Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue
井上 真樹夫
Born
井上 孝夫(Takao Inoue)

(1938-11-30)November 30, 1938
Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
DiedNovember 29, 2019(2019-11-29) (aged 80)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active1954–2019
AgentAoni Production
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]

Makio Inoue (井上 真樹夫, Inoue Makio, November 30, 1938 – November 29, 2019) was a Japanese actor and voice actor.[1]

He is most noted for his two longstanding roles, as the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1980s and 1990s, and Goemon Ishikawa XIII of Lupin III from 1977 to 2011.

Career

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Inoue's childhood of watching mobile theater troupes gave him a longing to be an actor, and by the time he was in high school, he was appearing in TV movies. At the time, he also admired poets, and his stage name “Makio (Inoue himself uses the English name “Maqio”).” was derived from his pen name at that time.[2]

Around 1960, he and a friend founded a theater company influenced by Underground culture and began working as stage actors. However, the money to maintain the stage soon disappeared and his life became difficult, so he decided that he had to earn money. It was then that he was invited by an acquaintance to audition for the Japanese dubbed version of the TV series “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” and was chosen for the lead role. This was the beginning of his career as a voice actor.[3]

In 1968, he appeared in the animated television series Star of the Giants. His role in the anime was well-received, and he was given more opportunities to play cool, beautiful young men and the main character's rivals.

By the 1970s, he had established an idol-like popularity that led to the establishment of a fan club, and he was considered one of the “top three most popular voice actors in Japan.[4]

Starting in 1977, he played Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the Lupin III series, which became one of his best-known works. Inoue was hired to replace Chikao Ohtsuka, but was told by the director at the time that the character of Goemon had changed from Chikao's “hard-killing man” to a “young, beautiful-faced swordsman,” and that the voice actor had changed to you.[5] Inoue thus gave his own personality to the character, without being conscious of Chikao's. Inoue later said affectionately of Goemon, “He is an important character who has influenced me in many ways in my life".[6] He also said that the best part of acting is “giving a presence from a few lines".

He played the title character in Captain Harlock from 1978 through the 1990s.

In the 1980s, as his popularity began to wane, he scaled back his voice acting activities and began to focus more on his stage career.

He later became a buddhist monk and built his own temple in Chiba Prefecture.[7] In addition to his work as an actor and voice actor, including providing the voice of Master Eraqus in the “Kingdom Hearts” series, he began to go on regular training trips, including retreats deep into the mountains to sit in zazen meditation in order to attain enlightenment.[8] Since then, he has been wearing samue and geta (Japanese clogs) to recordings and visiting studios on a moped motorcycle.

In 2011, Inoue dropped the role of Goemon at the request of the production company, he was succeeded in the role of Goemon by Daisuke Namikawa.

In the 2000s, he hit it off with dancer Sui-sei, whom he met through stage work; with Sui-sei as his partner, in 2017 he opened an Twitter account and resumed his interactions with his former fans; in 2019, he launched a “lifetime project” and a YouTube channel was also launched.

But on November 29, 2019, he died at his home in Chiba Prefecture due to worsening angina pectoris, a chronic illness; he died at age 80.[7]

Filmography

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Television animation

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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s

OVA

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Theatrical animation

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Video games

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Tokusatsu

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Dubbing

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References

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  1. ^ a b "井上 真樹夫｜日本タレント名鑑". 日本タレント名鑑 (in Japanese). Nihon Tarento Meikan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ @InoueMaquio (2019-07-25). "Inoue's own post" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-23 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ 井上真樹夫 (2017-01-27). "ハーロック、石川五エ門など数々の二枚目キャラを演じてきた声優・井上真樹夫の役者道" (Interview). Interviewed by 古川登志夫、平野文. otocoto. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  4. ^ 肝付兼太 (2005-07-18). "あの声、あのキャラ、あの作品 肝付兼太と『ギャートルズ』（３）". WEBアニメスタイル (Interview). スタジオ雄. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. ^ @InoueMaquio (2019-03-08). "Inoue's own post" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-23 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ 井上真樹夫 (2012). "THE PERFORMERS ―その声の魅力―". ルパン三世 Master File (DVD・Blu-ray) (in Japanese). バップ. Archived from the original on 2014-10-16. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  7. ^ a b "五ェ門死す…井上真樹夫さん80歳、急性心臓死　声優以外にもマルチな才能". Sponichi Annex. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  8. ^ @InoueMaquio (2019-05-06). "Inoue's own post" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-11-23 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b c d "Makio Inoue – 52 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  10. ^ "[UPDATED] Super Robot Wars T Gets New Details On Story, Series List Explanation". dualshockers.com. 27 November 2018.
  11. ^ "悪魔のはらわた -４Ｋレストア版 SPECIAL-". Happinet Pictures. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  12. ^ "ホラー・マニアックス シリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  13. ^ "飯森盛良のふきカエ考古学". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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