- Takeshi Watabe
Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, "Watabe Takeshi") is a veteran Japanese voice actor. He was born on
March 21 st,1936 inKōchi Prefecture . He usually plays villains and performs the voices for many "anime " characters and "tokusatsu " villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari inDoraemon . He took over the ongoing roles ofShingo Kanemoto after his death.He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, "Seiyū Naritai".
Anime Roles
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Armored Trooper Votoms - Nehalco
*Cowboy Bebop : Chessmaster Hex
*Devilman - Kenetos
*Doraemon - Kaminari (1991 ~2005 )
*Dragon Warrior - Baramos
*Fist of the North Star - Kiba Daiō
*I Can Hear the Sea - School principal (also Kōchi dialect instructor)
*Kikaider - Shadow Knight
*Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Helmut Lennenkampf
*Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 - Colonel John Kowen
*Naruto - Gamabunta
*SoltyRei - Votre
*Sonic X - Yellow Zelkova
*Strawberry Eggs - Director Yachio Tokugawa
*Yu Yu Hakusho : Byakko
*You're Under Arrest - Superintendent Takao ArizukaTokusatsu
He is sometimes paired up with
Kaoru Shinoda .*
Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan - Inazuma Ginga
*Kagaku Sentai Dynaman - Emperor Aton
*Dengeki Sentai Changeman - Gyodai
*Kamen Rider BLACK - Century King, Doraomu(movies, substituting forShozo Izuka )
*Choujinki Metalder - God Neros, various monsters
*Kousoku Sentai Turboranger - Lagorn
*Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger - Bukkbuck
* Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Movie Version - Younger Hitotsume Kozou
*B-Fighter - GoahmExternal links
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10135 Anime News Network profile]
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