Kenji Utsumi

(August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was best known for his roles in Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong), Sally the Witch, and for dubbing Hollywood actors like Jack Nicholson and Sammy Davis, Jr. in the Japanese language dubs of their films.
==Commercial for Metroid==
Utsumi narrated the Japanese live-action commercial for the original Metroid, which was the first commercial for the series. His narration was partly synthesized in the beginning, to reflect the robotic nature of Samus Aran. A transcript of his narration in Japanese, romanized and English is below.
Utsumi's role in the commercial only came to light years after his death, when an investigation by Shinesparkers determined he was the narrator.Shinesparkers. "Top Facts You Didn't Know About Metroid". December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022. Coincidentally, Utsumi was the dubbing artist for Charles S. Dutton in Alien 3, a film for which Keiko Toda, who voiced Samus Aran in the Super Metroid Promotional Preview, was also a dubbing artist (for Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley).
==Death==
Utsumi died in Tokyo of cancerous peritonitis on June 13, 2013, at the age of 75."Fist of the North Star's Raoh Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi Passes Away – News". Anime News Network. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
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