Portrait of Eken Mine

Eken Mine

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: February 15, 1935

Place of Birth: Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Filmography

2000
1997
Berserk

as Collette's Grandfather (voice)

1997
1996
Gekisou Sentai Carranger

as HH Wasshoishoi (voice)

1995
1995
Romeo and the Black Brothers

as Police chief Moretti (voice)

1994
Maps

as Sathandra (voice)

1991
Ariel Deluxe

as Prof. Amamoto (voice)

1990
Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude

as Elder Gluke (voice)

1989
1987
Mister Ajikko

as Eikichi

1987
Bubblegum Crisis

as Mr. Chang (voice)

1986
Castle in the Sky

as Underling (voice)

1986
Spaceship Sagittarius

as Sam (voice)

1985
Dream Hunter Rem

as Gepetto (voice)

1983
Unico in the Island of Magic

as Melvin's Lackey 2 (voice)

1979
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro

as Archbishop's Driver (voice)

1979
Josephina the Whale

as Santi's Teacher (voice)

1976
Candy Candy

as Garcia (voice)

1976
1973
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie

as Turtle Bazooka (voice)

1972
Panda! Go Panda!

as Teacher (voice)

1972
Panda! Go Panda!

as Teacher (voice)

1971
Ryu the Primitive Boy

as Karimu (voice)

1971
Go Go Kamen Rider

as Bat Man (Voice)

1971
Decision

as (voice)

1971
Kamen Rider

as Crab Beastman (voice)

1971
Kamen Rider

as Dobsonfly Beastman (voice)