Ryūji Saikachi

Ryūji Saikachi (槐 柳二, Saikachi Ryūji, born March 27, 1928 in Tokyo) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. most known for the roles of Prof. Pat Pending (Wacky Races, Japanese dub), Rerere no Ojisan (Tensai Bakabon), and Grandfather Otonashi (Maison Ikkoku).

Filmography

TV anime

• GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968) – Nurarihyon
• Tensai Bakabon (1971) – Rerere no Ojisan
• Anne of Green Gables (1979) – Matthew Cuthbert
• Space Adventure Cobra (1983) – Dr. Magellan
• Maison Ikkoku (1986) – Kyoko Otonashi's father-in-law
• YuYu Hakusho (1992) – Dr. Ichigaki
• Dragon Ball Z (1993) – Daikaiō
• Little Women II: Jo's Boys (1993) – Silas
• Rurouni Kenshin (1996) – Márquez Murakami
• Sakura Wars (2000) – Gontarō Iwai
• InuYasha (2002) – Taigokumaru
• Monster (2004) – Deniz

Original video anime

• Legend of Lemnear (1989) – Sendoshi
• Mermaid Saga (1991) – Shiina
• 3x3 Eyes (1995) – Tinzin
• Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms (1999) – Gontarō Iwai

Anime films

• Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985) – Froi
• Castle in the Sky (1986) – Old Engineer
• The Wings of Honneamise (1987) – Prof. Ronta
• Tōi Umi kara Kita Coo (1993) – Old Amaku
• A Tree of Palme (2002) – Sawadust
• Tokyo Godfathers (2003) – The Old Man

Video games

• Kingdom Hearts II – Rafiki
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep – Sneezy
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – Geppetto

Tokusatsu

• Kamen Rider – Spider Man, Semiminga
• Kamen Rider V3 – Sickle-Neck Turtle
• Kamen Rider Amazon – Molu Beastman
• Kamen Rider Stronger – Scorpion Kikkaijin
• Skyrider – Mukadenjin, Sanshoujin
• Kamen Rider Super-1 – Cassette Gomoru, Jishakugen

Live-action dubbing

• Walter Brennan
  • My Darling Clementine (1969 TV Asashi edition) – Newman Haynes Clanton
  • Red River (1968 TV Asashi edition) – Nadine Groot
  • The Proud Ones (1973 Fuji TV edition) – Jake
  • Rio Bravo (1969 and 1973 TV Asashi editions) – Stumpy
• The Cassandra Crossing – Herman Kaplan (Lee Strasberg)
• Day of Anger – Blind Bill (José Calvo)
• A Fistful of Dollars (1971 TV Asashi edition) – Piripero (Joseph Egger)
• Going My Way (1972 TV Asashi edition) – Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald)
• The Rockford Files – Joseph "Rocky" Rockford (Noah Beery, Jr.)

Overseas animation dubbing

• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island – Dr.Dithering
• The Aristocats – Napoleon
• The Black Cauldron – Doli
• Pinocchio – Geppetto
• Back to the Conscince – Geppetto
• Lady and the Tramp – Jock
• Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure – Jock
• Robin Hood – Sir Hiss
• The Lion King – Rafiki
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride – Rafiki
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Sneezy
• Wacky Races – Professor Pat Pending

Other voices

• Pinocchio's Daring Journey at Tokyo Disneyland – Gepppetto
• Peter Pan's Flight at Tokyo Disneyland – Pirates Bill
• Snow White's Adventures at Tokyo Disneyland – Sneezy
• Country Bear Theater at Tokyo Disneyland – Sieg

External links

• Ryūji Saikachi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Ryūji Saikachi at the Internet Movie Database