Shūichirō Moriyama

Honestly, the first time that voice rolls in, I sit up straighter. Shūichirō Moriyama had one of those deep, gravelly, lived-in tones that just radiates weathered masculinity, and you can't fake it. Born in Aichi back in 1934, he worked both as an actor and a voice actor, and to me he always felt like a guy quietly insisting that real men talk low and mean it. There's a rumpled, world-worn charm to that growl, the kind aging dudes secretly want to grow into. He passed in 2021, but the voice hasn't aged a day in my head. A few times a year I get the itch to hear it again, and I always land on the same sad little thought: they really don't make pipes like that anymore. Genuinely a tough one to lose.

Shūichirō Moriyama (1934–2021) was a Japanese actor and voice actor born in Aichi Prefecture. Known for his deep, distinctive baritone voice, he worked across both live-action performance and voice roles throughout his career. He passed away on February 8, 2021.

Name (English)

Shūichirō Moriyama

Name (Japanese)

森山周一郎

Reading

もりやま しゅういちろう

Born

July 26, 1934 – February 8, 2021

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dog (戌)

Origin

Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

173 cm

Occupation

Actor / Voice Actor

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE%E5%B1%B1%E5%91%A8%E4%B8%80%E9%83%8E

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Actor
• Voice Actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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