Denis Akiyama


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Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018)[1] was a Canadian actor, best known as providing the voice of Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.

Denis Akiyama

Born

Denis Van Akiyama[1]


May 28, 1952[1]
DiedJune 28, 2018 (aged 66)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1987–2018
Spouse

Danielle O'Connor

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(m. 1987)​

Children2

Personal life, career and death

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Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Japanese family.[2] He was a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog as well as voiced and played a number of role in The Adventures of Tintin animated series and Mayday. In 2015, he appeared in the feature film Pixels.[3] Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra.

Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya.[4] He was 66 years old.

  1. ^ a b c d "DENIS VAN AKIYAMA Obituary". Toronto Star via Legacy.com. 2018-07-01. Archived from the original on 2018-07-04.
  2. ^ a b "An Interview with Denis Akiyama". Archived from the original on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. ^ "Denis Akiyama facts". Movietalky. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Rhett (July 3, 2018). "The Toronto native was prolific across film, television, stage and anime for four decades". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Denis Akiyama (visual voices guide)". BTVA (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 10 March 2021.