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Japanese talent agency 81 Produce announced that actor and voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida passed away on October 11 due to heart failure. He was 54 years old at the time of his death.
Born in Tokyo in 1972, Tsuchida began his career in stage acting after high school. He debuted in 1994 as Saizo, or Ninja Blue, in the tokusatsu series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, a role he reprised as recently as 2024.
Throughout his career, Tsuchida contributed to various media including animation, radio dramas, and video games. He was widely recognized for voicing Lightning McQueen in the Japanese dub of the Cars film series.
In the gaming industry, Tsuchida was well-known for portraying Kazuki, the manager of the Stardust host club, in the Yakuza series. The Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio expressed their condolences regarding his passing via their official X account.
