Motomu Kiyokawa (清川 元夢, Kiyokawa Motomu, April 9, 1935 – August 17, 2022) was a Japanese actor who specialized in voice acting. He was known for voicing Walter C. Dornez in Hellsing, Gargoyle in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Kōzō Fuyutsuki in Neon Genesis Evangelion, Valkenhayn R. Hellsing in Blazblue, and Tippy in Is the Order a Rabbit?.
Biography[]
In 1957, he entered the Haiyuza theatrical training school; that same year, he joined a theater troupe fellowship, and in 1962, he formed Gekidan Theatre Company and Gekidan Dramahouse. His first voice acting role in an anime was for the 1964 anime adaption of Big X. Through working as an Acting Planner, he joined the Tokyo Actors' Co-operative in 1968. Most of Kiyokawa's voice roles were that of older men.
Although stage acting was his main occupation, he made his debut in voice acting dubbing a soldier in 1962's Combat!. He stated that the reason he did voice acting was "[just] to make money."
Together, he and Reiko Yamada established the "Dramahouse Voice Actor School D.D.", where he was an instructor.
He died of pneumonia on August 17, 2022, at age 87.
Filmography[]
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-1980 | Representatives (ep. 1) |
Eagle Riders | Dave Mallow | United States |
| Richard Epcar | ||||
| Daniel Woren | ||||
| 1981 | Tem Ray | Mobile Suit Gundam I | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1982 | Tem Ray | Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space | Steve Kramer | United States |
| 1995-1996 | Kōzō Fuyutsuki | Neon Genesis Evangelion | Guil Lunde (ADV Dub) |
United States |
| JP Karliak (Netflix Dub) | ||||
| 1997-2002 | Yanagi (eps. 237-238) | Pokémon | James Carter Cathcart | United States |
| 1998-2000 | Wei Wang | Cardcaptor Sakura | Ron Halder | Canada |
| Darren Pleavin | Hong Kong | |||
| 1998-1999 | Syndicate Man (ep. 16) |
Cowboy Bebop | Jonathan Cook | United States |
| 2003-2004 | Dr. Tokioka | Gungrave | William Frederick Knight | United States |
| 2008-2009 | Jair | Michiko & Hatchin | Jerry Russell | United States |
| 2014-2015 | Roses | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | Kevin Brief | United States |
| 2016-2021 | Miklotov McMahon | Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- | John Snyder | United States |