was a Japanese actor,

voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

and narrator who was affiliated with

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (g ...

. Some of his major voice roles included the ''

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'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama ( King Kai or North Kaio), and Bobbidi. Other major roles included Dr. Isaac Gilmore in '' Cyborg 009''; Gennai in ''

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''; Ittan Momen in ''

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''; Dr. Yumi in '' Mazinger Z''; and numerous characters in the '' Time Bokan'' series. On September 25, 2015,

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announced that Yanami would be taking medical leave from '' Dragon Ball Super'' for an indefinite amount of time. His roles as the narrator and Kaiō-sama were passed to

Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production. He is most known for the roles of Buta Gorilla ( Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Daima Jin ( High School! Kimengumi), Oolong (Dragon Ball), Dr. Escargon ( Kirby: Right Back at Ya!), Ashibe's F ...

Death

He died of natural causes on December 3, 2021.

Filmography

Animation

Film

Japanese dubbing

;Live-action ;Animation

Drama CD

Video games

References

External links

Official agency profile

Jōji Yanami
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