What is Akira Kume?
{{nihongo|'''Akira Kume'''|久米 明|Kume Akira|February 8, 1924 &ndash; April 23, 2020}} was a Japanese [[actor]]. He was born in [[Tokyo]]. His career began in 1947. His best known roles were in ''[[The Insect Woman]]'' (1963), ''[[Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset]]'' (1976) and in ''[[The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf]]'' (1979). He also voiced dubbed King Triton in the Japanese version of [[Disney]]'s ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 movie)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989). Kume died of [[heart failure]] in Tokyo on April 23, 2020, aged 96.<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-23/narrator-voice-actor-akira-kume-passes-away-due-to-heart-condition/.158894 Narrator/Voice Actor Akira Kume Passes Away Due to Heart Condition]</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * {{IMDb name|0474958}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kume, Akira}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:Actors from Tokyo]] {{actor-stub}}