Ichirō Nagai (永井 一郎 Nagai Ichirō, May 10, 1931 – January 27, 2014) was a Japanese voice actor from Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture. With over 40 years of voice work under his belt, Nagai was a veteran seiyuu along the likes of Chikao Ōtsuka, Takeshi Aono and Kenji Utsumi.
Some of his most notable works include the Narrator in Mobile Suit Gundam, Dyce in Future Boy Conan, Mito in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, General Muoro in Laputa: The Castle in the Sky, Cherry in Urusei Yatsura, Korin in the Dragon Ball franchise, Happosai in Ranma ½ and Dr. Nanba in Pokémon.
He was previously affiliated by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.
On January 27, 2014, while recording narration for a program in Hiroshima, Nagai suffered a heart attack and was later 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. His ongoing role as Isaac Netero in Hunter x Hunter was passed on to Banjō Ginga.
Dub Actors
Filmography
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Pirate Chairman | Animal Treasure Island | ¿? | United States |
| 1973 | Puss-Puss | Panda's Adventures | ¿? | United States |
| 1974-1975 | Hikozaemon Tokugawa |
Space Battleship Yamato | Gordon Ramsey | United States |
| Dr. Sakezo Sado | Frank Pita | |||
| 1975 | Whistler | Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid | ¿? | Canada |
| 1975-1976 | Flip | Maya the Bee | A.J. Henderson | Canada |
| 1977-1980 | Kräusen Genhart (ep. 3) | Lupin the 3rd Part II | Michael Sorich | United States |
| Inspector Pepper (ep. 47) | Tom Fahn | |||
| 1978-1979 | Hikozaemon Tokugawa |
Space Battleship Yamato II | Gordon Ramsey | United States |
| Dr. Sakezo Sado | Frank Pita | |||
| 1978 | Hikozaemon Tokugawa |
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato | Clifton Wells | United States |
| Dr. Sakezo Sado | Robert Axelrod | |||
| 1978 | Frog Father | Thumbelina | ¿? | United States |
| 1979 | Dororon | The Adventures of Manxmouse | Dave Mallow | United States |
| 1979 | Jodo | Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro | Jeff Winkless | United States |
| Milton James | United States | |||
| 1979-1980 | Degwin Sodo Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam | Eric Schneider | Canada |
| Narrator | Ross Douglas | |||
| 1980 | Mr. Dobbins | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | ¿? | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Inspector Gumshoe | Astro Boy | Paul Nelson | United States |
| Hamegg (eps. 2-3) | Greg Zerkle | |||
| 1980 | Dr. Cosmos | Cyborg 009: The Legend of the Super Galaxy | Mike Worman | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1980 | Narrator | Don Quixote in the Tales of La Mancha | Robert Axelrod | United States |
| 1980 | Mr. Lawrence | Little Women | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 1980-1981 | Dr. Sakezo Sado | Space Battleship Yamato III | ¿? | United States |
| 1980 | Professor | Twelve Months | ¿? | United States |
| 1981 | Gods | The Fantastic Adventures of Unico | Jan Rabson | United States |
| 1981 | Grandfather Frankenstein | Frankenstein | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 1981 | Degwin Sodo Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam I | Simon Prescott | United States |
| Narration | Dave Mallow | |||
| 1981 | Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow | Dave Mallow | United States | |
| 1981-1982 | Professor Amamori | Queen Millennia | Bill Capizzi | United States |
| 1981 | Captain Morton | The Swiss Family Robinson | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1981-1986 | Sakuramboo (Cherry) |
Urusei Yatsura | Eric Paisley | United States |
| Sean Barrett | United Kingdom | |||
| ¿? | Hong Kong | |||
| 1982 | Degwin Sodo Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounter in Space | Simon Prescott | United States |
| Narration | Dave Mallow | |||
| 1983 | Grasshopper | Aesop's Fables | ¿? | United States |
| 1983 | Inspector Dix | Around the World with Willy Fog | Gregory Snegoff | United States |
| 1983 | Azuki-Arai | Rain Boy | ¿? | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1983 | Melvin the Magnificat | Unico in the Island of Magic | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1983 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura: Only You | Eric Paisley | United States |
| 1984 | Bao Luzen | Birth | Gregory Snegoff | United States |
| James Phillips | United States | |||
| 1984 | Mentor | Lensman: Power of The Lens | Tom Wyner | United States |
| 1984 | Mito | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | Hal Smith | United States |
| Edward James Olmos | United States | |||
| 1984 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer | Larry Robinson | United States |
| 1985 | Andō Shōzan | The Dagger of Kamui | Richard Nieskens | Japan |
| 1985 | D's Left Hand | Vampire Hunter D | Michael McConnohie | United States |
| Andy McAvin | United States | |||
| 1985 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love | Eric Paisley | United States |
| 1986 | General Shogun Muoro | Laputa: The Castle in the Sky | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| Jim Cummings | United States | |||
| 1986-1989 | Korin | Dragon Ball | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| Roger Rhodes | Canada | |||
