Kikuo Kaneuchi
Description
Kikuo Kaneuchi was a Japanese actor and voice actor born on January 29, 1933, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. He died on April 28, 2020.
In the field of voice acting, Kaneuchi is known for his role as the Sorcerer, also referred to as the Wizard, in the 1982 animated film Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, known in Japanese as Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Aladdin to Mahou no Lamp. This film is an adaptation of the classic story from One Thousand and One Nights. His role in this production is a primary example of his work in anime.
Beyond animation, Kaneuchi's career as a performer included a variety of roles across film and television from the 1960s onward. He appeared in several notable Japanese films, including director Shohei Imamura's Vengeance Is Mine in 1979 and Pitfall in 1962. He also had roles in Japanese television dramas, with guest appearances in series such as Mito Kōmon and numerous productions for NHK, including the Taiga dramas Ryoma ga Yuku and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. In addition to his on-screen acting, his voice work extended to narrations for films and dubbing roles for foreign media, such as the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.
In the field of voice acting, Kaneuchi is known for his role as the Sorcerer, also referred to as the Wizard, in the 1982 animated film Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, known in Japanese as Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Aladdin to Mahou no Lamp. This film is an adaptation of the classic story from One Thousand and One Nights. His role in this production is a primary example of his work in anime.
Beyond animation, Kaneuchi's career as a performer included a variety of roles across film and television from the 1960s onward. He appeared in several notable Japanese films, including director Shohei Imamura's Vengeance Is Mine in 1979 and Pitfall in 1962. He also had roles in Japanese television dramas, with guest appearances in series such as Mito Kōmon and numerous productions for NHK, including the Taiga dramas Ryoma ga Yuku and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. In addition to his on-screen acting, his voice work extended to narrations for films and dubbing roles for foreign media, such as the 1982 film The Dark Crystal.
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- JapaneseAnime overview: Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp