was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who worked for Haikyo (Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society). Kato was born in Tokyo. He was noted for his role as

Megatron Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, a ...

and

Galvatron Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, ...

from the 1st Transformers series until '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. He also did the ADR for Takeshi Katō's character in

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Kurosawa displayed a bold, dy ...

's '' Ran'' after the original actor had become injured. He died of

bladder cancer Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder. Symptoms include blood in the urine, pain with urination, and low back pain. It is caused when epithelial cells that line the bladder become ma ...

at a hospital in

Itabashi, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario, in Canada; Shijingshan District of Beijing in the People's Republic of China; and B ...

Filmography

Television animation

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Kimba the White Lion ''Kimba the White Lion'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese '' shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka which was serialized in the '' Manga Shōnen'' magazine from November 1950 to April 1954. An anime based on ...

'' (1965) – Totto *''

Star of the Giants is a Japanese sports manga series written by Ikki Kajiwara and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1966 to 1971. It is about the actual baseball team Yomiuri Giants using ...

'' (1968) – Ittetsu Hoshi *'' Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster'' (1976) – Professor Genrai Yuri *'' Chōdenji Machine Voltes V'' (1977) – Dr. Hamaguchi *'' Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F'' (1978) – Sosai Z *'' Fist of the North Star'' (1984) – Barcom *'' Star Musketeer Bismark'' (1984) – Hyuza *'' Transformers: The Headmasters'' (1987) –

*''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its chap ...

'' (1996–2014) – Police chief Kiyonaga Matsumoto *''

Outlaw Star is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...

'' (1998) – Hazanko *''

Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', '' Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', ' ...

: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2002) – Gamo Whisky *'' Ninja Scroll: The Series'' (2003) – Anden Yamidoro *'' Gokusen'' (2004) – Fuji *'' Shigurui: Death Frenzy'' (2007) – Kogan Iwamoto *''

Golgo 13 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo ...

'' (2008) (Chief Jerome Knight) (ep. 12) *'' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' (2009) – Priest Cornello *''

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The series ran from October to December 2010 on BS Nittele (a free-to-air satellite service of Nippon Television). In Englis ...

'' (2010) – Minge-atron (ep. 7A) *''

Blade A blade is the portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with an edge that is designed to puncture, chop, slice or scrape surfaces or materials. Blades are typically made from materials that are harder than those they are to be used on. Historica ...

'' (2011) – Council Chairman (eps. 8, 11)

Original video animation (OVA)

*'' Vampire Hunter D'' (1985) – Count Magnus Lee *'' Transformers: Scramble City'' (1986) –

*'' Crying Freeman'' (1988) – Larry Park *''

Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya TV, aired across Japan on the All-Nippon News Network from ...

'' (1989) – Shikaisen *'' Guyver'' (1989) – Dr. Hamilcar Barcas *'' Legend of Galactic Heroes'' (1989) – Viscount Kleingelt *''

Tenchi Muyo! is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode OVA called created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and released in Japan on September 25, 1992. The series was r ...

'' (1992) – Dr. Clay *'' Hyper Doll'' (1995) – Dr. Zaiclit *''

Gunsmith Cats is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Sonoda. It was published in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' from 1991 to 1997 and was followed between 2004 and 2008 by a sequel series ''Gunsmith C ...

'' (1995) – Edward Haints *''

Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom in 1990, the series currently consists of sixteen core e ...

'' (1995) – Jeigan *''

Z-Mind is a six-episode OVA series produced by Sunrise and Bandai Visual, released from February 25, 1999 to July 25, 1999. The OVA series was initially released in North America on DVD in 2002 by Bandai Entertainment. At Otakon Otakon ( ) is ...

'' (1999) – Jim Pekinpah

Animated films

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Ringing Bell is a 1978 Japanese anime adventure-drama film adaptation of the storybook of the same name written by Takashi Yanase, the creator of '' Anpanman''. It is most notable by fans and critics as a family film which makes a sharp, sudden turn into a ...

'' (1978) – The Wolf *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur'' (1980) – Black Mask *'' Ideon'' (1982) – Gindoro Jinma *'' SF New Age Lensman'' (1984) – Lord Helmuth *'' Vampire Hunter D'' (1985) – Lee *'' The Plot of the Fuma Clan'' (1987) – Inspector Zenigata *'' Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights'' (1991) – Abdil *'' Tottoi'' (1992) – Nanni *''Apfelland Monogatari'' (1992) – General Nolbelt *'' Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition'' (1995) – Unkokusai *'' Slayers Great'' (1997) – Galia Einburg *'' Twilight of the Dark Master'' (1997) – Takamiya (Male Form) *'' Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003) – Mother *'' Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds'' (2007) – Môryô *'' Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser'' (2009) – Kiyonaga Matsumoto

Video games

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BS Zelda no Densetsu Between August 6, 1995 and May 30, 1999, Nintendo, in collaboration with St.GIGA, broadcast three different ''The Legend of Zelda'' titles to fans for download via the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom's Satellaview subsystem. ''BS ...

