was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society). Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as

Megatron Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, a ...

and Galvatron from the 1st Transformers series until '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. He also did the ADR for Takeshi Katō's character in

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dyna ...

's '' Ran'' after the original actor had become injured. He died of

bladder cancer Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder. Symptoms include blood in the urine, pain with urination, and low back pain. It is caused when epithelial cells that line the bladder become ma ...

at a hospital in

Itabashi, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and ...

Filmography

Television animation

*'' Kimba the White Lion'' (1965) – Totto *''

Star of the Giants is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using ...

'' (1968) – Ittetsu Hoshi *''

Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster is an anime series aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There are 38 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "''Blocker Army IV Machine Blaster''", "''Blocker Corps IV''", "''Blocker Army IV''", "''Blocker Corps''", "''Machine B ...

'' (1976) – Professor Genrai Yuri *'' Chōdenji Machine Voltes V'' (1977) – Dr. Hamaguchi *'' Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F'' (1978) – Sosai Z *''

Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially collected in 27 ' ...

'' (1984) – Barcom *'' Star Musketeer Bismark'' (1984) – Hyuza *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) – Galvatron *''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its cha ...

'' (1996–2014) – Police chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto *'' Outlaw Star'' (1998) – Hazanko *''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', ' ...

: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2002) – Gamo Whisky *'' Ninja Scroll: The Series'' (2003) – Anden Yamidoro *''

Gokusen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''You'' from 2000 to 2007, with its chapters collected in fifteen '' wideban'' volumes. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the grandd ...

'' (2004) – Fuji *'' Shigurui: Death Frenzy'' (2007) – Kogan Iwamoto *'' Golgo 13'' (2008) (Chief Jerome Knight) (ep. 12) *'' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' (2009) – Priest Cornello *'' Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'' (2010) – Minge-atron (ep. 7A) *''

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'' (2011) – Council Chairman (eps. 8, 11)

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Vampire Hunter D'' (1985) – Count Magnus Lee *'' Transformers: Scramble City'' (1986) –

*'' Crying Freeman'' (1988) – Larry Park *'' Ronin Warriors'' (1989) – Shikaisen *'' Guyver'' (1989) – Dr. Hamilcar Barcas *'' Legend of Galactic Heroes'' (1989) – Viscount Kleingelt *'' Tenchi Muyo!'' (1992) – Dr. Clay *''

Hyper Doll is a Japanese manga series by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted into a two episode OVA by Triangle Staff between September 25, 1995 and November 25, 1995. The story is about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth. An Eng ...

'' (1995) – Dr. Zaiclit *''

Gunsmith Cats is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series ''Gunsmith Cats ...

'' (1995) – Edward Haints *''

Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core entries and five spinoffs. ...

'' (1995) – Jeigan *'' Z-Mind'' (1999) – Jim Pekinpah

Animated films

*'' Ringing Bell'' (1978) – The Wolf *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'' (1980) – Black Mask *'' Ideon'' (1982) – Gindoro Jinma *'' SF New Age Lensman'' (1984) – Lord Helmuth *'' Vampire Hunter D'' (1985) – Lee *'' The Plot of the Fuma Clan'' (1987) –

Inspector Zenigata , usually called and formerly Heiji Zenigata VII, is a fictional character created by Monkey Punch for his manga series ''Lupin III'', which debuted in ''Weekly Manga Action'' on August 10, 1967. He is named after the famous fictional Japanese ...

*'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights'' (1991) – Abdil *'' Tottoi'' (1992) – Nanni *''Apfelland Monogatari'' (1992) – General Nolbelt *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition'' (1995) – Unkokusai *'' Slayers Great'' (1997) – Galia Einburg *''

Twilight of the Dark Master is a Japanese manga by Saki Okuse, and an OVA adaptation. The OVA was produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico and Tatsuhiko Urahata. It was distributed and licensed in 1997 b ...

'' (1997) – Takamiya (Male Form) *''

Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 Japanese animated tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1948 America ...

'' (2003) – Mother *'' Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds'' (2007) – Môryô *'' Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser'' (2009) – Kiyonaga Matsumoto

Video games

*''

BS Zelda no Densetsu Between August 6, 1995 and May 30, 1999, Nintendo, in collaboration with St.GIGA, broadcast three different '' The Legend of Zelda'' titles to fans for download via the Super Famicom's Satellaview subsystem. ''BS Zelda no Densetsu'', ''BS Zelda ...

'' (1995) –

Ganon is a fictional character and the primary antagonist of Nintendo's ''The Legend of Zelda'' video game series and franchise, as well as the final boss in many ''Zelda'' titles. A massive and malevolent creature, he first appeared in the original ...

*''

Everybody's Golf 4 , known in the PAL region as ''Everybody's Golf'' (''Everybody's Golf 2004'' in Australia), and in North America as ''Hot Shots Golf Fore!'', is the fourth game in the '' Everybody's Golf'' series and the second released for PlayStation 2. Featur ...

'' (2003) – Arthur *''

DreamMix TV World Fighters is a crossover fighting video game developed by Bitstep and published by Hudson for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in Japan on December 18, 2003. The game features characters from Hudson and Konami's video game series and Takara's toy lines. Ga ...

'' (2003) –

*''

Suikoden V is a role-playing video game developed by Konami and Hudson Soft and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console and the fifth and final main installment of the ''Suikoden'' video game series. It was released in 2006, and h ...

