Masanori Taki (瀧 正則, Taki Masanori, born April 8, 1967), better known by his stage name Pierre Taki (ピエール瀧, Piēru Taki), is the front man for Japanese synthpop group Denki Groove, which consists of himself and Takkyu Ishino.[1] As of 2001 he was involved in an exhibit called Prince Tongha with Hideyuki Tanaka(Japanese graphic designer) in New York City.[2] He also frequently appears as an actor in film and on television.[3]
In March 2019, Taki was arrested on suspicion of cocaine use and his latest video game, Judgment, was withdrawn from sale by the publisher, Sega.[3][14] His appearance has been removed in the Western release.[15] He was later released on bail on April 4, 2019.[16] After he admitted to using cocaine, the Tokyo District court sentenced him to eighteen months in prison, suspended for three years.[17]
His voice acting roles were also replaced such as Olaf from Frozen.[18][19] Home video releases of Frozen were removed in Japan.[20]
Since then, Shunsuke Takeuchi became the new Japanese dub voice of Olaf.
References
^Gregory Beals. "Kings of Cool; Japan is grooving on DJs—those scruffy vinyl-scratchers whose pulsating 'techno' beats have everybody dancing :[Atlantic Edition]. " Newsweek December 11, 2000: 34. Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007
^Jerry Saltz. "Screen savers." The Village Voice [New York] 31 July 2001,56. Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Retrieved September 18, 2007
^ ab"Pierre Taki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 29, 2019. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
