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Kohji Moritsugu (森次 晃嗣, Moritsugu Kōji) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is best known for playing Dan Moroboshi, the protagonist and human form of the titular character of Ultraseven. He is widely regarded as the best actor in the Ultraman Series by fans along with Susumu Kurobe and Jiro Dan.

Personal Life

Birth named Kouzou Moritsugu (森次 浩三, Moritsugu Kōzō), he is the second son of the former member of civil engineering worker of the Takikawa Town Council in Takikawa City. In 1967, Kohji was selected with the higher reputation for the role as Dan Moroboshi during the audition for the series Ultraseven and took the original stage name Kohji Moritsugu (森次 浩司, Moritsugu Kōji).

Ultraseven mask

Kohji Moritsugu posing next to the original 1997 Ultraseven mask (stolen)

Kohji Moritsugu is a complex man. He is in love with French music. He currently resides in Fujisawa-ish, Hasegawa. Married to a Chanson singer, he has 3 daughters. He revealed in an interview with the Peruvian website El Comercio that the Ultraseven series "changed his life, because it has a profound message, when I started to work in the recordings, I never imagined that it would be marked in my entire life", I don't get tired of watching the series, it is a great series for all generations". It was also revealed Moritsugu was an advertising model before Tsuburaya Productions convinced him to work in the series. It is also revealed that his house is like a museum of Ultraseven, with many Ultraseven masks, black and white pictures, and a few pictures in color of himself and the UG team. He also said that he is still good friends with the Ultra Guard crew, and that they often go out together, and that they are like family. He said that everyone calls him "Dan", and he is very rarely called by his real name.

Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Ultraseven Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
Jiro Satsuma Episode 17 "Underground Go! Go! Go!"
1968 Fight! Mighty Jack Dan Choushichi Episode 12 "Take Back the Mighty!! (Part 1)"
Episode 13 "Take Back the Mighty!! (Part 2)"
1971 Return of Ultraman Dan Moroboshi Episode 38 "When the Ultra Star Shines"
1973 Ultraman Taro Episode 33 "5 Seconds Before the Great Explosion of the Land of Ultra!"
Episode 34 "The Last Day of the Six Ultra Brothers!"
1974 Ultraman Leo
1994 Ultraseven - Operation: Solar Energy Narrator
Ultraseven Voice
Ultraseven - Planet of the Earthlings Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Grunts (Ultraseven)
1997 Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow Ban Satsuma
1998 Ultraseven 30th Anniversary Memorial Trilogy Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
1999 Ultraseven: The Final Chapters
Narrator
2002 Ultraseven 35th Anniversary: EVOLUTION
2005 Ultraman Max Takeru Ozaki Episode 19 "Person Coming from the Door"
2006 Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
2007 Ultraman Mebius Voice (Ultraseven)
Episode 46 "The Immortal Grozam"
Episode 50 "Words from the Heart -Final Trilogy III-"
Ultraseven X Dan Moroboshi Episode 12 "NEW WORLD"
2008 Great Decisive Battle! The Super 8 Ultra Brothers Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
2009 Ultraman Mebius Gaiden: Ghost Rebirth Ultraseven Voice
Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
2010 Ultraman Zero The Movie: Super Deciding Fight! The Belial Galactic Empire Ultraseven Voice
2011 Ultraman Zero Gaiden: Killer the Beatstar
2012 Ultraman Saga Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
2013 New Ultraman Retsuden Ultraseven[1] Voice
Episode 1 "Encounter With the Light"
2017 Ultraman Orb The Movie: Let Me Borrow the Power of Bonds! Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven Voice (Ultraseven)
Ultra Fight Orb Ultraseven Voice
Ultraman Geed Voice
Episode 1 "Welcome to the Secret Base"
2023 Ultraseven IF Story “The Future 55 Years Ago” Dan Moroboshi Younger appearance superimposed on body double[2][3]
Jiro Satsuma

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Ultraman Festival 2001 Live Stage Part 1 Ultraseven Voice
Ultraman Festival 2001 Live Stage Part 2
2007 Ultraman Premier Stage Dan Moroboshi/Ultraseven[4] Voice (Ultraseven)
2008 Ultraman Premier Stage 2
Hida Takayama: Ultra Hero Legend Stage
2009 Ultraman Premier Stage 3
2011 Ultraman Premier 2011
2012 Ultraman Festival 2012 Live Stage Part 1 Ultraseven Voice
Ultraman Festival 2012 Live Stage Part 2
2013 The Earthling All Alone feat. ULTRASEVEN Security Guard[5]
2014 3 Major Tokusatsu Hero Festival Ultraseven[6] Voice
2016 Ultra Heroes EXPO 2017 Battle Stage Ultraseven
2017 Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 1
Ultraman Festival 2017 Live Stage Part 2

Stock grunts

This section refers to Moritsugu's grunts being reused per stock audio in other Ultraman Series media:

Year Title Role Notes
1968 Ultraseven Imit-Ultraseven Episode 46 "The Showdown of Dan vs Seven
1981 Ultraman 80 Delusion Ultraseven Episode 44 "Duel! 80 vs Seven"
2010 Ultra Galaxy Legend Gaiden: Ultraman Zero vs. Darklops Zero Imit-Ultraseven (SR)
2017 Ultraman Geed Ultraseven Ultra Capsule
2020 Ultraman Z Ultra Medal
Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy Chapter 2 "The Divergence"
2021 Ultraman Trigger: New Generation Tiga Ultra Medal
Episode 8 "The Propagating Invasion"
2022 Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Destined Crossroad Grunts from Ultraman Mebius

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Ultraman Fighting Evolution Ultraseven
2002 Ultraman Fighting Evolution 2
2004 Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3
2005 Ultraman Fighting Evolution Rebirth
2006 Ultraman Fighting Evolution 0
2010 Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Coliseum DX: The Gathering of The Ultra Heroes! Ultraman Zero
2015 Lost Heroes Ultraseven BONUS EDITION
Lost Heroes 2

Other Roles

  • Kamen Rider Blade - Hiroshi Tennoji/Kerberos II

Gallery

Trivia

  • Like Susumu Kurobe, Kohji played a villain in one of Toei's works, Hiroshi Tennoji in Kamen Rider Blade.
  • Mortisugu was one of many tokusatsu actors who narrated an episode of Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department in 2022.[7] He narrated the seventh episode as a reference to Ultraseven.

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