Minoru Inaba

Japanese actor and voice actor

Minoru Inaba
Born	(1951-11-08) November 8, 1951 (age 72) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1975-present

Minoru Inaba (稲葉実, Inaba Minoru, born November 8, 1951) is a Japanese voice actor from Shizuoka Prefecture. He is affiliated with Ken Production.

Inaba is best known for his roles in Disney productions (as Dale), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (as Buzz Lightyear), and The Transformers (as Cyclonus and Razorclaw). He also voiced as Gaogao-san the anthropomorphic Lion Scientist in the Shimajiro TV series and Shimajiro film series.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

1979

The Ultraman – Fisherman
Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman F – Gyarakuta members

1980

Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen – Adam
Space Runaway Ideon – Rekuran
Space Warrior Baldios – Morgan, Robot Soldiers

1981

Golden Warrior Gold Lightan – Futoshi "Bikku" Mizumi
Voltron – Cobra
Belle and Sebastian – Barber, Pastor, General Store

1982

Gyakuten! Ippatsuman – Sankano & Tome
Super Dimension Fortress Macross – Linn Shaochin, Maistroff, Oigul
Warrior of Love Rainbowman – Doctor Giruma

1983

Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman – Joe
Akū Daisakusen Srungle – Sazaar
Armored Trooper Votoms – Mekitto
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel – Hiroshi, Shingo's Father
Cat's Eye – Shunzo Kagawa
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam – Mel's father

1984

Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross – Capt. George Lombar
Once Upon a Time... Space – Pierre
Yoroshiku Mechadock – Marukawa

1985

Touch – Sakada
Blue Comet SPT Layzner – Building, James, John

1986

Uchūsen Sagittarius – Gamin President
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ – Dune, Magany
Seishun Anime Zenshu – Takashima
Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos – Grujios, Dart, Guruzios
Sangokushi II: Tenkakeru Hideotachi – Military commander
Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers – Cyclonus, Razorclaw/Predaking, Scattershot, Swerve

1987

City Hunter – Sabou
Mami the Psychic – Yamada
Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers – Sorikondar, Rikimines

1988

Tatakae!! Ramenman – Longwei, Miedeyama, Zhanma
Sakigake!! Otokojuku – J.J. George
Mashin Hero Wataru – Don Goro, Zan Kokku
Oishinbo – Tamio Hidesawa

1989

Bio Armor Ryger – Captain Katagiri
Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis – TV Announcer
Miracle Giants Domu-kun – Motoshi Fujita
Madö King Granzört – Casino, Huge Whale, Tulip
Blue Blink – Editor
City Hunter 3 – Ambassador
Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl – Coach Ishikura
Magical Hat – CO2

1990

Mashin Hero Wataru 2 – Dotsuitaru Shougun, Marudaruma, Mutchirini
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water – Captain Neoatoran
Tasuke, the Samurai Cop – Hey-ji, Man A (episode 8), Pedestrian (episode 3)

1991

The Brave of Sun Fighbird – Captain
Future GPX Cyber Formula – Announcer
Matchless Raijin-Oh – Satan Jr., Yakuza A (episode 5)
Armored Police Metal Jack – Chief Shirogazaki
21 Emon – Yamada-Sensei
Dear Brother – Mathematics Teacher

1992

Mama wa Shōgaku 4 Nensei – Daisaku Yamaguchi
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz – Aruherihito
YuYu Hakusho – Iwamoto, Ogyoku

1993

Little Women II: Jo's Boys – Engineer
The Brave Express Might Gaine – Upper
Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba – Miyoshi Seikai Nyudo
Nintama Rantarō – Judayu Unazuki, Tobizou Katou
Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō – Gaogao-san (voice)

1994

Mobile Fighter G Gundam – Jack in Dia
Yamato Takeru – Baafs, King, Germain, Inaba, Coyotes
Magical Circle Guru Guru – Kasegigorudo, Tatejiwa, Ukka XII, Agubyi

1995

Magic Knight Rayearth – Innkeeper
Ninku – Byakko
Romeo and the Black Brothers – Rizzo
Wild Knights Gulkeeva – Mirage
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Dr. J
Soar High! Isami – Golden Tengu
Dokkan! Robotendon – Garapon father, Doctor

