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Chō
チョー
Born
Shigeru Nagashima (長島 茂)

(1957-12-15) December 15, 1957 (age 67)
Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other namesYūichi Nagashima (長島 雄一)
Occupation
Years active1984–present
AgentHaikyō
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Websiteameblo.jp/chosans/

Chō (チョー, born Shigeru Nagashima (長島 茂, Nagashima Shigeru), December 15, 1957) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōnosu, Saitama. His former stage name was Yūichi Nagashima (長島 雄一, Nagashima Yūichi). He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater Company before attaching himself to Production Baobab in 1986. He transferred to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in 2007. On August 23, 2006, he changed his stage name to Chō after his character in Tanken Boku no Machi.[1] His hobbies include badminton and jogging, and he is a licensed teacher in calligraphy.[2]

Filmography[]

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Television animation[]

1989
  • Time Travel Tondekeman (Pilot, Bronze Statue)
1990
  • Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Himawari #2, Yongō Sasanishiki, Piddo #9, Missile Yachōbee, Buffalo #10, Ishikari #2)
  • Chibi Maruko-chan (Fujiki's Father)
1992
1993
  • The Brave Express Might Gaine (Sally and Tetsuya's Father)
1994
  • Brave Police J-Decker (Doctor Volker)
  • Haō Taikei Ryū Knight (Izumi's Teacher, Grandpa Rōbā)
  • Kyōfu no Kyō-chan (Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji) (AD, Nagisa Ōshima, Saburō Kitajima)
  • Mahōjin Guru Guru (Wanchin, Sāchiai, Merchant)
  • Montana Jones (Slam)
1995
  • Jūsenshi Garukiiba (Edward Takasaki, Da Raku)
  • Mama ha Poyopoyo-Saurus ga Osuki (Genta Yasuyota)
  • The Brave of Gold Goldran (Older Brother, Detective)
  • Ike! Inachū Takkyū-bu (Shibazaki, Nakata, Hashino, Kayama, Inobuta, Shiomura)
  • Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (Trump King)
1996
  • Baketsu Degohan (Ochichi-chan, Guttenberg, Yamada-chan)
  • Doraemon (Old Guy #A)
  • Detective Conan (Policeman)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Lord Mannentake, Dumpling Merchant, Travelling Gentleman, Daisuke Tai)
  • YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō (Hachibe)
1998
  • Kindaichi Case Files (Gorō Itami, Heisuke Kindaichi, Shimon Madarame)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Master)
  • Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo!! Masaru-san (Tsuyoshi Isobe (Kyasharin), Vice Principal)
  • Weiß Kreuz (Hiroshi Kondō)
  • Flame of Recca (Kashamaru)
1999
  • Bubu Chacha (Chacha)
  • Excel Saga (Old Man)
  • Great Teacher Onizuka (Vice Principal Hiroshi Uchiyamada)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Akahige)
  • Tenshi ni Naromon! (Alien #C)
  • Zoids (Gustav's Chauffeur)
2000
  • InuYasha (Jaken)
  • Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo (Jurisdiction Detective)
  • Invincible King Tri-Zenon (Gontarō Shini)
  • Oh! Super Milk-chan (The President)
2001
  • A-kuei Family (Great Devil King)
  • Crayon Shin-chan (Ginnosuke Nohara (second voice), Gen-san, Morokōshi)
  • Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (007/Great Britain)
  • Nintama Rantarō (Nizaemon Tsukuda (second voice))
  • Rave (Gurein Muzika)
  • Zoids Shin Seiki Slash Zero (Doctor Layon)
2002
2003
2004
  • A-kuei to Gacchinpō (Great Devil King)
  • Monster (Ehon Mania)
  • Samurai Champloo (Hendai)
  • Transformers Super Link (Alpha Q)
2005
  • A-kuei to Gacchinpō: Tenkomori (Great Devil King)
  • Bleach (Makizō Aramaki)
  • Gallery Fake (Morito Chinen)
  • Keroro Gunsō (Dasonu Man, Mekeke)
  • Kōchū Ōja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu (Pasaa)
  • Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven (Woz)
  • Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation (Gordon)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX (Professor Kabayama/Curry Mask, Guard of the Underworld)
2006
  • Digimon Savers (Hiroshi Yushima)
  • Galaxy Angel Rune (Mayor Dalton, Chief Kobayashi)
  • Meitantei Conan (Jisshō Hasegawa)
  • Naruto (Hakkaku)
  • Negima!? (Yamada)
  • Ōran Kōkō Host Club (Misuzu Sonoda)
  • Pumpkin Scissors (Captain Hunks)
  • XxxHolic (Karasu-Tengu)
  • Da Capo II (Asakura Jun'ichi)
2007
  • Blue Dragon (Hippopotamus)
  • Dragonaut: The Resonance (Kiriru Jajiefu)
  • Hidamari Sketch (High School Principal)
  • Keroro Gunsō (Mekeke)
  • Meitantei Conan (Police Inspector)
  • Shigurui (Narrator)
  • Wellber no Monogatari ~Sisters of Wellber~ (Cyrano de Bergerac)
2008
  • Blue Dragon: Tenkai no Shichitatsu (Hippopotamus)
  • Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- (Mario Bosshi)
  • Hidamari Sketch x365 (High School Principal)
  • One Piece (Brook, Ryuma)
  • Wellber no Monogatari ~Sisters of Wellber~: Dainimaku (Cyrano de Bergerac)
  • Kaiba (Patch)
2009
  • InuYasha: Kanketsu-hen (Jaken)
  • Marie & Gali (Galileo)
  • Natsume's Book of Friends (Chobihige)
  • Pandora Hearts (Duke Barma Fake Body)
2010
  • Arakawa Under the Bridge*2 (Terumasa Takai)
  • Bakuman (Fumio Mashiro)
  • Digimon Xros Wars (Pharaohmon)
  • Heroman (Matthew Denton)
  • Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu (High School Principal)
  • Marie & Gali ver. 2.0 (Galileo)
  • Nurarihyon no Mago (Sodemogi-Sama)
  • Tegami Bachi ~Reverse~ (Autobahn)
2011
  • Gyakkyō Burai Kaiji: Hakairoku-hen (Ōtsuki)
  • Hanasaku Iroha (Denroku Sukegawa)
  • Hidamari Sketch x SP (High School Principal)
  • Lotte no Omocha! (Olav Friðmar)
  • Nekogami Yaoyorozu (Shikigami leader)
  • Nichijou (Principal)
  • One Piece (Sabo's father, Fake Franky)
  • Tiger & Bunny (Massini)
2012
  • Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb (High School Principal)
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Analyzer Unit 09, Guelf Ganz, Sukeji Yabu)[3]
2013
2014
2015
  • Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Kato El Altestan)
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (Wilson Phillips)
  • One Piece (Maujii)
  • Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace (Nakamura)
  • Garo: Crimson Moon (Goruba)
2016
  • KonoSuba (Professor)
2018
2019
  • Kengan Ashura (Kazuo Yamashita)
2020
2021

