Voice actor Motomu Kiyokawa passed suddenly on August 17 from pneumonia, according to a notice released on Monday by the Haiky talent agency. He was 87.

A private funeral was given by Kiyokawa's family.



Kiyokawa, who was born in 1935, joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1957. In 1968, he finally joined Haiky. He performed both on stage and in voiceovers.



Kiyokawa is perhaps best known for voicing the role of Kozo Fuyutsuki in the Neon Genesis Evangelion television anime series, the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth film, and the Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion film. He reprised the role for the four more recent reboot films in the franchise.

Other notable performances include Walter in Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate, Tem Rey in Mobile Suit Gundam, Tippy in the Is the order a rabbit? franchise, Shimei in Time of Eve, Artorius in Restaurant to Another World, Dr. T in Gungrave, Norman Burg in The Big O, Gain in By the Grace of the Gods, Reizo Kanba in Xam'd: Lost Memories, Takez Ryzji in Planet With, Charules Au