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Posted by tatsunokofan on 19-01-2014 at 01:57:

Seizo Kato

Hi all!

IтАЩve some sad news to share; voice actor Seizo Kato has passed away. Mr. Kato was the voice of Sosai Z in Gatchaman Fighter. He died on January 17th from bladder cancer. He was 86 years old.

Mr. Kato was born in Tokyo on February 14, 1927. A long-time veteran voice actor, Mr. Kato began working in anime in 1965 as the voice of Totto, a black leopard in тАЬJungle EmperorтАЭ (Better known as тАЬKimba, the White LionтАЭ over here). His breakout role came in 1968 when he was cast as Ittetsu Hoshi, the stern father of Hyuuma Hoshi in the classic baseball series тАЬStar of the Giants.тАЭ Mr. Kato is also well known for having voiced Galvatron and Megatron in the early Transformers TV series.

Mr. Kato made his first appearance in the world of Gatchaman during the run of тАЬGatchaman II,тАЭ when he played the role of Old Man Rocco in episode #10 of that series.

His funeral is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, January 22nd. His widow, Setsuko Kato, will be the chief mourner at the service.

James

Posted by ChrisW on 19-01-2014 at 02:03:

He certainly will be remembered.

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Posted by Springie on 19-01-2014 at 05:50:

Such sad news...thanks for letting us know!

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Posted by gatchamarie on 19-01-2014 at 11:00:

I echo the others in thanking you for letting us know, James! On hearing you mentioning all those series, which have so many childhood memories connected to them and in which he took part, nostalgia is kicking in! Yes ... he will be remembered!

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Posted by RIgirl on 19-01-2014 at 20:03:

I'm very sorry to hear of his passing. While I did not know his name, I certainly remember Mr. Kato's voice in "Kimba"! I loved that show growing up -- to this day, I still can't bring myself to watch "The Lion King" because I don't want it to obscure my memory of Kimba. May he rest in peace and know that his work will live on.

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Posted by Becky Rock on 19-01-2014 at 23:43:

I think a lot of us used to watch Kimba. It's a sad loss.

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