Joji Yanami

Actor Aug 30 (died age 90) Tokyo, Japan 1963–2024 (61 year career)

6.5 avg rating

Biography

Joji Yanami (八奈見乗児), born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土繁満),is a Japanese voice actor.

Known For

Film

Dragon Ball Z

Dr. Briefs (voice)

Film

Dragon Ball

Narrator (voice)

Film

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Gikkuri (voice)

Film

InuYasha

Tōtōsai (voice)

Film

Dragon Ball GT

King / Narrator / North Kaiō (voice)

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

North Kaiô / Narration (voice)

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Narrator / Planthorr (voice)

Film

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Kaio / Dr. Briefs / Narrator (voice)

Filmography

Acting (162)

Movies (98)

Dragon Ball Z Kai

2024

as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

2013

as Kaio / Dr. Briefs / Narrator (voice)

6.8

Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

2013

as King Kai (voice)

7.3

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

2011

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

2010

7.2

Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom!

2009

as Boyakki (voice)

4.0

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008

as Narrator (voice)

6.5

Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D

2008

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

2005

as Kerodeek (voice)

7.2

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

2004

as Lumberjack (voice)

6.6

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

2003

as Mark Williams (voice)

6.8

Ape Escape: Battle for the Golden Pipo Helmet

2002

as Hakase (voice)

Our War Game

as Gennai (voice)

Catnapped!

as Hoi-Hoi (voice)

My Father's Dragon

as Cat (Voice)

Ultraman Super Fighter Legend

1996

as Dr. Notani (voice)

Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast

1996

as Idosennin (voice)

5.7

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

1995

as North Kaiô / Narration (voice)

7.5

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

1995

as Phillip (voice)

6.5

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

1994

as Narration (voice)

6.8

Sangokushi: The Distant Land

1994

as Hua Tuo (voice)

6.3

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

1994

as Jubei Yanami (voice)

7.3

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

1993

as Kaiô / Burîfu hakase / Narrator (voice)

7.2

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

1993

as North Kaiou (voice)

7.2

Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

1993

as Narrator (voice)

6.7

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

as Narration (voice)

Moldiver

as Amagi (voice)

Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle

1993

as Jubei Yamada

6.7

Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special

1992

as Narrator (voice)

6.5

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991

as Narration (voice)

7.0

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

1991

as North Kaiou (voice)

6.5

Monkey Punch's Alice

1991

as Doctor (voice)

4.1

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

1990

as King Kai (voice)

6.5

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

1990

as Narrator / Planthorr (voice)

7.6

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

1990

as Narrator (voice)

6.6

Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture

1990

as Usu

4.0

Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo

1990

6.0

Uncle Remodelling Course

1990

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989

as Narrator (voice)

6.9

Neo Tokyo

1989

as (segment "Construction Cancellation Order") (voice)

6.8

Little Wansa

1989

as Lupin (voice)

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

1988

as Narrator

6.7

ビックリマン無縁ゾーンの秘宝

1988

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

1987

as Narrator (voice)

6.6

Dream Dimension Gentleman

as Doctor (voice)

The Golden Bird

as Big Bird (voice)

Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure

1986

as Yōsuke Nakamori

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986

as Narrator (voice)

6.9

Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach

as Priest (voice)

Love City

as Ti

Mr. Pen Pen

as Iwa-chan (voice)

Fist of the North Star

1986

as Galf (voice)

6.8

Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War

1986

as Ittan Momen (voice)

7.2

The SuperGal

1986

as Murphy (voice)

5.8

Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!

1986

as Tetsuemon Yanami (voice)

1.0

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

1986

as Acetylene Lamp (voice)

4.3

Spooky Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!

1986

6.0

The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island

1985

as Hige Oyaji (voice)

4.5

Spooky Kitaro

1985

as Ittan Momen (voice)

6.7

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984

as Gikkuri (voice)

7.9

Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Chojin

1984

4.3

Kenya Boy

1984

as Prof. Stein (voice)

5.2

Birth: A War of Two Worlds

as Grandpa/Jii

Beaten by Black Rain

as Foreigner (voice)

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

1983

as Borobo (voice)

7.0

Drifting Clouds

1982

as Shibusawa Sensei (voice)

6.6

The Wizard of Oz

1982

as Tin Woodman (voice)

6.5

Star of the Giants

1982

as Chūta Ban (voice)

3.5

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1982

as (voice)

8.0

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

1981

as God 2 (voice)

7.0

Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari

1981

as Narration (ナレーション)

Yuki

Swan Lake

as Minister (voice)

Hippo Director's Zoo Diary

1981

as 大久保

The Devil and a Princess

1981

as King (voice)

The Monster of Frankenstein

1981

as Inspector Belbo (voice)

Toward the Terra

as Doctor (voice)

Botchan

as Akashatsu (voice)

Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

1980

7.0

Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy

1980

as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

8.0

Young Eleven

1979

6.0

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

1978

as Dr. Zero / Prime Minister (voice)

7.3

UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger

1976

as Dr. Umon

5.8

Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World

1976

as Mayor (voice)

6.4

Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster

1976

as Dr. Umon / Professor Yumi

6.0

Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter

1975

as Benkei Kuruma

5.6

Akumaizer 3: The Movie

1975

as Ibiru (voice)

Mazinger Z vs. Doctor Hell

1974

as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General

1974

as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

6.7

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman

1973

as Professor Gennosuke Yumi / Pochi (voice)

5.5

The Panda's Great Adventure

1973

as Senior

6.0

Animal Treasure Island

1971

as Baron (voice)

6.2

Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown

1970

6.0

Star of the Giants - Big League Ball

1970

6.0

Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma

1969

as Ban Chuuta (voice)

5.1

Star of the Giants - Bloody Final

1969

2.8

Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars

1967

as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

4.2

Cyborg 009

1966

as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

4.6

Television (64)

Dragon Ball Z Kai

2009

as Narrator (voice)

7.5

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens

2008

as Mr. Dokusasori (voice)

Yatterman

as Boyacky (voice)

Cackling Kitarou

as Ittan Momen

Mazinkaiser

as Professor Yumi (voice)

InuYasha

as Tōtōsai (voice)

Amazing Nurse Nanako

as Kuuron (voice)

Dragon Ball GT

as King / Narrator / North Kaiō (voice)

7.7

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

1994

as HIdezaburo Kitaguchi (voice)

8.0

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

1993

as Dr. Kitaguchi

7.7

Ghost Sweeper GS Mikami

1993

as Old Man

7.9

Moldiver

1993

as Professor Amagi (voice)

7.8

Time Bokan: Royal Revival

1993

as Boyakkii / Dasainen / Domoke-Yakovitch / Glocky / Kokematsu / Kosuinen (voice)

Bastard!!

1992

as King of Metallicana (voice)

5.4

Kekko Kamen

1991

as Principal Toenail of Satan (voice)

5.1

Marude Dameo

1991

as Boss (voice)

Dragon Ball Z

1989

as Dr. Briefs (voice)

8.4

Magical Hat

1989

as Grandpa Tau (voice)

7.0

Magical Hat

1989

as Grandpa Tau

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

1987

as Dog (voice)

8.2

Norakuro-kun

1987

as くろ吉

Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle

1986

as Hikozaemon Abekawa

Dragon Ball

as Narrator (voice)

Dragon Ball

as Narrator (voice)

Doteraman

as 鈴木繁 / インチ鬼大王

Magical Emi, the Magic Star

1985

as Yousuke Nakamori (voice)

6.0

Dream Hunter Rem

1985

as Butler (voice)

6.9

Dream Star Button Nose

1985

as Duke Fastener (voice)

7.5

Mrs. Pepper Pot

1983

as Pot Bjorn (voice)

7.9

Magical Angel Creamy Mami

1983

as Baribari

6.3

Chiisana Tabi

1983

as Self - Letter Reader (voice)

9.0

Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX

1982

as Dr. Ban (voice)

6.7

J9 Series

1981

as パンチョ・ポンチョ

Braiger

1981

as Pancho Poncho

4.7

Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman

1981

as Julie Kokematsu

6.0

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

1980

as Ten (voice)

7.7

Lalabel

1980

as Lalabelle's grandpa (voice)

6.0

Misha the Bearcub

1979

as Officer Todo (voice)

6.4

Zenderman

1979

as Tobocke (voice)

2.7

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

1978

as Dr. Zero / prime minister (voice)

7.2

Starzinger

1978

as Assistant Professor Dodge (voice)

8.4

Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3

as Animaddo

Witch Girl Tickle

as Head teacher

Time Bokan Series: Yatterman

1977

as Boyacky (voice)

6.5

Planet Robot Danguard Ace

1977

as Dr. Sakezō Sado / Vice Fuhrer Hechi (voices)

Jetter Mars

as タワシ長官

UFO Robot Grendizer

as Genzo Umon / Great King Vega (voice)

7.6

The Star of the Seine

1975

as Marquess de Moralle

Akumaizer 3

as Gabra (voice)

Calimero

as Mr. Owl (voice)

Great Mazinger

as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Little Wansa

as ルパン

Mazinger Z

as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

Devilman

as Pochi (voice)

Triton of the Sea

as Ippei

Tomorrow's Joe

as Tonkichi

もーれつア太郎

as Kokoro no Boss

Star of the Giants

as 伴宙太

Cyborg 009

as Professor Gilmore (voice)

Pyunpyunmaru

Osomatsu-kun

as Otousan

Hustle Punch

as Dr. Haryhary (voice)

5.0

Wolf Boy Ken

1963

as Boss (voice)

Adventures of Little El Cid