Eken Mine

Eken Mine

Actor

Nagasaki, Japan
February 15, 1935

Biography

Eken Mine (峰 恵研, Mine Eken, February 15, 1935 - February 6, 2002) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nagasaki Prefecture. He was affiliated with Theater Echo since 1961. His wife was fellow voice actress Hiroko Maruyama (丸山 裕子, Maruyama Hiroko). He mainly worked on dubbing Western movies. In anime, he mostly played characters of older men, villains, mild-mannered and father roles. He died of heart failure on February 6, 2002. He was 66 years old.

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Eken Mine 1

Representative Works

Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky
8.0
/ Japanese
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Castle of Cagliostro
7.5
/ Japanese
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
6.5
/ Japanese
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
6.4
/ Japanese
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
6.2
/ Japanese
Panda! Go Panda!
Panda! Go Panda!
6.3
/ Japanese
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
Kamen Rider V3: The Movie
6.7
/ Japanese
The Silk Road
The Silk Road
6.5
/ Japanese
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
The Curse of Kazuo Umezu
7.3
/ Japanese
Ariel Deluxe
Ariel Deluxe
7.0
/ Japanese
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar
6.6
/ Japanese
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
7.2
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Castle in the Sky
1986Winner

Best Performance

Castle in the Sky

The Castle of Cagliostro
1979Winner

Best Performance

The Castle of Cagliostro

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

Career Highlights

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
1996Highlight

Best Performance

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers
1990Highlight

Best Performance

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

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