Ginzō Matsuo

Ginzō Matsuo (松尾 銀三, Matsuo Ginzou, December 26, 1951 – August 25, 2001) was a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Gin Production, an agency he had established in 1997. His real name was Kōichi Matsuo (松尾 廣一, Matsuo Kouichi), having been born in Nakatsu, Ōita. He officially became a voice actor in 1984 under Aoni Production.

Matsuo graduated from Rissho University's Faculty of Letters before joining the theater company Kai. As he made a name for himself performing on stage, he broadened his talents to voice acting, comedy, and songwriting. He passed away on August 25, 2001 from acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. The cause for his illness was said to have stemmed from overwork and sleep deficiency.

Throughout Matsuo's career in voice acting, he had lent his performances to Dee Jay in Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, Kio in The Vision of Escaflowne, and Taizo Kotobuki in Super GALS!.

Works

 * Zhang Song - Romance of the Three Kingdoms drama CDs
 * Shuzo Yabe - Dark Hunter
 * Additional voices - Söldnerschild Special
 * Captain Juggernaut - Monster Rancher TV series