1996

Saint Tail – Fukuyama
Rurouni Kenshin – Sakata, Tsukio
Famous Dog Lassie – Henry
Brave Command Dagwon – Desukoppu
Midori no Makibaō – Beard cyclone
After War Gundam X – Rike Anto
Baby & Me – Kindergarten Principal's Older Brother
Chōja Reideen – Dorsal

1997

Speed Racer – Daisuke Hibiki
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar – Producer
In The Beginning – The Bible Stories – Ham
Slayers Try – Firioneru = El-di = Seirun
Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru – Kāmēn
Fortune Quest L – Anri

1998

Berserk – General White Tiger
Gasaraki – Gen. Wayne

1999

Chiisana Kyojin Microman – Chain Spider
Jibaku-kun – Jiya
Infinite Ryvius – Yoshikichi Shimomura
Weekly Story Land – Teacher, Uncle, Salaryman
Gozonji! Gekkō Kamen-kun – Valiance Alien

2000

Inspector Fabre – Chief Valerie
Brigadoon: Marin & Melan – Doctor
Argento Soma – Director
Hiwou War Chronicles – Tadanari Iwase

2001

Project ARMS – Stinger
Crush Gear Turbo – Ichidou Takekura

2002

Seven of Seven – Handa
Daigunder – Shuriman
Atashin'chi – Colleague
Witch Hunter Robin – The Professor
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Maritime Self-Defense Forces Colonel
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED – William Sutherland
Barom-1 – Shiratori Kenichi

2003

Detective School Q – Hiromichi Kamihara
Rumic Theater – Doctor
Mermaid Forest – Soukichi
Gilgamesh – Doctor

2004

Madlax – Senior Managing Director
Monster – Former Secretary
Gigantor – Chief Ohtsuka
Kurau Phantom Memory – Director Saito
Beet the Vandel Buster – Mugain
Black Jack – Tsubo-chan
Yakitate!! Japan – Yulrich Rame

2005

Kaiketsu Zorori – Wandokku Doctor, Witch
Kotenkotenko – Dharma, Elder Bag
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny – William Sutherland

2006

Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales – Takuetsu
The Story of Saiunkoku – Seikintou leader
Powerpuff Girls Z – Silk Hat
Project Blue Earth SOS – Tony Kimura
Kemonozume – Kyuutarou Ohba
Fist of the Blue Sky – Tian Xuefang
Code Geass – Atsushi Sawazaki
Bartender – Ryuuji Mineyama

2007

The Story of Saiunkoku Second Series – Danna Dai
Kaze no Stigma – Hyoue Kazamaki
Mononoke – Sakae Kadowaki
Shigurui: Death Frenzy – Mariko Hikobe
Neuro: Supernatural Detective – Kouji Umino
Blue Drop – Hasegawa
Rental Magica – Principal
Elec-king The Animation – Sleepy Dad, Kaito, Director

2008

GeGeGe no Kitarō – Guha, Hata-on-ryou, Hyakuma
Our Home's Fox Deity – Minamoto-san
Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō – Gao-Gao
Top Secret ~The Revelation~ – Soichi Enoki
Slayers Revolution – Philionel El Di Seyruun
Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo – Inspector Maruoka

2009

Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger – Mr. Sakaguchi
Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact! – Count Brocken
Cross Game – Coach Sentarō Maeno
Sōten Kōro – Yan Zhong
Inuyasha: The Final Act – Master of Potions

2010

Lilpri – Urashima
Shimajirou Hesoka – Gaogao-san
Stitch!: Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi – Tarou Nomimon

2011

Gosick – Maurice
Dororon Enma-kun – Shappoji
Tamayura: Hitotose – Fū's grandfather
One Piece – Neptune, Naguri

2012

Aquarion Evol – Elco

2013

Gundam Build Fighters – Chin'an Shishō
Pokémon Origins – Old Man Fuji^[2]

2014

Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta – Gaogao-San (voice)

2015

Shimajirō to Ōkina Ki – Gaogao-San (voice)
Overlord – Khajiit Dale Badantel (episodes 5, 6, 8 & 9)

2016

Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni ni – Gaogao-san (voice)
My Hero Academia – Dr. Tsubasa
One Piece – Monjii
Rin-ne – Kuroida (episode 35)

2017

Shimajirō to Niji no Oashisu – Gaogao-San (voice)

2018

B: The Beginning – Boris Meier^[3]
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These – Emperor Friedrich IV

