Kōji Yada
Kōji Yada ( Japanese 矢 田 耕 司 , Yada Kōji , really: 矢 田 弘二 ; * April 15, 1933 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † May 1, 2014 ) was a Japanese voice actor ( seiyū ).
Life
Kōji Yada received an acting training from the Tokyo theater company Theater Echo and was later taken under contract by the Aoni Production agency. He gained notoriety for his roles as Taran in the science fiction anime series Uchū Senkan Yamato , and as Dr. Gero in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT .
Kōji Yada died on May 1, 2014 at the age of 81 of chronic kidney failure .
Roles (selection)
The years indicate the first publication of the respective work, which does not necessarily have to correspond to the year of his speaking role.
- 1972: Mazinger Z (Dr. Morimori, narrator, Piguman)
- 1974: Uchū Senkan Yamato (Taran)
- 1974: Getter Robo (Monji Ōgarashi, Demon Yurā)
- 1975: Getter Robo G (Monji Ōgarashi, Dr. Gurā)
- 1977: Arrow Emblem: Grand Prix no Taka (Narrator)
- 1978: Uchū Senkan Yamato 2 (Taran)
- 1978: Saraba Uchū Senkan Yamato - Ai no Senshitachi (Taran)
- 1974: Uchū Senkan Yamato III (Taran)
- 1984: Yume Senshi Wingman (Kenta's father)
- 1986: Saint Seiya (Rōshi)
- 1992: Flanders no Inu: Boku no Patrasche (Bowman)
- 1992: Dragon Ball Z (Dr. Gero)
- 1997: Dragon Ball GT (Dr. Gero)
- 1998: Dr. Slump (Tsun Tsuruten)
- 1998: Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (Rasuta)
- 2000: One Piece (Zeff)
- 2005: Angel Heart (Grand Court Marshal Chen)
- 2006: Bakkyū Hit! Crash B-Daman (Kurahito Saionji)
- 2006: Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (Yoshizō Tada)
- 2007: Dennō Coil (Illegal, Null, Ojiji)
- 2007: Gintama (Kahē Hashida)
- 2013: Saint Seiya Ω (Rōshi / Dōko)
Web links
- Entry in the Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 声優 名 鑑 . Seibidō Shuppan, 1999, ISBN 4-415-00878-X , p. 665 . , Reading of 矢 田 弘二 unknown, either Hiroji Yada or Kōji Yada
- ↑ a b 矢 田 耕 司 . Aoni Production, accessed July 9, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b c One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away. In: Anime News Network. May 1, 2014, accessed July 9, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yada, Kōji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 矢 田 耕 司 (Japanese, pseudonym); 矢 田 弘二 (Japanese, real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese voice actor (seiyū) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 15, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo prefecture |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 1, 2014 |