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Takeshi Watabe

Takeshi Watabe

Birthday: 1936-03-21 | Place of Birth: Kochi Prefecture, Japan

was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1990
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

as    Panbûkin (voice)

1989
Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie

as    Fudo no Ryoma

1987
Choujinki Metalder: The Movie

as    Emperor God Neros (voice)

1986
Love City

as    Aroi

1986
M.D. Geist

as    Golem (voice)

1982
Dai Sentai Goggle-V: The Movie

as    Mole Mozoo (voice)