Keiji Fujiwara Biography – Keiji Fujiwara Wiki
Keiji Fujiwara was a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and sound director. He was best known for voicing known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) and Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) among other major films. In the live-action field, he was majorly known for dubbing actor Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark. In 2006, he founded his own talent management and production company known as Air Agency. While in high school, he handled vocals in a band that he formed with his friend Kotaro Furuichi, future guitarist of rock band The Collectors. Later as a teenager, he moved back to Tokyo and joined the Bungakuza acting school. He spent the 1980s performing in several theater troupes while working odd jobs.
In the early 90s, he was introduced to his first voice acting agency, Ken Production. The first television anime in which he appeared as a regular was Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi, but his breakout role was Hiroshi Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan. He founded his own talent management and production company, Air Agency, in November 2006, after leaving Ken Production. Besides talent management, his company went on to release original drama and situation CDs through its child company Air Label as well as produce live events. In 2010, he made his sound directorial debut in Kakkokawaii Sengen.
In August 2016, Air Agency announced that he was going on hiatus to treat an as of yet unspecified illness. He officially resumed work in June 2017. He was a regular lecturer at the Japan Newart College since 2008.
Keiji Fujiwara Age
He was born on October 5, 1964, in Tokyo, Japan and died on April 12, 2020, at the age of 55.
Keiji Fujiwara Family
Details of who his biological family are whether he is married and has kids are unknown. However it is majorly known that he was born in Tokyo, and he spent the majority of his childhood in Iwate Prefecture.
Keiji Fujiwara Death
The voice actor died of cancer on April 12, 2020. His representative through a statement said,
“Our representative director and voice actor Keiji Fujiwara passed away at the age of 55 on April 12, 2012, while he is still fighting for some cancer. I am deeply grateful to you for your kindness and I would like to express my sincere gratitude. “The evening and the farewell ceremony were held only by relatives. I am sorry to say that I will decline the ceremony of offering flowers.”
His fans also took to various social media platforms to mourn his death.
Keiji Fujiwara Cause of Death
The cause of his death was cancer.
Keiji Fujiwara Height
He stood at a height of 1.75 meters tall.
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