217-218). After his death, [[Shinji Ogawa]] took on the role of Toyama, who is actually voiced by [[Masaki Terasoma]].  
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In '''[[Detective Conan]]''', he voices [[Ginshiro Toyama]] (previously voiced by [[Shinji Ogawa]]). He also voiced side characters: Masahiro Yamauchi, in [[Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case]] (episode 44), and Yoshio Sadakane, in [[Megure's Sealed Secret]] (episodes 217-218). After his death, [[Shinji Ogawa]] took on the role of Toyama, who is actually voiced by [[Masaki Terasoma]].
  
 
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=== Anime ===
 
=== Anime ===

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Masato Sako

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Gender: Male
Date of birth: November 9, 1946
Date of death: January 11, 2003
Place of birth: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Place of death: Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
Voice of: Ginshiro Toyama (episode 118)

Masato Sako (寺杣 昌紀 Sako Masato?), born November 9, 1946, and died January 11, 2003, is a Japanese voice actor and former stage actor from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

In Detective Conan, he voices Ginshiro Toyama (previously voiced by Shinji Ogawa). He also voiced side characters: Masahiro Yamauchi, in Three Hotta Siblings Murder Case (episode 44), and Yoshio Sadakane, in Megure's Sealed Secret (episodes 217-218). After his death, Shinji Ogawa took on the role of Toyama, who is actually voiced by Masaki Terasoma.

Biography

Sako was born in Iwakuni on November 9, 1946[1]. He first enrolled at Chuo University, but dropped out afterwards[2]. Later on, he joined the Kumo Theater Company and then the En Theater Company[2]. He thus started acting in traditional western plays, as well as TV Dramas.

In the 1980s, Sako started dubbing foreign movies and anime, and took on most of the roles of Gary Oldman. He changed his stage-name for 佐古 雅誉 (same reading), but changed it back[3]. In July 2000, he developed tongue cancer, and had to cancel all his acting plans. After fighting the cancer for two years, Sako died on January 11, 2003, aged 56 in a hospital in his hometown[4]. The voice actress Mayumi Sako is his daughter[5].

Other notable roles

TV drama

  • Enkana Aitsu ha yo Goto Pank Nayume wo Miru: Dark Gorō
  • Dai chūshingura: Tadao Ōtaka
  • Meiji no Gunzō: Umi ni Karin wo: Hikojirō Nakamigawa

Foreign film dubbing

  • Léon: The Professional: Norman "Stan" Stansfield (Gary Oldman)
  • The Fifth Element: Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman)
  • Air Force One: Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman)
  • Lost in Space: Doctor Zachary Smith (Gary Oldman)

Anime

  • Brain Powered: Winston Geybridge
  • Dotanba no Manners: Dotanba
  • The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: John Drinker Cope
  • You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture: Tadashi Emoto

References

  1. Wikipedia
  2. MyAnimeList
  3. IMDB
  4. Anime News Network

See also