Eken Mine

About

Eken Mine (峰 恵研, Mine Eken, February 15, 1935 - February 6, 2002) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was affiliated with Theater Echo since 1961. His wife was fellow voice actress Hiroko Maruyama (丸山 裕子, Maruyama Hiroko). He mainly worked on dubbing Western movies. In anime, he mostly played characters of older men, villains, mild-mannered and father roles. He died of heart failure on February 6, 2002. He was 66 years old.

Known for

Kamen RiderSeries • 1971BerserkAnime • 1997Spaceship SagittariusAnime • 1986Mister AjikkoAnime • 1987Candy CandyAnime • 1976Romeo's Blue SkiesAnime • 1995Gekisou Sentai CarrangerSeries • 1996The Adventures of Tom SawyerAnime • 1980Castle in the SkyMovie • 1986Bubblegum CrisisAnime • 1987DecisionAnime • 1971The Castle of CagliostroMovie • 1979The Star of the SeineAnime • 1975Dream Hunter RemAnime • 1985Lupin the Third: Island of AssassinsMovie • 1997Panda! Go Panda!Movie • 1972Lupin the Third: Missed by a DollarMovie • 2000Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight GeminiMovie • 1996Lupin the Third: The Hemingway PapersMovie • 1990The Curse of Kazuo UmezuMovie • 19903000 Leagues in Search of MotherAnime • 1976