Kazuyuki Sogabe was a Japanese voice actor, who started his career in The '70s. He retired from voice acting in 2000 after noticing that his voice had strained, but remained as an on-camera actor, musician and occasionally did voices for video games until his death of esophageal cancer in 2006. After his retirement and then his death, actors like Tetsu Inada, Ryōtarō Okiayu and Akio Nojima took over his roles.
His voice tended to be suited for psychotic villains or even affable ones. Still, he could also play plainly ruthless and sane villains like Kunzite and Gemini Saga, or some funny characters such as Hurricane Polymar, Yattodetaman and Suzuki.
He was the guitar player of the seiyuu band Slapstick, born from some inner jokes and drunk talks with other voice actors. The other members were Sogabe's friends and fellow seiyuu Toshio Furukawa and Tōru Furuya.
Notable roles:
- 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (Tonio Rossi)
- Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari (Anthony)
- Akazukin Chacha (Cupiel-chan)
- Anmitsu Hime (Kuni)
- Anne of Green Gables (Minister Alan)
- Attacker You! (Shingo Mitamura)
- Aura Battler Dunbine (Bishot Hate)
- Boku Patalliro! (Jack Bancoran)
- Bubblegum Crisis (Largo)
- Chibi Maruko-chan (Toshimitsu "Yama-chan" Yamaguchi, succeeded by Yoshimitsu Tokuyama as of episode 449 as Sogabe had retired by then)
- Crayon Shin-chan (James)
- Daimos (Kyoushirou Yuuzuki)
- Dragon Ball Z (South Kaioshin, Android 13, Toma)
- Dragon Ball GT (Redict, Doctor Mū, The Doctor on Planet Pital, Rakkaru)
- Dokaben (Live Announcer)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram (J. Locke)
- Fist of the North Star (Hyūi)
- Future Police Urashiman (Young Führer)
- GaoGaiGar (Minoru Inubōzaki)
- Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (Yaminorius the Third)
- God Mars (Gasshu - episodes 43 and 44 only, substituting for Akio Nojima)
- Hurricane Polymar (Takeshi Yoroi/Hurricane Polymar)
- also voiced Wataru Toki/Yattodetaman in Yattodetaman as the show was a parody of Hurricane Polymar
- Isabelle of Paris (Victor Langlois)note
- Lost Universe (Gorunova)
- Metal Gear Solid (Psycho Mantis)
- Mobile Suit Gundam (Gene, Commander Wakkein)
- One Piece (Ben Beckman, succeeded by Aruno Tahara)
- Patalliro! (Jack Bancoran)
- Sailor Moon (Kunzite, succeeded by Eiji Takemoto for Crystal)
- Saint Seiya (Gemini Saga and Gemini Kanon, succeeded by Ryōtarō Okiayu)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II (Panther)
- ∀ Gundam (Miran Rex)
- Vampire Hunter D (Rei Ginsei)
- Voltes V (Ippei Mine)
- YuYu Hakusho (Gama, Suzuki)