2019

Shimajiro to Ururu no Heroland – Gaogao-san (voice)

2021

Shimajiro to Sora Tobufune – Gaogao-san (voice)
B: The Beginning Succession – Boris Meier
The Faraway Paladin – Bagley^[4]

Theatrical animation

Ninja Hattori-kun + Paaman Chō-Nōryoku Wars (1984) – Man
Grey: Digital Target (1986) – Mei
Venus Wars (1989) – Bartender
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) – Boris
Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) – Squad Leader
Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World (1995) – Yorimitsu Minamoto
Eiga Nintama Rantarō (1996) – Tobizou
Slayers Return (1996) – Elderly Sorcerer
Well Gree Slayers (1997) – Old Man
Daigekisen! Microman VS Saikyō Senshi Gorgon (1999) – Chain Spider
Gundress (1999) – Ali Jaheeve Hassan
Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000) – Doctor
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007) – Kamitaira
Summer Days with Coo (2007) – Husband
Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu (2007) – Chief Ohtsuka
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) – Don Paolo
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker (2012) – Koji Matsuzaki
Dokidoki! PreCure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope Tied to the Future! (2013) – Silver Clock
Shimajiro and Fufu's Big Adventure (2013) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro and the Whale's Song (2014) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro and the Mother Tree (2015) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro in Bookland (2016) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro the Movie: Adventures on Magic Island (2018) – Gaogao-san
Shimajiro the Movie: Shimajiro and Ururu's Hero Island (2019) – Gaogao-san
Qiaohu and the Fantastic Flying Ship (2019) – Gaogao-san (Japanese Dub)
Shimajirō to Kirakira Ōkoku no Ōji-sama (2022) – Gaogao-san ^[5]

OVAs

The Samurai (1987) – Kagemaru Toki
Kizuoibito (1988) – Colonel White
Assemble Insert (1989) – Old Man, Prime Minister
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) – Villy Gradoll

Video games

Langrisser: Kōki no Matsuei (1993) – Albert
Langrisser III (1996) – William, Christ, Gaieru, Glob, Ovu~a
Langrisser V: The End of the Legend (1998) – Gaieru, Gorudori
Ape Escape (1999) – Poppa
Gunparade March (2000) -
Tetsujin 28-go (2004) – Chief Ohtsuka
Mobile Suit Gundam: The One Year War (2005) – Woody Malden
Beet the Vandel Buster (2005) – Mugain
The Sword of Etheria (2005) – Toto
Soulcalibur III (2005) – Rock
Kingdom Hearts II (2005) – Dale
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) – Don Paolo
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix II (2007) – Dale
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007) – Don Paolo
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion: Lost Colors (2008) – Sawazaki
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008) – Don Paolo
Kingdom Hearts Coded (2009) – Dale
Tales of Vesperia (2009) – Boniface
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep (2010) – Dale
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) – Ramses
Glass Heart Princess (2012) – Osamu Himeno Kado
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014) – Dale (New and Archived Footage)
Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) – Alfred Pennyworth

