Takeshi Watabe

Takeshi Watabe (渡部 猛, Watabe Takeshi) was a veteran Japanese voice actor. He was born on March 21, 1936 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, and more recently Gamabunta in Naruto. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death.

Takeshi Watabe 渡部 猛
Birth Name Masusato Maeno (前野益里) Birthdate March 21 1936(1936-03-21) Birthplace Kōchi, Japan Age 74 Died December 13, 2010
Statistics Occupation Seiyū Gender Male Ethnicity Japanese Notable Credit(s) Naruto as Gamabunta Official Website 81 Produce

He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. He was also a Tosa dialect coach on Ocean Waves and Sukeban Deka.

He adlibbed his own surname as Kiba Daiō's dying words, "WA-TA-BE!!!"

He died of complications of lung cancer on December 13, 2010.

Hokuto no Ken (TV anime)

• Buckham (ep 8)
• Gorath (ep 18)
• Kiba Daiō (eps 24-29)

Hokuto no Ken (1986 movie)

• Kiba Daiō

External links

• Takeshi Watabe at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Takeshi Watabe at the Internet Movie Database
• 81 Produce