Takeshi Watabe

Acting

🎂 1936-03-21

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.

Cast credits(110)

Gamabunta (voice)

2002

Creation King (voice)

1971

Detective (voice)

2004

Chessmaster Hex (voice)

1998

Nehalco (voice)

1983

Gondou Goromaki (voice)

1970

Arizuka Takao (Voice)

1996

Silver Heat Mask (voice)

1975

Poison Fang Mask (voice)

1975

Warship Mask (voice)

1975

Buta Nejire

1997

Bookback (voice)

1992

Shuten-Doji Brothers (Older) (voice)

1994

Shuten-Doji Brothers (voice)

1994

UU Wurin (voice)

1996

Batbass (voice)

1998

Panbûkin (voice)

1990

Coronel Estefan (voice)

1993

Principle (voice)

1993

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Takeda Gohei

1986

Tarou Imamiya (voice)

2002

Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)

2001

Buffalo Monster (voice)

1979

Doguu Monster (voice)

1979

Snail Monster (voice)

1979

Dinosaur Monster (voice)

1979

Hyde Monster (voice)

1979

Ancient Fish Monster (voice)

1979

God Neros (voice)

1987

Admiral Gresco

1985

Lightning Monger (voice)

1981

Hungry Monger (voice)

1981

Sea Snake Monger (voice)

1981

Horie

1996

Chief Nehalco

2009

(voice)

1971

Ten-Tailed Emperor Aton (voice)

1983

Octopus Mozoo (voice)

1982

Monkey Mozoo (voice)

1982

Starfish Mozoo (voice)

1982

Baku Mozoo (voice)

1982

Gecko Mozoo (voice)

1982

Antlion Mozoo (voice)

1982

Hyena Mozoo (voice)

1982

Condor Mozoo (voice)

1982

Lion Mozoo (voice)

1982

Skunk Mozoo (voice)

1982

Boar Mozoo (voice)

1982

Cactus Mozoo (voice)

1982

Horned Owl Mozoo (voice)

1982

Crab Mozoo (voice)

1982

Cheetah Mozoo (voice)

1982

Walrus Mozoo (voice)

1982

Scorpion Mozoo (voice)

1982

Worker

1982

Colonel John Kowen (voice)

1992

Doro

1972

Earthquake Brain (voice)

1988

Space Brain (voice)

1988

Ragorn (voice)

1989

Yahei (voice)

2003

Kiba Daiō (voice)

1986

Ila's Father (voice)

2001

Obitaki (voice)

2007

Cosmo Eigesse

1991

Gaohm (voice)

1995

Shadow Knight (voice)

2000

Nick (eps 4-5) (voice)

1986

Shako Monster (voice)

1982

Baramos (voice)

1989

Earl of Dorincourt

1988

Henry (ep 2)

1990

Amoebalgin (voice)

1990

Nero (Voice)

1983

Gomez (voice)

1990

Chris (voice)

1994

Warship Mask (voice)

1976

Aroi

1986

Balser

1992

Mole Mozoo (voice)

1982

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

2002

Genzo Oshima (voice)

2001

Tenkai (voice)

1990

Emperor Aton (voice)

1983

Nik

1986

Fudo no Ryoma

1989

Denzi Computer

1980

Emperor God Neros (voice)

1987

(voice)

1989

Griffith (voice)

1999

Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)

1994

Barrows (voice)

2001

Jack Land (voice)

1992

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

2003

Golem (voice)

1986

Creation King

1987

Battobas (voice)

1999

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Takao Arizuka (voice)

1999

Bara Mobile

1997

Emperor Yokokuda (voice)

1976

Kiba Daio (voice)

1988

Buffalo Monster (voice)

1979

Donn Canyon

2001

皇帝ジゴクダー

1976

Colonel Gillan (voice)

1991

Tōchino (voice)

1985

Norimoto Isaoka

1996