   is a japanese voice actor and actor from kÅnosu, saitama. his former stage name was . he is a graduate of the nishogakusha university department of literature and received training at bungakuza's research establishment and the seinenza theater company before attaching himself to production baobab in 1986. he transferred to the tokyo actor's consumer's cooperative society in 2007. he is best known for his roles in the lord of the rings film trilogy (as gollum) , one piece (as brook), inai inai baaa! (as wan wan) and tanken boku no machi (as chÅ-san). on august 23, 2006, he changed his stage name to chÅ after his character in tanken boku no machi. his hobbies include badminton and jogging, and he is a licensed teacher in calligraphy. ==roles== ===television animation=== *chibi maruko-chan (fujiki's father) ;1989 *time travel tondekeman (pilot, bronze statue) ;1990 *kyatto ninden teyandee (himawari #2, yongÅ sasanishiki, piddo #9, missile yachÅbee, buffalo #10, ishikari #2) ;1992 *hana no mahÅtsukai mary bell (noppo) *mikan enikki (momojirÅ) *uchÅ« no kishi tekkaman blade (sakuaari staff officer, guerilla soldier) ;1993 *yÅ«sha tokkyÅ« might gaine (sally and tetsuya's father) ;1994 *yÅ«sha keisatsu j-decker (doctor volker) *haÅ taikei ryÅ« knight (izumi's teacher, grandpa rÅbÄ) *kyÅfu no kyÅ-chan (downtown no gottsu ee kanji) (ad, nagisa Åshima, saburÅ kitajima) *mahÅjin guru guru (wanchin, sÄchiai, merchant) *montana jones (slam) ;1995 *jÅ«senshi garukiiba (edward takasaki, da raku) *mama ha poyopoyo-saurus ga osuki (genta yasuyota) *[
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