Kenji Utsumi

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Kenji Utsumi
Born	August 26, 1937
Place of Birth	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Died	June 13, 2013 (age 75)
Place of Death	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Shuichi Ikeda (1979–???) Junichi Inoue (1990–2006)
Children	1
Nationality	Japan
Website	http://ameblo.jp/toda-keiko/

Kenji Utsumi (内海 賢二, Utsumi Kenji) (August 26, 1937 – June 13, 2013) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was best known for his roles in Fullmetal Alchemist (as Alex Louis Armstrong), Sally the Witch, and for dubbing Hollywood actors like Jack Nicholson and Sammy Davis, Jr. in the Japanese language dubs of their films.

Commercial for Metroid

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Utsumi narrated the Japanese live-action commercial for the original Metroid, which was the first commercial for the series. His narration was partly synthesized in the beginning, to reflect the robotic nature of Samus Aran. A transcript of his narration in Japanese, romanized and English is below.

“	銀河連邦指令 メトロイドを破壊せよ！ 地底深く広がる迷路要塞に 宇宙征服の野望が渦巻く 行け！宇宙戦士サムス ファマリーコンピューター　ディスクカードに メトロイド! やればやるほど　ディスクシステム Ginga renpo shirei, Metoroido o hakai seyo! Chitei fukaku hirogaru meiro yousai ni Uchu seifuku no yabou ga uzumaku Ike! Uchu senshi Samusu Famiriikonpyuuta disukukaado ni Akushon'ando meiro geimu Metoroido! Yareba yaru hodo, Disuku System The Galactic Federation orders you to destroy the Metroids! In this maze fortress stretching deep under the earth, Your goal is to conquer the swirling conquest of space! Go forth! Space warrior Samus On floppy disk for the Famicom, An action maze game! Metroid! Disk System. The more you play, the better it is!	„
—Dialogue in Japanese, romanized and English.

Utsumi's role in the commercial only came to light years after his death, when an investigation by Shinesparkers determined he was the narrator. Coincidentally, Utsumi was the dubbing artist for Charles S. Dutton in Alien 3, a film for which Keiko Toda, who voiced Samus Aran in the Super Metroid Promotional Preview, was also a dubbing artist (for Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley).

Death

Utsumi died in Tokyo of cancerous peritonitis on June 13, 2013, at the age of 75.