Goro Naya

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Goro Naya (納谷 悟朗, Naya Gorō^?, born November 17, 1929) is a veteran seiyū who was born in Hakodate. His younger brother is seiyū Rokuro Naya.

He is most know for the roles of Koichi Zenigata (Lupin III), Juzo Okita (Space Battleship Yamato), and Shocker (Kamen Rider).

Goro Naya has become an icon among fans of the Kamen Rider series and is seen as a legend by many fans of the series.

Contents 1 Notable voice roles 1.1 Live Roles 2 Dub Roles 3 Trivia 4 External link

[edit] Notable voice roles

• Captain Juzo Okita in Space Battleship Yamato
• Leonard Dawson in Golgo 13
• Merkatz in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
• Inspector Zenigata in Lupin III
• Lord Yupa in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• "Bosun" Kuramoto in Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight
• Great Leader in Kamen Rider
• Crocus in One Piece
• Ultraman Ace in series of same name
• Alien Emerald "Kain" in Jumborg Ace

[edit] Live Roles

• Shocker "Leader" in Kamen Rider series.

[edit] Dub Roles

• Charlton Heston
• John Wayne
• Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars episodes 4-6.
• SkekSo & SkekOk in The Dark Crystal

[edit] Trivia

• Naya started out in Lupin III early on, but not as Zenigata. He actually played Goemon Ishikawa in the Cinemascope version of the show pilot. The reason for Zenigata's Voice in nowadays is that Naya is diagnosed with cancer, and his throat tone is in bad shape.

• In the Kamen Rider series, it was revealed that up until Kamen Rider ZX (pronounced 'Zedd Cross'), all the organisations the Riders had fought were led by the original Shocker's Great Leader. Naya himself voiced most if not all of this character's appearances.

[edit] External link

• Goro Naya at the Anime News Network