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name: "Shozo Iizuka"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 May 1933"
died: "15 February 2023"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T06:34:04.834554+00:00"
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# Shozo Iizuka

Actor. Born 23 May 1933 in Fukushima, Japan. Died 15 February 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 May 1933, Fukushima, Japan
- **Died:** 15 February 2023
- **Active:** 2002–2003
- **Also known as:** Shôzô Îzuka, 飯塚 昭三, Shouzou Iizuka, Iizuka Shouzou, 饭冢昭三
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2423016, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0959936/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/223309

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Millennium Actress*](https://film.one/film/millennium-actress.md) (86)

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## Biography

Shozo Iizuka was a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Born on 23 May 1933 in Fukushima Prefecture, he died on 15 February 2023 aged 89.

He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University and was affiliated with Sigma Seven. Iizuka voiced Genya Tachibana in the 2002 film *Millennium Actress*.

He was known for roles including Nappa in *Dragon Ball Z* (1989), Dominic in *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood* (2009), Baraggan Louisenbairn in *Bleach* (2004), Ryu Jose in *Mobile Suit Gundam* and numerous characters in tokusatsu series and Western film dubs.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Tokyo Godfathers* (2003), Fi1m 82, as Oota (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-godfathers.md)
- *Millennium Actress* (2002), Fi1m 86, as Genya Tachibana (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/millennium-actress.md)

## Also known for

- *Dragon Ball Z* (1989), Nappa
- *Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood* (2009), Dominic (voice)
- *Bleach* (2004), Baraggan Louisenbairn (voice)
- *Sword Art Online* (2012), Thrym (voice)
- *Monster* (2004), Zobak (voice)
- *Rurouni Kenshin* (1996)
- *Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku* (1990), Nappa (voice)
- *Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV* (2016), Iedolas Aldercapt (voice: Japanese version)

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