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Voice Actor Norihiro Inoue es Away at 63 Due to Esophageal Cancer
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The agency Enkikaku reported on Monday that Norihiro Inoue ed away due to esophageal cancer on February 28. He was 63. His relatives held a private funeral.
Inoue acted first in live-action television series, films, and stage productions before delving into voice acting in anime. He appeared in such works as the detective series Taiyō ni Hoero!, the historical NHK Taiga dramas Tokugawa Yoshinobu and Aoi Tokugawa Sandai, and the film Sorobanzuku. He dubbed into Japanese Anthony Edwards' character Mark Greene in ER and Dominic Keating's character Malcolm in Star Trek: Enterprise.
His major debut role in anime was in 1998 as the voice of Taichi Hiraga Keaton on the Code Geass, the half-brother of protagonist Lelouch, and one of the story's most persistent antagonists.
Image from Nikkan Sports
Sources: Enkikaku, Nikkan Sports via Hachima Kikō
