was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Asahikawa, Hokkaidō. He was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He graduated from Hokkaidō Asahikawa Higashi High School.
Career Aono was most known for the roles of Shiro Sanada (Space Battleship Yamato), Rihaku (Fist of the North Star), Nurarihyon (GeGeGe no Kitaro), Piccolo Daimao and Kami-sama (Dragon Ball), Kumahachi Kumada (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Dakuan (Ninja Scroll), Gen Fu (Dead or Alive), Dezsaras (Transformers: Victory), Jinpachi Mishima (Demon form) (Tekken 5/Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection) and Tomozō Sakura (Chibi Maruko-chan). In the live action field, Aono was the official dubbing artist of Joe Pesci and Christopher Lloyd. Aono was also known to appear in the first ten One Piece films. He is also known to gamers as the voice of Dr. Wily in the PlayStation-era Mega Man games, and Colonel Roy Campbell in the Metal Gear franchise. Aono is mostly remembered for his harsh voice for many Japanese anime series.
Illness and death In May 2010, Aono checked into a hospital for an aortic dissection and suffered a stroke shortly thereafter, thus ending his career as a voice actor."Voice of Maruko's Tomozō Takeshi Aono hospitalized" Sankei Shimbun June 26, 2010 His ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors.
At about 4:38 pm on April 9, 2012, Aono suffered a bout of post-operative multiple cerebral infarctions and was found dead. Voice actress Eiko Hisamura announced Aono's death via her Twitter feed, and video game designer Hideo Kojima stated via his Twitter that he would retire the Roy Campbell character from the Metal Gear series out of respect for Aono. Aono was 75 years old at the time of his death.
Voice roles
Anime television series 1965 Super Jetter (Alien X) 1968 Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (Shonosuke, Miyoshi) Yūyake Banchō 1970 Bakuhatsu Gorō (Kudo) 1971 Animentarie Ketsudan 1972 Devilman (Faizel) 1973 Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Masaki, Commander (ep. 12)) Karate Baka Ichidai (Kuroki) 1974 Hurricane Polymar (Joe Kuruma) Space Battleship Yamato (Shiro Sanada, Mori's Father, Berger, Talan (first voice)) 1975 Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (Blue Genie) 1976 Ganso Tensai Bakabon (Various) 1977 Lupin III (Peter Jacov, Gregoire III) Angie Girl (Roger) 1978 Nobody's Boy: Remi (Jerome Barberin) Space Battleship Yamato 2 (Shiro Sanada) Uchū Majin Daikengo (Roboleon) Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Soldier Matsu) Yatterman (Yonkyo) 1979 Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (Shiro Sanada) Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur (Hesting) Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel (Akacho) Mirai Robo Daltanius (Danji's Father) 1980 Space Battleship Yamato III (Shiro Sanada) Uchū Senshi Baldios (Zeo Gattler) Galaxy Express 999 (Commanding Officer (ep. 97)) Nils no Fushigi na Tabi (Wind Rush) 1981 Urusei Yatsura (Personal Computer, Super Delicious Planet Golden Special Reserve Gorgeous After-Care Kid No. 28, Kitsune's teacher) Dash Kappei (Captain Gokō) Mighty Atom (Ketchup (ep. 16), Professor Amanokawa (ep. 41)) Six God Combination Godmars (Professor Myojin) 1982 Scientific Rescue Team TechnoVoyager (Gran Hansen) Gyakuten! Ippatsuman (Salesman Nakashima (ep. 19)) The Mysterious Cities of Gold (Sancho) Patalliro! (Head Guard) 1983 Ai Shite Night (Shigemaru Mitamura) Ginga Shippū Sasuraiger (Bill, Vincent Sho) Manga Nihon Shi (Shiba Yoshiyuki, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Oda Nobunaga) 1984 Fist of the North Star (Rihaku of the Ocean) Yume Senshi Wingman (Principal) Lupin III (Garve, Tony Luccino, others) 1985 GeGeGe no Kitaro (Nurarihyon, Unisuke, Fukurosage, Neko-sen'nin, Binbōgami, Gama-sen'nin, Ito-sen'nin, Old Man, Narration) Ninja Senshi Tobikage (Hazard Pasha) 1986 Ultraman Kids no Kotowaza Monogatari (Grosser-sensei) Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (Benizakura) Dragon Ball (Ninja Murasaki, Ginkaku, King Piccolo, and Kami) High School! Kimengumi (Seiretsu Zenin) 1987 Fist of the North Star 2 (Rihaku of the Sea) Tsuide ni Tonchinkan (Chief Doku'oni) Bikkuriman (Super Devil) 1988 Oishinbo (Kairakutei Black) Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Kumahachi