Takaya Hashi, known for voice acting in Naruto, One Piece, and Japanese dubs of Hollywood films, has passed away.

According to Japanese outlet Sponichi, the renowned voice actor died on August 27 due to a myocardial infarction. He was 72.

Hashi was born on January 8, 1952, in Tokyo, Japan. He studied theatre at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music and joined the Seinenza Theater Company in 1974, where he performed in many plays.

Hashi transitioned to television in 1978, starting with Shichinin no Keiji, according to IMDb. She later appeared in Aoi and Chūgakusei Nikki. In the 2000 drama Aoi, she played Orin of the Ishida family, and it was the first Taiga drama filmed in HD.

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