'' (1995) – Ganon *''

Everybody's Golf 4 , known in the PAL region as ''Everybody's Golf'' (''Everybody's Golf 2004'' in Australia), and in North America as ''Hot Shots Golf Fore!'', is the fourth game in the '' Everybody's Golf'' series and the second released for PlayStation 2. Featur ...

'' (2003) – Arthur *'' DreamMix TV World Fighters'' (2003) –

*''

Suikoden V is a role-playing video game developed by Konami and Hudson Soft and published by Konami for the Sony PlayStation 2 video game console and the fifth and final main installment of the ''Suikoden'' video game series. It was released in 2006, and ...

'' (2006) – Gallen, Genoh *'' Tengai Makyou: Ziria'' (2006) *''

LittleBigPlanet 2 ''LittleBigPlanet 2'' is a puzzle-platform game that features user-generated content. The game is developed by Media Molecule, published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3. It was released in January 2011. The game was released ...

'' (2011) – Dr. Herbert Higginbotham (Japanese Dub)

Live-action films

*'' Ran'' (1985) – Koyata Hatakeyama (voice) *''

Dororo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka's childhood memory of his friends pronouncing as ''dororo'' inspired the title of the series. ''Dororo'' was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' ...

'' (2007) *'' Neko Râmen Taishō'' (2008) – William Thomas Jefferson II (voice)

Live-action television

*'' Kaze to Kumo to Niji to'' (1976) *'' Ōgon no Hibi'' (1978) – Hosokawa Fujitaka *''

Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fel ...

'' (1983) – Watanabe Moritsuna

Tokusatsu

*'' Ultraman'' (1967) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 22) *'' Battle Fever J'' (1979) – Black Mask Monster (ep. 27) *'' Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' (1985–1986) – Star King Bazoo (actor by Kazuto Kuwahara) *''

Hikari Sentai Maskman is Toei's eleventh entry of the Super Sentai metaseries. It aired on TV Asahi from February 28, 1987 to February 20, 1988, replacing '' Choushinsei Flashman'' and was replaced by '' Choujyu Sentai Liveman'' with a total of 51 episodes. Its inte ...

'' (1987–1988) – Earth Emperor Zeba *'' Kamen Rider Black RX'' (1988–1989) – General Jark (eps. 1 – 44) *'' Chikyu Sentai Fiveman'' (1991) – Galactic Super Beast Vulgyre (eps. 46 – 48) *''

Super Rescue Solbrain is a Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company. It ran for 53 episodes from January 20, 1991 to January 26, 1992 on TV Asahi. It is part of the Metal Hero Series franchise; a sequel to ''Special Rescue Police Winspector'', it ...

'' (1991–1992) – SolDozer *'' Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger'' (1992–1993) – Great Satan (eps. 30 – 31, 47 – 50) (actor by Ren Urano) *'' Juukou B-Fighter'' (1995) – Mercenary Gorgodal (ep. 23) *'' Gekisou Sentai Carranger'' (1996) – QQ Kyuutan (ep. 6) *'' B-Fighter Kabuto'' (1997) – Darkness Devil Beast Zadan (ep. 44) *''

Denji Sentai Megaranger is Toei Company, Toei's twenty-first production of the Super Sentai metaseries, and the Second Sentai where all heroes are high school students. The footage was also used in the American series, ''Power Rangers in Space''. ''Megaranger'' premiere ...

vs Carranger'' (1998) – Helmedor *''

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is Toei's 22nd entry of the '' Super Sentai'' metaseries. The series aired from February 22, 1998, to February 14, 1999. Its footage was used in '' Power Rangers Lost Galaxy''. The lead screenwrit ...

vs Megaranger'' (1999) – Captain Gregory *'' Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger'' (2002) – "It" *'' Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost'' (2003) – Wirepullers of Smart Brain (Actor) (actor of Shōzō Iizuka,

Gorō Naya was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He and his brother were two of seven children, and was a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He was connected to Theatre E ...

) *''

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger is the twenty-eighth production of the '' Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2004 Super Hero Time block with '' Kamen Rider Blade''. The action footage from the show was used for the American series, ...

