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name: "Koichi Kitamura"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/koichi-kitamura"
fi1m_id: "koichi-kitamura"
imdb_id: "nm0457561"
tmdb_id: 1683
wikidata_id: "Q4353745"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 December 1931"
died: "2 October 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T05:06:28.828725+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Koichi Kitamura

## Identity

Koichi Kitamura

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/koichi-kitamura
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** koichi-kitamura
- **IMDb ID:** nm0457561
- **TMDB ID:** 1683
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4353745
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dichi_Kitamura, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4353745, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457561/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1683

Actor. Born 18 December 1931 in Osaka, Japan. Died 2 October 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 December 1931, Osaka, Japan
- **Died:** 2 October 2007
- **Also known as:** 北村 弘一  , Hajimu Kimura, 木村 一, Kouichi Kitamura , Kôichi Kitamura 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dichi_Kitamura, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4353745, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0457561/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1683

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Akira*](https://film.one/film/akira.md) (83)

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## Biography

Kōichi Kitamura was a Japanese voice actor. Born Hajimu Kimura in Osaka on 18 December 1931, he worked under the stage name Kōichi Kitamura and was represented by Mausu Promotion from the late 1950s until his death.

He voiced characters in numerous anime films and series. His credits include Priestess Miyako and Council A in the 1988 film *Akira*, Professor Clover in *One Piece* (1999), General Wolf in *Monster* (2004), and roles in *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex* (2002) and *Barefoot Gen* (1983). He was also known for dubbing English-language films, particularly roles played by Peter Cushing.

Kitamura died of pneumonia on 2 October 2007 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, aged 75.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, behindthevoiceactors.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Akira* (1988), Fi1m 83, as Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/akira.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Like Father, Like Son* (2013), Actor
- *Female Prisoner Sigma* (2006), Actor
- *Monster* (2004), series, as General Wolf (voice)
- *Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure* (2003), as Tokarev (voice)
- *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex* (2002), series, as Old Man (voice)
- *Sakura Wars: The Movie* (2001), as Yoritsune Hanakoji (voice)
- *Pecola* (2001), series, as Officer Kumada
- *Touch 5: Cross Road* (2001), as Simon (voice)
- *One Piece* (1999), series, as Professor Clover (voice)
- *Ultra Nyan 2: The Great Happy Operation* (1998), as Doctor (voice)
- *Ultra Nyan: Extraordinary Cat who Descended from the Starry Sky* (1997), as Professor (voice)
- *Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini* (1996), as Hikari (voice)
- *Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express* (1996), as Ninja's Sensei (voice)
- *Macross Plus: The Movie* (1995), as General Gomez (voice)
- *Soar High! Isami* (1995), series, as Kanyusai Hanaoka (voice)
- *Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture* (1994), as Shiranui Gen'an
- *The King of Minami 2* (1994), as Yanagida
- *Download: Devil's Circuit* (1992), as Youko's Father (voice)
- *Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love* (1992), as Butch (voice)
- *The Heroic Legend of Arslan* (1991), Actor
- *Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary* (1991), as Old Scientist (voice)
- *The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors* (1990), series, as Arimura (voice)
- *Kim's Cross* (1990), as (voice)
- *君の十字架* (1990), Actor
- *Hi-Speed Jecy* (1989), series, as ハオロン
- *Angel Cop* (1989), as Ichihara (voice)
- *Akira* (1988), as Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/akira.md)
- *Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter* (1988), as Lum's Great-grandfather (voice)
- *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1988), series, as Jefferson
- *Barefoot Gen 2* (1986), as Giyo Katsushiro/Matsukichi Hirayama (voice)
- *Lunn Flies into the Wind* (1985), as Japanese Teacher (voice)
- *Beaten by Black Rain* (1984), as Sasahara (voice)
- *Barefoot Gen* (1983), as Landlord (voice)
- *Super Dimension Century Orguss* (1983), series, as Goovu
- *Golgo 13: The Professional* (1983), as Albert
- *The Mysterious Cities of Gold* (1982), series, as Kuraka (voice)
- *Sanshiro the Judoist* (1981), Actor
- *Doraemon: The Record of Nobita, Spaceblazer* (1981), as Mes (voice)
- *Ojamanga Yamada-kun* (1981), Actor
- *The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island* (1981), series, as Gerhardt (voice)
- *Fumoon* (1980), as Other voices
- *The Wicked* (1980), Actor
- *Gordian Warrior* (1979), series, as Saxinder / Kyutaro Otaki (voice)
- *Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari* (1979), as Hermann van Daan (voice)
- *Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3* (1978), series, as Kōichi Kitamura
- *Vicky the Viking* (1974), series, as Urobe
- *Inazuman* (1973), series, as Gosaku Marume
- *Kerokko Demetan* (1973), series, as Amataro (voice)
- *ふしぎなメルモ* (1971), series, as Professor Waragarasu
- *Decision* (1971), series, as (voice)
- *Norakuro* (1970), series, as 脇役多数
- *Lupin the Third: Pilot Film* (1969), as Kogoro Akechi (voice)
- *Sabu and Ichi's Detective Stories* (1968), series, as Saheiji
- *Animal 1* (1968), series, as 東四郎
- *Moonlight Mask* (1958), series, as Policeman Yasui

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