Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka (阪 脩, Saka Osamu; born November 7, 1930) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is affiliated with Aoni Production.

Osamu Saka
阪 脩
Born	(1930-11-07) November 7, 1930 (age 94) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1950–present
Agent	Aoni Production

Filmography

Anime series

1960s

• Gigantor (1963) – Gavan
• Kamui the Ninja (1969) – Sukumi

1970s

• Andersen Stories – King Neptune
• Space Battleship Yamato (1974) – Goer
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Louis XVI

1980s

• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) – Admiral Takashi Hayase
• Dragon Ball (1987) – Grandpa Son Gohan^[1]
• Little Women (1987) – Frederick March (Father)
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) – Nome King (eps. 45-52)
• Patlabor (1989) – Seitaro Sakaki

1990s

• Anime Himitsu no Hanazono (1991) – Clevin/Craven
• Sailor Moon (1992) – Sakiko's Father (ep. 20), Old Man Owner (ep. 71), Edwards (ep. 108)^[1]
• In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) – Aaron
• Ehrgeiz (1997) – Balzak^[1]
• Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) – Masaki Amamiya (Sakura's great-grandfather)
• The Big O – Sven Marisky (ep. 3)^[2]

2000s

• Chance Pop Session (2001) – Sho Kaibara
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–05) – Daisuke Aramaki^[1]
• One Piece (2002) Zenny (eps. 136-138)
• Monster (2004) – BKA Chief (ep. 14)^[2]
• Black Jack (2006) – Dr. Jotaro Honma^[2]
• Skull Man (2007) – Gōzō Kuroshio
• Golgo 13 (2008) – Captain (ep. 15)^[2]

2010s

• Blade (2011) – Noah van Helsing^[2]
• Sword Art Online (2013) – Leviathan
• Knights of Sidonia (2014) – Shinsuke Tanba
• Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014) – Charles Xavier / Professor X^[2]
• Tokyo ESP (2014) – Prime Minister (ep. 11)^[2]
• Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2016) – Poseidon (ep. 12)^[2]

Original net animation

• Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020) – Daisuke Aramaki^[3]

Original video animation

• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) – Kaiser Friedrich IV
• Ariel (1989) – Dr. Kishida
• Record of Lodoss War (1990) – King Fahn
• Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) – Marneri
• 3×3 Eyes (1991-1992) – Professor Fujii^[1]
• The Silent Service (1995) – Toshio Takegami
• Fire Emblem (1996) – Vector
• Ninja Resurrection (1998) – Miyamoto Musashi
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) – Daisuke Aramaki
• Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (2006) – Daisuke Aramaki
• Hellsing Ultimate 1 (2006) – Father Rinaldo
• My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ (2008) – John Smith

Anime films

• The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)^[1] – British Delegate^[2]
• Patlabor: The Movie (1989) – Seitaro Sakaki^[4]
• Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) – Shinto Paddo^[2]
• Porco Rosso (1992)^[1] – Sky Bandit
• Ninja Scroll (1993) – Toyotomi Envoy
• Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) – Seitaro Sakaki^[4]
• Memories (1995) – Kamata
• Slayers The Motion Picture (1995) – Rowdy Gabriev
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) – Captain Colt
• Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) – Ichi/Hachi (old)
• Steamboy (2004) – The Admiral^[2]

Tokusatsu

• The Return of Ultraman (1971) Alien Baltan Jr. (ep. 41), Alien Stora (ep. 42), Alien Bat (ep. 51)
• Kamen Rider (1971) Bearconger (ep. 46)
• Mirrorman (1971) Invader of Ep. 48
• Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) Rebirth Mograng, Rebirth Monsters
• Ultraman Ace (1972) Zoffy of Ep. 5/35, Undergroundmon (ep. 29), Ultraseven of Ep. 31
• Henshin Ninja Arashi (1972) Franken (ep. 21 & 24)
• Fireman (1973) Planet Metlor Telecommunications equipment
• Henshin! Ponpoko Dama (1973) PekePeke
• Kure Kure Takora (1973) Narration, Debura, Biragon, The Sea Cucumber Gang
• Kamen Rider X (1974) G.O.D. General Commander (eps. 1 - 21)
• Kamen Rider Amazon (1974) Ruler of Garanda Empire (Real Great Emperor Zero) (eps. 23 & 24)
• Choujin Bibyun (1976) Matsubo (ep. 9)
• Space Ironman Kyodain (1976) Robon Foot 1 (ep. 18 & 19)
• The War in Space (1977) Dr. Schmitt (Actor : William Ross)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Console	Source
1995	Double Dragon (Neo Geo)	Koga Shuko	Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation	[4]
1996	Policenauts	Gatse Becker	PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn	[1]
1999	Dead or Alive 2	Tengu	Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2	[1]
2000	Kessen	Kanbei Kuroda	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network	[2]
2000	Grandia II	Zera	Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Switch	[1][2]
2001	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Colonel Sergei Gurlukovich	PlayStation 2	[4]
2003	Anubis: Zone of Enders	Lloyd	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (HD), Xbox 360 (HD), Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4	[2]
2004	Ninja Gaiden	Narrator	Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita	[4]
2004	Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	The End	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita	[4]
2006	Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse	Dr. Dimitri Yuriev	PlayStation 2	[4]
2010	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	The End	PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 (HD), Xbox 360 (HD)	[4]
2011	Dead or Alive: Dimensions	Tengu, Omega	Nintendo 3DS	[2]
2015	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain	Code Talker	Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One	[4]
2016	Detective Pikachu	John Waals	Nintendo 3DS	[4]