'' (2004) – Detective Chou〈 Teranian Chou San〉 (ep. 35) *'' Ultraman Mebius'' (2007) – Alien Mefilas (ep. 43 – 47) *'' Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Great Shocker'' (2009) – General Jark *'' OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders'' (2011) – General Jark

Dubbing roles

Live-action

*'' Breakheart Pass'', Nathan ( Ben Johnson) *''

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'', often shortened to ''Captain Scarlet'', is a British science fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company AP Films#Century 21, Cent ...

'', Captain Black *''

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis and based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, who also stars in the lead role. The film also co-stars Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, Shari ...

'', Cleo McDowell ( John Amos) *'' Death Warrant'', Hawkins ( Robert Guillaume) *'' Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'', Shepherd James "Shep" Walker (

James Garner James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including '' The Great Escape'' (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's ''The Ameri ...

) *''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, fl ...

'', Gurney Halleck (

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Acto ...

) *'' For Your Eyes Only'',

Ernst Stavro Blofeld Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and villain from the James Bond series of novels and films, created by Ian Fleming. A criminal mastermind with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service ...

( Robert Rietti) *''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 The Godfather (novel), novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al ...

'' (1976 NTV edition), Jack Woltz ( John Marley) *'' Gorky Park'', Major Pribluda (

Rikki Fulton Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appear ...

) *''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film directed by Chris Columbus and written and produced by John Hughes. The first film in the ''Home Alone'' franchise, the film stars Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John H ...

'', Marley ( Roberts Blossom) *''

Nineteen Eighty-Four ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (also stylised as ''1984'') is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale written by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final ...

'', Mr. Charrington (

Cyril Cusack Cyril James Cusack (26 November 1910 – 7 October 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland’s finest thespians, and was renowned for his in ...

) *'' Parenthood'' (1994 TV Tokyo edition), Frank Buckman (

Jason Robards Jason Nelson Robards Jr. (July 26, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American actor. Known as an interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill, Robards received two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Cannes ...

) *''

The Passage Passage, The Passage or Le Passage may refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * Passage (2008 film), ''Passage'' (2008 film), a documentary about Arctic explorers * Passage (2009 film), ''Passage'' (2009 film), a short movie about three sisters * ...

'', The Gypsy (

Christopher Lee Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimat ...

) *'' Raw Deal'' (1991 TV Asahi edition), FBI Agent Harry Shannon ( Darren McGavin) *'' Seven'' (1999 TV Tokyo/2001 TV Asahi editions), Police Captain (

R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film '' Full Metal Jacket'', which earned him a Golden Glob ...

) *''

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...

'',

Odo Odo or ODO may refer to: People * Odo, a given name; includes a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Franklin Odo (born 1939), Japanese-American historian * Seikichi Odo (1927–2002), Japanese karateka * Yuya Odo (born 1990 ...

(

René Auberjonois René Murat Auberjonois (; June 1, 1940 – December 8, 2019) was an American actor and director. He was best known for portraying Odo on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–1999). He first achieved fame as a stage actor, winning the Tony A ...

) *''

Tron ''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programme ...

'',

Master Control Program The MCP (Master Control Program) is the operating system of the Burroughs small, medium and large systems, including the Unisys Clearpath/MCP systems. MCP was originally written in 1961 in ESPOL (Executive Systems Problem Oriented Language). In ...

(

David Warner David or Dave Warner may refer to: Sports * Dave Warner (strongman) (born 1969), Northern Ireland strongman competitor * David Bruce Warner (born 1970), South African alpine skier * David Warner (cricketer) (born 1986), Australian cricketer Others ...

) *''

Zombi 2 ''Zombi 2'' is a 1979 Italian zombie film directed by Lucio Fulci. It was adapted from an original screenplay by Dardano Sacchetti to serve as a sequel to George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead'' (1978), which was released in Italy with t ...

'' (1982 TBS edition), Dr. David Menard ( Richard Johnson)

Animation

*''

DuckTales ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. The original cartoon series premiered on syndication and on Disney Channel on September 18, 1987 and ran for a total of 100 episodes over four ...

'' – Old Man? *''

The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, w ...

'' (1994 Buena Vista edition) – Shere Khan *'' The Transformers'' – Megatron, Galvatron, Devastator *'' The Transformers: The Movie'' – Megatron, Galvatron *'' We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story'' – Professor Screweyes *''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

'' (TV Tokyo edition) – Emperor D'Ken

References

External links

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