Akio Nojima
Also Known As: 野島 昭生, Нодзима, Акио, Акіо Ноджіма, Ноджіма, Акіо, のじま あきお, Nojima, Akio
Biography: Akio Nojima (野島 昭生, Nojima Akio, born April 6, 1945) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. His sons, Hirofumi Nojima and Kenji Nojima, are voice actors and his other son Satoshi is a nature writer. His grandson (Kenji's eldest son) is the actor Toya Nojima. He is affiliated with Sigma Seven. Akio was born in Fushun, Manchuria, Republic of China. His father was drafted into the army and killed in action 40 days after his birth, just a month before the end of World War II. After the end of the war, his mother and his older sister were brought back to Japan, where they lived in an apartment in the Suginami Ward, Nishitōkyō, Tokyo.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Fushun, Manchuria
Birthday: April 06, 1945
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Overview: After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1979-07-06
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Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis
Overview: Shimajiro and friends embark on a journey through the desert to help young Coco reunite with her mother after being separated in a fierce sandstorm.
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2017-03-10
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City Hunter Special: The Death of Vicious Criminal Saeba Ryo
Overview: City Hunter, Saeba Ryo, after months of idleness, finally scores a client and it is none other than the beautiful Mega City TV newscaster, Sayaka, who fears for her life. What's more, the enemy are her employers who are ready to resort to any means necessary to kill her. Ryo takes on the might of a TV station in a bid to save Sayaka, but finds that all is not what it seems...
Genres: Animation Action Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-04-22
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World Masterpiece Theater Complete Edition: Lassie
Overview: John is a cheerful and energetic young boy, who lives in a small coal-mining town in England. One day he finds a small dog lost in a flock of sheep. John takes him back home and names the puppy Lassie. Soon they become good friends, just like real siblings. Lassie is a very lovely and smart dog, so everyone in the town loves her very much. But their happy life doesn't last long. Suddenly a coal-mine owner closes his company because there is no more coal left in the coal mine. John goes to meet the coal-mine owner to request a further investigation. The owner accepts John's request, but in exchange for that, he takes Lassie to Scotland. Priscilla, the owner's granddaughter and also John's friend, cannot just stand by and let Lassie suffer in a cage. She opens the cage and sets Lassie free. Lassie sets out on a very long and hard journey from Scotland to her hometown.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2001-03-26
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Pro Golfer Saru: Super Golf World e no Chousen!!
Overview: Set in the Super Golf World theme park, Saru faces the world's greats at a tournament run by the ever-present Mr. X.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-03-15
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Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem
Overview: Synopsis Kogoro and Conan came to Yokohama according to a request from a mysterious man. But that was a trap of this man. Ran and the Detective Boys will be taken as hostages. If they don't solve the request of the man within 12 hours, the bombs attached to the hostages will explode. Furthermore, the man know that Conan`s true identity is Kudo Shinichi. Also Hattori Heiji, the High School Detective of the West, and Kaito Kid enter the stage. Will they be able to solve the mystery within the time limit and save Ran and the others? And who in the world is the client?
Genres: Animation Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2006-04-15
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Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief o
Overview: Students who do not trust teachers, teachers who give up faith in education, parents who blame schools for their children's misbehavior... Naoko was at a loss when she was assigned as a new high school teacher. Times have changed and students are no longer easy to control, but she chose not to look away. Instead, Naoko reaches out to try and discover the various issues hidden in the modern education system.
Genres: Animation TV Movie
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-02-23
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M.D. Geist
Overview: Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet Jerra until it crashed several years later, awakening him and bringing him into another war on the planet.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-08-13
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red Shoulder
Overview: After his endeavours on planet Woodoo, Chirico reunites with his old comrades from the infamous Red Shoulder unit, planning to get revenge on their former commander, General Pailsen.
Genres: Action Animation Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-08-21
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Odin: Starlight Mutiny
Overview: Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named Sara Cyanbaker. Unknown to the crew at this time, a mechanized space fleet approaches Earth and a scout vessel from that fleet was responsible for the destruction of Sara's ship.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-08-10
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TWD Express: Rolling Takeoff
Overview: A crew of space cargo workers rescue a beautiful android and land themselves in trouble thereby.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1987-07-14
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Wanna-Be's
Overview: A tag-team battle between the elegant girls of Dream Team and the heavy-face-painted women of Foxy Ladies. Naturally, the Dream Team gets the crap kicked out of them, but not before one of them makes one strong attempt at lifting the 250-pound Foxy lady over her head. The one`s to take their place are Eri and Miki of the Wanna-Be`s team. Miki and Eri are both just fun girls who want to have fun, but once they begin their new training with the mysterious Kidou Corporation, the same corporation that trained the Dream Team, they discover that there is something deeper behind their training.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Drama Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1986-12-25
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Legend of the Millennium Dragon
Overview: A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world.
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2011-04-29
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Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
Overview: Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become separated. Temujin challenges Naruto to a fight and at the end of the fierce battle, both fall together from a high cliff...
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2005-08-06
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Makoto-chan
Overview: A series of interconnected vignettes regarding Makoto Sawada, an energetic yet socially inept kindergartner, and his long-suffering family. Makoto strives to receive the title of his school's "Best Child" award, resulting in chaos and misunderstandings wherever he goes.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-26
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Nora
Overview: Nora is on vacation in a "Holiday Inn" space station. When the artificial gravity fails, the whole space resort becomes chaotic but she helps solve the problem.
Genres: Adventure Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-01-21
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Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
Overview: Nora Scholar is now an interstellar bounty hunter, pursuing a powerful psychic on the desolate mining planet, Dazzle. There she befriends a would-be dancer named Max. Together, they take on the ESPer, Fuuchino, and his oversized bruiser of a brother, Touchino.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1985-11-21
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