Japanese actor and voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida has died at the age of 54, his agency 81 Produce announced on October 20. Tsuchida passed away from heart failure on October 11. His voice acting credits included Grisha Jaeger in Attack on Titan and Raidō Namiashi in Naruto, alongside a wide range of roles in anime, live-action productions and Japanese dubbing.
81 Produce Announces Hiroshi Tsuchida’s Death
81 Produce announced on its official website that Tsuchida passed away from heart failure on October 11 at the age of 54.
The agency stated that his funeral was held privately with family members in accordance with the wishes of his relatives and expressed its gratitude to those who supported him during his lifetime.
Born on February 8, 1972, in Tokyo, Tsuchida worked across both live-action acting and voice performance.
He played Saizou, also known as Ninja Blue, in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and later voiced HANE2 in Ultraman Decker. His anime work included Hamtaro, Naruto, ONE PIECE, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Attack on Titan, in which he voiced Grisha Jaeger.
Tsuchida also had an extensive career in Japanese dubbing. He provided the Japanese voice of Lightning McQueen in the Cars film series and contributed voice work to international productions including Transformers and 24.
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