Voice Actor Katsuji Mori Cancels Stage Performance Due to Injury
The veteran voice actor, known for roles in Gatchaman, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Sailor Moon, and Mobile Suit Gundam, is stepping back from performing to rest, with a second reading event scheduled for July.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
Voice actor Katsuji Mori, 80, announced on X that he will not perform on stage in the upcoming "Kotoba no Mori" reading event and will instead focus on directing. He is undergoing treatment for spinal canal stenosis with no improvement, and a recent fall at home worsened his lower back condition, making standing or sitting painful.
Katsuji Mori, the 80-year-old voice actor behind Jean Pierre Polnareff in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OAV and Garma Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam, will not perform on stage at the upcoming "Kotoba no Mori" reading event. Mori announced on his X account that he will instead direct the performance. He has been treating spinal canal stenosis without signs of improvement, and a recent fall at home severely injured his lower back, making it painful to stand or sit. Mori stated he wants to rest his body to be able to perform again in perfect health for a second reading event scheduled in July.
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