Hiroshi Tsuchida died of heart failure on October 11 at age 54, the agency 81 Produce announced on October 20. Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club marked his death by streaming the Kakuranger 30th anniversary sequel free for three days starting October 21.
Hiroshi Tsuchida died on October 11 of heart failure. He was 54. The agency 81 Produce announced the death on October 20, and a private funeral was held with close relatives only. He was born in Tokyo on February 8, 1972.
His career ran across tokusatsu, anime and games. He played Ninja Blue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and later returned as Saizou in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition, an official sequel made for the series' 30th anniversary. In anime he voiced Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, Koichiro Iketani in the Initial D: Legend film series, J.J. Sexton in the four-episode Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt net anime, and Trainer Okita in Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top and its compilation film. His most recent roles were Shippo Marimo in Mebius Dust, which premiered on July 9, and King Lionel in The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom, which premiered on October 3. In dubbing he was the Japanese voice for Lightning McQueen in Cars and Cade Yeager in the Transformers live-action films.
Mebius Dust announced his casting on June 18, weeks before the July 9 premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji, with MBS following on July 10. After his death, Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club posted a memorial comment on October 21 and put the Kakuranger sequel on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel free from 1:00 p.m. on October 21 until 11:59 p.m. on October 23. The sequel had streamed on TTFC in 2024. TTFC said it wanted as many people as possible to see his work.
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Toei Tokusatsu Fan Club posted a memorial comment on its official X account on October 21 and put its original production Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Part 3: Middle-Aged Struggle Edition on the Toei Tokusatsu YouTube Official channel free for three days. The stream runs from 1:00 p.m. on October 21 until 11:59 p.m. on October 23. The work is an official sequel made for the 30th anniversary of Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, the 18th Super Sentai series, which aired from 1994 to 1995. It streamed on TTFC in 2024 and reunites the original cast 30 years later as middle-aged versions of their roles. Hiroshi Tsuchida, who played Saizou, also called NinjaBlue, died of heart failure on October 11 at age 54, a death his agency 81 Produce announced on October 20. TTFC said it wanted as many people as possible to see his work and to give viewers a chance to remember him, and thanked the parties who consented to the stream.
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Talent agency 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that screen and voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida died on October 11 due to heart failure. He was 54. A private funeral was held with close relatives only, in line with the family's wishes. Tsuchida was born in Tokyo on February 8, 1972. He played Ninja Blue in Ninja Sentai Kakuranger and voiced Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, along with Kōichirō Iketani in the Initial D: Legend film series and J.J. Sexton in the four-episode Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt net anime. He voiced Trainer Okita in the 2023 Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top net series and its 2024 compilation film. His most recent anime roles were Shippo Marimo in Mebius Dust, which premiered on July 9, and King Lionel in The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom, which premiered on October 3. In dubbing, he was the Japanese voice for Lightning McQueen in Cars and Cade Yeager in the Transformers live-action films.
Jun 18
The official website for the original television anime Mebius Dust announced six additional cast members on Thursday. The new additions include Hiroshi Tsuchida, Ryōhei Shioguchi, Ryō Hirohashi, Yūki Kuwahara, Mari Hino, and Hiromichi Tezuka. The anime is set to premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji on July 9, and on MBS on July 10, airing for one cour.