Kōji Yada | |
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| Born | April 15, 1933 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | May 1, 2014 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
Notable credit(s) | Space Battleship Yamato as General Talon GeGeGe no Kitarou (2nd Series) as Konaki Jijii Saint Seiya as Libra Dohko Dragon Ball Z as Dr. Gero One Piece as Zeff |
Kōji Yada (矢田 耕司, Yada Kōji, April 15, 1933 - May 1, 2014) was a Japanese voice actor who was represented by Aoni Production. Kōji Yada was also his birth name, but was written with different kanji Yada Kōji (矢田 弘二). He died in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease on May 1, 2014.[1]
Notable voice roles[]
Anime television series[]
- Star of the Giants (1969) (Jirō Masuda, Tsuneo Horiuchi)
- Getter Robo (1974) (Monji Ogarashi, Daizo Jin, Daimajin Yura)
- Fist of the North Star (1984) (Colonel, Hidora)
- Yume Senshi Wingman (1984) (Kenta's Father)
- Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (1986) (Sniper, Daisuke's Father)
- City Hunter '91 (1991) (Boss)
- High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (1991) (Shinichi Tajima)
- Dragon Ball Z (1992) (#20/Dr. Gero)
- 21 Emon (1992) (Orino Masakazu)
- A Dog of Flanders: My Patrasche (1992) (Bowman)
- Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1994) (Coach Matoba)
- Dr. Slump (Remake) (1998) (Tsuruten)
- Trouble Chocolate (1999) (Tetsusaburo Omori)
- Crash B-Daman (2006) (Saionji Kurando)
Unknown date
- Angel Heart (Chin)
- Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix (Narrator)
- Bakuhatsu Goro (Onimaru)
- Digimon Xros Wars (Deckerdramon)
- Dragon Ball Z Kai (Dr. Gero)
- Detective Conan:Magic Kaito Special (Konosuke Jii)
- Dragon Ball GT (Dr. Gero)
- GeGeGe no Kitarou 2nd Series (Konaki Jijii)
- Getter Robo G (Professor Grah, Iron Armor Mask)
- Hello! Lady Lynn (Headmaster)
- Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (Yoshizou Tada)
- High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (Shinichi Tajima)
- Jungle Kurobe (Shishi-otoko's Papa)
- Lupin III Part III (Bruce)
- Mazinger Z (Narrator, Professor Morimori, Pigman, Iron Mask)
- Monster (Achmed Mustafa)
- One Piece (Zeff, Raoul, Strong World Episode 0(Impel Down warden))
- Rocky Chuck the Mountain Rat (Bob the Quail)
- Saint Seiya (Libra Dohko (Roshi))
- Space Battleship Yamato Series (General Talon)
- Time Patrol Rescueman (Sandoitchi)
OAV[]
- Garou Densetsu/Fatal Fury (xxxx) (Tung Fu rue)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (xxxx) (Sebastion von Musel)
- Saint Seiya Hades Chapter (xxxx) (Roshi)
Movies[]
- Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Battle! The Three Great Super Saiyajin (1992) (Dr. Gero)
- Dragon Ball Z: The Strongest in the World (1990) (Dr. Kochin)
- Farewell Space Battleship Yamato (xxxx) (General Talon)
- Fist of the North Star (xxxx) (Colonel)
- Kinnikuman Movies (xxxx):
- Kinnikuman: Stolen Championship Belt (xxxx) (Mouko-Seijin)
- Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujins (xxxx) (Hydra Būton)
- Great Riot! Justice Superman (xxxx) (Black Great Ukon)
- Hour of Triumph! Justice Superman (xxxx) (The Nio)
- Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman (xxxx) (Gun Satan)
- Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1972) (Professor Nossori)
Games[]
- Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle (1995) (Dr. Gero / Android 20)[2]
- Dead or Alive (1996) (Raidou)
- Klonoa (2008) (Grandpa)[2]
- Yakuza 4 (2010) (Yoshiharu Ueno)[2]
- Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) (Dyntos)[2]
unknown date
- BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki (xxxx) (Bore, Dice, and Buruzaku)
- BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban (xxxx) (Ajina)
- Dragon Ball Z Series (xxxx-xx) (Dr. Gero)
- Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (xxxx) Series (Dr. Gero)
- R's Study (Ｒの書斎, R no Shosai) (xxxx) (Owner of the Inn, Photo Shop, Mr. Mamoru Mori, Muramoto, and Father T.)
- Space Battleship Yamato Series (xxxx-xx) (General Talon)
- Super Robot Wars Series (xxxx-xx) (Kevin Oruto)
- Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss (xxxx-xx) (Souichirou Saeki)
Tokusatsu[]
- Akumaizer 3 (xxxx) (voice of Evil)
- Robot Detective ((xxxx) voce of Seven man, voice of Spring man, voice of Gear man)
- Sliver Mask (xxxx) (voice of Alien Shine)
- Ultraman (1966) (voice of Underground People X)
- Ultra Seven (1967) (voice of Alien Cool, voice of Alien Iyros, voice of AlienPoll, voice of Alien Goron)
References[]
- ↑ "One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away - News". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-05-01.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Koji Yada - 53 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
External links[]
- Kōji Yada at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Kōji Yada at the Internet Movie Database