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)

Creation King (voice)

1971

Gamabunta (voice)

2002

Gondou Goromaki

1970

Silver Heat Mask (voice)

1975

Poison Fang Mask (voice)

1975

Warship Mask (voice)

1975

Chessmaster Hex (voice)

1998

Lightning Monger (voice)

1981

Hungry Monger (voice)

1981

Sea Snake Monger (voice)

1981

Buta Nejire

1997

Earthquake Brain (voice)

1988

Space Brain (voice)

1988

Ten-Tailed Emperor Aton (voice)

1983

Shuten-Doji Brothers (Older) (voice)

1994

Shuten-Doji Brothers (voice)

1994

Nehalco (voice)

1983

Arizuka Takao (Voice)

1996

Horie

1996

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

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

Bookback (voice)

1992

Earl of Dorincourt

1988

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Genzo Oshima (voice)

2001

Amoebalgin (voice)

1990

Coronel Estefan (voice)

1993

Batbass (voice)

1998

UU Wurin (voice)

1996

Shako Monster (voice)

1982

Doro

1972

Admiral Gresco

1985

Creation King

1987

Detective (voice)

2004

Henry (ep 2)

1990

Baramos (voice)

1989

皇帝ジゴクダー

1976

Yahei (voice)

2003

God Neros (voice)

1987

(voice)

1971

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

2002

Chris (voice)

1994

Emperor Yokokuda (voice)

1976

Takeda Gohei

1986

Balser

1992

Griffith (voice)

1999

Nik

1986

Panbûkin (voice)

1990

Ila's Father (voice)

2001

Principle (voice)

1993

Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)

2001

Donn Canyon

2001

Tarou Imamiya (voice)

2002

Shadow Knight (voice)

2000

Kiba Daiō (voice)

1986

Cosmo Eigesse

1991

Aroi

1986

Jack Land (voice)

1992

Chief Nehalco

2009

Fudo no Ryoma

1989

Tenkai (voice)

1990

Nero (Voice)

1983

Nero

1983

Gomez (voice)

1990

Golem (voice)

1986

Norimoto Isaoka

1996

Nick (eps 4-5) (voice)

1986

Warship Mask (voice)

1976

Ragorn (voice)

1989

Obitaki (voice)

2007

Gaohm (voice)

1995

Barrows (voice)

2001

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Bara Mobile

1997

Emperor God Neros (voice)

1987

Battobas (voice)

1999

Denzi Computer

1980

Colonel Gillan (voice)

1991

Buffalo Monster (voice)

1979

Takao Arizuka (voice)

1999

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

2003

Gyodai (voice)

1985

Tōchino (voice)

1985

Mole Mozoo (voice)

1982

Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)

1994

Emperor Aton (voice)

1983

Kiba Daio (voice)

1988

(voice)

1989