Junpei Takiguchi

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

Junpei Takiguchi
滝口 順平
Born	Kōhei Takiguchi (1931-04-17)April 17, 1931 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Died	August 29, 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1951–2011
Known for	Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

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), Brave 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.

Filmography

Television animation

• Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960) – Narrator
• Moomin (1969) – Moran
• Andersen Stories (1971) - Mole
• Lupin III (1971) – Mr. X
• Mazinger Z (1972) – Count Brocken
• New Moomin (1972) – Moran
• We Know You, Moonlight Mask-kun! (1972) – Satan's Claw
• Vicky the Viking (1974) – Snorre
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975) – Rambos
• Time Bokan (1975) – Perasuke
• Dinosaur War Izenborg (1977) – Gorou Kamihara, Dinosaur Emperor Ururu (Tyrannosaurus), Almost Dinosaur
• Yatterman (1977) – Dokurobē
• Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977-1978) - Driscoll
• The Ultraman (1979) – Pig
• Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Jippou
• Minami no Niji no Lucy (1982) – Pettywell
• Tokimeki Tonight (1982-1983) – Tamasaburo Kamiya
• Dragon Ball (1986) – Fortuneteller Baba
• Dirty Pair (1987) – Masoho
• Metal Armor Dragonar (1987) – Major Hydelnecken
• Soreike! Anpanman (1988) – Santa Claus
• Dragon Ball Z (1989) – Fortuneteller Baba, Grand Elder, Porunga
• Burn, Zantetsuken! (1994) – Chin Chin Chou
• Montana Jones (1994) – Professor Nitro
• Alice SOS (1998) – M-1
• One Piece (1999) – Admiral Nelson
• Tottoko Hamutarō (2000) – Maggie's Grandfather
• UFO Baby (2000) – Professor Vincent
• Alcatraz Connection (2001) – Howan
• Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001) – Professor Kozumi
• Astro Boy (2003) – Mr. Darling
• Kaiketsu Zorori (2004) – Yokai Sensei
• Karin (2005) – narration
• .hack//Roots (2006) – Phyllo
• D.Gray-man (2006) – The Millennium Earl
• Kirarin Revolution (2006) – Mister Danchō
• Kurozuka (novel) (2008) – Man in Black
• Dragon Ball Kai (2009) – Grand Elder
• Brave Raideen^{[year needed]} – Barao
• Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo – God
• Mahōjin Guru Guru – Monburan
• Urusei Yatsura – Red Mantle

Original video animation (OVA)

• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – Dr. Robotnik
• Slayers Gorgeous (1998) – Gaizno

Theatrical animation

• Alice in Wonderland^{[year needed]} (TBS edition) (Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee)
• Darkwing Duck (Tuskernini)
• The Incredibles (Ollie Johnston)
• Lady and the Tramp (Trusty)
• The Road to El Dorado (Chief Tannabok)
• The Simpsons Movie (Abraham "Grandpa" Simpson)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Happy)
• The Aristocats (Peppo the Italian Cat)
• Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World (1976) – Monsieur Gourmon

Video games

• Crash Team Racing (1999) (Nitros Oxide)
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Happy)

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• 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)

Dubbing

Live action

• Arizona Colt (1975 TBS Dub) (Gordo Watch)
• Batman (Fuji TV Dub) (The Joker) (Caesar Romero)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1977 Fuji TV Dub) (Sheriff Bledsoe (Jeff Corey))
• Death of a Gunfighter (1974 Fuji TV Dub) (Lester Locke (Carroll O'Connor))
• Dr. Strangelove (1971 TV Asahi edition) (Soviet Ambassador Alexei de Sadeski (Peter Bull))
• Entrapment (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Conrad Greene (Maury Chaykin))
• Fraggle Rock (Uncle Traveling Matt) (1985 NHK dub)
• Goldfinger (1978 NTV edition) (Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe)) (Recorded on DVD alongside the NET Dub)
• Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov)
• I Love Lucy (Frederick 'Fred' Hobart Mertz)
• The Ipcress File (1971 TBS Dub) (Blue Jay) (Recorded on DVD)
• The Island (1988 TV Asahi Dub) (Dr. Windsor)
• Jingle All the Way (Fuji TV edition) (Officer Alexander Hummell (Robert Conrad))
• Lawrence of Arabia (2000 TV Tokyo edition) (General Archibald Murray (Donald Wolfit)) (Recorded on DVD and Blu-Ray)
• Lethal Weapon 4 (2001 Nippon TV edition) (Benny Chan)
• Live and Let Die (1981 and 1988 TBS Dubs) (Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)) (Both Dubs are recorded on a DVD by King Records.)
• Loose Cannons (VHS Dub) (Harry Gutterman) (VHS Dub is not recorded on DVD)
• The Man from Hong Kong (Willard (Frank Thring))
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1982 TBS Dub) (Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James)) (Recorded on DVD by King Records)
• Mary Poppins (DVD edition) (Uncle Albert (Ed Wynn))
• Melody (1977 TV Asahi Dub) (Mister Perkins)
• The Muppet Show (The Swedish Chef)
• Muppets Tonight (Don Rickles)
• My Big Fat Greek Life (Gus Portokalos)
• Runaway Bride (Walter Carpenter (Paul Dooley))
• Son of the Mask (Theatrical Release edition) (Doctor Arthur Neuman (Ben Stein))
• Spartacus (DVD edition) (Gracchus (Charles Laughton))
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Dexter Jettster)
• The Wizard of Oz (DVD edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz (Frank Morgan))

Animation

• Alice in Wonderland – Caterpillar
• Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Hound
• Quick Draw McGraw – Quick Draw McGraw
• The Simpsons – Grampa Simpson
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 edition) – Krang

Other

• Splash Mountain (Brer Owl)

External links

• Junpei Takiguchi Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine at Game Plaza Haruka Voice Artist Database (in Japanese)
• Junpei Takiguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Junpei Takiguchi at IMDb
• Junpei Takiguchi at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)