was a Japanese actor and

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. He was born in Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō. He was represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office at the time of his death. He was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda known as "Gian" (''

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''), Walsa (''

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''), and Tonzura (''

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'').

Career

Tatekabe had been a voice actor for 61 years, he was affiliated with Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in the 1950s, then

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and The Kenyu Office till the time of his death.

Gian

In 1979, he was cast in the second ''

'' anime series as Takeshi Goda (also known by the name "Gian"), a strong and quick-tempered local bully who can fight at any time and with any kid he sees, especially Nobita, alongside co-stars

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(Doraemon),

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(Nobita Nobi),

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(Shizuka Minamoto) and

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(Suneo Honekawa). After voicing Gian for 26 years, he handed the role over to

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for the 2005 series.

Tonzura

In 1977, he was cast in the first ''

'' series of Yatterman as a short, muscular, squat man with a severe overbite and facial stubble. He reprised his role alongside co-stars

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as customers for the restaurant run by the Dorombo Gang. The sole exception of not reprising his role being the '' Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes'' game released by

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for the

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in 2008.

Death

Tatekabe died of acute respiratory failure on June 18, 2015, at the age of 80. Memorial services were held on June 29, 2015, in Aoyama Funeral hall.

Successors

+ marks the time before Tatekabe's death *

+ ('' Doraemon (2005)'' as Takeshi Goda)

Notable voice work

*'' Dōbutsu no Mori'', the film adaptation of the ''

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'' video game series. (Araso) *'' Kyojin no Hoshi'' (Takashi Yoshida) *'' Golden Warrior Gold Lightan'' (Ibaruda-Daiou) *'' Neo-Human Casshern'' (Barashin) *'' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society'' (Tonoda) *''

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'' (Anago-san (first voice)) *''

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'' (Daigo Daima) * ''Time Bokan'' series **''

'' (Walsa) **''

'' (Tonzura) **'' Zenderman'' (Donjuro) **'' Otasukeman'' (Dowarusuki) **'' Yattodetaman'' (Alan Sukado, Tonzura) **'' Ippatsuman'' (Kyokanchin, Kumagoro) **'' Itadakiman'' (Tonmentan) **''Time Bokan 2000'' (Ondore, Tonzura, Walsa) *'' Combattler V'' (Daisaku Nishikawa, Narua) *''

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'' (Barubadasu) *''

'' (Takeshi "Gian" Gōda) *'' Magikano'' (Aijan) *''

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'' (Old Man) *''

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'' (Schweinlinch) *'' Raideen'' (Thunders) *''

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'' (Thomas) *''

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'' 2nd Series (Benson Donkonjo Jr.) *''

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'' (Chan Tao) *'' Gunbird'' (Valnus, Claude) *'' Gunbird 2'' (Valpiro, Blade)

Theatrical animation

Video games

*'' Tatsunoko vs. Capcom'' (Tonzura) *''

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'' (Drei Belanos)

Dub work

Live-action

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'' (

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) *''

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'' (

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: Novikov) *'' The Man from Hong Kong'' (Win Chan:

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) *''

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'' (Pete Peters:

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)

Animation

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'' (Carpenter) *''

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'' (Max Tennyson) *'' Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy'' (Pappy) *''

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'' (Little Gruesome)

Television

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( Dennetsuman) *Choujin Bibyun (Bagdard)

References

External links

Profile at Kenyu Office
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tatekabe, Kazuya 1934 births 2015 deaths Male voice actors from Hokkaido Deaths from respiratory failure Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors Production Baobab voice actors 20th-century Japanese male actors 21st-century Japanese male actors