Genzō Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama (若山 弦蔵, Wakayama Genzō, September 27, 1932 — May 18, 2021) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and DJ. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School.

Genzō Wakayama
若山 弦蔵
Born(1932-09-27)September 27, 1932
Ōdomari, Karafuto Prefecture, Empire of Japan
(now Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)
DiedMay 18, 2021(2021-05-18) (aged 88)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • DJ
  • radio personality
Years active1950-2021

Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voiced villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery, Gene Barry, Peter Graves, Raymond Burr, Hugh O'Brian and John Bromfield. Also, He was the first dub-over artist of Lee Marvin in his early days. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television jidaigeki Abarenbo Shogun from 1978 to 2003.

He died due to heart failure on May 18, 2021. A private service was held by his family.[1]

Roles

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Theatrical Tokusatsu

Video games
YearTitleRoleConsoleSource
2005Kingdom Hearts IIAnsem the Wise / DiZPlayStation 2[2][3]
2007Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesGame Boy Advance[2][3]
2009Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysNintendo DS[2]
2010Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepAnsem the WisePlayStation Portable[2][3]
2012Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop DistanceNintendo 3DS[2][3]
2019Kingdom Hearts IIIAnsem the Wise, ZeusPlayStation 4, Xbox One[3]
2020Final Fantasy VII RemakePresident ShinraPlayStation 4[4]
2020Kingdom Hearts: Melody of MemoryAnsem the WisePlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One[5]

Live-action

Animation

References
  1. Loo, Egan (May 31, 2021). "Voice Actor/Radio Personality Genzo Wakayama Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：若山 弦蔵 (Genzo Wakayama)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Genzou Wakayama]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "Genzo Wakayama - 13 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. "『FF7 リメイク』セフィロスの美麗CGや召喚獣シヴァの情報が公開。エアリスのバトルや新要素、新規エピソードも明らかに！". famitsu.com (in Japanese). December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. "Genzo Wakayama (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. "【ファンが選んだ第７位】００７／ドクター・ノオ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. "【ファンが選んだ第２位】００７／ロシアより愛をこめて". Star Channel. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. "００７ ゴールドフィンガー（若山弦蔵版）". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  9. "ファミリービジネス[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  10. "レッド・オクトーバーを追え!". The Cinema. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  11. "ドラゴンハート［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  12. "ザ・ロック". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  13. "マイ・ハート,マイ・ラブ【日本語吹替版】 [VHS]". Amazon. 24 November 2000. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  14. "午後エンタ 午後ロード「エントラップメント」S・コネリー×C・ゼタ＝ジョーンズ". TV Tokyo. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  15. "リーグ・オブ・レジェンド／時空を超えた戦い". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  16. "新品未開封/アイガー・サンクション ユニバーサル思い出の復刻版/クリント・イーストウッド(山田康雄)ジョージ・ケネディ(若山弦蔵)". Yahoo! Auctions. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  17. "ヘラクレス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
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