Kiyonori Imamura (今æ ' 清憲, Imamura Kiyonori), better known by
his stage name Norio Imamura (㠄㠾むら 㠮り㠊, Imamura Norio)
(born April 17, 1954), is a Japanese stage actor and voice actor from
Gifu. He is a graduate of the Fine Arts department of Nihon
University. Imamura began his career in the musical troupe Musical
Company It's Follies and was coached by Nachi Nozawa.Imamura tattoos
himself as a hobby and has reportedly spent 4 to 5 million yen (the
equivalent of $45,000 to $56,000) on tattoos over the course of a
decade. From April 26 to June 7, 2010, Imamura posted pictures of his
lower body on his blog with the intention of showing that his body had
been completely tattooed. Imamura was arrested in July 2010 for
posting images that were deemed indecent. This event forced Imamura to
step down from his ongoing voice role as Emporio Ivankov in One Piece
(the role was subsequently inherited by Mitsuo Iwata). On September 1,
Imamura was released following a summary proceeding at the Tokyo
Public Prosecutor's Office and was given a fine of 500,000 yen
(approximately $6,000).
his stage name Norio Imamura (㠄㠾むら 㠮り㠊, Imamura Norio)
(born April 17, 1954), is a Japanese stage actor and voice actor from
Gifu. He is a graduate of the Fine Arts department of Nihon
University. Imamura began his career in the musical troupe Musical
Company It's Follies and was coached by Nachi Nozawa.Imamura tattoos
himself as a hobby and has reportedly spent 4 to 5 million yen (the
equivalent of $45,000 to $56,000) on tattoos over the course of a
decade. From April 26 to June 7, 2010, Imamura posted pictures of his
lower body on his blog with the intention of showing that his body had
been completely tattooed. Imamura was arrested in July 2010 for
posting images that were deemed indecent. This event forced Imamura to
step down from his ongoing voice role as Emporio Ivankov in One Piece
(the role was subsequently inherited by Mitsuo Iwata). On September 1,
Imamura was released following a summary proceeding at the Tokyo
Public Prosecutor's Office and was given a fine of 500,000 yen
(approximately $6,000).
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