Talent agency 81 Produce announced on Thursday that voice actor Mahito Tsujimura passed away on Tuesday. He was 88. His family will hold a private funeral.

Tsujimura voiced King Jihl in Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind , and also voiced King Raimon in the 1981 anime Beast King GoLion , which served as the basis for Voltron . He voiced the Headmaster character in the long-runnning Nintama Rantaro anime until 2011.

His other roles include Dai Kaiōshin ( Dragon Ball Z ), Dr. Garuman Thomas ( Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle ), Taida ( Matchless Raijin-Oh ) Dr. Aomori ( Miss Machiko ), Aladdin ( Sindbad the Sailor ), and Konoemon Konoe ( Negima! ).

He also served as the dub voice of Yoda in the Japanese dub of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi .



Sources: 81 Produce, Comic Natalie