'' (2006) – Gallen, Genoh *'' Tengai Makyou: Ziria'' (2006) *'' LittleBigPlanet 2'' (2011) – Dr. Herbert Higginbotham (Japanese Dub)

Live-action films

*'' Ran'' (1985) – Koyata Hatakeyama (voice) *'' Dororo'' (2007) *'' Neko Râmen Taishō'' (2008) – William Thomas Jefferson II (voice)

Live-action television

*''

Kaze to Kumo to Niji to is a 1976 Japanese historical television series. It is the 14th NHK taiga drama. Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji's novels ''Taira no Masakado'' and ''Umi to Kaze to Niji to''. The drama wa ...

'' (1976) *'' Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978) –

Hosokawa Fujitaka , also known as , was a Japanese samurai ''daimyō'' of the Sengoku period. Fujitaka was a prominent retainer of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the last Ashikaga shōgun. When he joined the Oda, Oda Nobunaga rewarded him with the fief of Tango and went o ...

*''

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fello ...

'' (1983) – Watanabe Moritsuna

Tokusatsu

*''

Ultraman ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...

'' (1967) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 22) *'' Battle Fever J'' (1979) – Black Mask Monster (ep. 27) *'' Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' (1985–1986) – Star King Bazoo (actor by Kazuto Kuwahara) *'' Hikari Sentai Maskman'' (1987–1988) – Earth Emperor Zeba *'' Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988–1989) – General Jark (eps. 1 – 44) *''

Chikyu Sentai Fiveman is a Japanese Tokusatsu television series. It was Toei Company's fourteenth installment of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from March 2, 1990 to February 8, 1991, with a total of 48 episodes. The name given by Toei for inte ...

'' (1991) – Galactic Super Beast Vulgyre (eps. 46 – 48) *''

Super Rescue Solbrain is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company. It ran for 53 episodes from January 20, 1991 to January 26, 1992 on TV Asahi. It is part of the Metal Hero Series franchise; a sequel to ''Special Rescue Police Winspector'', it ...

'' (1991–1992) – SolDozer *'' Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger'' (1992–1993) – Great Satan (eps. 30 – 31, 47 – 50) (actor by Ren Urano) *'' Juukou B-Fighter'' (1995) – Mercenary Gorgodal (ep. 23) *'' Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' (1996) – QQ Kyuutan (ep. 6) *''

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'' (1997) – Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (ep. 44) *'' Denji Sentai Megaranger vs Carranger'' (1998) – Helmedor *'' Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger'' (1999) – Captain Gregory *'' Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger'' (2002) – "It" *'' Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost'' (2003) – Wirepullers of Smart Brain (Actor) (actor of

Shōzō Iizuka is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Fukushima Prefecture. He graduated from the fine arts department of Nihon University. He is most known for the roles of Hakaider (''Android Kikaider''), Doctor Neo Cortex ( ''Crash Bandicoot'' ...

Gorō Naya was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He and his brother were two of seven children, and was a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He was connected to Theatre ...

) *'' Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger'' (2004) – Detective Chou〈 Teranian Chou San〉 (ep. 35) *'' Ultraman Mebius'' (2007) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 43 – 47) *'' Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker'' (2009) – General Jark *'' OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders'' (2011) – General Jark

Dubbing roles

Live-action

*'' Breakheart Pass'', Nathan ( Ben Johnson) *''

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company Century 21 Productions for distributor ...

'', Captain Black *'' Coming to America'', Cleo McDowell ( John Amos) *''

Death Warrant An execution warrant (also called death warrant or black warrant) is a writ that authorizes the execution of a condemned person. An execution warrant is not to be confused with a " license to kill", which operates like an arrest warrant b ...

'', Hawkins (

Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor and singer, known for his role as Benson DuBois in the ABC television series ''Soap'' and its spin-off, '' Benson'', as well as for voi ...

) *'' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'', Shepherd James "Shep" Walker ( James Garner) *''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, f ...

'', Gurney Halleck (

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors ...

) *'' For Your Eyes Only'',

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( Robert Rietti) *''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caa ...

'' (1976 NTV edition), Jack Woltz ( John Marley) *'' Gorky Park'', Major Pribluda (

Rikki Fulton Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appea ...

) *''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Hea ...

'', Marley ( Roberts Blossom) *''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also stylised as ''1984'') is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and fina ...

'', Mr. Charrington (

Cyril Cusack Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...

) *'' Parenthood'' (1994 TV Tokyo edition), Frank Buckman (

Jason Robards Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

) *''

The Passage Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ''The Passage'' (1979 film), starring ...

'', The Gypsy (

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultim ...

) *'' Raw Deal'' (1991 TV Asahi edition), FBI Agent Harry Shannon (

Darren McGavin Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from ...

) *'' Seven'' (1999 TV Tokyo/2001 TV Asahi editions), Police Captain (

R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film ''Full Metal Jacket'', which earned him a Golden Globe ...

) *''

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

'', Odo ( René Auberjonois) *'' Tron'', Master Control Program ( David Warner) *''

Zombi 2 ''Zombi 2'' is a 1979 Italian zombie film directed by Lucio Fulci. It was adapted from an original screenplay by Dardano Sacchetti to serve as a sequel to George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead'' (1978), which was released in Italy with the ...

'' (1982 TBS edition), Dr. David Menard ( Richard Johnson)

Animation

*''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four sea ...

'' – Old Man? *''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

'' (1994 Buena Vista edition) – Shere Khan *'' The Transformers'' – Megatron, Galvatron, Devastator *'' The Transformers: The Movie'' – Megatron, Galvatron *'' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' – Professor Screweyes *''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...

'' (TV Tokyo edition) – Emperor D'Ken

References

External links

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