is a Japanese

voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

from

Saitama Prefecture is a Landlocked country, landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (January 1, 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 Square kilometre, km2 ( ...

attached to

Aoni Production is a Japanese talent agency representing a fair number of Voice acting in Japan, voice actors and other Japanese entertainers. It was founded in 1969 by Susumu Kubo. Voice actors currently affiliated with Aoni All names are in Western order (g ...

. He has played a large number of supporting and minor roles, including heroes, villains, serious and joke characters. He performed alongside Kōji Totani numerous times and voiced some of his ongoing roles after his death in honor of him. He took over the role of narrating Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle after the death of

Daisuke Gōri was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his dea ...

Roles

Television animation

;1997 *''

Chūka Ichiban! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsushi Ogawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and '' Magazine Special'' from October 1995 to November 1996; a follow-up sequel, , was serialized in ''We ...

'' (Villager #B, spectator #A) ;1998 *'' Mamotte Shugogetten'' (Southern troop) *''

Nintama Rantarō is a Japanese anime series produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Japanese broadcast on NHK since April 10, 1993. It is an adaptation of the manga series '' Rakudai Ninja Rantarō'', written and illustrated by Sōbe Amako. ''Nintama Rant ...

'' (Tsukai's Papa, Watchman #A, Man #A, Guest, Express Home Delivery Man, Dokutake Ninja) *''

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' between September 1996 and March 2004, with its chapters collected in 38 volumes. The ...

'' (Group member) ;2003 *''

Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been used ...

'' (Jess, Narration, Duvarie, United Nations secretary) *''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

'' (Detective, bus driver) *''

Sonic X is a Japanese anime television series based on Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game series. Produced by TMS Entertainment under partnership with Sega and Sonic Team, and directed by Hajime Kamegaki, ''Sonic X'' initially ran for 52 ep ...

'' (Tanaka, King Boom Boo, Head of Intelligence government official, E-102 Gamma) ;2004 *''

Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in 21 volumes. It was followed b ...

'' (Robo Yamada's Face) *'' Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny'' (Takao Schreiber) ;2007 *''

GeGeGe no Kitarō , originally known as , is a Japanese manga series created in 1960 by Shigeru Mizuki. It is best known for its popularization of the folklore creatures known as , a class of spirit-monster which all of the main characters belong t ...

'' (fifth series) (Okutama Cemetery station master, Producer) *'' Shining Tears X Wind'' (Raihi) ;2008 *''

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

'' (Tony) ;2009 *'' Senjō no Valkyria'' (Aristocrat #A) ;2010 *'' SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors'' (Kougai Gouf)

OVA

*'' Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED C.E. 73: Stargazer'' (Royora) *'' Saint Seiya: Meiō Hades Jyūnikyū Hen'' (Heracles Seiza no Algethi) *''Sakura Taisen: New York, New York'' (Howard Carter)

Theatrical animation

*'' Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu! Yuuhi no Kasukabe Boys'' (Security) *'' Kidō Senshi Z Gundam: A New Translation -Hoshi wo Tsugusha-'' (Alexandria Captain) *''

Steamboy is a 2004 Anime, Japanese animated steampunk action film directed and co-written by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise, it is his second major anime as a director, following ''Akira (1988 film), Akira'' (1988). The fi ...

'' (Additional voice)

Video games

*'' Battle Fantasia'' (Deathbringer) *'' Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Neo'' (Kui (succeeding Kōji Totani), Freeza soldier #1) **''

Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor ''Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi'', released in Japan as , is a series of fighting games developed by Spike (company), Spike based on the Dragon Ball (franchise), ''Dragon Ball'' franchise by Akira Toriyama. The series was published by Bandai Na ...

'' (Kui (succeeding Kōji Totani), Freeza soldier #1) *'' Kidō Senshi Gundam: MS Sensen 0079'' (Soldier) *''Kidō Senshi Gundam: Spirits of Zion'' (Alpha A. Bait) * ''Metal Gear'' series **'' Metal Gear Acid 2'' (Golab) **'' Metal Gear Solid'' (Genome soldier #B ( Johnny Sasaki)) **'' Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'' (High government official) **'' Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'' (Johnny Sasaki) **'' Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater'' (

Johnny Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John (given name), John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly ...

) *'' Rockman Zero 4'' (Heat Gemblem) *'' SD Gundam G Generation'' (Alpha A. Bait, Ethan Raiya, Gady Kinzey) *''

Shining Wind is an action role-playing game developed by Nextech and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2, and the 19th game in the '' Shining'' video game series. It was released on May 17, 2007 in Japan. The game is the sequel to '' Shining Tears''. The ...

'' (Raihi) *''

Soulcalibur III is a 2005 fighting game developed and published by Namco as a sequel to ''Soulcalibur II'' (2002) and the fourth installment in the ''Soulcalibur'' series. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 and was followed by an improved arcade ...

'' (Custom character: Young Man #2) *'' Tales of Fandom Vol.1'' (Clayton)

Drama CD

*'' Tales of Destiny'' (Dustoff Draiden)

Dubbing roles

*'' Superman: The Animated Series'' (Kanto) *''

Sahara The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Ar ...

'' (Imam, sailor, soldier, guard)

Tokusatsu

*'' Chō Ninja Tai Inazuma!'' (Mushigon) * ''Super Sentai'' series **'' Engine Sentai Go-onger'' (Savage Land Barbaric Machine Beast Boring Banki (ep. 8)) **'' Hyakujū Sentai Gaoranger'' (Mōjūtsukai Org (voice) (ep. 38)) **'' Ninpū Sentai Hurricaneger'' (Metal Ninja Tekkotsumeba (ep. 12)　 **'' Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters '' (Kuwagataloid (voice) (ep. 45 - 46)) *'' Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen'' ( Kamen Rider Kuuga, Doukoku Chimatsuri)

Other

*''Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle'' (

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as , and better known as , is a Japanese television station serving the Kanto region as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network. It is owned-and-operated by the a subsidiary of , itself controlled by ...

) (Narration (succeeding Daisuke Gōri)) *''FNS Chikyū Tokusō Tai Dybastar'' (Maru-san) *''Hikkuri Hōritsu Ryokōsha'' (

NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...

) (Narration)

External links

Aoni Production profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imamura, Naoki Japanese male video game actors Japanese male voice actors Living people Male voice actors from Saitama Prefecture 1973 births Aoni Production voice actors