Birthday
1936-03-21Place of Birth
Kochi Prefecture, JapanBiography
was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.WATCH FREEFOR 30 DAYS
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie
2009
5.7
as
2009Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku
1990
7.8
as Panbûkin (voice)
1990Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie
1989
5.5
as Fudo no Ryoma
1989Choujinki Metalder: The Movie
1987
8
as Emperor God Neros (voice)
1987