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Takeshi Watabe
Kochi, 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 famou…
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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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2009
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie
Movie Chief Nehalco
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2007
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog
Movie Obitaki (voice)
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2004
Monster
TV show Detective (voice)
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2003
Aquarian Age: The Movie
Movie Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)
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2003
Requiem from the Darkness
TV show Yahei (voice)
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2002
Naruto
TV show Gamabunta (voice)
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2002
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
TV show Tarou Imamiya (voice)
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2002
Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution
TV show Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)
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2001
6 Angels
TV show Donn Canyon
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2001
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
Movie Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)
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2001
Rune Soldier
TV show Ila's Father (voice)
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2001
Zone of the Enders: Idolo
Movie Barrows (voice)
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2001
Salaryman Kintaro
TV show Genzo Oshima (voice)
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2000
Android Kikaider
TV show Shadow Knight (voice)
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1999
Amazing Nurse Nanako
TV show Griffith (voice)
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1999
You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture
Movie Takao Arizuka (voice)
More credits
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1999
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger
Movie Battobas (voice)
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1998
Cowboy Bebop
TV show Chessmaster Hex (voice)
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1998
Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
TV show Batbass (voice)
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1997
Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger
Movie Bara Mobile
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1997
Denji Sentai Megaranger
TV show Buta Nejire
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1996
You're Under Arrest!
TV show Arizuka Takao (Voice)
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1996
Sanctuary
Movie Norimoto Isaoka
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1996
Midori no Makibaō
TV show Horie
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1996
Gekisou Sentai Carranger
TV show UU Wurin (voice)
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1996
Detective Conan
TV show Sewa Takanori (voice)
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1995
Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie
Movie Gaohm (voice)
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1994
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA
TV show Chris (voice)
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1994
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie
Movie Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)
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1994
Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
TV show Shuten-Doji Brothers (voice)
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1993
Black Jack
TV show Coronel Estefan (voice)
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1993
Ocean Waves
Movie Principle (voice)
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1992
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
Movie Colonel John Kowen (voice)
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1992
Macross II: Lovers Again
TV show Balser
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1992
Super Sentai Zyuranger
TV show Bookback (voice)
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1992
Tottoi
Movie Jack Land (voice)
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1991
Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green
Movie Colonel Gillan (voice)
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1991
Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land
Movie Bowser (voice)
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1991
Mobile Suit Gundam F91
Movie Cosmo Eigesse (voice)
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1990
Sword for Truth
Movie Tenkai (voice)
