Kanichi Kurita

is a Japanese Impressionist, comedian and voice actor. A veteran Impressionist, he is known in Japan as "One of the Four Heavenly Kings of Impressionists". His most famous role as a voice actor is the titular character of the anime series Lupin the Third. Career Kurita was originally a company employee, but when he went to karaoke with his colleagues and sang, he was praised for his singing voice, which resembled that of singer Hiromi Go, and he began to emulate his singing voice and gestures. In 1983, Kurita appeared on an amateur audition program and was scouted because of his impersonation skills, and made his debut as a professional impersonator in 1984. While performing impersonations of various singers and actors, Kurita also began imitating Arsène Lupin III from "Lupin the Third" series. This led to Kurita becoming friends with Yasuo Yamada, who played Lupin.