was a Japanese

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who was born in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. His name is sometimes misread as Yasurō Tanaka.

Filmography

Television animation

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'' (1972) (Gray Rhino King), and (Blue Buffalo) * ''

Galaxy Express 999 is a Japanese manga series. It is written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, later adapted into a number of anime films and television series. It is set in a spacefaring, high-tech future in which humans have learned how to transfer ...

'' (1979) (Maetel's father, Mayor, Policeman A) * '' GeGeGe no Kitaro'' (1985) (Miagenyuudou, Tantanbou, Uruta, Akane's father, Kamanari, Sakanaya, Nobiagari, Werewolf, Daruma doll, Gasahdokuro, Thief) * ''

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'' (1986) (Bacterian, Kinkaku) * ''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

'' (1990) (Zaacro) * '' Street Fighter II V'' (1995) (

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) * '' Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) (Onisaki Tekkan) Unknown date *'' Akuma-kun'' ( Cerberus) *''

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'' (Doctor, Chief Senden) *''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, ...

III (Professor Simon) *''

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman ...

'' (Captain, Captain Shirei) *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' (Wameo Miki) *''

Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a Japanese manga series by duo Fujiko Fujio and later Fujiko F. Fujio, which ran in the children's magazine '' Kodomo no Hikari'' from April 1974 to July 1977. The manga was later made into a 331-episode anime television series which ran ...

'' (Buta Gorilla's Uncle) *'' Time Bokan'' (

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, Drenson, Professor Griffen) *'' Yatterman'' (Elder, Donpan) *'' Space Runaway Ideon'' (Rice) *'' High School! Kimengumi'' *'' Fist of the North Star'' (Mad General, Gojiba, Haystack, Zacol, Gonz, Morgan) *''Fist of the North Star 2'' (Barona, Bron) *'' Yume Senshi Wingman'' (Rimel) *'' Lupin III Part III (Laselle)

Original video animation

*'' Legend of the Galactic Heroes'' (1991) (Airanz)

Animated films

*'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil'' (1982) (Village headman) *'' Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops'' (1986) (Robot Squad Leader) *'' Ultraman USA'' (1989) (Professor Filbee)

Video game

*'' Tengai Makyou: Ziria'' (1989)

Japanese dub

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'' (1983 Fuji TV edition) (Curtis (

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'' (1982 TV Asahi edition) (Milo Renfield (

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References

External links

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