Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi
Junpei Takiguchi
Native name	滝口順平
Born	Kōhei Takiguchi; April 17, 1931; Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Died	August 29, 2011 (aged 80)
Occupation	Voice actor, narrator
Years active	1951–2011
Known for	Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi

Kōhei Takiguchi (Japanese: 滝口幸平, Hepburn: 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

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960) – Narrator
Moomin (1969) – Moran
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
The Ultraman (1979) – Pig
Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Jippou
Minami no Niji no Lucy (1982) – Pettywell
Tokimeki Tonight (1982) – Tamasaburo Kamiya
Dragon Ball (1986) – Baba Uranai
Dirty Pair (1987) – Masoho
Metal Armor Dragonar (1987) – Major Hydelnecken
Soreike! Anpanman (1988) – Santa Claus
Dragon Ball Z (1989) – Baba Uranai, 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
Karin (2005) – narration
.hack//Roots (2006) – Phyllo^[2]
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 (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)

Live action

Batman^{[year needed]} (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)
Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Hound
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)
Quick Draw McGraw – Quick Draw McGraw
The Simpsons – Grampa Simpson
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)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 edition) – Krang
The Wizard of Oz (Video and DVD edition) (Professor Marvel, The Doorman, The Cabby, The Guard, The Wizard of Oz)
Hyokkori Hyoutanjima (Lion)

Other

Splash Mountain (Brer Owl)

References

↑ "Voice Actor/Narrator Junpei Takiguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 29, 2011.
↑ Yuki, Masahiro. "The Official Art of .hack//Roots". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107

External links

Junpei Takiguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Junpei Takiguchi on IMDb
Junpei Takiguchi at Game Plaza Haruka Voice Artist Database (in Japanese)

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[1] "Voice Actor/Narrator Junpei Takiguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 29, 2011.

[2] Yuki, Masahiro. "The Official Art of .hack//Roots". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107