was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Arts Vision. He was most known for the roles of the Narrator of YuYu Hakusho, Tsuchikage Ohnoki (Naruto), Mitsuyoshi Anzai (Slam Dunk), Shibaraku Tsurugibe (Mashin Hero Wataru), and Jamitov Hymem (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam). In video games, he was best known as the voice of Akuma/Gouki and M. Bison/Vega (Street Fighter). He died on November 29, 2025, at the age of 79.

Filmography

Television animation

;1970s

  • Lupin the Third Part II (1978) (Onabess' Aide) (ep. 42)

;1980s

  • Urusei Yatsura (1981–1986) (Principal)
  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984-1985) (Giwaza Lowau)
  • Uchuusen Sagittarius (1986) (Gorian)
  • Transformers: Headmasters (1987–1988) (Cyclonus)
  • Transformers: Victory (1989) (Deathcobra) (ep. 19)

;1990s

  • Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991) (Pitalia Lope)
  • Sailor Moon (1992–1995) (Rei's Grandfather)
  • YuYu Hakusho (1992–1994) (Jorge Saotome/Blue Ogre, Narrator)
  • Slam Dunk (1994–1996) (Mitsuyoshi Anzai)
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) (Captain of Over the Rainbow)
  • Street Fighter II V (1995) (Balrog/Mike Bison)
  • Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara! (2025) (Nuru)
  • Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra (2025) (Moltar)
  • Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2025) (Dhruv)
  • Jujutsu Kaisen (2026) (Furudate)
  • Rooster Fighter (2026) (Old Man) (ep. 1) (Final role)

Unknown date

  • .hack//Sign (Lios, Tartarga)
  • Chrono Crusade (Edward "Elder" Hamilton)
  • Domain of Murder (Inspector Yamagishi)
  • Full Metal Panic! series (Mardukas)
  • Genesis Climber Mospeada (Jim Warston)
  • GeGeGe no Kitarō 6th series (Demon Belial) (ep. 33)
  • Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko (Chogoro Shibuya)
  • Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru series (Shibaraku Tsurugibe)
  • Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Jamitov Hymem)
  • Moomins (The Hobgoblin)
  • Ojarumaru (Mike)
  • Oniisama e... (Mariko's Father)
  • Rin-ne (Kuroboshi)
  • Sol Bianca (Lind)
  • The World of Narue (Tail Messa)
  • Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria (Walther)

Original video animation

  • Transformers: Scramble City (1986) (Silverbolt, Superion)
  • Starship Troopers (1988) (Captain Ian Frankel)
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) (Jamitov Hymem)
  • Genocyber (1994) (Sgt. Jim Kelly)
  • Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation (2000) (Akuma/Gouki)
  • Slam Dunk: Conquer the Nation, Hanamichi Sakuragi! (1994) (Mitsuyoshi Anzai)
  • Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! (1995) (Mitsuyoshi Anzai)
  • Slam Dunk: Howling Basketman Spirit!! (1995) (Mitsuyoshi Anzai)
  • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) (Ship)
  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) (Amagata)
  • Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) (Eliphas)
  • To Every You I've Loved Before (2022)
  • To Me, the One Who Loved You (2022)

Video games

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! Year !! Title !! Role !! Console !!Source

|-

||| Captain Tsubasa||Charlie Takahashi||Sega CD ||

|-

|||Street Fighter Alpha 2||Akuma, M. Bison||Arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Sega Saturn, SNES, Windows ||

|-

|||Dragon Force II||Gung Ho|| ||

|-

|||Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition||Meh Gaj||Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4||

  • Before and After (Panos Demeris (Alfred Molina))
  • Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Colonel Johannes Barge (Patrick Malahide))
  • Collide (Geran (Ben Kingsley))
  • Commando (Diaz (Carlos Cervantes), Darryl (Peter DuPont))
  • Eat Pray Love (Richard (Richard Jenkins))
  • Evil Dead II (1991 TV Tokyo edition) (Jake (Dan Hicks))
  • Existenz (Kiri Vinokur (Ian Holm))
  • The Glenn Miller Story (2000 TV Tokyo edition) (Don Haynes (Charles Drake))
  • Goldfinger (2006 DVD edition) (Felix Leiter (Cec Linder))
  • Good Omens (Witchfinder Sergeant Shadwell (Michael McKean))
  • Here Comes the Boom (Marty Streb (Henry Winkler))
  • Hot Fuzz (Insp. Frank Butterman (Jim Broadbent))
  • The Hunt for Red October (Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin (Sam Neill))
  • Jarhead (Lt. Col. Kazinski (Chris Cooper))
  • John Carter (Dalton (Nicholas Woodeson))
  • Joshua (Chester Jenkins (Michael McKean))
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four (Tillotson (Andrew Wilde))
  • Nixon (E. Howard Hunt (Ed Harris))
  • Noel (Artie Venizelos (Alan Arkin))
  • Police Story (John Ko (Charlie Cho))
  • Pulp Fiction (Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel))
  • Risen (Pontius Pilate (Peter Firth))
  • The River Wild (Terry (John C. Reilly))
  • Shout at the Devil (1985 TBS edition) (Kapitänleutnant Ernst Kyller (Horst Janson))
  • Sniper 2 (James Eckles (Dan Butler))
  • Superhero Movie (Uncle Albert (Leslie Nielsen))
  • Tootsie (Leslie "Les" Nichols (Charles Durning))
  • West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Tiger (David Bean))

Animation

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  • Bebe's Kids (Pee-Wee the O.G.)
  • Ben 10: Omniverse (Professor Blarney T. Hokestar)
  • Beware the Batman (Key)
  • Castlevania (Elder)
  • Dave the Barbarian (Uncle Oswidge)
  • Doug (Bud Dink)
  • The Legend of Korra (Tenzin)
  • The Lord of the Rings (Saruman)
  • Phineas and Ferb (Major Monogram)
  • Shirt Tales (Mr. Dinkel)
  • The Simpsons (Birch Barlow)
  • The Simpsons Movie (Russ Cargill)
  • Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (J. Jonah Jameson, Angel)
  • SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (Zed)
  • Tiny Toon Adventures (Arnold the Pitbull)
  • The Transformers (Silverbolt, Superion, Runamuck)
  • X-Men (Graydon Creed)

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  • Cars 2 (Toppolino Uncle)
  • Pocahontas (1995) (Lon)