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• John Cleese
  • A Fish Called Wanda – Archie Leach^[5]
  • Fierce Creatures – Rollo Lee^[6]
  • The Out-of-Towners – Mr. Mersault
  • The Pink Panther 2 – Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus
• Anthony Hopkins
  • Juggernaut – Superintendent John McLeod
  • Freejack – Ian McCandless
  • Hearts in Atlantis – Ted Brautigan^[7]
• Richard Crenna
  • First Blood (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Colonel Sam Trautman^[8]
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Colonel Samuel Trautman
  • Hot Shots! Part Deux – Colonel Denton Walters^[9]
• 12 Angry Men (1974 NTV edition) – Juror #5 (Jack Klugman)
• Above the Law (1993 TV Asahi edition) – Kurt Zagon (Henry Silva)^[10]
• Addams Family Values – Gomez Addams (Raul Julia)^[11]
• Along Came a Spider – Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman)
• Amadeus – Baron van Swieten (Jonathan Moore)^[12]
• The American President – Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss)^[13]
• Asteroid (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Charles Napier (Anthony Zerbe)
• Batman – Carl Grissom (Jack Palance)
• Batman Begins (2008 Fuji TV edition) – Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman)
• The Bodyguard – Bill Devaney (Bill Cobbs)
• Broken Arrow – Pritchett (Bob Gunton)
• City of Angels – Nathaniel Messinger (Dennis Franz)^[14]
• Commando (1989 TV Asashi edition) – Gen. Franklin Kirby (James Olson)
• Darkness – Albert Rua (Giancarlo Giannini)
• Die Hard (1990 TV Asashi edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – Loren Bray (Orson Bean)
• Dynasty – Blake Carrington (John Forsythe)
• EDtv – Al (Martin Landau)^[15]
• Erin Brockovich – Edward L. Masry (Albert Finney)^[16]
• The Fifth Element (1999 NTV edition) – General Munro (Brion James)
• Holy Man – John McBainbridge (Robert Loggia)^[17]
• Home Alone (1998 TV Asashi edition) – Marley (Roberts Blossom)^[18]
• Inside Man – Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer)^[19]
• Intersection – Neal (Martin Landau)^[20]
• JFK (1994 TV Asashi edition) – Jack Martin (Jack Lemmon)
• Judge Dredd – Chief Justice Fargo (Max von Sydow)^[21]
• Miami Rhapsody – Vic Marcus (Paul Mazursky)^[22]
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson)^[23]
• Miller's Crossing – Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney)^[24]
• Mimic – Manny (Giancarlo Giannini)
• Miss Congeniality – Stan Fields (William Shatner)
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous – Stan Fields (William Shatner)
• Moby Dick (1984 TBS edition) – Starbuck (Leo Genn)
• My Best Friend's Wedding – Walter Wallace (Philip Bosco)^[25]
• The NeverEnding Story – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)^[26]
• The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Mr. Bux (Gerald McRaney)^[26]
• Paper Moon – Floyd (Burton Gilliam)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV edition) – Colonel Hermann Dietrich (Wolf Kahler)^[27]
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – General Scott Watson (George Coe)^[28]
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Charles Rodman (John Lithgow)^[29]
• The Rookie (1993 TBS edition) – Ulrich Sigmund Strom (Raul Julia)^[30]
• The Rose – Rudge Campbell (Alan Bates)^[31]
• seaQuest DSV – Captain Nathan Hale Bridger (Roy Scheider)
• She-Wolf of London – Rev. Parfray (John Carlin)^[32]
• The Shining – Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson)
• Sliver – Alex Parsons (Martin Landau)^[33]
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – Sio Bibble (Oliver Ford Davies)^[2]
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Sio Bibble (Oliver Ford Davies)
• The Terminator (1987 TV Asashi edition) – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
• They Live (1990 TV Asahi edition) – Street Preacher (Raymond St. Jacques)^[34]
• Twilight – Raymond Hope (James Garner)^[35]
• Valdez Is Coming – Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher)^[36]
• Wall Street – Lynch (James Karen)
• West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Glad Hand (John Astin)^[37]
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – George (Richard Burton)
• Year of the Dragon (1988 TBS edition) – Louis Bukowski (Raymond J. Barry)
• X-Men – Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Ian McKellen)^[38]

Animation

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire – Preston B. Whitmore^[39]
• Atlantis: Milo's Return – Preston B. Whitmore^[40]
• Batman: The Animated Series – Daniel Mockridge
• The Fox and the Hound – Chief
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Hawk
• Home on the Range – Sheriff Sam Brown
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians – Sgt. Tibs
• Peter Pan – George Darling
• Star Trek: The Animated Series – Spock
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron – Tiger Conklin
• The Transformers – G1, Wheeljack, Skyfire, Beachcomber, Swindle, Kup, Metroplex, Alpha Trion, and others
• The Transformers: The Movie – Kup and Ramjet
• Code Lyoko – Franz Hopper