Minoru Inaba

Minoru Inaba
Born	(1951-11-08) November 8, 1951 (age 69) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1975-present
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, Inaba Minoru, born November 8, 1951) is a Japanese voice actor from Shizuoka Prefecture. He is affiliated with Ken Production.

Inaba is best known for his roles in Disney productions (as Dale), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (as Buzz Lightyear), and The Transformers (as Cyclonus and Razorclaw). He also voiced as Gaogao-san the anthropomorphic Lion Scientist in the Shimajiro TV series and Shimajiro film series.^[1]

Filmography[]

Television animation[]

1979

• The Ultraman - Fisherman
• - Gyarakuta members

1980

• - Adam
• Densetsu Kyojin Ideon - Rekuran
• Space Warrior Baldios - Morgan, Robot Soldiers

1981

• Ogon Senshi Gold Raitan - Futoshi "Bikku" Mizumi
• Voltron - Cobra
• Meiken Jolie - Barber, Pastor, General Store

1982

• Gyakuten Ippatsu-man - Sankano & Tome
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Linn Shaochin, Maistroff, Oigul
• Ai no Senshi Rainbowman - Doctor Giruma

1983

• Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman - Joe
• - Sazaar
• Armored Trooper Votoms - Mekitto
• Magical Angel Creamy Mami - Hiroshi, Shingo's Father
• Cat's Eye - Shunzo Kagawa
• Ginga Hyōryū Vifam - Mel's father

1984

• The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross - Capt. George Lombar
• - Pierre
• - Marukawa

1985

• Touch - Sakada
• Aoki Ryūsei SPT Layzner - Building, James, John

1986

• Uchūsen Sagittarius - Gamin President
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ - Dune, Magany
• - Takashima
• Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos - Grujios, Dart, Guruzios
• - Military commander
• - Cyclonus, Razorclaw/Predaking, Scattershot, Swerve

1987

• City Hunter - Sabou
• ESPer Mami - Yamada
• - Sorikondar, Rikimines

1988

• Tatakae!! Ramenman - Longwei, Miedeyama, Zhanma
• Sakigake!! Otoko Juku - J.J. George
• Mashin Eiyuden Wataru - Don Goro, Zan Kokku
• Oishinbo - Tamio Hidesawa

1989

• - Captain Katagiri
• Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis - TV Announcer
• - Motoshi Fujita
• Madō King Granzort - Huge Whale
• Aoi Blink - Editor
• City Hunter 3 - Ambassador
• Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl - Coach Ishikura
• Magical Hat - CO2

1990

• Mashin Eiyuden Wataru 2 - Dotsuitaru Shougun, Marudaruma, Mutchirini
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Captain Neoatoran
• Edokko Boy: Gatten Taro - Hey-ji, Man A (episode 8), Pedestrian (episode 3)

1991

• The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird - Captain
• Future GPX Cyber Formula - Announcer
• Matchless Raijin-Oh - Satan Jr., Yakuza A (episode 5)
• Kikou Keisatsu Metal Jack - Chief Shirogazaki
• 21 Emon - Yamada-Sensei
• Oniisama E... - Mathematics Teacher

1992

• Mama wa Shougaku Yonensei - Daisaku Yamaguchi
• Space Oz no Bouken - Aruherihito
• YuYu Hakusho - Iwamoto, Ogyoku

1993

• Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei - Engineer
• Yūsha Tokkyū Might Gaine - Upper
• Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba - Miyoshi Seikai Nyudo
• Nintama Rantarō - Judayu Unazuki, Tobizou Katou
• Shimajiro - Gaogao-san (voice)

1994

• Mobile Fighter G Gundam - Jack in Dia
• Yamato Takeru - Baafs, King, Germain, Inaba, Coyotes
• Mahoujin Guru Guru - Kasegigorudo, Tatejiwa, Ukka XII, Agubyi

1995

• Magic Knight Rayearth - Innkeeper
• Ninku - Byakko
• - Rizzo
• Juu Senshi Garukiba - Mirage
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Dr. J
• Soar High! Isami - Golden Tengu
• Dokkan! Robotendon - Garapon father, Doctor

1996

• Saint Tail - Fukuyama
• Rurouni Kenshin - Sakata, Tsukio
• Meiken Lassie - Henry
• Brave Command Dagwon - Desukoppu
• Midori no Makibao - Beard cyclone
• After War Gundam X - Rike Anto
• Akachan to Boku - Kindergarten Principal's Older Brother
• - Dorsal

1997

• Mach GoGoGo - Daisuke Hibiki
• The King of Braves GaoGaiGar - Producer
• - Ham
• Slayers Try - Firioneru = El-di = Seirun
• Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru - Kamen
• - Anri

1998

• Berserk - General White Tiger
• Gasaraki - Gen. Wayne

1999

• Chiisana Kyojin Microman - Chain Spider
• Jibaku-kun - Jiya
• Infinite Ryvius - Yoshikichi Shimomura
• - Teacher, Uncle, Salaryman
• Gozonji! Gekkō Kamen-kun - Valiance Alien

2000

• - Chief Valerie
• Brigadoon - Doctor
• Argento Soma - Director
• Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War - Tadanari Iwase

