Koichi Yamadera

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Koichi Yamadera (山寺 宏一, Yamadera Kōichi^?), born June 17, 1961 in Tagajo, Miyagi, is a veteran Japanese voice actor who also hosts Oha Star, a children's TV show in Japan. He is a graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University Business School. His nickname is Yama-chan (山ちゃん, Yama-chan^?). He is currently represented by Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. He is married to fellow seiyū Mika Kanai.

He is most known for the roles of Ryoga Hibiki/P-chan (Ranma ½), Cheese (Soreike! Anpanman), Ryoji Kaji (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Togusa (Ghost in the Shell), and Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop).

Contents 1 Voice roles 1.1 Television animation 1.2 OVA 1.3 Theater animation 1.4 Video games 1.5 Dubbing roles 2 Live Action 3 Trivia 4 External links

[edit] Voice roles

[edit] Television animation

• Oh My Goddess! (Troubador)
• Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple (Gale)
• Cowboy Bebop (Spike Spiegel, Ein)
• Kyattou Ninden Teyandee (Karamaru)
• Galaxy Angel (Colonel Hari)
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Togusa, Aoi, Baby Ruth)
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG (Togusa)
• Samurai Champloo (Saganshougen Nagamitsu)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (Ryoji Kaji)
• Fist of the Blue Sky (Kenshirō Kasumi)
• Xenosaga (Gaignun Kukai, Albedo Piazzola)
• UFO Baby (Yuzupiko)
• Dokkiri Doctor (Doctor Haruka Nishikikōji)
• Dragon Ball Z (Tenshinhan, substituting for Hirotaka Suzuoki)
• Donkey Kong Country (Donkey Kong)
• Disney's House of Mouse (Donald Duck, Mike, Mushu, Genie, Beast)
• Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (Sakamoto Ryōma)
• Honey and Clover (Lohmeyer-senpai)
• Peter Pan no Boken (Cecco, Nana)
• Pokémon (Farfetch'd)
• Brave Exkaiser (Tokuda Osamu)
• Ranma ½ (Jusenkyo Guide, Ryoga Hibiki)
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series (Stitch)
• Memories of the Flame: Tokyo Crisis (Michael Suzuki)
• Operation: Return the Treasure (Iwan Kurokobich)
• Mermaid Saga (Yuta)

[edit] OVA

• The Return of Jafar (Genie)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (Genie)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Bruno von Silverberg)
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. Solid State Society (Togusa)
• The Hakkenden (Inuyama Dōsetsu Tadatomo)
• Detonator Orgun (Tomoru Shindo, Orgun)
• Photon (Papacharino Nanadan)
• Megazone 23 (Shinji Nakagawa, Shion)
• The Lion King 1½ (Donald Duck, Genie, Stitch)
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (Sebastian)
• Mermaid Forest (Yuta)

[edit] Theater animation

• Ice Age (Manny)
• Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (Manny)
• Arashi no Yoru Ni (Barry)
• Aladdin (Genie)
• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (Spike Spiegel)
• The Prince of Darkness (The North Star)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (Gyunei Guss)
• Ghost in the Shell (Togusa)
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Togusa)
• Sakura Wars (Brent Furlong)
• Shrek (Donkey)
• Shrek 2 (Donkey)
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (Jacques)
• Millennium Actress (The Man of the Key)
• Disney cartoons (Donald Duck)
• Beauty and the Beast (Beast)
• The Little Mermaid (Sebastian)
• Pokémon: The First Movie (Mew)
• Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (Lugia)
• Pokémon 3: The Movie (Deibitto)
• Pokémon 4Ever (Hunter)
• Pokémon Heroes (Rosshi)
• Pokémon: Jirachi Wishmaker (Butler)
• Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (Professor Lund)
• Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Sir Aaron)
• Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy (Jack Walker)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (Officer, Announcer)
• Mulan (Mushu)
• Memories (Migeru)
• Lilo & Stitch (Stitch)
• Robots (Fender)

[edit] Video games

• Space Battleship Yamato (Susumu Kodai)
• SNK vs. series (Mike Bison)
• Kingdom Hearts (Donald Duck, Genie, Sebastian, Beast, Mushu)
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (Donald Duck, Genie, Beast)
• Kingdom Hearts II (Donald Duck, Genie, Sebastian, Beast, Mushu, Stitch)
• Rival Schools (Daigo Kazama)
• Super Robot Wars series (Gyunei Guss, Albedo Piazzola)
• Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Cody Travers, Mike Bison, Narrator)
• Xenosaga (Gaignun Kukai, Albedo Piazzola)
• Tales of Destiny (Karyl Sheeden)
• Drakengard (Leonard)
• Brave Fencer Musashi (Ed)
• Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (Live announcer)

[edit] Dubbing roles

• I, Robot (Del Spooner)
• Independence Day (Captain Steven Hiller)
• Wayne's World (Wayne Campbell)
• West Side Story (Bernardo)
• Red Dwarf (Cat)
• Eddie Murphy
  • 48 Hrs. (Reggie Hammond)
  • Beverly Hills Cop series (Axel Foley)
  • The Nutty Professor series (The Klump Family)
  • Dr. Dolittle series (Doctor John Dolittle)
  • Showtime (Officer Trey Sellers)
• Austin Powers series (Austin Powers, Doctor Evil, Fat Bastard, Gold Member)
• Kung Fu Hustle (Sing)
• The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (Mr. Electricidad, Mr. Electric, Ice Guardian, Tobor, Iceman)
• Shaolin Soccer (Sing)
• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (Romero)
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (Romero)
• Speed (Jack Traven)
• Space Jam (Michael Jordan)
• Dark Angel (Logan)
• The Sum of All Fears (Jack Ryan)
• Back to the Future trilogy (Marty McFly)
• Bad Boys (Marcus Burnett)
• Bad Boys II (Marcus Burnett)
• Band of Brothers (Captain Lewis Nixon)
• Fight Club (Tyler Durden)
• The Fifth Element (Zorg, Ruby Rhod)
• Flubber (Philip Brainard)
• Full House (Joey Gladstone)
• The Mask (Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask)
• Max Headroom (Max)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (John Smith)
• Mary Poppins (Bert)

[edit] Live Action

• Yama-chan in Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
• TV Producer in Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
• Narrator in Godzilla: Final Wars
• Eisuke Kite in Kiteretsu Daihyakka

[edit] Trivia

• From 1991 to 1995 he formed an acting unit called Banana Fritters (バナナフリッターズ, Banana Fritters^?) with fellow seiyū Toshihiko Seki and Noriko Hidaka.
• Has co-starred with Megumi Hayashibara in many animes, most notably Neon Genesis Evangelion, Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru, Ranma ½, and Cowboy Bebop.
• He filled in for Hirotaka Suzuoki as the voice of Tenshinhan in a couple of episodes of Dragon Ball.

[edit] External links

• Anime News Network