Takeshi Watabe

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-21 (74 years old)

Deathday

2010-12-13

Place of Birth

Kochi Prefecture, Japan

Takeshi Watabe

Biography

was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cance...

Acting

1995

2001

Zone of the Enders: Idolo

as Barrows (voice)

1990

2001

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

as Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)

2003

Aquarian Age the Movie

as Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

1986

M.D. Geist

as Golem (voice)

1993

Ocean Waves

as Principle (voice)

1996

Sanctuary

as Norimoto Isaoka

1990

Sword for Truth

as Tenkai (voice)

1987

Super Android Metalder: The Movie

as Emperor God Neros (voice)

1983

1983

Crusher Joe

as Nero (Voice)

1994

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie

as Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)

1991

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

as Cosmo Eigesse

1986

Love City

as Aroi

1982

Dai Sentai Goggle-V: The Movie

as Mole Mozoo (voice)

1979

Battle Fever J: The Movie

as Buffalo Monster (voice)

1999

1983

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie

as Emperor Aton (voice)

1985

Twinkle Nora Rock Me!

as Tōchino (voice)

1992

Tottoi

as Jack Land (voice)

1986

The Scarred Man

as Nick (eps 4-5) (voice)

1986

Fist of the North Star

as Kiba Daiō (voice)

1989

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