2001

• Project ARMS - Stinger
• Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo - Ichidou Takekura

2002

• Seven of Seven - Handa
• Daigunder - Shuriman
• ATASHIn'CHI - Colleague
• Witch Hunter Robin - The Professor
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Maritime Self-Defense Forces Colonel
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed - William Sutherland
• Barom One - Shiratori Kenichi

2003

• Tantei Gakuen Q - Hiromichi Kamihara
• Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Doctor
• Mermaid Forest - Soukichi
• Gilgamesh - Doctor

2004

• Madlax - Senior Managing Director
• Monster - Former Secretary
• Gigantor - Chief Ohtsuka
• Kurau: Phantom Memory - Director Saito
• Beet the Vandel Buster - Mugain
• Black Jack - Tsubo-chan
• Yakitate!! Japan - Yulrich Rame

2005

• Kaiketsu Zorori - Wandokku Doctor, Witch
• - Dharma, Elder Bag
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny - William Sutherland

2006

• Ayakashi - Takuetsu
• The Story of Saiunkoku - Seikintou leader
• Demashitaa! Powerpuff Girls Z - Silk Hat
• Project Blue Earth SOS - Tony Kimura
• Kemonozume - Kyuutarou Ohba
• Souten no Ken - Tian Xuefang
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Atsushi Sawazaki
• Bartender - Ryuuji Mineyama

2007

• The Story of Saiunkoku Second Series - Danna Dai
• Kaze no Stigma - Hyoue Kazamaki
• Mononoke - Sakae Kadowaki
• Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Mariko Hikobe
• Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro - Kouji Umino
• Blue Drop - Hasegawa
• Rental Magica - Principal
• - Sleepy Dad, Kaito, Director

2008

• Gegege no Kitarō - Guha, Hata-on-ryou, Hyakuma
• Our Home's Fox Deity - Minamoto-san
• Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō - Gao-Gao
• - Soichi Enoki
• Slayers Revolution - Philionel El Di Seyruun
• Ryoko's Case File - Inspector Maruoka

2009

• Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger - Mr. Sakaguchi
• Shin Mazinger Shōgeki! Z-Hen - Count Brocken
• Cross Game - Coach Sentarō Maeno
• Sōten Kōro - Yan Zhong
• InuYasha: The Final Act - Master of Potions

2010

• Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri - Urashima
• - Gaogao-san
• Stitch!: Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi - Tarou Nomimon

2011

• Gosick - Maurice
• - Shappoji
• Tamayura - Hitotose - Fū's grandfather
• One Piece - Neptune, Naguri

2012

• Aquarion Evol - Elco

2013

• Gundam Build Fighters - Chin'an Shishō
• Pocket Monsters: The Origin - Old Man Fuji

2014

• Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta - Gaogao-San (voice)

2015

• Shimajirō to Ōkina Ki - Gaogao-San (voice)
• Overlord - Khajiit Dale Badantel (episodes 5, 6, 8 & 9)

2016

• Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni - Gaogao-san (voice)
• My Hero Academia - Dr. Tsubasa
• One Piece - Monjii
• Rin-ne - Kuroida (episode 35)

2017

• Shimajirō to Niji no Oashisu - Gaogao-San (voice)

2018

• B The Beginning (Boris Meier)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (Emperor Friedrich IV)

2019

• Shimajiro to Ururu no Heroland - Gaogao-san (voice)

2021

• Shimajiro to Sora Tobufune - Gaogao-san (voice)
• B: The Beginning Succession (Boris Meier)

Theatrical animation[]

• (1984) - Man
• Grey: Digital Target (1986) - Mei
• The Venus Wars (1989) - Bartender
• Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) - Boris
• (1994) - Soldier Length
• Doraemon: Nobita's Genesis Diary (1995) - Yorimitsu Minamoto
• (1996) - Tobizou
• Slayers Return (1996) - Elderly Sorcerer
• (1997) - Old Man
• (1999) - Chain Spider
• (1999) - Ali Jaheeve Hassan
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) - Doctor
• Stuart Little (2000) - Race Announcer
• Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) - Kamitaira
• Summer Days with Coo (2007) - Husband
• (2007) - Chief Ohtsuka
• Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) - Don Paolo
• Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012) - Koji Matsuzaki
• (2013) - Silver Clock

OVAs[]

• The Samurai (1987) - Kagemaru Toki
• (1988) - Colonel White
• Assemble Insert (1989) - Old Man, Prime Minister
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) - Villy Gradoll

Video games[]

• Langrisser: Kōki no Matsuei (1993) - Albert
• Langrisser III (1996) - William, Christ, Gaieru, Glob, Ovu~a
• (1998) - Gaieru, Gorudori
• Ape Escape (1999) - Poppa
• Gunparade March (2000) -
• Tetsujin 28-gō (2004) - Chief Ohtsuka
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The One Year War (2005) - Woody Malden
• Beet the Vandel Buster (2005) - Mugain
• The Sword of Etheria (2005) - Toto
• Soul Calibur III (2005) - Rock
• (2005) - Dale
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) - Don Paolo
• (2007) - Dale
• Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) - Don Paolo
• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (2008) - Sawazaki
• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008) - Don Paolo
• Kingdom Hearts Coded (2009) - Dale
• Tales of Vesperia (2009) - Boniface
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) - Dale
• Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) - Ramses
• (2012) - Osamu Himeno Kado
• Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014) - Dale (New and Archived Footage)
• Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) - Alfred Pennyworth

