He was a veteran seiyuu born in Chiba Prefecture.
He retired from voice acting on December 31st, 2000 when he felt a weakness in his own voice.
Sogabe died on September 17th, 2006 at around 8 PM from esophageal cancer, with which he had been diagnosed two months before

Birth name: Kazuyuki (和行) Sogabe (曽我部)
Hometown: Chiba, Japan