Arakawa Taro

Name: Arakawa Taro
Native name: 荒川太朗
Also Known as: Arakawa Tarou, Satou Yasuo, さとうやすお, あらかわたろう, 佐藤康夫, 荒川太郎
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: November 4, 1956
Died: November 15, 2012

Arakawa Taro, born Sato Yasuo (佐藤康夫), was a Japanese voice actor and actor from Tokyo, Japan. His former stage name was Arakawa Taro (荒川太郎). Initially, he was a disciple of Nagira Kenichi (なぎら健壱) and performed live music at various venues in Tokyo with the folk duo Sasuke during their debut period.

Throughout his career, he was a freelancer and led the acting troupe ON LIMIT. Previously, he was affiliated with Doujinsha Production (同人舎プロダクション), Production★A-Gumi (ぷろだくしょん★A組), and RME.

Arakawa passed away from multiple organ failures on November 15, 2012, in a hospital in Bunkyo, Tokyo, at age 56.

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Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1977	Kashin Japanese Drama, 1977, 52 eps (Ep. 11-12, 18-20, 22, 40) (Guest Role)	52	(Ep. 11-12, 18-20, 22, 40) Guest Role	5.0
1974	Hatoko no Umi Japanese Drama, 1974, 312 eps (Guest Role)	312	Guest Role	6.0
1973	Kuni Tori Monogatari Japanese Drama, 1973, 51 eps (Ep. 37) (Guest Role)	51	(Ep. 37) Guest Role	1.0
1972	Fuyu Monogatari Japanese Drama, 1972, 23 eps (Ep. 4) (Guest Role)	23	(Ep. 4) Guest Role	0.0

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