is a Japanese actor. Born in

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, he graduated from high school in

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. A member of the 13th group of actors and actresses trained at the Haiyū-za, he counts Tetsuo Ishidate,

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, Tomomi Satō, and Gō Katō as classmates. His older brother Shōji is a much-recorded guitarist, and his younger brother Hiroshi a composer. Tadashi belongs to TY Pro.

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tapped Yokouchi for the lead in the series " Tabiji," the 1967–68 morning drama. Yokouchi's first major ''

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'' role was Atsumi Kakunoshin in the long-running "

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." He portrayed "Kaku-san" in the first eight series on TBS from 1969 to 1978. Fans remember his deep voice in the theme song as well. He made another appearance on the show in 2003 when the series celebrated its thousandth episode. Another major ''jidaigeki'' role began in 1978 as Yokouchi played the historical Ōoka Tadasuke in ''

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'' (

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). Having created the role, he continued to portray the magistrate in the first seven series until 1997. Two '' taiga drama'' roles have been his. He appeared in the 1980 ''Shishi no Jidai'' starring

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, and as Shimizu Yoshimasa in the 2007 '' Fūrin Kazan,'' having been in the 1992

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show of the same name. A versatile talent, Yokouchi has also appeared in contemporary dramas, dubbed foreign productions, and voiced animated characters. He played Michio Kamakura, the lover of Sakura, in a television version of ''

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''. In Japan, fans of '' Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'' heard him as the voice of

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. He also voiced Moog the Rock Giant in '' Hols: Prince of the Sun'' from

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(1968). Yokouchi has appeared on variety programs and released a single.

Filmography

Films

*'' Hols: Prince of the Sun'' (1969) - Moug the Rock Giant (voice) *''

Tora-san's Grand Scheme is a 1970 Japanese comedy film directed by Shun'ichi Kobayashi. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kuruma Torajirō (Tora-san), and Komaki Kurihara as his love interest or "Madonna". ''Tora-san's Grand Scheme'' is the fourth entry in the popular, long-ru ...

'' (1970) - Takao *'' Lensman: Secret of The Lens'' (1984) - Blond haired Lensman (voice) *''

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'' (1986) -

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(voice) *''

Shizumanu Taiyō (lit. ''The Never-setting Sun'') is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu. It is also known as ''The Unbroken'' in the United States. ''Shizumanu Taiyō'' is based on a novel by Toyoko Yamasaki which centers on Hajime Onchi, an e ...

'' (2009) - Noboru Umino

Television

*''

'' (TBS, 1969–78) - Kaku-san *''

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'' (TV Asahi, 1978–1997) - Ōoka Tadasuke *'' Fūrin Kazan'' (NHK, 2007) - Shimizu Yoshimasa *''

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'' (NHK, 2009) -

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*''

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'' (NHK, 2014) -

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Dubbing

*''

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'' (1984 Fuji TV edition) - Dr. Hans Reinhardt (

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) *''

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'' - J.R. Ewing (

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) *''

Lady Chatterley's Lover ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' is the last novel by English author D. H. Lawrence, which was first published privately in 1928, in Italy, and in 1929, in France. An unexpurgated edition was not published openly in the United Kingdom until 1960, w ...

'' (1984 NTV edition) - Oliver Mellors (

Nicholas Clay Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay (18 September 1946 – 25 May 2000) was an English actor. Early life Clay was born in Streatham, London on 18 September 1946, the son of a professional soldier in the British Army's Royal Engineers. The famil ...

) *''

The Mystery of the Blue Train ''The Mystery of the Blue Train'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United Kingdom by William Collins & Sons on 29 March 1928 and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company later in ...

'' - Rufus Van Aldin (

Elliott Gould Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. He began acting in Hollywood films during the 1960s. Elliott's breakthrough role was in the ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' (1969), for which he received a nomination f ...

) *''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' - Sándor Korvin / The Phantom of the Opera (

) *''

Rear Window ''Rear Window'' is a 1954 American mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film st ...

'' (1986 TV Asahi edition) - NYPD Det. Lt. Thomas J. Doyle (

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External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yokouchi, Tadashi 1941 births Living people Japanese male actors Asadora lead actors