was a Japanese

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and

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, known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in ''

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'', Old Man in '' Paranoia Agent'', and Dwarf in ''

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' ( sv, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, literally ''Nils Holgersson's wonderful journey across Sweden'') is a work of fiction by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive t ...

''. Saikachi died from

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on September 29, 2017.

Filmography

Anime television

*'' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (1968) – Nurarihyon *'' Tensai Bakabon'' (1971) – Rerere no Ojisan *'' Doraemon (NTV anime)'' (1973) *''

'' (1979) – Matthew Cuthbert *'' Space Adventure Cobra'' (1983) – Dr. Magellan *'' Maison Ikkoku'' (1986) – Kyoko Otonashi's father-in-law *'' YuYu Hakusho'' (1992) – Dr. Ichigaki *'' Dragon Ball Z'' (1993) – Daikaiō *'' Little Women II: Jo's Boys'' (1993) – Silas *'' Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996) – Márquez Murakami *''

Sakura Wars is a Japanese steampunk media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and owned by Sega. It is focused around a series of cross-genre video games. The first game in the series was released in 1996, with five sequels and numerous spin-off titles b ...

'' (2000) – Gontarō Iwai *''

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 '' ...

'' (2002) – Taigokumaru *''

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'' (2004) – Deniz

Original video anime

*'' Legend of Lemnear'' (1989) – Sendoshi *''

Mermaid Saga is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It consists of 9 stories told in 16 chapters irregularly published in Shogakukan's '' Shōnen Sunday Zōkan'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1984 to 1994. In North A ...

'' (1991) – Shiina *''

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'' (1995) – Tinzin *'' Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms'' (1999) – Gontarō Iwai

Anime films

*'' Galaxy Express 999'' (1979) – Bartender *''Sero hiki no Gôshu'' (1982) – Concertmaster *''Harmagedon: Genma taisen'' (1983) – Yogin *''Uniko: Mahô no shima e'' (1983) – Trojan Horse *'' Night on the Galactic Railroad'' (1985) – Store Owner *'' Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight'' (1985) – Froi *'' Castle in the Sky'' (1986) – Old Engineer *'' The Wings of Honneamise'' (1987) – Prof. Ronta *''Soju Senshi Psychic Wars'' (1991) – Elder *''Sairento mebiusu 2'' (1992) – Old Man *''

Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo is a Japanese novel by Tamio Kageyama. It won the Naoki Prize in 1988. It was adapted into an anime film named , released in 1993 by Toei Animation. The story revolves around a boy who finds a baby plesiosaur. Characters *Yusuke is 12-year- ...

'' (1993) – Old Amaku *'' Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn'' (1995) – Grand Kaiô *''

A Tree of Palme is a 2002 Japanese anime film, written and directed by Takashi Nakamura. It was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the B ...

'' (2002) – Sawadust *'' Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003) – The Old Man *''Akage no An: Gurîn Gêburuzu e no michi'' (2010) – Matthew Cuthbert (final film role)

Video games

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'' – Rafiki *''

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios for the PlayStation Portable, serving as the sixth installment in the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series. The game was re ...

'' – Sneezy *''

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (subtitle read as "Three-Five-Eight Days over Two") is an action role-playing video game developed by h.a.n.d. and Square Enix (in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios) for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth installment in the '' King ...

'' – Geppetto

Tokusatsu

*'' Ultraseven'' (1968) – Alien Badoo *'' Fight! Mighty Jack'' (1968) – Narrator *'' Kamen Rider'' (1971-1972) –

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/ Semiminga *'' Chibira-Kun'' (1972) – Mechara *''

Henshin Ninja Arashi — originally subtitled ''Emergence'' — is a hentai manga written by American-Japanese mangaka Shindo L. Originally published between 2013 and 2016 through ''Comic X-Eros'', it gained a following online for its grim and depressing story ...

'' (1972) – Tarantula *'' Mirroran'' (1972) – Invader *'' Kamen Rider V3'' (1973) – Sickle-Neck

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*''

Kamen Rider X is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET, now known as TV Asahi. It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It starred Ryo Hayami in the ...

'' (1974) – Rebirth

Medusa In Greek mythology, Medusa (; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα "guardian, protectress"), also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair. Those ...

/ Rebirth Salamander-Gong *''The Five Riders vs. King Dark'' (1974) – Medusa /

Cerberus In Greek mythology, Cerberus (; grc-gre, Κέρβερος ''Kérberos'' ), often referred to as the hound of Hades, is a multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. He was the offspring of the ...