Kumada, Yaohachi's Father, Mōretsu Sai, Kumaichiro) Hello! Lady Lynn (Reynolds) 1989 Kariage-kun (Man at Tanabe Station, Chief, Director) Jungle Emperor (Raulo (ep. 8)) Soreike! Anpanman (Hanabiman (first voice), Baron Horagai, Donutsman (second voice), Tongarashi (second voice)) Transformers: Victory (Deszaras) Chinpui (Debra Moo) Dragon Quest: Yusha Abel Densetsu (General Ludoff) Dragon Ball Z (Kami and King Piccolo) New Bikkuriman (Super Devil) Ranma ½ (Gambling King and Kinnii) 1990 NG Knight Lamune & 40 (Dr. White (ep. 9)) Tanoshii Moomin Ikka (Pirate) Magical Taruruto-kun (Matsugoro Naniwa) The Three-Eyed One (Goblin) Mōretsu Atarō (Servant) 1991 City Hunter '91 (Phantom Killer (ep. 5~6)) Tanoshii Moomin Ikka Adventure Diary (Commander) Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Hadlar, Mazohho) The Laughing Salesman (Yosuke Uchinaki (ep. 73)) 1992 O~i! Ryoma (Hachihira Sakamoto) Crayon Shin-chan (Black Meke-Meke, President Gilgiros, Narration, etc.) Super Jigan (Ozawa, Narration) Tetsujin 28 FX (Dr. Frankenstein, Count of Transylvania) Hime-chan's Ribbon (Kumosuke) Tenchi Muyo! (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1993 Legend of the Swordmaster Yaiba (Matsuo Bashō) Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Kenki-kun) Battle Tycoon: Flash Hiders SFX (Guston Slayed) Battle Spirits: Ryuko no Ken (Ryuhaku Todo) 1994 Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Birdman) Samurai Spirits (Hattori Hanzō) Tenchi Muyo! II (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) Tenchi Muyo! The Night Before Christmas (Katsuhito Masaki) 1995 Gulliver Boy (Papa Toscani, Majin) Neighborhood Story (Houshi) Chibi Maruko-chan (Tomozō "Ojii-chan" Sakura (2nd voice)) Tenchi Muyo! (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) Tenchi Universe (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1996 Kaiketsu Zorro (Timoteo) GeGeGe no Kitarō (Cannibal Island, Toshitaro Ijuuin, Butler, Bakeneko, Matsuzo Mitaka, Harunosuke Nagasaki, Kamanari, Professor) Hell Teacher Nube (Kageguchi, Yama Oroshi) You're Under Arrest (Daimaru Nakajima) Chōja Raideen (Hidora) Nintama Rantarō (Mizuta) Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (Tozo) Detective Conan (Norikazu Sasai and Nicodimus Stanley) Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (Genjuro Hagakure and Nobuyuki Onijigoku) Fire Emblem (Gharnef) Slayers Special (Diol) 1997 Kindaichi Case Files (Eisaku Iwata) Dr. Slump (Ankoromochi) Haunted Junction (Board Chairman) Tenchi in Tokyo (Katsuhito Masaki and Nobuyuki Masaki) 1998 Shikuu Tenshou Nazca (Yukinojo Miura) Outlaw Star (Gwen Khan and Swanzo) Sentimental Journey (Narration (ep. 10)) Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (Wa Lion) Master Keaton (Chin Haku Shu) Yu-Gi-Oh! (Sugoroku Muto) Cowboy Bebop (Doohan) Trigun (Stan) Ojarumaru (Emperor Menma) 1999 Kyorochan (Kyoro Jii-san) The Big O (Dandy Wise) 2000 Inuyasha (Kaijinbō) Kindaichi Case Files (Fujio Tashiro, Nobuhiro Yamanouchi) Legendary Gambler Tetsuya (Narration) Nintama Rantarō (Crying Man) Mushrambo (Lanancuras) One Piece ("Hawk Eye" Mihawk, Woop Slap (2nd voice)) 2001 Shaman King (Yohmei Asakura) Najica Blitz Tactics (Second Hand Maker and Old Man) Great Dangaioh (Commander Yonamine) Vampiyan Kids (Shinigami Judge) Detective Conan (Muneyuki Mino) 2002 Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Grandpa Masa) Tenchi Muyo! GXP (Katsuhito Masaki) Naruto (Tazuna) Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (Santa Claus) 2003 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (Clancy) Astro Boy: Mighty Atom (Mini Mini) Natsuhiko Kyogoku's Requiem from the Darkness (Chihei) The Galaxy Railways (Whitman) D.N.Angel (Daiki Niwa) Firestorm (Jack Morgan) Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu (Yoshiharu Ohnuki) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (Old Master Somen, Master Tuna Fillet and Ramen Master) 2004 Aqua Kids (Professor Bill) Ojarumaru (Menma-Daiō) Girls Bravo: first season (Sakanahara) Zoids Fuzors (Professor Peers) Black Jack (Togakushi-sensei, Chugoro) Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Dr. Zweinstein) Yakitate!! Japan (Norihei Miki) Monkey Turn V (Takeo Douguchi) Monster (Haitomaiya) Lupin III: Stolen Lupin (Brian Murphy) 2005 Immortal Grand Prix (Ichi) Fighting Beauty Wulong (Mao