Gorō Naya
Born: 1929-11-17 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Died: 2013-03-05
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.
Filmography
2012
- Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2011
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
2010
- One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 as Crocus (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Last Job as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2009
- Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2008
- Lupin the Third: Green vs Red as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2007
- Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2006
- Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2005
- Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2004
- Monster as Blind Old Man (voice)
- Casshern as Narrator
- Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2003
- Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost as Wirepuller of Smart Brain
2002
- Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2001
- Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Slayers Premium as Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)
- Mazinkaiser as Juzo Kabuto (voice)
2000
- Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1999
- One Piece as Crocus (voice)
- Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)
- The Big O as Gordon Rosewater (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1998
- Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Master Keaton
- Ninja Resurrection as Mori Soiken (voice)
1997
- Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Noiseman Sound Insect as Prof. Franken (voice)
1996
- Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1995
- Golden Boy as Narrator (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1994
- Ghost Sweeper Mikami as Nobunaga Oda (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1993
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War as Merkatz
- Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1992
- Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1991
- Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1990
- White Wolf as Schott (voice)
- Goddamn as Joumu Utsugi
- Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy as Dick (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Heavy as Alex Gordon (voice)
1989
- Venus Wars as Gary
- Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Scarlet Demon
- Locke the Superman: Lord Leon as Great Jorg
- Blue Blink as Shiki Haruhiko (voice)
- Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers as Ultraman Ace (voice)
1988
- Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend as Emperor Zool
- Spirit Warrior as Jikuu (voice)
1987
- The Tale of Genji as Bishop (voice)
- Space Fantasia 2001 Nights as Adam Jr.
1986
- Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies as Bongo (voice)
1985
- Night on the Galactic Railroad as Campanella's Father (voice)
- Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Odin: Starlight Mutiny as Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator
1984
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Yupa (voice)
- A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! as The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)
1983
- Golgo 13: The Professional as Leonard Dawson
- Final Yamato as Juzo Okita
- Crusher Joe as Kowalsky (voice)
1982
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold as Commander Gomez (voice)
- Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie as Emperor Zule (voice)
- Future War 198X as DF Commander Tono (voice)
- White Fang Story as Weedon Scott (voice)
1980
- Botchan as Yamaarashi (voice)
- The Revolt as Announcer
- Eleven Cats
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race as Masaichi Kaneda
1979
- Galaxy Express 999: The Movie as Doctor Ban (voice)
- Aim for the Ace! The Movie as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)
- The Castle of Cagliostro as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger
- Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run as 秋山先生
- Attack, Jun as Narrator (voice)
- Kamen Rider (Skyrider) as The Great Leader (voice)
- Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures
1978
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato as Juzo Okita
- Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
- Star Wolf as Narrator (voice)
- Daikengo the Guardian of Space as Narration
1977
- Space Battleship Yamato as Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
- Song of Baseball Enthusiasts as 岩田鉄五郎
- Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser as 嵐銀次郎
- Jetter Mars as 山之上博士
1976
- Ninja Captor
- Super-God Bibyun as Gulver( voice)
1975
- Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie as Narrator (voice)
- Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie as The Great Boss (voice)
- Kamen Rider Stronger as Great Leader (voice)
1974
- Space Battleship Yamato as Juzo Okita
- Prophecies of Nostradamus as TV newscaster
- Kamen Rider Amazon as Narration (voice)
1973
- Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants as Destron Chief (voice)
- Godzilla vs. Megalon as Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)
- Kamen Rider V3 as Great Leader of Destron
- Casshan as Narrator (voice)
1972
- Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell as The Great Boss (voice)
- Ultraman Ace as Ultraman Ace (voice)
1971
- Kamen Rider as Narrator
- Lupin the 3rd as Koichi Zenigata
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Goro (voice)
- Decision as (voice)
- Ryu the Primitive Boy as Kiba (voice)
1970
- 30,000 Miles Under the Sea as King Magma VII (voice)
- Norakuro as モール中隊長
1969
- Flying Phantom Ship as Captain (voice)
- Lupin the Third: Pilot Film as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)
- Bullet Wound
- Dororo and Hyakkimaru as Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)
1968
1967
- Princess Knight as Lord Nylon (voice)
1966
- Marine Boy as Dr. Mariner
- Yuusei Kamen as ー ー (voice)
- Leo the Lion
1965
- Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)
- Kimba the White Lion as Clave (voice)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World as Dr. Bowen (voice)
- 宇宙少年ソラン as 立花博士