Ginzō Matsuo (松尾 銀三, Matsuo Ginzō^?) (December 26, 1951 – August 25, 2001) was a male seiyuu who was born in Nakatsu, Oita, Japan as Kouichi Matsuo (松尾廣一, Matsuo Koichi^?). His blood type was O. He was part of Aoni Production, but he established Gin Production in 1997. He was most known for the roles of Hemu-Hemu (Nintama Rantarō) and Ginnosuke Nohara (Crayon Shin-chan).

On August 25th, 2001, he died from acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. He was 49 years old.

Final role was in One Piece as Captain Smoker.

[edit] Voices roles

• Akuma-kun as Palbados
• Art of Fighting as Jack Turner
• Billy Inu Nandemo Shokai as Daichi-Sensei; Doga
• Biriken as Doka
• Crayon Shin-chan as Ginnosuke Nohara
• Cutey Honey Flash as Danbei
• Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers as Wataru Urazoe
• Doraemon: Nobita's Adventure in Clockwork City as Hokuro
• Dragon Ball Z as Hapless Farmer (ep 1)
• Eden's Bowy as Gilgamesh; Oltron
• El Hazard as King
• Escaflowne: The Movie as Kio; Ruhm
• Ghost in the Shell as Old man
• Halloween is Grinch Night as the Grinch and the Narrator
• Harbor Light Monogatari - Fashion Lala Yori as Big guy
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas as the Grinch and the Narrator
• InuYasha as Grandfather Higurashi, Buyo
• Jigoku Sensei Nube as Masaru Kaneda
• Jungle Emperor Leo: Hon-o-ji as Tommy
• Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo as manager (ep 74); Tokuichi Genbu
• Kinkyuu Hasshin Saver Kids as Omega
• Kinnikuman Nisei movie as Seiuchin
• Lost Universe as Weapons dealer (ep 10)
• Macross 7 the Movie: The Galaxy's Calling Me! as Miguel
• Magic User's Club as Master (ep 4)
• Mahou Tsukai Sally 2 as Spirit of Insect
• Manmaru the Ninja Penguin as Borot
• Mobile Fighter G Gundam as Queen The Spade
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory as Alloys Mozley
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam as Jinn Gehennam
• Neo Ranga as Yoshiyuki Takesue
• Nintama Rantarou as Hemu Hemu
• Ojamajo Doremi as Alexander T. Oyajiide
• One Piece as Captain Smoker
• Porco Rosso
• Red Baron as Doctor Asimov
• s-CRY-ed as Biff
• Sailor Moon S as Vice Principal (ep 97)
• Sakigake!! Otokojuku as Edogawa
• Sonic the Hedgehog as Dr. Ivo Robotnik
• Street Fighter II: The Movie as DeeJay
• Gals! as Taizo Kotobuki
• Sword for Truth as Kagairo
• Tenchi Muyo Movie 2: Daughter of Darkness
• Gigantor FX as Elvis brothers
• Vision of Escaflowne as Kyo; Rum; Sorcerer
• Yume no Crayon Oukoku as Tofumon
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Japanese version) as Diesel 10

[edit] Successors

• Bin Shimada (Nintama Rantarō: Hemu-Hemu, s-CRY-ed: Biff)
• Yuuichi Nagashima (Crayon Shin-chan: Ginnosuke Nohara)
• Katsumi Suzuki (InuYasha: Grandpa Higurashi)
• Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Ojamajo Doremi: Oyajide)
• Fumihiko Tachiki (Gals!: Taizō Kotobuki)
• Mahito Ōba (One Piece: Captain Smoker)
• Takumi Yamazaki (Kinnikuman Nisei: Seiuchin)
• Chafūrin (Tengai Makyou: Chief Bull)
• Kiyoyuki Yanada (Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: Diesel 10 (Calling All Engines))

[edit] External links

• Ginzō Matsuo at the Internet Movie Database
• Ginzō Matsuo at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia