Arihiro Hase

Arihiro Hase

Born: April 22, 1965
Died: July 30, 1996
in Tokyo, Japan
Hase Arihiro (April 22, 1965 - July 30, 1996) was a voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was the son of voice actor Hase Sanji. His most famous voice work was that of Ichijyo Hikaru from the Macross series.

He committed suicide on July 30, 1996 by jumping from his seventh-story window at the age of 31. He remained a friend of fellow Macross cast member and pop singer Iijima Mari after the series ended and frequently attended her concerts up until his death.

In 2005, Iijima reprised her role of Lynn Minmay for the ADV Films English dub release of Macross, and in interviews has stated that she is dedicating this new release to him.

During his active career he was a member of Sigma Club (シグマクラブ) and Production MThree (プロダクション・エムスリー).

Movies for Arihiro Hase...

The Ultimate Esper R
Title: The Ultimate Esper R
Released: October 24, 1991
Type: Movie
The plot features R and the Camera Club going on a stamp tour throughout Japan, with the threat of their club being closed down unless they can collect all the stamps by 6:00 PM.
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I am Devilman, the Devil!
Title: I am Devilman, the Devil!
Character: Clean-Up Crew B (voice)
Released: February 20, 1991
Type: Movie
As Akira Fudo wakes up, he finds himself in a "chibi" form, which he thinks doesn't fit a hero such as himself. He is not the only one that has changed. Together with Ryo and Miki, they set out on a journey to restore their proper appearances and find out what caused this change. During their adventure they find several other characters from the world of Go Nagai, such as Mazinger Z, Dr. Hell, Baron Ashura, and others.
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Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve
Title: Megazone 23 III - Part 1 - The Awakening of Eve
Character: Orange Chief Operator (voice)
Released: September 28, 1989
Type: Movie
Years after the events of Megazone 23 II, the only city on Earth is the supposedly idyllic Eden. There lives Eiji Takanaka, a B Level hacker who has just been accepted into EX, the organization that controls Eden. However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth.
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Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
Title: Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
Character: Onose Haruo
Released: December 16, 1987
Type: Movie
Ace female test pilot Kusomoto Elle humiliates macho tank driver Lt. Kilgore in the first demonstration of the advanced personal battle tank, the MADOX. Kilgore vows revenge, and gets his chance when the army rather carelessly loses the prototype in Tokyo. The MADOX is found by engineering student Sujimoto Kouji, who doesn't take the time to completely read the manual and ends up zooming around Tokyo trapped in a machine he doesn't quite know how to operate. Guess who gets the job of stopping the now mobile missing MADOX? Poor Kouji. If he's late for his date, it's over between him and his girlfriend. His current attire redefines the term "over-dressed." And to top it all off, Kilgore wants to make him late- as in "the late Kouji!"
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012
Title: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012
Character: Hikaru Ichijyo
Released: June 21, 1987
Type: Movie
Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated closing sequence showing the launch of Misa's colony vessel, the Megaroad-01, into space.
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Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Title: Macross: Do You Remember Love?
Character: Hikaru Ichijyo (voice)
Released: July 21, 1984
Type: Movie
It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South Ataria Island.
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Title: Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
Character: Bowie Emerson
Released: April 12, 1984
Type: TV
By 2120, humans have successfully colonized other planets following the devastation of Earth from the last great world war. One such colony is surprised at the arrival of The Zor, coming to reclaim their former home world. A relentless war erupts between both races.
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Title: Captain
Character: Koyama
Released: January 10, 1983
Type: TV
The original is an impressive sports manga featuring not heroes, but common boys, and the story depicts the growth of Sumiya 2 junior high school baseball team (the successive captains and players) in downtown Tokyo. Takao Taniguchi, who was a substitute player of the second team of Aoba Gakuin, a prestigious junior high school in the baseball world, but he transferred to Sumiya 2 and he became the captain of the baseball club. After steady training, the team try to do a final game in the regional preliminaries, against Aoba Gakuin.
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Title: Super Dimension Fortress Macross
Character: 一条辉
Released: October 3, 1982
Type: TV
After a mysterious spaceship crashes on Earth a fleet of spaceships belonging to a race of aliens known as the Zentradi descend upon Earth sparking an intergalactic war.