Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎, Nagai Ichirō, May 10, 1931 – January 27, 2014) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Ikeda, Osaka. He was previously affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.
Ichirō Nagai
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| 永井 一郎 | |
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| Born | (1931-05-10)May 10, 1931 |
| Died | January 27, 2014(2014-01-27) (aged 82) |
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| Years active | 1956–2014 |
| Agent | Aoni Production |
Nagai played GeGeGe no Kitarō's Konaki Jijii, a comic, absent-minded old yōkai man who attacks enemies by clinging to them and turning himself to stone, increasing his weight and mass immensely and pinning them down between the 60s and 80s alongside Masako Nozawa and Keiko Toda (Kitaro), Isamu Tanonaka (Medama oyaji), Chikao Ohtsuka and Kei Tomiyama (Nezumi-Otoko), Nana Yamaguchi, Yūko Mita (Neko Musume), Yoko Ogushi, Keiko Yamamoto (Sunakake Baba), Yonehiko Kitagawa, Kenji Utsumi and Yusaku Yara (Nurikabe) and Jōji Yanami, Keaton Yamada and Kōsei Tomita (Ittan Momen).
Nagai was cast as Sazae-san's character, Namihei Isono, Sazae's father and patriarch of the family in the longest running Anime in 1969 alongside co-stars Midori Katō (Sazae) and Miyoko Asō (Fune) until Chafurin filled in for him after his death.
He was cast in Urusei Yatsura as the wandering monk Cherry in 1983 alongside co-stars Toshio Furukawa (Ataru Moroboshi), Saeko Shimazu (Shinobu Miyake), Fumi Hirano (Lum) and Akira Kamiya (Shutaro Mendo).
He was cast in 1989 until 2008 in Ranma ½asHapposai, the founder and grandmaster of Musabetsu Kakutō Ryū. He often alternates between his role as a villainous grandmaster to one as a lighthearted pervert, alongside co-stars Kappei Yamaguchi and Megumi Hayashibara (Ranma Saotome), Kenichi Ogata (Genma), Masako Ikeda (Nodoka), Noriko Hidaka (Akane Tendo), Aso (Cologne), Hirotaka Suzuoki and Kōji Tsujitani (Tatewaki Kuno), Koichi Yamadera (Ryoga Hibiki) and Hiromi Tsuru (Ukyo Kuonji).
On January 27, 2014, while recording narration for a program in Hiroshima, Nagai suffered a bout of myocardial infarction and was found by a hotel employee. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead; Nagai was 82 years old at the time of his death.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
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| 1964 | Big X | Dr. Hanamaru | |
| 1968 | Cyborg 009 | Chang Changku/Cyborg 006 | |
| GeGeGe no Kitarō | Konaki Jijii | Played this role in the 70s and 80s series as well | |
| 1969 | Sazae-san | Namihei Isono, Umihei Isono | |
| 1972 | Devilman | Alphonne Louis Steinbeck III | |
| 1974 | Great Mazinger | Spectral General Hadias | |
| Space Battleship Yamato | Dr. Sakezo Sado | ||
| 1975 | Maya the Bee | Philip | |
| 1979 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Narrator, Degwin Sodo Zabi | |
| 1980 | Astro Boy | Detective Tawashi, Ham Egg (eps 2-3) | |
| 1981 | Queen Millennia | Professor Amamori | |
| Urusei Yatsura | Cherry | ||
| 1985 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Konaki Jijii | |
| 1986 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Cowardly Lion | |
| 1987 | Dragon Ball | Tsuru-sen'nin, Karin | |
| 1988 | Gegege no Kitaro: Jigoku Hen | Konakii Jijii | |
| 1989 | Akuma-kun | Dr. Faust | |
| Dragon Ball Z | Karin | ||
| Ranma ½ | Happosai | ||
| Yawara! | Jigoro Inokuma | ||
| 1997 | Detective Conan | Shuji Tsugawa | |
| 1998 | Master Keaton | Tahei Hiraga | |
| 2000 | Soreike! Anpanman | Furudokei-san | |
| 2001 | Detective Conan | En Kenzou | Episode 252 |
| Pokémon | Doctor Namba | ||
| 2002 | Lupin III: Episode 0: The First Contact | Detective George McFly | |
| 2003 | Pokémon Chronicles | Doctor Nanba | |
| 2004 | Detective Conan | Jirokichi Suzuki | |
| Monster | Dr. Reichwein | ||
| 2006 | Pokémon: Advanced | Dr. Nanba | Episode 176 |
| 2008 | Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl | Dr. Nanba | Episode 65 |
| 2009 | Dragon Ball Kai | Karin | |
| Inuyasha: The Final Act | Yōreitaisei | ||
| Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger | Ginpachi Nekota | ||
| 2011 | Hunter × Hunter | Isaac Netero | Episodes 6-114 |
| 2014 | Dragon Ball Kai: The Final Chapters | Karin |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1985 | Vampire Hunter D | D's Left Hand |
| 1988 | Dominion Tank Police | Chief |
| 1991 | Yūkan Club | Maotai |
| 1993 | The Cockpit | Soldier Godal |
| 2000 | Grandeek | Grandeek |
| 2010 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Syam Vist |
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1979 | Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Jodo |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Mito |
| 1985 | GeGeGe no Kitarō | Konaki Jijii |
| 1986 | Gegege no Kitarō: Yōkai Daisensō [jp] | Konaki Jijii |
| Gegege no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nihon Jōriku!! [jp] | Konaki Jijii | |
| Castle in the Sky | General Muoro | |
| Gegege no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! ljigen Yōkai no Daihanran [jp] | Konaki Jijii | |
| 1988 | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Tsuru-sen'nin, Karin |
| 1991 | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | Karin |
| 1995 | 2112: The Birth of Doraemon | Principal Teraodai |
| 2001 | Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven | Hohsui Kisaragi |
| 2010 | Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky | Jirokichi Suzuki |
| 2009 | Summer Wars | Mansuke Jinnouchi |
| 2013 | Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission | Isaac Netero |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Philoctetes (Phil) | [2] | |
| 2007 | Final Fantasy IV Nintendo DS | Cid Pollendina | [2] | |
| 2008 | Soulcalibur IV | Yoda | [2] | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Philoctetes, Grumpy | [2] | |
| 2013 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | Adaro | [2] | |
| 2015 | Tales of Zestiria | Gramps | [2] |
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