Takeshi Watabe
Born: 1936-03-21 in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2010-12-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2009
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie as Chief Nehalco
2007
- Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog as Obitaki (voice)
2004
- Monster as Detective (voice)
2003
- Requiem from the Darkness as Yahei (voice)
- Aquarian Age the Movie as Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)
2002
- Naruto as Gamabunta (voice)
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi as Tarou Imamiya (voice)
- Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution as Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)
2001
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven as Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)
- Rune Soldier as Ila's Father (voice)
- Salaryman Kintaro as Genzo Oshima (voice)
- Zone of the Enders: Idolo as Barrows (voice)
- 6 Angels as Donn Canyon
2000
- Android Kikaider as Shadow Knight (voice)
1999
- Amazing Nurse Nanako as Griffith (voice)
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger as Battobas (voice)
- You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture as Takao Arizuka (voice)
1998
- Cowboy Bebop as Chessmaster Hex (voice)
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman as Batbass (voice)
1997
- Denji Sentai Megaranger as Buta Nejire
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger as Bara Mobile
1996
- Detective Conan as Sewa Takanori (voice)
- You're Under Arrest! as Arizuka Takao (Voice)
- Midori no Makibaō as Horie
- Gekisou Sentai Carranger as UU Wurin (voice)
- Sanctuary as Norimoto Isaoka
1995
- Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie as Gaohm (voice)
1994
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger as Shuten-Doji Brothers (Older) (voice)
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie as Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)
- The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA as Chris (voice)
1993
- Black Jack as Coronel Estefan (voice)
- Ocean Waves as Principle (voice)
1992
- Super Sentai Zyuranger as Bookback (voice)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon as Colonel John Kowen (voice)
- Macross II: Lovers Again as Balser
- Tottoi as Jack Land (voice)
1991
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 as Cosmo Eigesse
- Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green as Colonel Gillan (voice)
- Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land as Bowser (voice)
1990
- Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku as Panbûkin (voice)
- Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman as Amoebalgin (voice)
- Mad Bull 34 as Henry (ep 2)
- City Hunter: Bay City Wars as Gomez (voice)
- Sword for Truth as Tenkai (voice)
1989
- Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel as Baramos (voice)
- Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie as Ragorn (voice)
- Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie as Fudo no Ryoma
1988
- Choujuu Sentai Liveman as Earthquake Brain (voice)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy as Earl of Dorincourt
- Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice as Kiba Daio (voice)
1987
- Super Android Metalder as God Neros (voice)
- Kamen Rider Black as Creation King
- Super Android Metalder: The Movie as Emperor God Neros (voice)
1986
- M.D. Geist as Golem (voice)
- Silver Fang: The Shooting Star Gin as Takeda Gohei
- Fist of the North Star as Kiba Daiō (voice)
- Love City as Aroi
- The Scarred Man as Nick (eps 4-5) (voice)
- Wounded Man as Nik
1985
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman as Gyodai (voice)
- Twinkle Nora Rock Me! as Tōchino (voice)
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie as Gyodai (voice)
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner as Admiral Gresco
- Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! as Gyodai (voice)
1983
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS as Nehalco (voice)
- Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie as Emperor Aton (voice)
- Kagaku Sentai Dynaman as Ten-Tailed Emperor Aton (voice)
- Crusher Joe as Nero (Voice)
1982
- Dai Sentai Goggle-V as Octopus Mozoo (voice)
- Dai Sentai Goggle-V: The Movie as Mole Mozoo (voice)
- Space Sheriff Gavan as Shako Monster (voice)
1981
- Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan as Sea Snake Monger (voice)
1980
- Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie as Denzi Computer
1979
- Battle Fever J as Buffalo Monster (voice)
- Battle Fever J: The Movie as Buffalo Monster (voice)
1976
- Goliath the Super Fighter as 皇帝ジゴクダー
- Gowappā Faibu Gōdamu as Emperor Yokokuda (voice)
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match as Warship Mask (voice)
1975
- Himitsu Sentai Gorenger as Poison Fang Mask (voice)
1972
- Pinocchio: The Series as Doro
1971
- Kamen Rider as Creation King (voice)
- Decision as (voice)
1970
- Tomorrow's Joe as Gondou Goromaki (voice)