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Hikaru Miyata

みやた ひかる

Miyata Hikaru

Aliases: 宮田秀雄

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1930-09-30 （Tokyo, Japan (formerly Tokyo-fu)）
Died
2018-09-23 （Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan） age 87
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
actor, voice actor
Active Years
1951-2018
Affiliations
Gekidan Ashi (Theatre Company Ashi), Sanko Office, Kabura Group, Tokyo Actor's Cooperative (Haikyo)

Education

Kamakura Academia
Theater Department
Period: 〜1951年（卒業）
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: Japan
Graduated from the theater department; formed the theatre troupe Gekidan Ashi after graduation.

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Detective Conan

1996 Animation

Voiced multiple guest characters in Detective Conan across 1996–2016.

mysterycrime

Taiyō ni Hoero!

1975 TV drama

Appeared in multiple episodes of the long-running police drama Taiyō ni Hoero!, performing supporting and guest roles.

police proceduralhuman drama

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled - Chapter 2

2013 Theatrical anime

Voiced Raymond de Saint-Gilles in the theatrical anime Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (Chapter 2).

warpolitics

Astro Boy (1963 TV series)

1963 Animation

Participated in early television anime productions (1963).

Bibliography

  • Numerous TV dramas (Taiyō ni Hoero!, Tokubetsu Kidō Sōsatai, School Wars, etc.)
  • Anime roles (Detective Conan, Giant of the Stars, NARUTO, etc.)
  • Many dubbing roles for foreign films (Die Hard, Back to the Future Part III, etc.)

Health

  • acute aortic dissection
    2018年9月
    Suffered an acute onset and died on 2018-09-23.

Legacy

A veteran actor and voice actor active across TV dramas, films, dubbing and anime, known for decades of work.

Archives

  • Archived profile at Tokyo Actor's Cooperative (Wayback Machine)

In Popular Culture

  • Known to a wide fanbase for roles in Detective Conan and numerous dubbing performances.

Trivia

  • His voice type was baritone.
  • Height: 165 cm.
  • Held an ordinary driver's license.
  • Graduated from Kamakura Academia's theater department in 1951 and formed the troupe Gekidan Ashi.