{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8922a63f5c4a8817ba6f722d","clusterId":"c_825761d73d273178ad64e434","slug":"sound-editor-r-j-kizer-dies-at-73","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Sound Editor R.J. Kizer Dies at 73","summary":"Sound editor Robert James Kizer, known professionally as R.J. Kizer, died on August 12 after a battle with glioblastoma. He was 73. His family announced the news and plans a memorial. Kizer worked on the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999 film and contributed sound to over 100 projects, including Deadpool and War for the Planet of the Apes.","whyItMatters":"Kizer's career connected Hollywood blockbusters with anime localization, most notably the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999 film, and earned him a Golden Reel Award for War for the Planet of the Apes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eRobert James Kizer, the sound editor whose credits spanned both Hollywood blockbusters and anime localization, died on August 12 after a battle with glioblastoma. He was 73.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKizer worked on the editing for the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999 film. His sound work appears on over 100 projects, including Deadpool, Bad Boys for Life, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and War for the Planet of the Apes.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond editing, Kizer directed Death Ring, Hell Comes to Frogtown, and the American footage for Godzilla 1985. He received 10 Golden Reel Award nominations and won for War for the Planet of the Apes and the original The Lion King. He served two terms on the Motion Picture Academy Sound Branch Executive Committee and was the inaugural Chair of the Sound Branch Museum Subcommittee.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis family does not plan to hold a funeral but is planning a memorial.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sound editor R.J. Kizer has died at 73 after a battle with glioblastoma. He worked on the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999 film and won a Golden Reel for War for the Planet of the Apes.","twitterPost":"Sound editor R.J. Kizer has died at 73. His credits include the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999, Deadpool, and War for the Planet of the Apes. He won a Golden Reel for the latter.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sound editor R.J. Kizer died on August 12 at age 73 after a battle with glioblastoma. He worked on the English dub of the 1969 Galaxy Express 999 film and won a Golden Reel Award for War for the Planet of the Apes. His family is planning a memorial.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-25/sound-editor-r.j-kizer-dies-at-73/.240939\",\"title\":\"Sound Editor R.J. Kizer Dies at 73\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4119,"outputTokens":650,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787906270,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T08:33:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T08:36:45.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T08:33:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_825761d73d273178ad64e434","canonicalTitle":"News\nSound Editor R.J. Kizer Dies at 73","representativeArticleId":"a_94511e2c80c558da5bf8be88","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Galaxy Express 999\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"R.J. Kizer\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T08:36:47.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-08-25/sound-editor-r.j-kizer-dies-at-73/.240939","title":"News\nSound Editor R.J. Kizer Dies at 73"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Galaxy Express 999"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["R.J. Kizer"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}