Hisao Egawa

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| **Hisao Egawa** | |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Date of birth: | September 13, 1962[](#cite_note-Excite-1) |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo Metropolis[](#cite_note-Excite-1) |
| Location: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Voice of: | [Osamu Kenzaki](/wiki/Osamu_Kenzaki "Osamu Kenzaki")   [Detective Horita](/wiki/Detective_Horita "Detective Horita") |
**Hisao Egawa** (江川 央生 ,*Egawa Hisao*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")), born September 13, 1962 in Tokyo, is a Japanese voice actor and narrator working for [Aoni Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoni_Production "wikipedia:Aoni Production").
In **[Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")**, he voices [Osamu Kenzaki](/wiki/Osamu_Kenzaki "Osamu Kenzaki") ([Detective Samonji](/wiki/Detective_Samonji "Detective Samonji")), after [Eiichiro Suzuki](/wiki/index.php?title=Eiichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&redlink=1 "Eiichiro Suzuki (page does not exist)") declined to reprise the role, but has also voiced minor characters including [Detective Horita](/wiki/Detective_Horita "Detective Horita") in his first appearance only. In [Gosho Aoyama](/wiki/Gosho_Aoyama "Gosho Aoyama")'s first series *[Yaiba](/wiki/Yaiba "Yaiba")*, he voices [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") and [Professor Kanabo](/wiki/Professor_Kanabo "Professor Kanabo").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Other roles in *Detective Conan*](#Other_roles_in_Detective_Conan)
* [3 Roles in *Yaiba*](#Roles_in_Yaiba)
* [4 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [4.1 Anime](#Anime)
* [5 References](#References)
* [6 See also](#See_also)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hisao_Egawa&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Hisao Egawa trained with Aoni Productions' acting school [Aonijuku](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E9%9D%92%E4%BA%8C%E5%A1%BE "wikipedia:ja:青二塾") (青二塾) and graduated as part of the 11th class[](#cite_note-2).
He later became specialized in voicing men of large stature[](#cite_note-3). He has also dubbed Western movies, and has become known as the Japanese voice for [Dominic Purcell](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_Purcell "wikipedia:Dominic Purcell") ever since [Prison Break](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Break "wikipedia:Prison Break").
## Other roles in *Detective Conan*[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hisao_Egawa&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Other roles in Detective Conan")]
* [The Man Who Was Killed Four Times](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Was_Killed_Four_Times "The Man Who Was Killed Four Times") (episode 175) : Haruyuki Hoshino
* [Captured in Her Eyes](/wiki/Captured_in_Her_Eyes "Captured in Her Eyes") (movie 4) : Toshiya Odagiri
* [Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!](/wiki/Conan_vs._Kid_vs._Yaiba_-_The_Grand_Battle_for_the_Treasure_Sword!! "Conan vs. Kid vs. Yaiba - The Grand Battle for the Treasure Sword!!") (OVA 1) : [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora") (recurring role from Yaiba)
* [The Battle Game Trap](/wiki/The_Battle_Game_Trap "The Battle Game Trap") (episodes 226-227) : Kengo Bito
* [Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy](/wiki/Conan,_Heiji,_and_the_Vanished_Boy "Conan, Heiji, and the Vanished Boy") (OVA 3) : Tsuyoshi Maejima, [Heishiro Bizen](/wiki/Heishiro_Bizen "Heishiro Bizen")[](#cite_note-4)
* [Find the Buttock's Mark](/wiki/Find_the_Buttock%27s_Mark "Find the Buttock's Mark") (episodes 346-347) : Naokazu Fukuchi
* [Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5](/wiki/Metropolitan_Police_Detective_Love_Story_5 "Metropolitan Police Detective Love Story 5") (episodes 358-359) : [Detective Horita](/wiki/Detective_Horita "Detective Horita")
* [Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion](/wiki/Big_Adventure_in_the_Eccentric_Mansion "Big Adventure in the Eccentric Mansion") (episodes 394-396) : Unzo Suto
* [Sonoko's Red Handkerchief](/wiki/Sonoko%27s_Red_Handkerchief "Sonoko's Red Handkerchief") (episodes 457-458) : Hozumi
* [The Culprit is Genta's Dad](/wiki/The_Culprit_is_Genta%27s_Dad "The Culprit is Genta's Dad") (episodes 551-552) : Staff A
* [Quarter of Silence](/wiki/Quarter_of_Silence "Quarter of Silence") (movie 15) : Takehiko Muto
* [The Man Who Fell Slowly](/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_Slowly "The Man Who Fell Slowly") (episode 708) : Masaaki Ogata
* [Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room](/wiki/Solving_Mysteries_in_a_Locked_Room "Solving Mysteries in a Locked Room") (episode 900) : [Toichiro Azuma](/wiki/Toichiro_Azuma "Toichiro Azuma")
## Roles in *Yaiba*[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hisao_Egawa&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Roles in Yaiba")]
* [Kagetora](/wiki/Kagetora "Kagetora")
* [Professor Kanabo](/wiki/Professor_Kanabo "Professor Kanabo")
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hisao_Egawa&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Hisao_Egawa&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Armored Trooper Votoms* : Gary Godan
* *Baki-Dou* : Ryuko Yanagi
* *Banner of the Stars* : Purvelia
* *Be-Bop-Highschool* : Toshimitsu Yamada
* *Beatless* : Shunji Suzuhara
* *Beyblade: Metal Masters* : George
* *Gegege no Kitarō* : Tsurube-Otoshi
* *Haikyu!!* : Keishin Ukai
* *Hajime no Ippo* : Toshiyuki Ohta, Iwao Shimabukuro
* *Legend of the Galactic Heroes* : August Samuel Wahlen
* *Naruto Shippūden* : Killer Bee
* *One Piece* : Kuroobi
* *Saint Seiya* : Tatsumi
* *Slam Dunk* : Shinichi Maki
* *Transformers* : Jackshot, Jetfire, Sideswipe
* *World Trigger* : Gatlin