*'' Kamen Rider Amazon'' (1974-1975) – Mole Beastman / Ten-Faced Demon Gorgos (human rock face) *'' Kamen Rider Stronger'' (1975) –

Scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back and always endi ...

Kikkaijin *'' Akumaizer 3'' (1975-1976) –

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rn *''

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'' (1976) – Tonbogiller / Kamikillar *'' Choujin Bibyun'' (1976) – Kasakappa *'' Daitetsujin 17'' (1977) – Dr. Ackerman (Actor : Enveru Arutenbai) *'' Battle Hawk'' (1977) – Hitoraiyer *'' Kamen Rider Skyrider'' (1979) – Mukadenjin / Sanshoujin *'' Kamen Rider Super-1'' (1979-1980) – Cassette Gomoru / Jishakugen *''

Kyodai Ken Byclosser is a tokusatsu television series made by Ishinomori Productions and Toei. The series consisted of 34 episodes and was produced with Nippon Television. It aired in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an is ...

'' (1985) – Battler

Live-action dubbing

* Walter Brennan **'' My Darling Clementine'' (1969 TV Asashi edition) – Newman Haynes Clanton **'' Red River'' (1968 TV Asashi edition) – Nadine Groot **'' The Proud Ones'' (1973 Fuji TV edition) – Jake **''

Rio Bravo Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

'' (1969 and 1973 TV Asashi editions) – Stumpy *'' The Cassandra Crossing'' – Herman Kaplan (

Lee Strasberg Lee Strasberg (born Israel Strassberg; November 17, 1901 – February 17, 1982) was an American theatre director, actor and acting teacher. He co-founded, with theatre directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 193 ...

) *'' Day of Anger'' – Blind Bill ( José Calvo) *'' Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' – Ludwig ( Thorley Walters) *''

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a sto ...

'' (1980 Movie theater edition) – Wes Janson *''

A Fistful of Dollars ''A Fistful of Dollars'' ( it, Per un pugno di dollari, lit=For a Fistful of Dollars titled on-screen as ''Fistful of Dollars'') is a 1964 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood in his first leading role, ...

'' (1971 TV Asashi edition) – Piripero ( Joseph Egger) *'' Going My Way'' (1972 TV Asashi edition) – Father Fitzgibbon ( Barry Fitzgerald) *'' The NeverEnding Story'' (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Engywook (

Sydney Bromley Sidney Charles Bromley (24 July 1909 – 14 August 1987GRO Register of Deaths: AUG 1987 18 2293 WORTHING - Sydney Charles Bromley DoB = 24 Jul 1909 aged 78), credited as Sydney Bromley, was an English character actor. He appeared in more than ...

) *''

The NeverEnding Story III ''The NeverEnding Story III: Escape from Fantasia'' (also known as: ''The NeverEnding Story III: Return to Fantasia'') is a 1994 fantasy- adventure film. It is the third and final film in the franchise. It stars Jason James Richter as Bastian Ba ...

'' (1996 TV Asahi edition) – Engywook ( Tony Robinson) *'' The Muppet Christmas Carol'' - Waldorf *'' Muppet Treasure Island'' - Waldorf *''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigat ...

'' – Joseph "Rocky" Rockford (

Noah Beery, Jr. Noah Lindsey Beery (August 10, 1913 – November 1, 1994) was an American actor often specializing in warm, friendly character roles similar to many portrayed by his Oscar-winning uncle, Wallace Beery. Unlike his more famous uncle, however, Be ...

)

Overseas animation dubbing

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The Aristocats ''The Aristocats'' is a 1970 American animated romantic musical comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. The 20th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom R ...

'' – Napoleon *'' The Black Cauldron'' – Doli *''

Pinocchio Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' (1883) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a Tuscan vil ...

'' – Geppetto *'' Peter Pan'' - Pirates Bill *'' Lady and the Tramp'' – Jock *'' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' – Jock *''

Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is de ...

'' – Sir Hiss *''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, ...

'' – Rafiki *'' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' – Rafiki *'' The Lion King 1½'' – Rafiki *'' Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' – Sneezy *'' Wacky Races'' – Professor Pat Pending *'' The Tick'' - Dr. J.J. Eureka Vatos *'' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'' – Phospho (final voice work)

Other voices

*'' Peter Pan's Flight'' at

Tokyo Disneyland (local nickname ''TDL'') is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be ...

– Pirates Bill *'' Country Bear Theater'' at Tokyo Disneyland – Sieg

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saikachi, Ryuji 1928 births 2017 deaths Japanese male voice actors Waseda University alumni