Tokusatsu

Juukou B-Fighter (1995) – Mega Hercules (episodes 38 & 51)
Choukou Senshi Changéríon (1996) – Deringer (episode 26)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Armageddon (2002 Fuji TV edition) – Flight Director Clark (Chris Ellis)
Armored – Duncan Ashcroft (Fred Ward)
Asteroid – The President (Denis Arndt)
Bad Boys II – Alexei (Peter Stormare)^[6]
Batman Begins – Carmine Falcone (Tom Wilkinson)
The Benchwarmers – Mel Carmichael (Jon Lovitz)^[7]
The Big Lebowski (VHS/DVD edition) – Malibu Police Chief (Leon Russom)
Chain Reaction – Lyman Earl Collier (Brian Cox)
Chernobyl – Boris Shcherbina (Stellan Skarsgård)^[8]
Christmas with the Kranks – Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd)^[9]
The Closer – Andy Flynn (Anthony Denison)
Cloud Atlas – Haskell Moore, Tadeusz Kesselring, Bill Smoke, Nurse Noakes, Boardman Mephi, Old Georgie (Hugo Weaving)^[10]
The Comebacks – Coach Lambeau Fields (David Koechner)^[11]
Con Air (2000 TV Asahi edition) – Earl "Swamp Thing" Williams (M. C. Gainey)
CSI: NY – Sid Hammerback (Robert Joy)^[12]
Daredevil – Leland Owlsley (Bob Gunton)
Die Hard with a Vengeance – Businessman, Felix Little
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1999 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Fred Schiller (Stephen Pearlman)
Dog Eat Dog – Grecco the Greek (Paul Schrader)^[13]
Don Juan DeMarco – Dr. Paul Showalter (Bob Dishy)^[14]
The Double – Tom Highland (Martin Sheen)^[15]
Dragonworld – Brownie McGee (Jim Dunk)
Dudley Do-Right – Kumquat Chief (Alex Rocco)^[16]
Ed – Tommy Lasorda^[17]
Ed Wood – The Amazing Criswell (Jeffrey Jones)
Exorcist: The Beginning – Chuma
Falling Down (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Mr. Lee (Michael Paul Chan)
The Fast and the Furious – Tanner (Ted Levine)
Gandhi – Reginald Dyer (Edward Fox)^[18]
Genius – Albert Einstein (Geoffrey Rush)^[19]
The Goonies – Mr. Perkins (Curt Hanson)^[20]
Gothika – Sheriff Ryan (John Carroll Lynch)^[21]
Henry's Crime – Max Saltzman (James Caan)^[22]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Glóin (Peter Hambleton)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Glóin (Peter Hambleton)
Hoffa – Bobby Ciaro (Danny DeVito)^[23]
The Hunt for Red October – Senior Lieutenant Ivan Putin (Peter Firth)^[24]
I Love Trouble – The Thin Man (James Rebhorn)^[25]
Jacob's Ladder – Frank (Eriq La Salle)^[26]
Jennifer's Body – Mr. Wroblewski (J. K. Simmons)^[27]
Jingle All the Way – Mall Santa (Jim Belushi)^[28]
Julie & Julia – Paul Child (Stanley Tucci)^[29]
Last Action Hero (2001 TV Asahi edition) – John Practice (F. Murray Abraham)^[30]
Léon: The Professional (1997 VHS edition) – Fatman (Frank Senger), Receptionist (George Martin)
The Mask – Lt. Mitch Kellaway (Peter Riegert)^[31]
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates – Burt Stangle (Stephen Root)^[32]
Miracles – Ah Tong (Billy Lau)^[33]
Mission: Impossible 2 – Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich (Rade Šerbedžija)
Pecker – Jimmy (Mark Joy)^[34]
Pitch Black (2014 Blu-ray and DVD editions) – Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (Keith David)
The Player – Tom Oakley (Richard E. Grant)
The Preacher's Wife – Joe Hamilton (Gregory Hines)^[35]
Red Eye – Joe Reisert (Brian Cox)^[36]
Shallow Grave – Detective Inspector McCall (Ken Stott)^[37]
Shaolin Soccer – Iron Shirt (Tin Kai-man)^[38]
Shazam! Fury of the Gods – Wolf Blitzer^[39]
Snake Eyes – Jimmy George (Michael Rispoli)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Quark (Armin Shimerman)
Stuart Little (1999) – Boat Race Announcer (Stan Freberg)
The Terminator – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
The Thing – Dr. Sander Halvorson (Ulrich Thomsen)^[40]
Today You Die – Agent Saunders (Nick Mancuso)^[41]
Unaccompanied Minors – Oliver Porter (Lewis Black)^[42]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – Investor (Oliver Stone)^[43]

Animation

Disney productions – Dale
Animaniacs – Pesto
Bee Movie – Martin B. Benson
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command – Buzz Lightyear^[44]
Chicken Little – Principal Fetchit^[45]
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (second dub) – Dale
Dragon Storm – Theldag
Happy Feet – Nestor
Happy Feet Two – Nestor^[46]
Finding Nemo – Philip Sherman
The Lorax – Uncle Ubb
Over the Hedge – Vincent
Recess – Principal Prickly
The Simpsons – Ned Flanders, Moe Szyslak
The Simpsons Movie – Moe Szyslak (theater and DVD edition), Ned Flanders (DVD edition)
The Transformers – Cyclonus, Razorclaw, Scattershot, others
Treasure Planet – Doctor Delbert Doppler
Cars – Van, Jay Limo
Cars 2 – Van^[47]
Shrek series – Magic Mirror
Shrek Forever After – Pig #3^[48]

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