OVA/ONA[]

  • Animation Runner Kuromi (2001) (Nonki Hayama)
  • Demon Prince Enma (2006) (Grandfather Shapo)
  • Darker than Black (2008) (Contractor)
  • One-Punch Man OVA (2015) (The Clothes-shop Owner)
  • Cute Executive Officer (2021) (Konpota-ojisan (Mr. Corn Potage))

Theatrical animation[]

  • Sword of the Stranger (2007) (Gohei)
  • One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) (Brook)
  • Redline (2009) (Various voices)
  • A Letter to Momo (2011) (Mame)
  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012-2013) (Analyzer Unit 09/Sukeji Yabu/Guelf Ganz)
  • One Piece Film: Z (2013) (Brook)
  • Harmony (2015) (Keita Saeki)
  • One Piece Film: Gold (2016) (Brook)
  • Natsume's Book of Friends The Movie: Ephemeral Bond (2018) (Chobihige)
  • Batman Ninja (2018) (Penguin)[5]
  • One Piece: Stampede (2019) (Brook)
  • KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Legend of Crimson (2019) (Professor)
  • Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor (2021) (Chobihige)

Video games[]

Dubbing roles[]

Live-action[]

  • Andy Serkis
  • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Narrator)
  • Air Force One (Major Caldwell (William H. Macy))
  • Ali (Drew Bundini Brown (Jamie Foxx))
  • Bewitched (Uncle Arthur (Steve Carell))
  • Charlie's Angels (Additional voice)
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Trufflehunter the Badger (Ken Stott))
  • Das Boot (2004 TV Tokyo edition) (2nd Watch Officer (Martin Semmelrogge))
  • Daylight (2000 TV Asahi edition) (George Tyrell (Stan Shaw))
  • Devil in a Blue Dress (Joppy (Mel Winkler))
  • Die Hard with a Vengeance (1999 TV Asahi edition) (FBI Chief)
  • DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (Dwight (Chris Williams))
  • Friends (Joey's Father (Robert Costanzo))
  • From Russia with Love (Ali Kerim Bey (Pedro Armendáriz))[8]
  • Gentlemen Broncos (Lonnie Donaho (Héctor Jiménez))[9]
  • Ghostbusters II (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson))
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Mohawk Gremlin)
  • Henry Fool (Simon Grim (James Urbaniak))
  • Joy Ride (Sheriff Ritter (Jim Beaver))
  • The Legend (Hyeongo (Oh Kwang-rok))
  • The Legend of 1900 (Danny (Bill Nunn))[10]
  • Memphis Belle (Sergeant Jack Bocci (Neil Giuntoli))
  • Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (James Earl Jones)
  • Navy SEALs (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Ramos)
  • Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)[11]
  • The Sound of Music (2011 TV Tokyo edition) (Max Detweiler (Richard Haydn))[12]
  • Speed (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Ortiz (Carlos Carrasco))
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles (Thimbletack (Martin Short))
  • Star Trek: Voyager (Neelix (Ethan Phillips))
  • Tequila and Bonetti (Officer Vita)
  • Transformers film series (Reggie Simmons (John Turturro))[13][14][15][16]
  • Unfaithful (2006 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Dean (Željko Ivanek))
  • Volcano (Announcer)
  • Wild Wild West (Hudson (Rodney A. Grant))

Animation[]

Live-action[]

  • Inai Inai Baa! (1996) (Wanwan,Voice and actor)
  • Dokuganryū Masamune (????) (Utai)
  • Tanken Boku no Machi (????) (Chō-san)
  • Kono Machi Daisuki (????) (Ace no Chō, Chōsuke Hoshi)
  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) (Shitari of the Bones (eps. 1 - 20, 22 - 31, 33 - 42, 44 - 49))
  • Kamen Rider Decade (2009) (Shitari of the Bones (ep. 24)
  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (2009) (Shitari of the Bones)
  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010) (Shitari of the Bones)
  • Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Returns (2010) (Drunk with a squid)
  • Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs. Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku (2011) (Shitari of the Bones)
  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) (Shitari of the Bones (ep. 40))
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger (2013) (Debo Yanasanta (ep. 41 - 42))
  • Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger Returns: Hundred Years After (2014) (Debo Yunudamonne)
  • Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014) (Hammer Shadow (ep. 15 - 16))
  • Shuriken Sentai Ninninger (2015) (Youkai Ungaikyō (ep. 5))
  • Daimajin Kanon (2010) (Tōbee)
  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (2016) (Narration, Zyuohger Equipment Voice, Cetus (ep. 28))

Awards[]

Year Award Category Result
2018 12th Seiyu Awards Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award Won

References[]

  1. ↑ "Kinō Chō Ashita". October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010. {{cite web}}:
  2. ↑ "Chō". Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2010. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ "Star Blazers 2199 (TV) - Anime News Network:SEA". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 8, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ "Rock Battle TV Anime 'Listeners' Confirms More Cast, Characters, Story, Ending Song Artist, April Premiere (Updated)". Anime News Network. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020. {{cite web}}:
  5. ↑ "ニンジャバットマン BATMAN NINJA公式サイト【2018年6月15日(金) 劇場公開】". warnerbros.co.jp . Retrieved April 27, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ "猿の惑星：創世記（ジェネシス）". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ "タンタンの冒険／ユニコーン号の秘密". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  8. ↑ "【ファンが選んだ第２位】００７／ロシアより愛をこめて". Star Channel. Retrieved July 10, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  9. ↑ "Ｍｒ．ゴールデン・ボール／史上最低の盗作ウォーズ[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  10. ↑ "海の上のピアニスト". Star Channel. Retrieved May 7, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ "スクービー・ドゥー". Warner Bros. Japan. Retrieved June 2, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  12. ↑ "池上彰と見る！20世紀名作シネマ特別企画「サウンド・オブ・ミュージック」". TV Tokyo. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  13. ↑ "トランスフォーマー". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ "トランスフォーマー／リベンジ". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  15. ↑ "トランスフォーマー／ダークサイド・ムーン". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  16. ↑ "トランスフォーマー／最後の騎士王". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ "ボス・ベイビー". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ "リメンバー・ミー". March 16, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2021. {{cite web}}:
  19. ↑ "モンスター・ホテル". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  20. ↑ "モンスター・ホテル クルーズ船の恋は危険がいっぱい？！". Star Channel. Retrieved April 17, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  21. ↑ "『スペース・プレイヤーズ』日本語吹き替え、元日本代表＆芸人＆レジェンド声優！". Cinema Today. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021. {{cite web}}:

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