Takeshi Watabe

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.

Known for

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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie

2009 ⭐ 7.5

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Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

2007 ⭐ 7.0

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Aquarian Age: The Movie

2003 ⭐ 6.0

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Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

2001 ⭐ 7.3

Career timeline

2009

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie Notable

Chief Nehalco · 2009

⭐ 7.5

2007

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

Obitaki (voice) · 2007

⭐ 7.0

2003

Aquarian Age: The Movie

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice) · 2003

⭐ 6.0

2001

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven Notable

Iwamatsu Ooki (voice) · 2001

⭐ 7.3

Zone of the Enders: Idolo

Barrows (voice) · 2001

⭐ 5.8

1999

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

Takao Arizuka (voice) · 1999

⭐ 6.2

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger

Battobas (voice) · 1999

⭐ 5.9

1997

Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger Notable

Bara Mobile · 1997

⭐ 7.2

1996

Sanctuary

Norimoto Isaoka · 1996

⭐ 5.3

1995

Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie Notable

Gaohm (voice) · 1995

⭐ 7.3

1994

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie Notable

Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice · 1994

⭐ 8.0

1993

Ocean Waves

Principle (voice) · 1993

⭐ 6.4

1992

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon Notable

Colonel John Kowen (voice) · 1992

⭐ 7.2

Tottoi

Jack Land (voice) · 1992

⭐ 6.1

1991

Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green

Colonel Gillan (voice) · 1991

Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land

Bowser (voice) · 1991

⭐ 5.5

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Cosmo Eigesse · 1991

⭐ 6.5

1990

Sword for Truth

Tenkai (voice) · 1990

⭐ 4.2

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku Notable

Panbûkin (voice) · 1990

⭐ 7.6

City Hunter: Bay City Wars

Gomez (voice) · 1990

⭐ 6.3

1989

Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie

Fudo no Ryoma · 1989

⭐ 5.9

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie Notable

Ragorn (voice) · 1989

⭐ 7.5

1988

Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice

Kiba Daio (voice) · 1988

1987

Super Android Metalder: The Movie Notable

Emperor God Neros (voice) · 1987

⭐ 8.0

1986

M.D. Geist

Golem (voice) · 1986

⭐ 5.0

Love City

Aroi · 1986

⭐ 5.7

The Scarred Man

Nick (eps 4-5) (voice) · 1986

1985

Twinkle Nora Rock Me!

Tōchino (voice) · 1985

⭐ 4.2

Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment! Notable

Gyodai (voice) · 1985

⭐ 8.2

Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie Notable

Gyodai (voice) · 1985

⭐ 8.5

1983

Crusher Joe

Nero (Voice) · 1983

⭐ 6.7

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie

Emperor Aton (voice) · 1983

⭐ 4.5

1982

Dai Sentai Goggle-V: The Movie Notable

Mole Mozoo (voice) · 1982

⭐ 8.2

Frequently appears with

Hozumi Goda

Chirico Cuvie

Chikao Ohtsuka

Yoran Pailsen

Hisao Egawa

Gary Godan

Masahito Yabe

Glenborash Droka Zaki

Takashi Nagasako

Nol Barkov

Kanichi Kurita

Arsène Lupin III (voice)

Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Daisuke Jigen (voice)

Eiko Masuyama

Fujiko Mine (voice)

Makio Inoue

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voi

Gorō Naya

Inspector Koichi Zenigata

Full filmography

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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie

2009 ⭐ 7.5

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Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

2007 ⭐ 7.0

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Aquarian Age: The Movie

2003 ⭐ 6.0

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Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

2001 ⭐ 7.3

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Zone of the Enders: Idolo

2001 ⭐ 5.8

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You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

1999 ⭐ 6.2

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Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger

1999 ⭐ 5.9

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Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger

1997 ⭐ 7.2

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Sanctuary

1996 ⭐ 5.3

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Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie

1995 ⭐ 7.3

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Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie

1994 ⭐ 8.0

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Ocean Waves

1993 ⭐ 6.4

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Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

1992 ⭐ 7.2

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Tottoi

1992 ⭐ 6.1

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Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green

1991

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Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land

1991 ⭐ 5.5

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Mobile Suit Gundam F91

1991 ⭐ 6.5

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Sword for Truth

1990 ⭐ 4.2

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Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990 ⭐ 7.6

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City Hunter: Bay City Wars

1990 ⭐ 6.3