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. His birth name is . He is best known for voicing as the villain character, Yoichi Takato from ''

Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kan ...

'' series.

Filmography

Anime television series

*'' Zillion'' (1987) (Dr. Kariga) *''

Topo Gigio Topo Gigio () originally known as "COCO GIGIO" was the lead character of a children's puppet show on Italian television in the early 1960s. The character, created in 1958 by artist Maria Perego, her husband Federico Caldura, and fellow artist Gui ...

'' (1988) (Pierre) *'' Shurato'' (1989) (Antena) *''

Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko is a 1990 Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Ashi Productions and Big West Advertising. It aired on TV Setouchi from April 2, 1990 to February 4, 1991 spanning 43 episodes. The timeslot was previously occupied by '' I ...

'' (1990) (Zen) *'' Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) (Asurada) *''

Tonde Burin is a Japanese magical girl manga series written and illustrated by Taeko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo magazine ''Ciao'' from August 1994 to September 1995, collecting into 3 ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime seri ...

'' (1994) (Shinichiro Kokubu) *'' Saint Tail'' (1995) (Kawai) *''

Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus is a '' yonkoma'' manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine ''Petit Enfant''. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV ...

'' (1995) (Gendai's Father) *'' Martian Successor Nadesico'' (1996) (Prospector) *'' B'TX'' (1996) (B'T Falcon) *''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' (2000) (Newscaster) *''

Hikaru no Go is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''We ...

'' (2001) (Kawaii-san) *''

Eureka Seven ''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ' ...

'' (2005) (Morita) *'' RockMan.EXE'' (2005) (

Dark Miyabi Since the debut of the first ''Mega Man'' video game in 1987, numerous characters have been introduced into the series. Overview Key: = Does Not Appear List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the prope ...

) *'' Keroro Gunsō'' (2008) (Alien Kanryō) *'' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' (2021) (Nanahoshi) Unknown date *'' Kaiketsu Zorori'' (Yocchan) *''

'' (Takato Youichi, Watson) *'' Kinnikuman: Nisei'' ( Ramenman) *'' Cinderella Boy'' (Romer) *''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ...

'' (George Smith) *'' Attacker You!'' (Machio Tsuruoka) *''

Hajime no Ippo is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tank� ...

'' (Fujii) *'' Futari wa Pretty Cure'' (Evil King, Shiklp) *'' Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart'' (Baldez) *''

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in twenty-one ' ...

'' (Nenchaku) *'' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars'' (Sanger Zonvolt) *'' Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos'' (Gillhead, Devil Satan 6) *'' Machine Robo: Battle Hackers'' (Shuttle Robo, Shibumidas, Devil Satan 6) *'' Muka Muka Paradise'' (Bundoi) *''

Romeo's Blue Skies is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers". It is known in Arabic as "ع ...

'' (Leon) *'' Love Hina'' (Naru's stepfather) *''

Flame of Recca is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1995 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was ...

'' (Fumio Tatesako (Tatesako-sensei)) *''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (

Gin Gin () is a distilled alcoholic drink that derives its flavour from juniper berries (''Juniperus communis''). Gin originated as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists across Europe, particularly in southern Italy, Flanders and the Ne ...

Dalton Dalton may refer to: Science * Dalton (crater), a lunar crater * Dalton (program), chemistry software * Dalton (unit) (Da), the atomic mass unit * John Dalton, chemist, physicist and meteorologist Entertainment * Dalton (Buffyverse), minor c ...

, Mr. 11, San Juan Wolf) *'' Powerpuff Girls Z'' (Radio Wave Monster) *'' Dai-Guard'' (Shirou Shirota) *'' Kaito Joker'' (Dark Eye)

OVA

*'' Cosmo Police Justy'' (1985) (Bolbar) * '' Guyver'' (1989) (Aptom) * '' Future GPX Cyber Formula'' (1991) (Asurada) * ''

Legend of the Galactic Heroes , sometimes abbreviated as ''LOTGH'', ''LOGH'' or in Japanese (and also depicted as ''Heldensagen vom Kosmosinsel'' in the anime intro), is a series of science fiction novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. In humanity's distant f ...

'' (1991) (Sound Soulszzcuaritter) * '' Mōryō Senki Madara'' (1991) (Koubaku) * '' Mega Man: Upon a Star'' (1993) (Yuta's Father) * '' The Rapeman'' (1994) (Tatsuo) * ''

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman is a Japanese anime OVA of two episodes. It was released in Japan on February 21, 1996. It is based on the Manga comic art of Kaimu Tachibana and Hideki Sonoda, and directed by Shinya Sadamitsu. The character designer was Akiharu Ishii. The ...

'' (1996) (Shinesman Sepia) * ''

Gekigangar III is an anime series within the anime series ''Martian Successor Nadesico'' that plays a critical part in the plot thereof. Gekiganger III was designed to mimic 1970s Super Robots, especially ''Getter Robo''. Initially, only Gai Daigoji and ...

'' (1998) (Umitsubame Joe) * '' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation'' (2005) (Sanger Zonvolt) * '' Stratos 4'' (2006) (Jun Mikuriya)

Anime films

* ''

Noiseman Sound Insect is a short anime film directed by Koji Morimoto, with production by Studio 4°C and music by Yoko Kanno featuring a young Crystal Kay Williams singing the ending theme. The work is in Japanese and contains music and dialogue that are intric ...

'' (1997) (Prospector) * '' Martian Successor Nadesico: The Prince of Darkness'' (1998) (Prospector) * ''

2'' (xxxx) (Takato Youichi) * '' Trigun: Badlands Rumble'' (2010)

Games

* ''

Super Adventure Rockman is a 1998 interactive movie/rail shooter video game developed by Kouyousha and published by Capcom for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn; it is a spin-off of the ''Mega Man'' series and follows Mega Man as he attempts to stop an ancient alien super ...

