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.

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

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
• 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)
• 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)
• 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^{[year needed]} (Brer Owl)

• Taihei Hayashiya-(Burari tochu gesha no tabi)-Narrator
• Hiroshi Masuoka-(Burari tochu gesha no tabi)-Narrator
• Shunji Fujimura-(Burari tochu gesha no tabi)-Narrator
• Keita Koga-(Pittanko)-Narrator
• Banjou Ginga-(Takeshi's Castle)-Narrator of Burari Parody
• Chafurin-(NTT Facilities)-Ecolo's grandfather, (Lido's It It It Daibouken!)-School teacher
• Katsuji Mori-(Anpanman)-Santa Claus
• Hori-(Yatterman Night)-Dokurobee
• Minoru Aoyama-(D.Gray-man Hallow)-Earl