Masato Tsujimura was a Japanese actor and voice actor born on April 14, 1930, in Tokyo, Japan. He passed away on November 27, 2018, at the age of 88. He stood 144 cm tall. Tsujimura was a graduate of Waseda University. His career began in the performing arts, where he was involved with theater troupes such as Theatre Piccolo, Komadori Theatre, and Theatre Echo before transitioning to voice acting. He was affiliated with 81 Produce at the time of his death.

Tsujimura's voice acting career spanned several decades and included a wide range of roles in anime, tokusatsu, and video games. He was known for his distinctive husky voice, which often lent itself to elderly, eccentric, or comedic characters. His earliest known voice role was in the 1971 series Kamen Rider, where he voiced various beastmen. In the realm of anime, he is remembered for his work in numerous classic and long-running series. He voiced the character Jihl in the 1984 Studio Ghibli film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. He also had a role in another Ghibli film, Porco Rosso, in 1992. His other notable anime credits include the village chief in the 1981 Doraemon film I Am What I Am? The Boy Who Was a Monkey, King Raimon in Beast King GoLion, and Kecak in The Mysterious Cities of Gold. He also contributed to the Gundam franchise, voicing Foss in the 1997 adaptation of Berserk. In the long-running series Nintama Rantarō, which began in 1993, he was the voice of the school principal, Ōkawa Heijitsumasa. He also voiced characters in the Dragon Ball franchise, including the Grand Supreme Kai.

Tsujimura was also a familiar presence in tokusatsu productions. Beyond his early work in Kamen Rider, he provided the voice for Ultraman in the 1972 series Ultraman Ace. His filmography also includes numerous voice roles in original video animations (OVAs) and films. He voiced Dr. Slade in the 1987 OVA Black Magic M-66 and Kantarō in Twilight of the Cockroaches the same year. He also voiced Lurahn in the 1988 OVA Hades Project Zeorymer.

Throughout his career, Tsujimura collaborated frequently with many of his peers. He worked alongside fellow voice actors such as Katsuki Masako, Chiba Shigeru, and Banba Osamu on numerous projects. His talent extended to dubbing foreign films and series, where he is perhaps best known for providing the Japanese voice of Yoda in the Star Wars original trilogy. He also lent his voice to characters in video games, including Shun Di in the Virtua Fighter series and Gogen in the Arc the Lad series. His narration work included voice roles for attractions at Tokyo Disneyland. Tsujimura was highly respected within the industry and was known as a mentor to younger voice actors, who affectionately called him "Tsuu-sama". His long and prolific career left a significant mark on Japanese animation and voice acting.