Junpei Takiguchi

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Junpei Takiguchi
滝口 順平
Born	Kōhei Takiguchi (1931-04-17)April 17, 1931 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Died	August 29, 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1951–2011
Known for	Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi

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), Yuusha 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
• 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) – Baba Uranai
• Dirty Pair (1987) – Masoho^{[citation needed]}
• Metal Armor Dragonar (1987) – Major Hydelnecken
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988) – Santa Claus
• Dragon Ball Z (1989) – Baba Uranai, 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]

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• 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) (First Voice)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1977 Fuji TV Dub) (Sheriff Bledsoe)
• Death of a Gunfighter (1974 Fuji TV Dub) (Lester Locke)
• Entrapment (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Conrad Greene (Maury Chaykin))^[4]
• Fraggle Rock (Uncle Traveling Matt) (1985 NHK dub)
• Goldfinger (1978 Nippon TV edition) (Auric Goldfinger) (Recorded on DVD alongside the NET Dub)
• 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)
• The Lawrence of Arabia (2000 TV Tokyo Dub) (General Archibald Murray) (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) (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 with the Golden Gun (1982 TBS Dub) (Sheriff J.W. Pepper) (Recorded on DVD by King Records)
• Mary Poppins (DVD edition) (Uncle Albert)
• Melody (1977 TV Asahi Dub) (Mister Perkins)
• The Muppet Show (The Swedish Chef)
• Muppets Tonight (Don Rickles)
• My Big Fat Greek Life (Gus Portokalos)^[5]
• The Runaway Bride (Walter Carpenter)
• Son of the Mask (Theatrical Release edition) (Doctor Arthur Neuman)
• Spartacus (DVD edition) (Gracchus)
• 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)

Animation[]

• 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 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)