He joined the acting training unit En Engeki Kenkyūjo in 1975, and joined the main Engeki Shūdan En group in the following year.
Fellow One Piece and Dragon Ball voice actor Shigeru Chiba posted on Twitter on Thursday evening that he just heard about Goto’s passing.
The talent management agency Enkikaku announced on Thursday that voice and stage actor Tetsuo Goto passed away on November 6 at 12:23 p.m. due to esophageal cancer.
Chiba added that he cannot forget Goto’s earnest, no-nonsense approach to his roles in the studio, and Chiba prayed for Goto’s soul at rest.