Chikara Aritake
（Chikara Aritake）
from "Phoenix: Dawn"
Uncouth but honest, a father figure you can depend on. Like Van Heflin in the famous movie "Shane", and in newer productions, John "Flintstone" Goodman who have made this type of role their forte, Chikara Aritake is a talented support player. He doesn't have what it takes to be a star, but is essentially a stable guy whose appearance allows you to breathe a sigh of relief. Tezuka Osamu himself goes so far as to say, "I drew Chikara without really being aware of it," which seems to indicate that his creator also recognized this stalwart stability. Maybe because of this, he sometimes plays two or even three parts in the same work, and Chikara is like the kind of guy you can count on in times of trouble.
MAJOR WORKS
1948The world 1000 years After
1948Lost World
1952People with Pistols on Their Head
1953The Monster on the 38th Parallel
1954Benkei (Benkei, Warring States giant)
1954Wonder-kun
1954Tales of Summer Grass
1954The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn
1954Robin-chan
1955Prince shooting Star
1956Himawari-san
1957Kokeshi Detective bureau
1957The Earth War
1958The Three Who Glimpse The Future
1958The Film Lives On
1958Super Taiheiki
1958Jungle Taro
1959Akebono-san
1959Cave-in
1959Kodama-chan
The Moony Man
1959Flower & Barbarian
1960Captain Ken
1961Number 7
1961The Ant and The Giant
1962The Road of Tetsu
1962Spirit of the Wild Rose
1963The SHINSEN-GUMI
1963The Eye in the Building
1963Tornado Title Navigation Record
1963Big X
1964Dove, Fly Up to Heaven
1965Ambassador Magma
1965Amazing Three
1967The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn
1967Astro Boy / Chronicles of Astro Boy
1968Goro of Hatchoime
1969General Onimaru
1969The Phoenix: Chapter of Ho-o
1969Blue Triton
1972Buddha
The Bridge of Korosuke
1974The Jumbo
1974Tiger Land
1976Mr. Doronko
1976MW
1978The Bridge of Korosuke
1979Mt. Monmon is Crying
1981Rainbow Parakeet
1984KIBANDO
1985YAMANASHI
1985Goodbye,Night
1986Mid Night
1986Atom Cat
BUDDHA
The Cave-in
