Kaneto Shiozawa

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Kaneto Shiozawa

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Gender: Male
Date of birth: January 28, 1954
Date of death: May 10, 2000
Place of birth: Tokyo
Voice of: Ninzaburo Shiratori

Kaneto Shiozawa (塩沢 兼人 Shiozawa Kaneto?), January 28, 1954~May 10, 2000, was a seiyu from Tokyo. His real name was Toshikazu Shiozawa (塩澤 敏一 Shiozawa Toshikazu?).

In Detective Conan he was the original voice of Ninzaburo Shiratori, portraying him in the first four Movies as well as in his first two appearances in the anime (Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story and Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 2).

Other Notable Roles

Death

On May 9, 2000, at around 4:00am, Shiozawa fell down the stairway of his home. At the time, he thought he was okay and could shake it off, but at around 10:00am he suddenly felt worse. He later fell unconscious and was rushed to the hospital. The next day, at 12:54am he died of a cerebral contusion. He was 46. A Buddhist funeral has held at Housen Temple in Nakano, Tokyo.

The role of Inspector Shiratori has since been performed by Kazuhiko Inoue.

Trivia

  • Shiozawa was close friends with Akira Kamiya (Kogoro Mouri), whom he had worked with several on Kinnikuman and Fist of the North Star, and frequent Conan guest star Hidekatsu Shibata. Shibata even attended his funeral.