'' (1998) (Gutsman, Flashman) * ''

Zettai Zetsumei Toshi ''Disaster Report'', known in Japan as and in the PAL region as ''SOS: The Final Escape'', is a PlayStation 2 survival action-adventure video game created by Irem. It was released in Japan in 2002 by Irem, and in North America and Europe in 200 ...

'' (2002) (Takashi Tsuzugi, Yoshitaka Shinzaki) * '' From TV Animation - One Piece: Grand Battle! 2'' (2002) (Dalton) * '' Project X Zone'' (2012) (Sanger Zonvolt) * ''

Kinnikuman is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. ...

'' ''Series'' (xxxx-xx) ( Ramenman/Mongolman, Specialman) * ''

Super Robot Wars ''Super Robot Wars'', known in Japan as is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Banpresto. Starting out as a spinoff of the ''Compati Hero'' series, the main feature of the franchise ...

'' ''Series'' (xxxx-xx) (Sanger Zonvolt, Prospector, Devil Satan 6, Wodan Ymir) * ''

Super Robot Wars MX is a video game for the PlayStation 2. It is part of the Super Robot Wars series by Banpresto, and it was released on May 27, 2004. It was later ported to the PlayStation Portable on December 19, 2005, with minor gameplay tweaks, titled Super Ro ...

'' (2004) (Devil Satan 6) * ''

Super Robot Wars Z This list provides an index of video game titles in Banpresto's ''Super Robot Wars'' franchise, known as ''Super Robot Taisen'' in Japan. Most of the games in the series are tactical role-playing games, but several games representing other genres ...

'' (2008) * ''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Pu ...

'' (Dark Prince) * ''

Puyo Puyo 7 is the seventh installment in the ''Puyo Puyo'' series, released in Japan for the Nintendo DS on July 30, 2009, and for the PlayStation Portable and Wii on November 26, 2009. The staple gameplay mode, Great Transformation, allows characters to ...

'' (2009) (Risukuma-senpai) * ''

Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary ''Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary'' is a puzzle game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game honored the twentieth year of the ''Puyo Puyo'' series, and was first released for the Nintendo DS in July 2011, and later for Wii, Nintendo ...

'' (xxxx) (Risukuma-senpai) * '' Puyo Puyo Tetris'' (xxxx) (Risukuma-senpai)

Drama CDs

* ''Analyst no Yuutsu'' series 1: ''Benchmark ni Koi wo Shite'' (xxxx) (Shinjirou Tsujitani) * ''Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden'' (xxxx) (Soruen) * ''Last Order'' (xxxx) (Kazuhiro Shiho) * ''Pearl'' series 2: ''Yokubari na Pearl'' (xxxx) (Shuuichi Kawamura) * ''Pearl'' series 3: ''Wagamama na Pearl'' (xxxx) (Shuuichi Kawamura) * ''Pearl'' series 4: ''Kimagure na Pearl'' (xxxx) (Shuuichi Kawamura) * ''Shinshitsu No Kagi Kaimasu'' (xxxx) (Pastor) * ''Tokyo Deep Night'' (xxxx) (Kitou) * ''Yumemiru Nemuri Otoko'' (xxxx) (Okagami)

Dub work

Live-action

* '' 1987: When the Day Comes'' (Han Byung-yong ( Yoo Hae-jin)) * ''

All of Us Are Dead ''All of Us Are Dead'' () is a South Korean coming-of-age zombie apocalypse horror streaming television series. It stars Park Ji-hu, Yoon Chan-young, Cho Yi-hyun, Lomon, Yoo In-soo, Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Byung-chul, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Jeon Bae-s ...

'' (Nam So-ju (Jeon Bae-soo)) * ''

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted af ...

'' (Henry Hurt ( Xander Berkeley)) * ''

Coherence Coherence, coherency, or coherent may refer to the following: Physics * Coherence (physics), an ideal property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference * Coherence (units of measurement), a deriv ...

'' (Mike (

Nicholas Brendon Nicholas Brendon Schultz (born April 12, 1971), known professionally as Nicholas Brendon, is an American actor and writer. He is best known for playing Xander Harris in the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003) and Kevin ...

)) * '' Confidential Assignment'' (Kang Jin-tae ( Yoo Hae-jin)) * '' Die Hard with a Vengeance'' (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Rolf (

Robert Sedgwick Major General Robert Sedgwick (c. 1611 – 1656) was an English colonist, born 1611 in Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, and baptised on 6 May 1613. Biography He was the son of William Sedgwick of London, and brother of English priest William ...

)) * '' Deep Rising'' (Mulligan) * '' Dawn of the Dead'' (Steve (

Ty Burrell Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor ...

)) * '' The Fast and the Furious'' (Muse) * ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria ...

'' (Troy Perkins (

Steve Antin Steven Antin (born April 19, 1958) is an American actor, stunt performer, screenwriter, producer, and director. Early life Antin was born in Queens, New York City, the son of British Jewish immigrants. He is the brother of fellow actor Neil ...

)) * '' L.A. Law'' (Jonathan Rollins) * '' Last Light'' (2009 DVD edition) (Lt. Lionel McMannis (

Clancy Brown Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...

)) * ''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Gl ...

'' (Paul Buchman ( Paul Reiser)) * '' On the Edge'' (Mikey (Paul Hickey))

Animation

*'' Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz'' (Cowardly Lion)

References

External links

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