Biography
Nobuo Kawai (川合伸旺, Kawai Nobuo, 18 April 1932 - 24 June 2006) was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. He was a member of Yukio Mishima's Roman Gekijo Theatre Company.He died of cerebral infarction on June 24, 2006, at the age of 74. Kawai voice type is baritone as a voice actor, he has been active since the early days of ateleco, dubbing James Dean and Marlon Brando in western movies, and playing orthodox roles that are the opposite of the villain image shown in period dramas. in particular, Paul Newman's dubbing was almost exclusively done after he was hired because of its "similar mood". he was also in charge of dubbing Toshiro Mifune, who appeared in the western film red sun, when Mifune himself asked him to "do it by all
Filmography
all 17
Movies 15
TV Shows 2
Kanei Chronicles (1991)
Cold Current (1983)
Messengers to Satsuma (1982)
Ninja Gangsters: Extorting from the Bad! (1981)
Flames of Blood (1981)
Port Arthur (1980)
The 47 Ronins of Ako (1979)
The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
Curse of the Dog God (1977)
Sister Street Fighter: Fifth Level Fist (1976)
Third Generation Boss (1974)
The Street Fighter (1974)
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)
Sun Above, Death Below (1968)
The Night of the Seagull (1968)
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai (1963)
The Cola Game (1959)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1932-04-18
Deathday2006-06-24 (74 years old)
Birth Name川合 伸男
Birth PlaceToyohashi, Japan
RelationshipsYasuko Ichikawa
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As川合伸旺
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