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Yû Shimaka(1949-2019)

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Yû Shimaka was born on 6 May 1949 in Nagano, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980), A Goofy Movie (1995) and A Bug's Life (1998). He died on 28 July 2019 in Akishima, Tokyo, Japan.
BornMay 6, 1949
DiedJuly 28, 2019(70)
BornMay 6, 1949
DiedJuly 28, 2019(70)
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Known for

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
7.9
  • Hara Jingorô
  • 1980
Jason Marsden and Bill Farmer in A Goofy Movie (1995)
A Goofy Movie
7.0
  • Additional Crew(as Shimaka Yuu)
  • 1995
Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
A Bug's Life
7.2
  • Additional Crew(as Shimaka Yuu)
  • 1998
Christopher Lloyd, Terence McGovern, Russi Taylor, and Alan Young in DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
6.8
  • Additional Crew(as Shimaka Yuu)
  • 1990

Credits

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Actor

  • Kingdom Hearts III (2019)
    Kingdom Hearts III
    8.2
    Video Game
    • Goofy (voice)
    • 2019
  • Super Robot Wars X (2018)
    Super Robot Wars X
    7.3
    Video Game
    • Cruising Tom
    • Soiya Soiya
    • Hoi Kow Lou (voice) ...
    • 2018
  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation (2017)
    Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
    7.3
    • Senba (voice)
    • 2017
  • Super Robot Wars V (2017)
    Super Robot Wars V
    8.1
    Video Game
    • Hoi Kow Lou
    • Walke Shultz (voice)
    • 2017
  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (2017)
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Goofy (voice)
    • 2017
  • Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014)
    Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix
    9.1
    Video Game
    • Goofy (voice)
    • 2014
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)
    Space Battleship Yamato 2199
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Walke Shultz
    • Shultz (voice)
    • 2012–2013
  • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
    Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Entrustee (voice)
    • 2012
  • Eureka Seven: AO (2012)
    Eureka Seven: AO
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Bruno (voice)
    • 2012
  • Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012)
    Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
    7.9
    Video Game
    • Goofy (voice)
    • 2012
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ (2012)
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~
    6.8
    • Lock (voice)
    • 2012
  • Kinect Disneyland Adventures (2011)
    Kinect Disneyland Adventures
    6.4
    Video Game
    • Goofy Goof (voice: Japanese version)
    • 2011
  • Kingdom Hearts Re:coded (2010)
    Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
    6.8
    Video Game
    • Goofy (voice)
    • 2010
  • Occult Academy (2010)
    Occult Academy
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Shigero Kuroki (voice, as Yukata Shimaka)
    • 2010
  • Stitch! (2008)
    Stitch!
    4.6
    TV Series
    • Santa
    • Pierre (voice)
    • 2008–2010

Additional Crew

  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, and Russi Taylor in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
    Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
    6.4
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: Goofy (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 2004
  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, and Russi Taylor in Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
    Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
    6.4
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: Goofy (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 2004
  • Barry Bostwick, Kath Soucie, Samuel West, and Bobby Lockwood in 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002)
    101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure
    5.7
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: producer (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 2002
  • Alyssa Milano, Cathy Moriarty, Chazz Palminteri, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, and Scott Wolf in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
    Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
    5.7
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: Mooch (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 2001
  • Wayne Allwine in Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
    Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
    7.0
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: Goofy (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 1999
  • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
    A Bug's Life
    7.2
    • Japanese dub cast: Heimlich (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 1998
  • Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings, Gregory Grudt, Paige O'Hara, Kimmy Robertson, and Anne Rogers in Belle's Magical World (1998)
    Belle's Magical World
    4.8
    Video
    • Japanese dub cast: Tubaloo (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 1998
  • Jason Marsden and Bill Farmer in A Goofy Movie (1995)
    A Goofy Movie
    7.0
    • Japanese dub cast: Goofy (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 1995
  • Christopher Lloyd, Terence McGovern, Russi Taylor, and Alan Young in DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
    DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
    6.8
    • Japanese dub cast: Jailer (as Shimaka Yuu)
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Official site
    • production Agumi
  • Alternative names
    • Yukata Shimaka
  • Born
    • May 6, 1949
    • Nagano, Japan
  • Died
    • July 28, 2019
    • Akishima, Tokyo, Japan(myocardial infarction)
  • Other works
    Provided the Japanese voice for Goofy in "Kingdom Hearts II"

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