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Kôichi Yamadera

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Kôichi Yamadera
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Koichi Yamadera was born on June 17, 1961 in Shiogama, Japan. He's a graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University & is affiliated w/ Across Entertainment. He's a prolific voice actor that specializes in video games, & TV animation.

His voice-acting debut was in the OVA Megazone 23 as the motorcycle-riding Shinji Nakagawa, while his TV debut was the anime Bosco Adventure as the cowardly but friendly otter. His break-out voice role was Ranma 1/2, in which he played Ryoga Hibiki & the Jusenkyo Guide. That same year, he voiced Shaman in the TV series Granzort. In 1991, he joined forces w/ Toshihiko Seki & Noriko Hidaka to form the acting unit Banana Fritters, which disbanded in 1995.

In October 1997, he became a host on the TV Tokyo children's variety show Oha Suta. In 1994, he married Mika Kanai. They divorced in spring 2006.

He's best known for his roles in Kaiketsu Zorori, the Japanese dub of Full House, Ranma 1/2, Soreike! Anpanman, Brave Exkaiser, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence , Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, the Yatterman remake, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Paprika & Vampire Hunter D-Bloodlust.

He's also known for dubbing for Jim Carrey & Eddie Murphy in English-language films.
BornJune 17, 1961
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Known for

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
7.4
  • Togusa(voice)
  • 2004
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell
7.9
  • Togusa(voice)
  • 1995
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Ninja Scroll
7.8
  • Jubei Kibagami(voice)
  • 1993
Paprika (2006)
Paprika
7.7
  • Osanai Morio(voice)
  • 2006

Credits

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  • Soreike! Anpanman
    • Cheese, the dog (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • Koinu no warutsu
    • Katsuyuki Imai
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Peep Time
    • Kidnapper (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    • Zohakuten (voice)
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3D
    • Dr. Robotnik
    • Completed
  • Dragon Ball Super: Monkerising
    • Beerus
    • Pre-production
  • Takahiro Sakurai, Toshihiko Seki, Hôchû Ôtsuka, Hiro Shimono, Satoshi Hino, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Natsuki Hanae, Shizuka Ishigami, and Akari Kitô in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    • Zohakuten (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Redemption Reapers (2023)
    Redemption Reapers
    • Unknown (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • Takaya Kuroda in Like a Dragon: Ishin! (2023)
    Like a Dragon: Ishin!
    • Matsusuke Niibori (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • Rica Fukami, Kan'ichi Kurita, Daisuke Namikawa, Chika Sakamoto, Keiko Toda, Kôichi Yamadera, Akio Ôtsuka, and Miyuki Sawashiro in Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (2023)
    Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye
    • Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
    • Video
    • 2023
  • One Piece Odyssey (2023)
    One Piece Odyssey
    • Donquixote Rocinante (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • Arknights: Reimei Zensou (2022)
    Arknights: Reimei Zensou
    • Wei Yenwu (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Yuki Matsuoka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Tite Kubo, and Hiroki Yasumoto in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022)
    Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
    • Quilge Opie (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Akira and Akira (2022)
    Akira and Akira
    • 2022
  • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)
    Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
    • Beerus (voice)
    • 2022
  • Shin Ultraman (2022)
    Shin Ultraman
    • Zoffy (voice)
    • 2022
  • Lupin the 3rd Part 6 (2021)
    Lupin the 3rd Part 6
    • Inspector Koichi Zenigata
    • Inspector Namikoshi
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Megumi Ogata, Tomokazu Seki, Yûichi Nakamura, Kôki Uchiyama, Satoshi Hino, Kana Hanazawa, and Mikako Komatsu in Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
    Jujutsu Kaisen 0
    • Miguel (voice)
    • 2021
  • Golshifteh Farahani, Michael B. Jordan, Kôichi Yamadera, Asia Kate Dillon, and Maisie Williams in Gen: Lock (2018)
    Gen: Lock
    • Kazu Iida
    • Robo-Shogun
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War (2021)
    Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War
    • (voice)
    • 2021
  • Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night (2021)
    Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
    • Akihiko Kayaba (voice)
    • 2021

Soundtrack

  • Shinkansen henkei robo Shinkalion: Mirai kara shinsoku no ALFA-X (2019)
    Shinkansen henkei robo Shinkalion: Mirai kara shinsoku no ALFA-X
    • Soundtrack ("Chenji! Shinkaraion" (Change! Shinkalion))
    • 2019
  • Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain (1990)
    Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle
    • performer: "Trap in the Night", "Seishun no Monyumento" (Monument of Youth)
    • 1989

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Short Peace
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yamadera Kouichi
  • Height
    • 5′ 9¼″ (1.76 m)
  • Born
    • June 17, 1961
    • Shiogama, Japan
  • Spouses
      Robin Shoko Okada2021 - present
  • Other works
    Provided the voice of Plucky Duck in the Japanese version of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990).

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    Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, impressionist, TV personality & singer.
  • Nicknames
    • Yama-chan
    • Bazooka Yamadera

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