Junpei Takiguchi

Kōhei Takiguchi (滝口 幸平, Takiguchi Kōhei, April 17, 1931 – August 29, 2011), better known by the stage name Junpei Takiguchi (滝口 順平, Takiguchi Junpei), was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.

Besides his many narration and dubbing roles, he was also known for his roles in Time Bokan (as Perasuke), Yatterman (as Dokurobei), Mazinger Z (as Count Brocken), Tekkaman: The Space Knight (as Ranbos), Yuusha Raideen (as Barao), and for his narration roles in Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi and Pittankokan Kan.

Death

Takiguchi died at 7:33am JST on August 29, 2011, aged 80, from stomach cancer.^[1]

Voice roles

Television animation

• .hack//Roots (Phyllo)^[2]
• Alcatraz Connection (Yellow)
• Alice SOS (M1)
• Astro Boy (Mister Daring)
• Brave Raideen (Barao)
• Burn, Zantetsuken! (Chin Chin Chou)
• Cyborg 009 (Doctor Kozumi)
• Dinosaur War Izenborg (Gorou Kamihara, Dinosaur Emperor Ururu (Tyrannosaurus), Almost Dinosaur)
• D.Gray-man (The Millennium Earl)
• Dragon Ball (Baba Uranai)
• Dragon Ball Z (Baba Uranai, Grand Elder, Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Kai (Grand Elder)
• Huckleberry Hound (Huckleberry Hound)
• Karin (Narration)
• Kirarin Revolution (Mister Danchō)
• Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (God)
• Kurozuka (Man in Black)
• Mahōjin Guru Guru (Monburan)
• Mazinger Z (Count Brocken)
• Metal Armor Dragonar (Major Hydelnecken)
• Minami no Niji no Lucy (Pettywell)
• Montana Jones (Professor Nitro)
• Ninja Hattori-kun (Jippou)
• One Piece (Admiral Nelson)
• Quick Draw McGraw (Quick Draw McGraw)
• Police Academy: The Animated Series (Lockjaw, Chef)
• The Simpsons (Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson)
• Soreike! Anpanman (Santa Claus)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 edition) (Krang)
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight (Rambos)
• Time Bokan (Perasuke)
• Tokimeki Tonight (Tamasaburo Kamiya)
• Tottoko Hamutarō (Grandpa Maki)
• UFO Baby (Professor Vincent)
• The Ultraman (Pig)
• Urusei Yatsura (Red Mantle)
• Vicky the Viking (Sunōre)
• We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun! (Satan's Claw)
• Yatterman (Dokurobe)

OVA

• Dirty Pair (Mazohho)
• Slayers Gorgeous (Gaizno)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Doctor Eggman)

Theater animation

• Alice in Wonderland (TBS edition) (Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee)
• The Incredibles (Ollie Johnston)
• Robin Hood (Sheriff)
• Lady and the Tramp (Trusty)
• The Simpsons Movie (Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Happy)
• The Aristocats (Peppo the Italian Cat)

Video games

• Crash Team Racing (Nitros Oxide)
• Dragon Ball Z 3 (Grand Elder, Uranai Baba)
• Dragon Ball Z Infinite World (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteo (Porunga)
• Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Neo (Uranai Baba, Porunga)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (Happy)

Dubbing roles

• Batman (The Joker)
• Cowboy G-Men (Pat Gallagher, Stoney Crockett, Zerbo and All Male and Female Characters)
• Goldfinger (Nippon TV edition) (Auric Goldfinger)
• Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov)
• I Love Lucy (Frederick 'Fred' Hobart Mertz)
• Jingle All the Way (Fuji TV edition) (Officer Alexander Hummell)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (Nippon TV edition) (Benny Chan)
• Live and Let Die (Sheriff J.W. Pepper)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (Sheriff J.W. Pepper)
• Mary Poppins (DVD edition) (Uncle Albert)
• Melody (Mister Perkins)
• The Muppet Show (The Swedish Chef)
• Son of the Mask (TBS edition) (Doctor Arthur Neuman)
• Spartacus (DVD edition) (Gracchus)
• Song of the South 2 (Br'er Owl)
• Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Dexter Jettster)
• The Wizard of Oz (Video and DVD edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz)

Other

• Splash Mountain (Brer Owl)

References

External links

• Junpei Takiguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Junpei Takiguchi at the Internet Movie Database