Yuzuru Fujimoto

Yuzuru Fujimoto (藤本 譲, Fujimoto Yuzuru; September 24, 1935 – June 10, 2019)^[1] was a Japanese voice actor.^[2]

Yuzuru Fujimoto
藤本 譲
Born	(1935-09-24)September 24, 1935 Tokyo, Japan
Died	June 10, 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 83)
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1963–2019

Filmography

Television animation

1960s

• Gigantor (1963) – Narrator
• Ōgon Bat (1967) – Narrator
• Humanoid Monster Bem (1968) – Narrator

1970s

• Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) – A detective
• Doraemon (1973) – Papa
• Brave Raideen (1975) – Professor Steam
• Gaiking (1975) – Namura
• Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (1976) – Yoshitarō Harao
• Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977-1978) - Policeman (episode 10)
• Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1977) – Gabriel
• Angie Girl (1978) – Johann

1980s

• Astro Boy (1980) – Professor Ikisugi
• Invincible Robo Trider G7 (1980) – Tetsuo Atsui
• Ninja Hattori-kun (1981) – Kentarō Mitsuba
• Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13 (1983) – Frederick Roden
• Magical Fairy Persia (1984) – Goken Muroi
• Princess Sarah (1985) – Mr. Barrow
• Mister Ajikko (1987) – Ajiō-sama
• Zillion (1987) – Gord
• Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato (1989) – Yūtarō Hidaka

1990s

• Armored Police Metal Jack (1991) – Megadeath
• Oishinbo (1991) – Takehara
• Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) – Professor G
• After War Gundam X (1996) – Fong Alternative
• Detective Conan (1996) – Tani, Ōyama, Yabuuchi, Murakami, etc.
• Gasaraki (1998) – Giichirō Gōwa
• The Big O (1999) – Santa Claus
• Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (1999) – Kojima

2000s

• Hiwou War Chronicles (2000) – Nagai
• Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School (2001) – Tessai Onizuka
• Inuyasha (2001) – Mushin
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) – Kunihiko Nibu
• Croket! (2003) – Kusamochi
• Monster (2004) – Robbie
• Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2007) – Hayato Fūrinji (2nd voice)
• Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture (2007) – Kikuji Hiyoshi
• Hell Girl (2009) – Kadokura

2010s

• Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) – Juneau Dermailles
• Inazuma Eleven (2010) – Daisuke Endō
• Katanagatari (2010) – Masatsuna Yanari
• Little Battlers Experience (2011) – Cillian Kaidō
• Garo: The Animation (2015) – Lara's grandfather

OVA

• Konpeki no Kantai (1993) – Yasaburo Otaka
• Please Save My Earth (1993) – Raozo Matsudaira
• Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1993) – Chiyou
• Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994) – Dr. Touka
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) – Kojima
• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) – The President
• Apocalypse Zero (1996) - Tomohisa, Narrator

Theatrical animation

• Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – Degwin Sodo Zabi^[3]
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (1992) - Resentative
• Pom Poko (1994) – Mizuki
• Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002) – Colonel Moran
• Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002) – Mushin
• Appleseed (2004) – Edward Uranus III
• Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) – Tapp
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012) – Ouro

Video games

• Gihren no Yabou (1998) – Degwin Sodo Zabi
• Metal Gear Solid (1998) – Kenneth Baker^[3]
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) – President James Johnson^[3]
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 (2004) – Emperor Go-Shirakawa
• Super Robot Wars GC (2004) – Tetsuo Atsui, Great Dorumen
• Killzone 3 (2011) – Orlock (Japanese dub)

