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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 detective fiction, 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 ...

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Filmography

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Zillion Many languages have words expressing indefinite and fictitious numbers—inexact terms of indefinite size, used for comic effect, for exaggeration, as placeholder names, or when precision is unnecessary or undesirable. One technical term for such ...

'' (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 G ...

'' (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 ''Idol D ...

'' (1990) (Zen) *''

Future GPX Cyber Formula is a Japanese futuristic motorsports anime television series produced by Asatsu-DK, VAP and Sunrise. The series originally aired between March 15 and December 20, 1991 on Nippon TV and was later followed by four OVA series respectively ...

'' (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 se ...

'' (1994) (Shinichiro Kokubu) *''

Saint Tail is a manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was adapted into an anime television series by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC. Tokyopop ...

'' (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 , sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh servin ...

'' (1996) (Prospector) *''

B'TX and stylized as B'T X, is a manga series, written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It was serialized in '' Shōnen Ace'' from 1994 to 2000. The series is set in a fictional universe where science has progressed to the creation of mechan ...

'' (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 ''Weekl ...

'' (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. ''E ...

'' (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 prop ...

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

Kaiketsu Zorori is a Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length films, anime, and comics. Synopsis Set in a parallel worl ...

'' (Yocchan) *''

'' (Takato Youichi, Watson) *'' Kinnikuman: Nisei'' (

Ramenman The following is a list of characters from ''Kinnikuman'', a manga/anime series written by Yudetamago. The majority of the cast of Kinnikuman are Choujin (超人 ''Chōjin''; "superhuman"), superpowered individuals who comes in all shapes and ...

) *'' 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 ar ...

'' (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 ''tankōb ...

'' (Fujii) *''

Futari wa Pretty Cure , known as simply ''Pretty Cure'' outside Japan, is a Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan on ANN for 97 episodes. It is the first series in the ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries created by Izum ...

'' (Evil King, Shiklp) *''

Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart , known as simply ''Pretty Cure'' outside Japan, is a Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan on ANN for 97 episodes. It is the first series in the ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries created by Iz ...

'' (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 is a manga series by Yumiko Igarashi and Fumiko Shiba, serialized between March 1993 and September 1994 in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' magazine. It was later adapted into a 51 episode anime that aired in Japan between September 4, 1993, and August ...

'' (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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 1998 to October 2001, with the chapters collected into 14 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. The ...

'' (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 ad ...

'' (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,

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 cha ...

, Mr. 11, San Juan Wolf) *''

Powerpuff Girls Z is a 2006 Japanese magical girl anime series directed by Megumu Ishiguro, based on the American animated television series ''The Powerpuff Girls''. The anime was co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animat ...

'' (Radio Wave Monster) *''

Dai-Guard is an anime television series, produced and animated by XEBEC, and directed by Seiji Mizushima. It aired from October 5, 1999, to March 28, 2000, on TV Tokyo, running for 26 episodes. 6 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD. The serie ...

'' (Shirou Shirota) *'' Kaito Joker'' (Dark Eye)

OVA

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Cosmo Police Justy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuguo Okazaki which ran in '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan''. It was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) released on July 20, 1985. The OVA was released as a double feature with the '' ...

'' (1985) (Bolbar) * '' Guyver'' (1989) (Aptom) * ''

'' (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 fu ...

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

The Rapeman is a Japanese satirical black comedy manga series. It is credited as being created and written by , and illustrated by , and ran from 1985 to 1992. The series was discontinued after 13 volumes. Pink Pineapple produced nine ''Rapema ...

'' (1994) (Tatsuo) * '' Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman'' (1996) (Shinesman Sepia) * '' Gekigangar III'' (1998) (Umitsubame Joe) * '' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation'' (2005) (Sanger Zonvolt) * '' Stratos 4'' (2006) (Jun Mikuriya)

Anime films

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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 intricate ...

'' (1997) (Prospector) * ''

: The Prince of Darkness'' (1998) (Prospector) * ''

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

Games

* '' Super Adventure Rockman'' (1998) (Gutsman, Flashman) * '' Zettai Zetsumei Toshi'' (2002) (Takashi Tsuzugi, Yoshitaka Shinzaki) * '' From TV Animation - One Piece: Grand Battle! 2'' (2002) (Dalton) * ''

Project X Zone (pronounced as "Project Cross Zone") is a crossover tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Monolith Soft with assistance from Capcom and Red Entertainment and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game is a follow up to the ...

'' (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. ...

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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 is ...

'' ''Series'' (xxxx-xx) (Sanger Zonvolt, Prospector, Devil Satan 6, Wodan Ymir) * '' Super Robot Wars MX'' (2004) (Devil Satan 6) * '' Super Robot Wars Z'' (2008) * ''

Puyo Puyo ''Puyo Puyo'' (ぷよぷよ), previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of Tile-matching video game, tile-matching video games created by Compile (software company), Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games ...

'' (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 t ...

'' (2009) (Risukuma-senpai) * '' Puyo Puyo!! 20th Anniversary'' (xxxx) (Risukuma-senpai) * ''

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a puzzle video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game is a Fictional crossovers in video games, crossover between the ''Puyo Puyo'' series and the ''Tetris'' franchise, and features various gameplay modes incorporating b ...

'' (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 Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career As a child, Yoo Hae-jin would often slip in through the backdoor of a cultural center near his home to watch events that were being held there. After seeing a play in eighth gra ...

)) * '' All of Us Are Dead'' (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 aft ...

'' (Henry Hurt (

Xander Berkeley Alexander Harper Berkeley (born December 16, 1955) is an American actor and voice actor. Since beginning his career in the early 1980s, he has appeared in over 200 film and television projects. His film roles include '' Terminator 2: Judgment Da ...

)) * '' Coherence'' (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 L ...

)) * ''

Confidential Assignment ''Confidential Assignment'' (; lit. ''Cooperation'') is a 2017 Cinema of Korea, South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Sung-hoon (director), Kim Sung-hoon. It stars Hyun Bin, Yoo Hae-jin and Kim Joo-hyuk. In the film, a North Korean offic ...

'' (Kang Jin-tae (

)) * ''

Die Hard with a Vengeance ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan (who directed the first installment). It was written by Jonathan Hensleigh, based on the screenplay ''Simon Says'' by Hensleigh and on the chara ...

'' (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 Sed ...

)) * ''

Deep Rising ''Deep Rising'' is a 1998 American action horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen and Anthony Heald. It was distributed by Hollywood Pictures and Cinergi Pictures and released on February 2, ...

'' (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 in ...

)) * ''

The Fast and the Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, ...

'' (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 Astori ...

'' (Troy Perkins ( Steve Antin)) * ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'' (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 Glob ...

'' (Paul Buchman (

Paul Reiser Paul Reiser (; born March 30, 1956) is an American actor, comedian, and television writer. He is known for his roles as Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom ''My Two Dads'', Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom ''Mad About You'', Modell in the 1982 fi ...

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

Animation

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Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz ''Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz'' is an American animated children's television series loosely based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its subsequent books, as well as its 1939 film adaptation. The series debute ...

'' (Cowardly Lion)

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