BIRTH 21/03/1936
DEATH 13/12/2010
Country Japan
SHOWS 24
MOVIES 22

Takeshi Watabe

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.

Shows Movies Partners

Shows (24)

Naruto

Gamabunta (voice) / 蛤蟆文太（配音）

2002

Dragon Ball Z

Panbukin (voice)

1989

Monster

Detective (voice)

2004

Cowboy Bebop

Chessmaster Hex (voice)

1998

Detective Conan

Sewa Takanori (voice)

1996

Kamen Rider

Creation King (voice)

1971

Ashita no Joe

Gondou Goromaki / Gondou Goromaki (voice)

1970

Rune Soldier

Ila's Father (voice)

2001

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Tarou Imamiya (voice)

2002

Black Jack

Coronel Estefan (voice)

1993

You're Under Arrest!

Arizuka Takao (Voice)

1996

Pinocchio: The Series

Doro

1972

Requiem from the Darkness

Yahei (voice)

2003

Le Petit lord (1995)

Earl of Dorincourt

1995

6 Angels

Donn Canyon

2001

Battle Fever J

Ancient Fish Monster (voice) / Buffalo Monster (voice) / Dinosaur Monster (voice) / Doguu Monster (voice) / Hyde Monster (voice) / Snail Monster (voice)

1979

Aquarian Age

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

2002