Tokusatsu[]

• Juukou B-Fighter (1995) - Mega Hercules (episodes 38 & 51)
• Choukou Senshi Changéríon (1996) - Deringer (episode 26)

Dubbing roles[]

Live-action[]

• Armageddon (2002 Fuji TV edition) – Flight Director Clark (Chris Ellis)
• Armored – Duncan Ashcroft (Fred Ward)
• Asteroid – The President (Denis Arndt)
• Bad Boys II – Alexei (Peter Stormare)^[2]
• Batman Begins – Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson)
• The Benchwarmers – Mel Carmichael (Jon Lovitz)^[3]
• The Big Lebowski (VHS/DVD edition) – Malibu Police Chief (Leon Russom)
• Chain Reaction – Lyman Earl Collier (Brian Cox)
• Chernobyl – Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård)^[4]
• Christmas with the Kranks – Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd)^[5]
• The Closer – Andy Flynn (Anthony Denison)
• Cloud Atlas – Haskell Moore, Tadeusz Kesselring, Bill Smoke, Nurse Noakes, Boardman Mephi, Old Georgie (Hugo Weaving)^[6]
• The Comebacks – Coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner)^[7]
• Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams (M. C. Gainey)
• Daredevil – Leland Owlsley (Bob Gunton))
• Die Hard with a Vengeance – Businessman, Felix Little
• Die Hard with a Vengeance (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Fred Schiller (Stephen Pearlman)
• Dog Eat Dog – Grecco the Greek (Paul Schrader)^[8]
• Don Juan DeMarco – Dr. Paul Showalter (Bob Dishy)^[9]
• The Double – Tom Highland (Martin Sheen)^[10]
• Dragonworld – Brownie McGee (Jim Dunk)
• Ed Wood – The Amazing Criswell (Jeffrey Jones)
• Exorcist: The Beginning – Chuma
• The Fast and the Furious – Tanner (Ted Levine)
• Gandhi – Reginald Dyer (Edward Fox)^[11]
• Genius – Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush)^[12]
• The Goonies – Mr. Perkins^[13]
• Gothika – Sheriff Ryan (John Carroll Lynch)^[14]
• Henry's Crime – Max Saltzman (James Caan)^[15]
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Glóin (Peter Hambleton)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Glóin (Peter Hambleton)
• Hoffa – Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito)^[16]
• The Hunt for Red October – Senior Lieutenant Ivan Putin (Peter Firth)^[17]
• I Love Trouble – The Thin Man (James Rebhorn)^[18]
• Jacob's Ladder – Frank (Eriq La Salle)^[19]
• Jennifer's Body – Mr. Wroblewski (J. K. Simmons)^[20]
• Jingle All the Way – Mall Santa (Jim Belushi)^[21]
• Julie & Julia – Paul Child (Stanley Tucci)^[22]
• Léon: The Professional (1997 VHS edition) – Fatman (Frank Senger), Receptionist (George Martin)
• The Mask – Lt. Mitch Kellaway (Peter Riegert)^[23]
• Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – Burt Stangle (Stephen Root)^[24]
• Mission: Impossible 2 – Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich (Rade Šerbedžija)
• Pitch Black (2014 Blu-ray and DVD editions) – Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (Keith David)
• The Player – Tom Oakley (Richard E. Grant)
• The Preacher's Wife – Joe Hamilton (Gregory Hines)^[25]
• Red Eye – Joe Reisert (Brian Cox)^[26]
• Shallow Grave – Detective Inspector McCall (Ken Stott)^[27]
• Snake Eyes – Jimmy George (Michael Rispoli)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Quark (Armin Shimerman)
• The Terminator – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
• The Thing – Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen)^[28]
• Today You Die – Agent Saunders (Nick Mancuso)^[29]
• Unaccompanied Minors – Oliver Porter (Lewis Black)^[30]

Animation[]

• Disney productions – Dale
• Animaniacs – Pesto
• Bee Movie – Martin B. Benson
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command – Buzz Lightyear^[31]
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (second dub) – Dale
• Dragon Storm – Theldag
• Happy Feet – Nestor
• Finding Nemo - Philip Sherman
• The Lorax – Uncle Ubb
• Over the Hedge – Vincent
• Recess – Principal Prickly
• The Simpsons – Ned Flanders, Moe Szyslak
• The Simpsons Movie – Moe Szyslak (theater and DVD edition), Ned Flanders (DVD edition)
• The Transformers – Cyclonus, Razorclaw, Scattershot, others
• Treasure Planet – Doctor Delbert Doppler
• Cars – Van, Jay Limo
• Cars 2 – Van^[32]
• Shrek series – Magic Mirror
• Shrek Forever After – Pig #3^[33]

See also[]

• Minoru Inaba at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

References[]