Fubito Yamano

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Fubito Yamano, born May 19, 1941 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese voice actor and actor. His real name is Susumu Yamano, and he stands 174 cm tall with blood type B. His career as a performer began in 1968, and he remained active in the industry for over five decades. He was married to actress Kotoe Hatsui.

Yamano has an extensive list of anime voice credits spanning from the 1980s into the 2020s. In the series Animated Classics of Japanese Literature, he voiced the character Shinkichi. He played the role of Yagyū Tajimanokami Munenori in Ninja Resurrection and Steer Boots in Fortune Quest L. His performance as Vitalis, the traveling entertainer who becomes a guardian to the protagonist in the 1996 series Ie Naki Ko Remi, is another significant role from this period.

His other notable anime roles include Bernhardt in Monster, Hoffmeister in the 1988 series Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Ox Bayer in Master Keaton, and Wang Lanba in Fist of the Blue Sky. In long-running television anime, he contributed to series such as The Doraemons, Detective Conan, and Cooking Master Boy. In the 2005 series Doraemon, he provided voices for characters including a feudal lord and a professor. He also voiced the character Buikin in the 2010 film Doraemon: Nobita's Great Mermaid Battle.

In addition to voice work, Yamano appeared in numerous live-action television dramas, including taiga dramas such as Yoshitsune, Kōmyō ga Tsuji, and Yae no Sakura. He also made guest appearances in popular series like Change, Aishiteru: Love, Emergency Interrogation Room, and the Kamen Rider franchise. His career continued into the 2020s, with his voice appearing as Kiichirou Kimiyoshi in the 2020 and 2021 series Higurashi: When They Cry - Gou and Higurashi: When They Cry - Sotsu, and his final live-action acting credit appearing in 2024.
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