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Also known as Yoshitaka Arimoto, Kinryu Arimoto, Kinryuu Arimoto
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Kinryū Arimoto (有本 欽隆, Arimoto Kinryū; born Yoshitaka Arimoto, February 11, 1940 – February 1, 2019) was a Japanese actor and voice actor formerly employed by Production Baobab. He also practiced kenpo, earning the black belt rank of shodan. Though his birth name was Yoshitaka, a kanji mistranslation led to his name being read as Kinryū, which stuck as his stage name.
He died on February 1, 2019, aged 78 due to esophageal cancer.
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Co-Artists with Kinryū Arimoto
From 1996 to 2001, Arimoto trained voice actors such as Sakiko Tamagawa, Akiko Hiramatsu, Etsuko Kozakura, Rica Matsumoto, Bin Shimada, Tomokazu Seki, Tange Sakura, Mayumi Iizuka.
From 2002 to 2004, Arimoto trained voice actors such as Sōichirō Hoshi, Rei Tanaka, Naomi Shindō, Kotono Mitsuishi, Takehito Koyasu, Hōko Kuwashima, Megumi Toyoguchi, Tetsu Shiratori, Yasuhiro Takato, Isshin Chiba, Katsumi Toriumi, Toshiko Nakajima, Kenichi Suzumura, Maaya Sakamoto, Fumiko Orikasa, Makiko Omoto, and Akira Ishida.
In 2011, Arimoto trained voice actors such as Asami Seto, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Megumi Hayashibara, Aya Hisakawa, Chiaki Anzai, and Kenji Hamada.
Filmography
Television animation
1960
Osomatsu-kun (1966) (bank employee)
Perman (1967)
Kaibutsu-kun (1968)
1970s
Gatchaman Fighter (1979)
1980s
City Hunter (1987) (Chief Nogami)
1990s
Oniisama e... (1991) (Professor Misonoo)
Tekkaman Blade (1992) (Bogard)
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (anime) (1992) (Freddie)
My Patrasche (1992) (Captain)
Ocean Waves (1993) (Rikako Muto's Father)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (1993) (Tengrashi Loos, Vistan)
Shippū! Iron Leaguer (1993) (Richard Ginjo)
Miracle Girls (1993) (Principal)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994) (Club Ace, Dr. Raizo Kasshu)
Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (1994)
Yamato Takeru (1994)
Saint Tail (1995)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) (Marquis Weridge, Master Winner, Townsend)
Virtua Fighter (1995) (Bruce Bryant)
Theatrical animation
Initial D Third Stage (2001) (Ken Kogashiwa)
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005) (Kensuke Niimi)
Psycho (2010 Blu-Ray edition) (Private Investigator Milton Arbogast (Martin Balsam))
Public Enemies (Charles Winstead (Stephen Lang))
Radio (Harold Jones (Ed Harris))
Raiders of the Lost Ark (2012 DVD edition) (Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott))
The Rainbow Thief (2017 Blu-ray edition) (Uncle Rudolf (Christopher Lee))
Reservoir Dogs (Mister Pink (Steve Buscemi))
Seven (1999 TV Tokyo edition) (District Attorney Martin Talbot (Richard Roundtree))
She-Wolf of London (Dr. Stevens (Pavel Douglas))
Shiri (Chief Agent (Yoon Joo-sang))
Shoot 'Em Up (Hammerson (Stephen McHattie))
Shutter Island (Dr. John Cawley (Ben Kingsley))
The Silence of the Lambs (Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn))
Sleepless in Seattle (Greg (Victor Garber))
Stargate SG-1 (Jack O'Neill (Richard Dean Anderson))
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Lama Su (Anthony Phelan))
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Lor San Tekka (Max von Sydow))
Stephen King's Desperation (Johnny Marinville (Tom Skerritt))
The Sugarland Express (Captain Harlin Tanner (Ben Johnson))
Switchback (Deputy Nate Braden (Ted Levine))
Tears of the Sun (Captain Bill Rhodes (Tom Skerritt))
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (President Nixon)
Ultraman Powered (Colonel Essex (John McCann))
Underworld: Blood Wars (Cassius (James Faulkner))
Westworld (The Man in Black (Ed Harris))
What Lies Beneath (Warren Feur (James Remar))
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (Father Joseph Crissman (Billy Connolly))
The Animatrix (Dan's Dad)
Antz (General Mandible)
Babar the Elephant (King Babar)
Cars 3 (Smokey)
Fantasia 2000 (Itzhak Perlman)
Invasion America (General Konrad)
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (Tony Stark/Iron Man)
Spider-Man (Iceberg)
Star Wars The Clone Wars (Lama Su)
Totally Spies! (Terence Lewis)
Totally Spies! The Movie (Terence Lewis)
Transformers: Animated (Yoketron)
Transformers: Prime (Alpha Trion)
Kinryū Arimoto was a Japanese actor and voice actor formerly employed by Production Baobab. He also practiced kenpo, earning the black belt rank of shodan. Though his birth name was Yoshitaka, a kanji mistranslation led to his name being read as Kinryū, which stuck as his stage name.