Fun) Gallery Fake (Tappei Shimoda) Eureka Seven (Axel Thurston) Mushiking: King of the Beetles (Jiji) Shinshaku Sanada Jūyūshi (Honda Tadakatsu) Basilisk (Azuki Rousai) Honey and Clover (Leader) Mushishi (Uro Mamoru) Pani Poni Dash! (Bicycle Man (Ep. 8)) Rockman.EXE Beast (Mitsuhasa) 2006 Kirarin Revolution (Hiwatari Family butler) Gin Tama (Hiraga Gengai) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Manager) The Familiar of Zero (Old Osman) D.Gray-man (Bookman) Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (Usagi (Super Devil)) Pumpkin Scissors (Old man) 2007 El Cazador de la Bruja (Lopez) Clannad (Toshio Kōumura) GeGeGe no Kitaro (Nurarihyon) The Familiar of Zero: Knight of the Twin Moons (Old Osman) Mononoke: "Nue" (Robo Osawa) 2008 Clannad: After Story (Toshio Kōumura) The Familiar of Zero: Dance of the Three Princess (Old Osman) Natsume's Book of Friends (Tsuyukami) Negi Bōzu no Asatarō (Kichibei) Himitsu: The Revelation (Shbeltz) Someday's Dreamers (Tsuneyoshi Sato) Sands of Destruction (Zou and Dr. Elephant) Golgo 13 (Kickarse) 2009 Kaidan Restaurant (Elder Shinigami) Kawa no Hikari (Old Rat) Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (Masashi Furuichi) Dragon Ball Kai (Kami, Demon and King Piccolo (ep.25)) P☆STAR (Tomejii) 2010 NHK Hi-def presents Kitaro: The Happy Journey ~The 100 Years Later Tōno Monogatari~ (Medama Oyaji) Kaidan Restaurant (Priest) Marie & Gali 2.0 (da Vinci)
OVAs Ushio and Tora (Shigure Aozuki) Kamen Rider SD (General Zark) Karakuri no Kimi (Shinobi Leader) Kyūkyoku Chōjin R (Nariyuki Narihara) Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (Akasaka) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Lieutenant Murai) GeGeGe no Kitaro (Nurarihyon) Cyber City Oedo 808 (Dave Kurokawa) Giant Robo (Doujin Issei) JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Vanilla Ice) New Cutey Honey (Professor Kabuto) Slayers Special (Diol) Tales of Symphonia (Rodyle) Detatoko Princess (Old man) Birdy the Mighty (Yamazaki) Devilman (Jinmen) Dragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World (King Piccolo) Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki (Katsuhito Masaki, Nobuyuki Masaki) Violence Jack Hell Town Arc (Mad Zaurus) Fire Emblem (Garnef) Dangaioh (Professor Tarsan) Metal Gear Solid 2 Bande Dessinee (Roy Campbell) Battle Spirits: Ryuuko no Ken (Ryuhaku Todo) King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final (Gimlet) Ranma ½ SPECIAL (Shinnosuke's Grandfather) Record of Lodoss War (Vagnard) Demon City Shinjuku (Old Woman) Puppet Princess (Head of the Deathless Ninjas) Sol Bianca (Batros) Prefectural Earth Defense Force (Scope Tsuruzuki) Dragon Half (Ruth)
Anime movies Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) - Wireless operator Wicked City (Mr. Shadow) Lensman (Thorndyke) Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows (Principal) Space Battleship Yamato series (Shiro Sanada) Kaiketsu Zorori (Magician) Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi (Old Master) Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! (Yasuda) Kinnikuman: Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujin (Hydra King) Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs. Haigre Maō (Skeleton and Zombie) Glick no Bōken (Ganba) Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Banks) Fist of the North Star (Fox) GeGeGe no Kitaro series (Nurarihyon) Ghost Sweeper Mikami (Akechi Mitsuhide and Kenki-kun) Golgo 13 (Pablo) Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (Kitahiko) Ninja Scroll (Dakuan) Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Heroes (Beautician) Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Hadora) Hashire Melos! (Calippas) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (Polk) Metropolis (Dr. Ponkotsu) YuYu Hakusho (Garuga) Six God Combination Godmars (Professor Myojin) Barefoot Gen (Eizo) Barefoot Gen 2 (Sensei) Future War 198X (Bugarin) Roujin Z (Roujin C and Third Ache) Arcadia of My Youth (Murigson) One Piece (Ganzo) One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (Kerojii) One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (Skunk One) One Piece: Chopper's Animal Kingdom (Bald Parrot) One Piece: Dead End Adventure (Bartender) One Piece: Cursed Sacred Sword (Boo Kong) One Piece: The Secret Island of Baron Omatsuri (Kero-Jii)