Daisuke Gouri, ROTF Soundwave Dies
In a grim and unfortunate development, Japanese voice actor Daisuke Gouri has has passed away. He was found at around 3:00PM, collapsed face down on the street with blood dripping from his wrist in the Nakano ward. Gouri was famous for his roles in Japanese Anime, such as Gundam, Dragon Ball and voiced Soundwave (Revenge of The Fallen), Dinoking (Victory), and other characters from Victory, Zone, and Super God Masterforce. Daisuke Gouri, was 57.
Around three PM yesterday in the Nakano-ku region of Japan a man was found dead on the streets. A knife and either a will or a note was discovered near his body. The man was Gouri Daisuke, esteemed video game voice actor, and he committed suicide.
This is a sad day for gamers as Gouri was the voice actor for many great games and anime. He portrayed Heihachi from Tekken as well as Bass from the Dead or Alive series. He was credited with appearances on One Piece and numerous parts in Dragonball Z, most notably Hercule, or Mr. Satan. You can read an entire listing of his performances at imdb.
RIP Gouri, you will be missed by many.
Source: Seibertron
