Kaneto Shiozawa
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | January 28, 1954 |
| Date of death: | May 10, 2000 |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo |
| Voice of: | Ninzaburo Shiratori |
Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人 Shiozawa Kaneto), January 28, 1954~May 10, 2000, was a seiyu from Tokyo. His real name was Toshikazu Shiozawa (塩澤 敏一 Shiozawa Toshikazu).
In Detective Conan he was the original voice of Ninzaburo Shiratori, portraying him in the first four Movies as well as in his first two appearances in the anime (Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story and Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2).
Other Notable Roles
- Mobile Suit Gundam as M'Qvue
- Space Runaway Ideon as Joliver Ira
- Ginga Senpuu Braiger as Blaster Kid
- Kinnikuman as Geronimo
- Fist of the North Star as Rei
- High School! Kimengumi as Dai Morohoshi
- Super Beast Machine God Dancougar as Ryo Shiba
- Saint Seiya as Aries Mu
- Vampire Hunter D as D
- Vampire Princess Miyu as Lava
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes as Paul von Oberstein
- Sailor Moon R as Prince Diamond
- Street Fighter II (series) as Balrog (Vega)
- Crayon Shin-chan as Buriburizaemon
- Angelique as Clavis
- Metal Gear Solid as Gray Fox
Death
On May 9, 2000, at around 4:00am, Shiozawa fell down the stairway of his home. At the time, he thought he was okay and could shake it off, but at around 10:00am he suddenly felt worse. He later fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital. The next day, at 12:54am he died of a cerebral contusion the next day. He was 46. A Buddhist funeral has held at Housen Temple in Nakano, Tokyo.
The role of Inspector Shiratori has since been performed by Kazuhiko Inoue.
Trivia
- Shiozawa was close friends with Akira Kamiya (Kogoro Mouri), whom he had worked with several on Kinnikuman and Fist of the North Star, and frequent Conan guest star Hidekatsu Shibata. Shibata even attended his funeral.
