Shuichiro Moriyama, a voice actor known for his role as Porco Rosso in Ghibli's "Red Pig," passed away. He was 86 years old.

Voice actor Shuichiro Moriyama passed away on February 8, 2021, it was announced on his official Twitter account. (Image from his official blog)

According to the announcement on his official Twitter account, he passed away on February 8, 2021 due to pneumonia. He was 86 years old.

Shuichiro Moriyama Official Twitter Account Management Office.

As reported by various media, actor and voice actor Shuichiro Moriyama passed away on February 8, 2021 due to pneumonia. He was 86 years old. (continued)

- Shuichiro Moriyama (@syu_moriyama) February 9, 2021

Mr. Moriyama was born on July 26, 1934 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture.
He graduated from Aichi Prefectural Inuyama High School (he was a member of the baseball team in high school) and dropped out of the film department of Nihon University College of Art.
He was a member of the first research group of Gekidan Togei.
Using his stage background and his low, austere voice, he was widely active as an actor, voice actor, and narrator, in addition to playing the lead role of Porco in the movie "Red Pig.

We pray for his soul rest in peace.