Sogabe Kazuyuki was a Japanese actor, voice actor, musician and narrator. During his life, he had been attached to Theater Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He also served as guitarist of the band Slapstick, which he formed with fellow voice actors Furuya Toru and Furukawa Toshio.

In December 2000, Sogabe retired from voice acting, citing a weakness in his own voice. After his retirement, his ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors. He died on September 17, 2006, from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before. He was 58 years old.

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