Shiozawa Toshikazu, better known by the stage name Shiozawa Kaneto, was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Shindo Kaneto. He was best known for his performances as Rei in Fist of the North Star, M'Quve in Mobile Suit Gundam, Buriburizaemon in Crayon Shin-chan, D in Vampire Hunter D, Cyborg Ninja in Metal Gear, Paul von Oberstein in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Devimon in Digimon, Prince Demande in Sailor Moon, and Zato-1 in Guilty Gear.

On May 10, 2000, at 4pm, Shiozawa fell down the stairs of his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo, claiming that there were no injuries found on him, he insisted that he was fine. Six hours later, at 10 pm, Shiozawa's body condition suddenly changed, he collapsed and was rushed to the Tokyo Medical University Hospital; he died of a cerebral contusion at 12 am on May 10, at the age of 46. Shiozawa's ongoing roles were replaced by other voice actors after his death.

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