Norse Necktall

Also known as ノールス・ヌケトール (Nōrusu Nuketōru)

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Distinguishing Features

With his long neck, and even longer mouth sucking on an ever-present cigarette, Norse Necktall is easy to pick out of a crowd.

Status: Secondary Star (★★)

Given his slightly odd appearance, you might be forgiven for thinking he’s just another goofy comedy relief character, but despite being a bit sloppy, Norse Necktall is actually quite shrewd and usually finds himself playing either administrative or media-related roles. Although he is a somewhat shady figure, and often misguided in his support of the “wrong” side, though rarely if ever outright evil.

Notable Roles

His character traits were made quite evident in his debut role in Metropolis (1949), where he appears as a minor member of the Red Party. Although he’s a member of the group, he doesn’t do great harm through the politics of the group. However, two of his more major roles are as the Editor-In-Chief, Mr. Onore, in The Road to Utopian Lurue (1951) and as Inspector Zamyotov in Crime and Punishment (1953).

Besides these role, he is a near-constant presence in important Tezuka works. He has made appearances in Next World (1951), Lion Books (1956-57), Astro Boy (1952-68), Wonder 3 (1965-66), Dororo (1967-69), The Crater (1969-70), Alabaster (1970-71), Black Jack (1973-83), The Three-Eyed One (1974-78), and The Rainbow Parakeet (1981-82), among many others.

Manga Appearances

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1949

Metropolis as “a member of the Red Party”
Men with Tails as “the inspector”

1950

The Wonderful Journey as “Disney movie production staff”
Jungle Emperor (“The Birth of Leo“) as “a sailor”

1951

The Road to Utopian Lurue as “Mr. Onore, the editor-in-chief”
Next Worlds as “a Star citizen”
The Moony Men [Manga Shonen] as “a police officer”

1952

Manga Classroom

1953

X-Point in the South Pacific as “the boy’s colleague”
Crime and Punishment as “Inspector Zamyotov”

1955

The Age of Great Floods as “a doctor”
Red Snow as “the innkeeper”
Chief Detective Kenichi (“The Case of the Gorilla”) as “one of the people being chased up a pole by the lion”
Storm Fairy as “a castle official”

1956

Lion Books (“The Black Space Ray”) as “editor-in-chief”

1957

Pink Angel as “a resident”
The Strange Journey
Whirlwind Z as “the broadcaster”

1958

Astro Boy (“Fortress of the Centaurs”) as “a reporter”
Astro Boy (“Mad Machine”) as “Ramune‘s boss”
The Three Who Glimpse the Future as “one of Duke Red‘s subordinates”

1959

The Devil Garon

1961

The Strange Boy as “the hotel reception”

1962

Brave Dan as “the politician”

1964

Astro Boy (“The Lying Robot”) as

1965

Astro Boy (“Slippery Catfish in Imminent Danger”) as “Metropolitan Police Department officer”
Wonder 3 as “one of the townspeople”
Ambassador Magma as “a member of the human resistance”

1966

Astro Boy (“Astro Boy Reborn”) as “a reporter”
Flying Ben as “a member of the Bosuzaru team”
Vampires (“Human Transformation”) as “the taxi driver”

1967

Astro Boy (“Beginning of the Contradiction”) as “
Dororo (“The Misery Chronicles”) as “the aristocrat’s retainer”

1970

The Crater (“The Mask of Tomoe”) as “the toy company employee”
Gachaboi’s Biography as “the Takashimaya deliveryman”
Yaketpachi’s Maria as “one of the prison officials”
Alabaster as “Hitoshifuru’s driver”
Phoenix (“Resurrection”) as “a member of Leon’s family” as “as one of the smugglers”

1971

The Transparent Brain as “the bookstore clerk”

1972

Thunder Mask as “the university museum director”

1973

Microid S as “a construction worker
Black Jack (“Miyuki and Ben“) as “a police detective”
Black Jack (“A Girl Who Became a Bird”) as “the reporter”

1974

Black Jack (“Two Shujis“) as “Shuji’s teacher”
Black Jack (“Nadare”) as “a reporter”
Black Jack (“Fits”) as “furniture store employee”
Black Jack (“Save the Baby!”) as “the editor-in-chief of the Weekly Secret”
Black Jack (“The Sinking Woman”) as “a member of the relief committee”
Black Jack (“Two Loves”) as “a police officer”
Black Jack (“Confluence”) as “the hotel reception”

1975

Black Jack (“Revenge”) as “a police officer”
Black Jack (“Abnormal Pregnancy”) as “the innkeeper’s husband”

1976

Black Jack (“The Bear”) as “a policeman”
Black Jack (“Timeout”) as “the truck driver”
Black Jack (“Vibration”) as “a passenger on the bullet train”
Black Jack (“Hospital”) as “a doctor”
The Three-Eyed One (“Prince of the Underworld”) as “a nightclub patron”
The Three-Eyed One (“Skeleton Show”) as “the TV station producer”

1977

Black Jack (“There Were Two Films”) as “a reporter”
Black Jack (“The Robin and the Boy”) as “the drugstore owner”
Black Jack (“Ransom”) as “a policeman”
Black Jack (“Younger Brother”) as “Eizo’s homeroom teacher”
Black Jack (“Three-Legged Race”) as “a parent-child athletic meet participant”
Black Jack (“The Second One”) as “Takuzo Ubamoto”
The Three-Eyed One (“The Ancient Prince, Godal”) as “hotel control room staff”
The Three-Eyed One (“Moa, the Mysterious Bird”) as “a sailor”

1978

Black Jack (“Helping Each Other”) as “the motorboat shop staff”
Black Jack (“The Kuroshio: A Memoir”) as “the manager”

1979

Don Dracula (“Dracula, One More Time”) as “a stagehand”
Don Dracula (“Dracula Lives by Night”) as “a pharmacist”

1980

Astro Boy (“Giant Uran”) as
Astro Boy (“Showdown on Mt. Fuji”) as

1981

The Rainbow Parakeet (“12 Angry Men“) as “the jury foreman”
Tiger Books “The Guardian Spirit” as “a reporter”

1982

The Adventure of Tamasaburo as “a cleaning clerk”

1983

Black Jack (“A Question Of Priorities”) as “the Secretary to the Deputy”

1985

Say Hello to Bookila! (“Why Studio 13?”) as “TV Studio staff”

1986

Atom Cat (“The Birth of Atom Cat”)

1987

Atom Cat (“Atom the Artist”) as “a member of the smuggling ring”