Tessho Genda

Tesshō Genda (玄田哲章 Genda Tesshō) born May 20, 1948, is a prolific Japanese seiyu who was born in Okayama prefecture, Japan. He is most famous for providing the Japanese voice of the famous Transformer, Optimus Prime (Convoy in Japan). More recently, he plays the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in Naruto and Kaido in One Piece.

Tesshō Genda
玄田哲章
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Birth Name Mitsuo Yokoi
横居光雄
Birthdate May 20 1948 (1948-05-20) (age 76)
Birthplace Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Statistics
Occupation Actor, seiyū
Ethnicity Japanese
Notable Credit(s) Dr. Slump Arale-chan
as Suppaman
Dragon Ball
as Shu and General White
Transformers
as Optimus Prime
City Hunter
as Umibozu
Akira
as Ryusaku
Naruto
as Kurama
Batman: Gotham Knight
as Batman
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore and Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
as The Punisher
Official Website 81 Produce

In February 2010, he received a Merit Awards from the 4th Seiyū Awards.[1]

RolesEdit

Hokuto no Ken (TV anime)Edit

Hokuto no Ken 2Edit

Hokuto no Ken: Legend of HeroesEdit

Shin Kyūseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken: Kenshirō DenEdit

J-Stars Victory VsEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Some of the 4th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Revealed". Anime News Network (February 16, 2010). Retrieved on February 16, 2010.