| Master Tsuru | Chuck Huber | United States | ||
| Clark Robertson | Canada | |||
| 1986 | Piralu | Windaria | Jeff Winkless (first half) |
United States |
| Bill Capizzi (second half) | ||||
| 1986 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever | Eric Paisley | United States |
| 1986-1987 | The Cowardly Lion | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Neil Shee | Canada |
| 1987 | Professor Matthews | Black Magic M-66 | Steve Blum | United States |
| 1987-1989 | Puss in Boots (eps. 7-8) | Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics | Steve Kramer | United States |
| Evil Gnome (ep. 9) | Simon Prescott | |||
| Sunday (eps. 11-13) | Clifton Wells | |||
| Old Woodsman (ep. 15) | Michael Sorich | |||
| Old Wolf (ep. 19) | Mike Reynolds | |||
| The King (eps. 23-24) | ||||
| The Wolf (ep. 32) | Steve Kramer | |||
| Father (ep. 37) | ¿? | |||
| Rumpelstiltskin (ep. 45) | Bill Capizzi | |||
| 1987 | Giuseppi Mayart | Wicked City | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| George Little | United Kingdom | |||
| 1988-1994 | Master Naitai (ep. 4) | Crying Freeman | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 1988 | Master Rai | Demon City Shinjuku | George Little | United Kingdom |
| 1988-1989 | Chief of Police | Dominion Tank Police | Jesse Vogel | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | Korin | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Ted Lehmann | United States |
| Mark Britten | United States | |||
| Sharon Mann | France | |||
| Master Tsuru | Robert Axelrod | United States | ||
| Chuck Huber | United States | |||
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| 1988 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura 5: The Final Chapter | Eric Paisley | United States |
| 1989 | Kasuminome | Baoh: The Visitor | Michael S. Way | United States |
| 1989-1996 | Korin (eps. 26-192) |
Dragon Ball Z | Paul Dobson (eps. 26-38) |
Canada |
| Ted Cole (eps. 137-285) | ||||
| Christopher Sabat (eps. 26-36) |
United States | |||
| Mark Britten (eps. 109-192) | ||||
| Sui (ep. 45) | Paul Dobson | Canada | ||
| Mark Harbor | United States | |||
| 1989-1990 | Fujioka (ep. 22) | Patlabor: The Mobile Police | Dan Green | United States |
| 1989-1992 | Happosai | Ranma ½ | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| Victor Lee | Hong Kong | |||
| 1990-1991 | Narrator | Record of Lodoss War | Dick Rodstein | United States |
| 1991 | Takeda | Burn-Up | Jimmy Slaughter | United States |
| 1991 | Korin | Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| 1991 | Cherry | Urusei Yatsura 6: Always My Darling | Eric Paisley | United States |
| 1991 | Happosai | Ranma ½ the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 1992 | Ranma ½ the Movie 2: Nihao, My Concubine | Canada | ||
| 1993 | Hiraga Gennai | Mask of Zeguy | David Logan Rankin | United States |
| 1993 | Doujin | Ninja Scroll | Doug Stone | United States |
| 1993 | Happosai | Ranma ½: Desperately Seeking Shampoo | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 1994 | Ranma ½: Like Water for Ranma | Canada | ||
| 1994 | Ranma ½: Akane & Her Sisters | Canada | ||
| 1995 | Henogee | Catnapped! | Michael Sorich | United States |
| 1995 | Happosai | Ranma ½: Faster Kasumi! Kill! Kill! | Paul Dobson | Canada |
| 1996-1999 | Jidan Nickard | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | R. Martin Klein | United States |
| 1997-2002 | Dr. Namba | Pokémon | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 1998 | Professor Shimaoka | DNA Sights 999.9 | Mike Reynolds | United States |
| 1998-2003 | Dr. Namba | Pokémon Chronicles | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 2000-2002 | Ginpachi Nekota | Fighting Spirit | Joey D'Auria | United States |
| 2001 | Hohsui Kisaragi | Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven | James Stephens | United States |
| 2001-2002 | Reverend Fuuten | Kikaider 01: The Animation | Simon Prescott | United States |
| 2002-2006 | Dr. Namba | Pokémon Advanced Generation | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 2002 | Philoctetes | Kingdom Hearts | Robert Costanzo | United States |
| 2002 | Jamji | A Tree of Palme | Jay Hickman | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Dr. Reichwein | Monster | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| 2006 | Korin | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| 2006 | Philoctetes | Kingdom Hearts II | Robert Costanzo | United States |
| 2006-2010 | Dr. Namba | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 2009-2011 | Korin | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| 2009 | Mansuke Jinnouchi | Summer Wars | John Swasey | United States |
| 2010 | Grumpy | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Corey Burton | United States |
| Philoctetes | Robert Costanzo | |||
| 2010-2014 | Syam Vist | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Troy Baker (ep. 1) | United States |
| Paul St. Peter (ep. 7) | ||||
| 2011-2014 | Isaac Netero (eps. 6-114) |
Hunter x Hunter | John Snyder | United States |
| 2013 | Isaac Netero | Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission | John Snyder | United States |
| 2014-2015 | Korin | Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters | Christopher Sabat | United States |
