Tensai Bakabon and Unico in the Island of Magic voice actor Ryūji Saikachi passed away in a Tokyo hospital on September 29 due to congestive heart failure.
As a dub actor, he played roles in Japanese dubs of Disney films, such as Rafiki in The Lion King.
He voiced the role of the old engineer in Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky film in 1986.
He played major roles in anime such as Anne of Green Gables (Matthew Cuthbert), Unico in the Island of Magic (Rocking Horse), Paranoia Agent (Old Person), 3×3 Eyes Seima Densetsu (Tinzin), Mermaid Forest (Dr. Shiina), and Tensai Bakabon (Rerere no Ojisan).