Kenji Utsumi

7 titles·Since 1981

August 26, 1937 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Utsumi (内海賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.

Frequently works with

Chikao Ohtsuka

2 titles together

Toshio Furukawa

2 titles together

Filmography (7)

Fighting Spirit: Champion Road

2003 · Genji Kamogawa (voice)

Macross Plus: The Movie

1995 · Col. Millard Johnson (voice)

Street Fighter II: V

1995 · M. Bison

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

1991 · Slug / Shenlong (voice)

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

1989 · King Morpheus (voice)

Fist of the North Star

1986 · Raoh (voice)

Dr. Slump

1981 · Senbei Norimaki (voice)

August 26, 1937 · Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Utsumi (内海賢二, Utsumi Kenji, August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kitakyushu, affiliated with the self-founded Ken Production. He was best known for his roles in Sally the Witch (1966) (as Sally's Papa), Fist of the North Star (as Raoh and Kaioh), Dr. Slump Arale-chan (as Senbei Norimaki), the Dragon Ball series (as Shenlong, Commander Red, Reacoom and the Tenkaichi Budōkai announcer), Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong) and Hajime no Ippo (as Coach Kamogawa). He was also known for dubbing over the voices of actors Carl Weathers, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson, Sammy Davis, Jr., Victor Mature and Robert Shaw in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He received a lifetime achievement award at the third Seiyu Awards.