Hirotaka Suzuoki

Born 1950-03-06, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Died 2006-08-06

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Keizai University. His best known roles include Mobile Suit Gundam (Bright Noa), Captain Tsubasa (Kojirou Hyuga), Saint Seiya (Dragon Shiryū), Dragon Ball (Tenshinhan), The Transformers (Starscream), Ranma ½ (Tatewaki Kuno), Rurouni Kenshin (Saitō Hajime), Pokémon (Giovanni), and Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Banjō Haran). He was also the official Japanese dub-voice for Tom Cruise. In 2006, Suzuoki died at the age of 56 as a result of lung cancer.

Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball (1986) as Tien Shinhan (voice)
Dragon Ball Z (1989) as Tien Shinhan (voice)

Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) as Bright Noa (voice)
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) as Bright Noa (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986) as Bright Noa
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988) as Bright Noa (voice)

Toonami Classics

Dragon Ball Z (1989) as Tien Shinhan (voice)
Rurouni Kenshin (1996) as Hajime Saitô (voice)
Blue Submarine No. 6 (1998) as Yuri Maiakofski (voice)

Pokémon

Pokémon: The First Movie (1998) as Sakaki (voice)