Daisuke Gōri

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
Years active1973–2010AgentAoni Production

Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, Gōri Daisuke, February 8, 1952 – January 17, 2010[1]) 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 death. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Yoshio Nagahori (長堀 芳夫, Nagahori Yoshio). He was best known for his roles in the Dragon Ball series (as Mister Satan and numerous other characters), the Gundam series (as Dozle Zabi and Bask Om), Ninja Scroll (as Gemma Himuro), Kinnikuman (as Robin Mask), Patlabor (as Hiromi Yamazaki), Star Fox (as General Pepper, Andross, and Pigma Dengar), Dead or Alive (as Bass Armstrong), Tekken (as Heihachi Mishima), and Soulcalibur (as Edge Master)[2] – as well as his distinctive deep, booming voice.

Death

According to fellow voice actors, Gōri was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus a few years prior to his death and his vision was affected by retinal detachment as a result of the disease. He complained to coworkers, "I cannot read the script. I cannot work as I want." (「台本が読めない。思うように仕事ができない。」) During an Anpanman recording session in late 2009, a depressed-sounding Gōri told his close friend and voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue, "I've grown old" (「もう年だよ」).[3]

On January 17, 2010 at approximately 3:00 P.M., Gōri was found lying on his stomach with blood dripping from his wrists in the middle of a street in Nakano, Tokyo by a passerby, who then notified the police. Authorities from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Nakano station discovered a utility knife under his body as well as a suicide note (with the words "I'm sorry" (ごめんね) and "Thank you" (ありがとう) scrawled on it) addressed to his family in his pants pocket. Gōri's death was then ruled a suicide; he was three weeks short of his 58th birthday.[3][4] His ongoing roles were replaced primarily by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo and the late Unshō Ishizuka.

Filmography

Television animation

1973
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
  • Kikō Sōseiki MOSPEADA (Platoon Chief)
  • Kinnikuman (Robin Mask, Zangyaku-seijin, Black Hole (episodes 48-52), Daimaō Satan, Ashuraman, Ashuraman's Father, Dirty Baron, Additional Voices)
1984
  • Hokuto no Ken (Diamond (episode 3), Southern Cross executive (episode 21), Gertz (episode 33), Goerz (episode 33), Uighur the Warden (episodes 37-42), Cassandra prisoner (episode 43), Bull (episode 59), Daruka (episode 89)), Buzz Harn (114-116), Akashachi (123-138)
  • Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (Claude Leon)
1985
1986
  • Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (Umigame)
  • Dragon Ball (Umigame, Gyū-Maō, Colonel Yellow, Cymbal, Drum, Yaochun, Inoshikachō, Gora, Spectator, Additional Voices)
  • Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (Moss the English Mastiff)
  • Kō Q Chōji Ikkiman (Samson)
  • Saint Seiya (Heracles Seiza no Algethi)
1987
  • Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (Umigame, Ghastel)
  • Doraemon (Gian's Father)
1988
  • City Hunter 2 (Thunder King (ep 25), Gin no Asa (episodes 45 and 47))
  • Sakigake!! Otokojuku (Heihachi Edajima, Narrator)
  • Topo Gigio (Megaro)
  • Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Dauros, Additional Voices)
1989
1990
1991
1992
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
  • Ō Dorobō Jing (Vodka)
  • Kinnikuman Nisei (Robin Mask (episodes 2–4))
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Marco Amoretti)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2022
  • Bleach: Thousand-Years Blood War (Dondochakka Bilstin (ep 3)) (archive voice footage)

OVA

  • Guyver (1989) (Derzerb)
  • Ys (1989) (Norton)
  • Ninja Ryūkenden (1991) (Jeffrey Hammond)[5]
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) (Bask Om)
  • Ushio and Tora (1992) (Asako's father)
  • Gunsmith Cats (1995) (Jonathan Washington)
  • Tekken: The Motion Picture (1997) (Heihachi Mishima)
  • Transformers: Zone (1997) (Violenjiger, Trypticon)[5]
  • Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (2001) (Prof. Domeki)
  • Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! (2008) (Mister Satan, Umigame, Gyū-Maō)

