Hisao Egawa
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | September 13, 1962[1] |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo Metropolis[1] |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Voice of: | Osamu Kenzaki Detective Horita |
Hisao Egawa (江川 央生 Egawa Hisao), born September 13, 1962 in Tokyo, is a Japanese voice actor and narrator working for Aoni Production.
In Detective Conan, he voices Osamu Kenzaki (Detective Samonji), after Eiichiro Suzuki declined to reprise the role, but has also voiced minor characters including Detective Horita in his first appearance only. In Gosho Aoyama's first series Yaiba, he voices Kagetora and Professor Kanabo.
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Biography
Hisao Egawa trained with Aoni Productions' acting school Aonijuku (青二塾) and graduated as part of the 11th class[2].
He later became specialized in voicing men of large stature[3]. He has also dubbed Western movies, and has become known as the Japanese voice for Dominic Purcell ever since Prison Break.
Other roles in Detective Conan
- The Man Who Was Killed Four Times (episode 175) : Haruyuki Hoshino
- Captured in Her Eyes (movie 4) : Toshiya Odagiri
- Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!! (OVA 1) : Kagetora (recurring role from Yaiba)
- The Battle Game Trap (episodes 226-227) : Kengo Bito
- Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy (OVA 3) : Tsuyoshi Maejima, Heishiro Bizen[4]
- Find the Buttock's Mark (episodes 346-347) : Naokazu Fukuchi
- Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5 (episodes 358-359) : Detective Horita
- Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion (episodes 394-396) : Unzo Suto
- Sonoko's Red Handkerchief (episodes 457-458) : Hozumi
- The Culprit is Genta's Dad (episodes 551-552) : Staff A
- Quarter of Silence (movie 15) : Takehiko Muto
- The Man Who Fell Slowly (episode 708) : Masaaki Ogata
- Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room (episode 900) : Toichiro Azuma
Roles in Yaiba
Other notable works
Anime
- Armored Trooper Votoms : Gary Godan
- Baki-Dou : Ryuko Yanagi
- Banner of the Stars : Purvelia
- Be-Bop-Highschool : Toshimitsu Yamada
- Beatless : Shunji Suzuhara
- Beyblade: Metal Masters : George
- Gegege no Kitarō : Tsurube-Otoshi
- Haikyu!! : Keishin Ukai
- Hajime no Ippo : Toshiyuki Ohta, Iwao Shimabukuro
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes : August Samuel Wahlen
- Naruto Shippūden : Killer Bee
- One Piece : Kuroobi
- Saint Seiya : Tatsumi
- Slam Dunk : Shinichi Maki
- Transformers : Jackshot, Jetfire, Sideswipe
- World Trigger : Gatlin
References
- ^ a b Excite News
- ^ https://www.aoni.co.jp/search/egawa-hisao.html
- ^ Bii Ogawa, こだわり声優事典'97, Tokuma Shoten, March 10, 1997, pages 23-24, ISBN 4-19-720012-9.
- ^ Heishiro Bizen reappears later in movie 7, but has not speaking role in that movie.
