Junpei Takiguchi

Years active1951–2011Known forBurari Tochūgesha no TabiHeight167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Kōhei Takiguchi (滝口 幸平, Takiguchi Kōhei, April 17, 1931 – August 29, 2011), better known by his stage name Junpei Takiguchi (滝口 順平, Takiguchi Junpei), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.

Besides his many narration and dubbing roles, he was also known for his roles in Time Bokan (as Perasuke), Yatterman (as Dokurobei), Mazinger Z (as Count Brocken), Tekkaman: The Space Knight (as Ranbos), Brave Raideen (as Barao), and for his narration roles in Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi and Pittankokan Kan.

Death

Takiguchi died at 7:33am JST on August 29, 2011, aged 80, from stomach cancer.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

• Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960) – Narrator
• Moomin (1969) – Moran
• Andersen Stories (1971) - Mole
• Lupin III (1971) – Mr. X
• Mazinger Z (1972) – Count Brocken
• New Moomin (1972) – Moran
• We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun! (1972) – Satan's Claw
• Vicky the Viking (1974) – Snorre
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975) – Rambos
• Time Bokan (1975) – Perasuke
• Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977) – Gorou Kamihara, Dinosaur Emperor Ururu (Tyrannosaurus), Almost Dinosaur
• Yatterman (1977) – Dokurobē
• Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977-1978) - Driscoll
• The Ultraman (1979) – Pig
• Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Jippou
• Minami no Niji no Lucy (1982) – Pettywell
• Tokimeki Tonight (1982-1983) – Tamasaburo Kamiya
• Dragon Ball (1986) – Fortuneteller Baba
• Dirty Pair (1987) – Masoho^{[citation needed]}
• Metal Armor Dragonar (1987) – Major Hydelnecken
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988) – Santa Claus
• Dragon Ball Z (1989) – Fortuneteller Baba, Grand Elder, Porunga
• Burn, Zantetsuken! (1994) – Chin Chin Chou
• Montana Jones (1994) – Professor Nitro
• Alice SOS (1998) – M-1
• One Piece (1999) – Admiral Nelson^{[citation needed]}
• Tottoko Hamutarō (2000) – Maggie's Grandfather
• UFO Baby (2000) – Professor Vincent
• Alcatraz Connection (2001) – Howan
• Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001) – Professor Kozumi
• Astro Boy (2003) – Mr. Darling^{[citation needed]}
• Kaiketsu Zorori (2004) – Yokai Sensei
• Karin (2005) – narration
• .hack//Roots (2006) – Phyllo^[2]
• D.Gray-man (2006) – The Millennium Earl
• Kirarin Revolution (2006) – Mister Danchō
• Kurozuka (novel) (2008) – Man in Black
• Dragon Ball Kai (2009) – Grand Elder
• Brave Raideen^{[year needed]} – Barao
• Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo – God
• Mahōjin Guru Guru – Monburan
• Urusei Yatsura – Red Mantle

Original video animation (OVA)

• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – Dr. Robotnik
• Slayers Gorgeous (1998) – Gaizno

Theatrical animation

• Alice in Wonderland^{[year needed]} (TBS edition) (Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee)
• Darkwing Duck (Tuskernini)
• The Incredibles (Ollie Johnston)
• Lady and the Tramp (Trusty)
• The Road to El Dorado (Chief Tannabok)
• The Simpsons Movie (Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Happy)
• The Aristocats (Peppo the Italian Cat)
• Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World (1976) – Monsieur Gourmon

Video games

• Crash Team Racing (1999) (Nitros Oxide)^[3]
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Happy)^[3]

unknown date

• Dragon Ball Z 3 (Grand Elder, Uranai Baba)
• Dragon Ball Z Infinite World (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteo (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Neo (Uranai Baba, Porunga)

Dubbing

Live action

• Arizona Colt (1975 TBS Dub) (Gordo Watch)
• Batman (Fuji TV Dub) (The Joker) (Caesar Romero)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1977 Fuji TV Dub) (Sheriff Bledsoe (Jeff Corey))
• Death of a Gunfighter (1974 Fuji TV Dub) (Lester Locke (Carroll O'Connor))
• Dr. Strangelove (1971 TV Asahi edition) (Soviet Ambassador Alexei de Sadeski (Peter Bull))^[4]
• Entrapment (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Conrad Greene (Maury Chaykin))^[5]
• Fraggle Rock (Uncle Traveling Matt) (1985 NHK dub)
• Goldfinger (1978 NTV edition) (Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe)) (Recorded on DVD alongside the NET Dub)^[6]
• Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov)
• I Love Lucy (Frederick 'Fred' Hobart Mertz)
• The Ipcress File (1971 TBS Dub) (Blue Jay) (Recorded on DVD)
• The Island (1988 TV Asahi Dub) (Dr. Windsor)
• Jingle All the Way (Fuji TV edition) (Officer Alexander Hummell (Robert Conrad))
• Lawrence of Arabia (2000 TV Tokyo edition) (General Archibald Murray (Donald Wolfit)) (Recorded on DVD and Blu-Ray)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (2001 Nippon TV edition) (Benny Chan)
• Live and Let Die (1981 and 1988 TBS Dubs) (Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)) (Both Dubs are recorded on a DVD by King Records.)
• Loose Cannons (VHS Dub) (Harry Gutterman) (VHS Dub is not recorded on DVD)
• The Man from Hong Kong (Willard (Frank Thring))^[7]
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1982 TBS Dub) (Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)) (Recorded on DVD by King Records)
• Mary Poppins (DVD edition) (Uncle Albert (Ed Wynn))
• Melody (1977 TV Asahi Dub) (Mister Perkins)
• The Muppet Show (The Swedish Chef)
• Muppets Tonight (Don Rickles)
• My Big Fat Greek Life (Gus Portokalos)^[8]
• Runaway Bride (Walter Carpenter (Paul Dooley))
• Son of the Mask (Theatrical Release edition) (Doctor Arthur Neuman (Ben Stein))
• Spartacus (DVD edition) (Gracchus (Charles Laughton))
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Dexter Jettster)
• The Wizard of Oz (DVD edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan))

Animation

• Alice in Wonderland – Caterpillar^[9]
• Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Hound
• Quick Draw McGraw – Quick Draw McGraw
• The Simpsons – Grampa Simpson
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 edition) – Krang

Other

• Splash Mountain^[when?] (Brer Owl)

References

External links

• Junpei Takiguchi Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine at Game Plaza Haruka Voice Artist Database (in Japanese)
• Junpei Takiguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Junpei Takiguchi at IMDb
• Junpei Takiguchi at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)