Nachi Nozawa

Nachi Nozawa (野沢 那智) was a prominent Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theatre director from Tokyo. Affiliated with Office PAC, Nozawa was widely recognized for his extensive work in dubbing, particularly as the official Japanese voice of Al Pacino, Alain Delon, Giuliano Gemma, Robert Redford, and Bruce Willis (notably as John McClane in the Die Hard franchise). He lent his voice to iconic characters such as C-3PO in the Star Wars Trilogy and Illya Kuryakin in the television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. In addition to his dubbing career, Nozawa made significant contributions to the animation field, portraying memorable characters in series like Cobra, Dororo, Gokū no Daibōken, Sakura Wars, and Hellsing. Nozawa passed away on October 30, 2010, at a Tokyo hospital due to lung cancer.