Shinji Nakae

Shinji Nakae
中江 真司
Born
Yoshitaka Satō

April 20, 1935
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Died June 28, 2007 (aged 72)
Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active 1958–2007
Agent Aoni Production
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse Michiko Hirai

Yoshitaka Satō (佐藤 良孝, Satō Yoshitaka, April 20, 1935 — June 28, 2007), known by the stage name Shinji Nakae (中江 真司, Nakae Shinji), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. He graduated from Kamakura Gakuen Senior High School, and was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death. He was married with fellow voice actress Michiko Hirai, until her death.

Nakae narrated numerous Nintendo commercials during 2006. He retired in 2007 due to his failing health; Hitoshi Kubota took over his role as the narrator of the Nintendo commercials, and Ryūzaburō Ōtomo took over his role as the narrator of the Hey! Spring of Trivia game show.

Shinji Nakae died of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Koganei hospital on June 28, 2007, at 12:30 p.m. He was 72 years old.

Filmography

Television animation

OVA

Film

Video games

Tokusatsu