Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi
Junpei Takiguchi
滝口順平
Born	Kōhei Takiguchi; April 17, 1931; Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Died	August 29, 2011 (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)

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.

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.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse (1960) – Narrator
Moomin (1969) – Moran
Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969) - Dark King
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^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
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^{[citation needed]}
Kaiketsu Zorori (2004) – Yokai Sensei
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 (1999) (Nitros Oxide)^[3]
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) (Happy)^[3]

unknown date

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)

Live Action

Jumborg Ace & Giant (Yak Wat Pho)

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))^[4]
Entrapment (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Conrad Greene (Maury Chaykin))^[5]
Fraggle Rock (Uncle Traveling Matt) (1985 NHK dub)
Goldfinger (1978 NTV edition) (Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe)) (Recorded on DVD alongside the NET Dub)^[6]
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))^[7]
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)^[8]
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^[9]
Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Hound
Quick Draw McGraw – Quick Draw McGraw
The Simpsons – Grampa Simpson
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (BS2 edition) – Krang

Other

Splash Mountain^[when?] (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
^ ^a ^b "Junpei Takiguchi - 62 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "博士の異常な愛情または私は如何にして心配するのを止めて水爆を愛するようになったかとは (ドクターストレンジラブとは) [単語記事]". ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
^ "午後エンタ午後ロード「エントラップメント」S・コネリー×C・ゼタ＝ジョーンズ". TV Tokyo. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "００７ゴールドフィンガー（若山弦蔵版）". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
^ "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストアスタンダード版 Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
^ "マイ・ビッグ・ファット・ライフ！". Sony Pictures. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
^ "ふしぎの国のアリス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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)

[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

[btva-3] "Junpei Takiguchi - 62 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[4] "博士の異常な愛情または私は如何にして心配するのを止めて水爆を愛するようになったかとは (ドクターストレンジラブとは) [単語記事]". ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2023-08-25.

[5] "午後エンタ午後ロード「エントラップメント」S・コネリー×C・ゼタ＝ジョーンズ". TV Tokyo. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[6] "００７ゴールドフィンガー（若山弦蔵版）". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 18, 2021.

[7] "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストアスタンダード版 Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

[8] "マイ・ビッグ・ファット・ライフ！". Sony Pictures. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

[9] "ふしぎの国のアリス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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