Attack on Titan voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida dies at 54
The 81 Produce agency says the actor, who voiced Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, died of heart failure on October 11.
The 81 Produce agency has announced that voice actor Hiroshi Tsuchida, known internationally for voicing Grisha Yeager in Attack on Titan, has died at 54. The agency says he died of heart failure on October 11, with a family-only funeral held according to his relatives’ wishes. 1
Tsuchida (土田 大) was a Japanese actor and voice performer whose work stretched across anime, live-action television and dubbed films. His Attack on Titan role as Grisha Yeager placed him in one of the series’ most consequential family storylines, while his credits also included Daikichi Kawachi in Bunny Drop, Ganesha in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and Trainer Okita in Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top. 12
The agency’s profile lists further anime work in Naruto, One Piece, Initial D and Space Brothers, alongside roles in Japanese television productions. Tsuchida also voiced Lightning McQueen in the Japanese dubs of the Cars films and Rick in the Japanese dub of The Walking Dead. 12
His wider screen work included the live-action superhero series Ninja Sentai Kakuranger, in which he played Saizou, also known as Ninja Blue. The agency’s own profile records his work in international film and television dubbing as well as narration, showing a career that was not limited to animation. 1
Tsuchida was born in Tokyo in 1972. The agency profile identifies him by his English name, Hiroshi Tsuchida, alongside his Japanese name, and documents his extensive list of acting and voice credits. 13
What we know
The confirmed details come from 81 Produce: Tsuchida died on October 11 at 54, the reported cause was heart failure, and the funeral was held privately. The agency’s notice is the primary source for those details. The additional role information comes from the agency profile and reports citing his anime and dubbing credits. 123
Our opinion
Tsuchida’s death is a loss felt most clearly through the breadth of the work he left behind. Grisha Yeager may be the credit most immediately recognisable to anime viewers, but the agency record shows a performer who moved comfortably between animation, dubbing, narration and live-action roles. That range matters: it explains why his voice may be familiar even to viewers who do not associate it with a single character. The respectful, factual way to remember him is through that body of work rather than reducing his career to one franchise. 1