Shozo Iizuka

Personal context

Summary

Shozo Iizuka was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator whose long career included Hakaider in Android Kikaider, Nappa in Dragon Ball Z, and Happosai in Nintama Rantaro. He was often cast as villains and authoritative older characters, and also taught younger performers. Iizuka participated actively in volunteer work, joking that it was atonement for having tried to conquer Earth so often in his villain roles. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or political activism are on record.