Dubbing

Live-action

• James Earl Jones
  • Coming to America – King Jaffe Joffer^[4]
  • The Ambulance (1992 TV Tokyo edition) – Lt. Frank Spencer
  • The Hunt for Red October (1993 TBS and 1999 TV Asahi editions) – Vice Admiral James Greer
  • Patriot Games (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
  • The Sandlot – Mr. Mertle
  • Sommersby – Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs^[5]
  • Clear and Present Danger (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Vice Admiral Jim Greer
• Pat Hingle
  • Batman (1995 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • Batman Returns (1994 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • Batman Forever (1998 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
  • The Quick and the Dead (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Horace
  • Batman & Robin (2000 TV Asahi edition) – James Gordon
• Philip Baker Hall
  • The Rock (1999 NTV edition) – Chief Justice
  • Boogie Nights – Floyd Gondolli
  • Rush Hour – Captain William Diel^[6]
  • The Sum of All Fears – David Becker
  • Mr. Popper's Penguins – Mr. Franklin
• Ned Beatty
  • Network (1980 TBS edition) – Arthur Jensen
  • Hostage Flight – Art Hofstadter
  • Rudy – Daniel Ruettiger, Sr.
  • Just Cause (1997 TV Tokyo edition) – McNair
  • He Got Game – Warden Wyatt
• George Kennedy
  • The Dirty Dozen – Maj. Max Armbruster
  • Creepshow 2 (1989 TV Tokyo edition) – Ray Spruce^[7]
  • The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear – Captain Ed Hocken
  • Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult – Captain Ed Hocken
• The Absent-Minded Professor – Alonzo P. Hawk (Keenan Wynn)^[8]
• Alcatraz – Raymond "Ray" Archer (Robert Forster)
• Bad Girls – Frank Jarrett (Robert Loggia)^[9]
• A Better Tomorrow – Father Sung (Tien Feng)^[10]
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey – Rufus (George Carlin)^[11]
• The Bourne Identity – Nykwana Wombosi (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje)^[12]
• Broken Embraces – Ernesto Martel (José Luis Gómez)^[13]
• Captain America – General Fleming (Darren McGavin)^[14]
• Changing Lanes – Stephen Delano (Sydney Pollack)^[15]
• Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Guard Falzon (Steve Eastin)
• Crimson Tide – Vladimir Radchenko (Daniel von Bargen)
• The Da Vinci Code – Jacques Saunière (Jean-Pierre Marielle)
• Death Wish (1980 TV Asahi edition) – Police Commissioner (Stephen Elliott)^[16]
• Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo – Robert Bigalow (Richard Riehle)^[17]
• Die Hard (1992 Fuji TV edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
• Down with Love – Theodore Banner (Tony Randall)^[18]
• Dr. Dolittle 3 – Jud Jones (John Amos)^[19]
• Dr. No – M (Bernard Lee)^[20]
• The Empire Strikes Back – Admiral Ackbar
• Evilspeak (1986 TBS edition) – Sarge (R. G. Armstrong)
• The Fast and the Furious (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2006 TV Asahi edition) – Bilkins (Thom Barry)
• Firelight – Lord Clare (Joss Ackland)
• The Golden Compass – High Councilor (Christopher Lee)
• Goldfinger (2006 DVD edition) – M (Bernard Lee)^[21]
• Guilty by Suspicion – Chairman Wood (Gailard Sartain)
• Harlem Nights – Bennie Wilson (Redd Foxx)^[22]
• The Hunt for Red October – Captain 2nd Rank Viktor Tupolev (Stellan Skarsgård)^[23]
• Insomnia – Chief Charlie Nyback (Paul Dooley)
• Jungle 2 Jungle – Alexei Jovanovic (David Ogden Stiers)
• Keeping the Faith – Rabbi Ben Lewis (Eli Wallach)^[24]
• Kiss of the Dragon – Uncle Tai (Burt Kwouk)
• Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Barry "the Baptist" (Lenny McLean)
• Marie Antoinette – Louis XV of France (Rip Torn)^[25]
• Men of Honor – Mr. Pappy (Hal Holbrook)^[26]
• Miracles – Uncle Hoi (Wu Ma)^[27]
• My Favorite Martian – Mr. Channing (Michael Lerner)
• The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)^[28]
• The New Daughter – Roger Wayne (James Gammon)
• Red – Henry Britton (Ernest Borgnine)^[29]
• Red Dawn – Jack Mason (Ben Johnson)^[30]
• Return of the Jedi – Admiral Ackbar
• Scarface (1989 TV Asahi edition) – Mel Bernstein (Harris Yulin)
• Snatch – Doug the Head (Mike Reid)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Admiral Ackbar
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace – Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)^[31]
• Surrogates – Dr. Lionel Canter (James Cromwell)^[32]
• The Thirteenth Floor – Hannon Fuller, Grierson (Armin Mueller-Stahl)^[33]
• The Untouchables – Chief Mike Dorsett (Richard Bradford)^[34]
• Wild Wild West (2002 NTV edition) – General 'Bloodbath' McGrath (Ted Levine)^[35]
• Win Win – Leo Poplar (Burt Young)^[36]

Animation

• Atomic Betty – Admiral DeGill
• Babar – Cornelius
• The Boondocks – Robert Jebediah Freeman
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers – Monterey Jack
• Oliver & Company – Winston
• The Rescuers – Mr. Snoops^[37]
• The Secret of NIMH – The Great Owl

Other voices

• Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Tokyo Disneyland – Admiral Ackbar