Theatrical animation

  • Fist of the North Star (1986) (Uighur)
  • Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) (Umigame)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989) (Gyū-Maō)
  • Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Hiromi Yamazaki)[6]
  • Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990) (Misokattsun, Umigame)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991) (Dorodabo)
  • Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993) (Gyū-Maō, Umigame)
  • Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993) (Mister Satan)
  • Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (Hiromi Yamazaki)[6]
  • Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (1994) (Mister Satan)
  • Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) (E. Honda)[5][7]
  • Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)(Mister Satan)
  • Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996) (Umigame)
  • Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001) (Yokihiko Ōta)
  • WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) (Hiromi Yamazaki)
  • Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005) (Akuma)
  • Redline (2010) (Gori-Rider)[7] (Posthumous release)

Unknown date

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Source
1994 Kunio no Oden Riki, Nishimura [6]
1995 Astal Jerado [6]
1995 Double Dragon (Neo-Geo) Abobo, Burnov [6]
1996 Super Dodge Ball D.B. Maou [6]
1996 Puyo Puyo CD Zoh Daimaou [5]
1996 Tobal No. 1 Ill Goga [6]
1996 Dead or Alive Bass Armstrong [6][5]
1997 Tekken 3 Heihachi Mishima [6]
1997 Silhouette Mirage Goliath [6]
1998 Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not Die Akihiko Ota [6]
1998 Lunar: Eternal Blue Black Wizard Borgan [6]
1998 Soulcalibur Edge Master [6]
1998 Thousand Arms Grapple [6]
1999 Dead or Alive 2 Bass Armstrong [6][5]
2000 Grandia II Mareg [5]
2000 The Bouncer Volt Krueger [6]
2000 Brave Saga 2 Satan Bardot [6]
2001 Tekken 4 Heihachi Mishima [5]
2001 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Scott Dolph [6]
2002 Dead or Alive 3 Bass Armstrong [6][5]
2002 Soulcalibur II Heihachi Mishima [6]
2004 Samurai Warriors Takeda Shingen [5]
2004 Xenosaga Episode II Boss [6]
2004 Mega Man X: Command Mission Silver Horn, Incentas [6]
2005 Star Fox: Assault Pigma Dengar [6]
2005 Namco × Capcom Heihachi Mishima [6]
2005 Dead or Alive 4 Bass Armstrong [6]
2006 Samurai Warriors 2 Takeda Shingen [5]
2006 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Tarkus [6]
2006 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Lt. Cunningham [6]
2008 Ninja Gaiden II Volf [6]
2009 Samurai Warriors 3 Takeda Shingen [5]
2010 The King of Fighters XIII Raiden Posthumous release [8]
2010 Zangeki no Reginleiv Loki [7][6]

Unknown date

Narration

  • Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle (TV Asahi)
  • Smart Monsters (TV Asahi)

Tokusatsu

Television commercials

  • Toon Disney (Japan) (Jetix narrator)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

References

  1. ^ 声優の郷里大輔さん自殺か ｢キン肉マン｣のロビンマスク役 (in Japanese). Tokyo Shimbun. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Dragon Ball Actor Daisuke Gouri Passes Away". Anime News Network. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  3. ^ a b 声優界衝撃｢ロビンマスク役｣郷里大輔さん路上死のナゾ (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. January 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-23.
  4. ^ ｢キン肉マン｣ロビンマスク役の声優自殺か(読売新聞) (in Japanese). Yahoo! News. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21.
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  7. ^ a b c d "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：郷里大輔(Daisuke Gouri)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Daisuke Gouri]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "KOFキャラクター：THE KING OF FIGHTERS OFFICIAL WEB SITE". kofaniv.snk-corp.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "醒拳 ＜日本語吹替収録版＞". NBCUniversal Japan. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "グーニーズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "i-img675x1200-1625564040p9w0sq12246.jpg". Yahoo! Auctions Japan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  12. ^ "サロゲート". Star Channel. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "ホラー・マニアックス シリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!". Happinet. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "アイアン・ジャイアント". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "リロ＆スティッチ". The Cinema. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "眠れる森の美女". The Cinema. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

External links

  • Official agency profile (in Japanese)
  • Daisuke Gōri at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Daisuke Gōri at IMDb