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Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018)[1] was a Canadian actor, best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.

Denis Akiyama
Born
Denis Van Akiyama[1]

(1952-05-28)May 28, 1952[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[2]
DiedJune 28, 2018(2018-06-28) (aged 66)[1]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active1987–2018
Spouse
Danielle O'Connor
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(m. 1987)​
Children2

Personal life, career and death


Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Japanese family.[2] He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog as well as voiced and played a number of role in The Adventures of Tintin animated series and Mayday. In 2015, he appeared in the feature film Pixels.[3] Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra.

Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya.[4] He was 66 years old.


Filmography



Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Dead RingersPharmacist
1995Johnny MnemonicShinji
1996Space TruckersTech Leader
2002CypherSpeaker Omaha
2005The PacifierMr. Chun
2010Repo MenDoctor
Resident Evil: AfterlifeCaptain Hotaka
2015PixelsProfessor Iwatani
2017Kill OrderShiro FujitakaLast film performance

Television


YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Friday the 13th: The SeriesHai KwanEpisode: "Tattoo"
1991Rupert (TV series)Additional voices
1991–1992The Adventures of TintinMitsuhirato, Bunji Kuraki, Tharkey (voice)3 episodes
1994Monster ForceAdditional voices13 episodes
1994–1995Wild C.A.T.sDockwell (voice)14 episodes
1994–1996Kung Fu: The Legend ContinuesLai Tzu / Lai (voice)2 episodes
1995–1996X-MenIceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai, Sunfire (voice)2 episodes
1995Sailor MoonMalachite (voice)17 episodes
1997DiabolikDirector Graffum (voice)Episode: ″Panther Uncaged″
1998Silver SurferWatch Prime (voice)3 episodes
1998–1999Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the LegendAmycus, Cyclops (voice)2 episodes
1999MedabotsMr. Referee (English version, voice)52 episodes
1999Power StoneGaluda, Referee (English version, voice)7 episodes
1999Avengers: United They StandDr. Chris Johnson (voice)Episode: "Kang"
1999Ned's NewtGuard, Elf (voice)Episode: ″Summer Gone, Summer Not/Sealed with a Newt″
2001BracefaceMr. Ling (voice)Episode: ″Take That″
2003What's New, Scooby-Doo?Japanese police officer #1 (voice)Episode: "Big Appetite in Little Tokyo"
2004Franny's FeetSally the tough old cat (voice)Episode: "The Lonely Library"
2005MaydayCaptain Masami TakahamaEpisode: "Out of Control"
2008Degrassi: The Next GenerationOncologistEpisode: "Death or Glory: Part 2"
2008The SummitPrime Minister of Japan
2008Toot & PuddleDr. Ha Song (voice)5 episodes
2008Chilly Beach: The Canadian PresidentEmperor (voice)TV special
2010–2013Scaredy SquirrelAdditional voices13 episodes
2010MaydayCaptain Chun Byung-inEpisode: "Target is Destroyed"
2011Justin TimeEmperor (voice)Episode: "Secret Surprise & a Mammoth Mistake"
2012MaydayCaptain Park Duk-kyuEpisode: "Bad Attitude" / "Stansted Crash"
2017Inspector GadgetHattori-San (voice)Episode: "Tempest in a Tea Cup/Mr. Security"
2018TakenSenseiEpisode: "Strelochnik"
2018CarterKoji Yasuda6 episodes
2 episodes were released posthumously

Video games


YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Onimusha: WarlordsNobunaga Oda, NarratorEnglish dub[5]
2006Rainbow Six: VegasKan Akahashi
2008Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
2011Deus Ex: Human RevolutionTong Si HungCredited as Dennis Akiyama

References


  1. "DENIS VAN AKIYAMA Obituary". Toronto Star via Legacy.com. 2018-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04.
  2. "An Interview with Denis Akiyama". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. "Denis Akiyama facts". Movietalky. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. Bartlett, Rhett (July 3, 2018). "The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. "Denis Akiyama (visual voices guide)". BTVA. Retrieved 10 March 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)



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Денис ван Акияма (англ. Denis Van Akiyama) (28 мая 1952 – 28 июня 2018)[3] — канадский актёр японского происхождения, работал в кино, на телевидении и в озвучивании. Наибольшую известность получил за озвучивание персонажей Человека-льда, Kenuichio Harada и Солнечного огня в мультсериале Люди Икс и Малахита (организация Королевство Тьмы) в оригинальной англоязычной версии аниме-сериала Сейлор Мун. Сыграл роль Шенджи в фильме «Джонни-мнемоник».


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