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Ryūsuke Ōbayashi

b. 1946

Japanese voice actor

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Born 1946. Ryūsuke Ōbayashi is a Japanese seiyū, actor, narrator and voice acting in Japan.

is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. Some of his best known roles include Soun Tendo in Ranma ½ and Captain Kiichi Goto in Patlabor. He was formerly credited as . He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce.

Filmography Television animation The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) (Exsedol Folmo) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) (Ben Wooder) Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986) (Rakan Dahkaran) Patlabor (1989) (Captain Kiichi Gotō) Ranma ½ (1989) (Sōun Tendō) DNA² (1994) (Yokomori) Macross 7 (1994) (Exsedol Folmo) Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1996) (Principal Miura) Rurouni Kenshin (1996) (Raijuta Isurugi) Fancy Lala (1998) (Mystery Man) Serial Experiments Lain (1998) (Yasuo Iwakura) Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (1999) (Ken Sanada) To Heart (1999) (Gengoro Nagase) Inuyasha (2001) (Daija (The False Water God)) Monster (2005) (Fritz Vardemann) Hell Girl (2006) (Ryōsuke Sekine) D.Gray-man (2008) (Malcolm C. Lvellie) Element Hunters (2009) (Kawashima) Hyouge Mono (2011) (Yamanoue Sōji) WataMote (2013) (Narrator) Buddy Complex (2014) (Alessandro Fermi) Heavy Object (2015) (Flide) Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2020) (Kaneki)

Original video animation (OVA) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Uranff) Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1991) (Nilsson) Magical Girl Pretty Sammy (1995) (Bif Standard) Jungle de Ikou! (1997) (Fuyuhiko)

Theatrical animation Techno Police 21C (1982) (Blader) Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) (Exsedol 4970) Patlabor: The Movie (1989) (Captain Kiichi Goto) Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) (Captain Kiichi Goto) WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) (Captain Kiichi Goto) Atagoal (2006) (Kara'agemaru)

Video games Inuyasha (2001) (Daija) Final Fantasy XII (2006) (Judge Ghis) Macross Triangle Frontier (2011) (Exsedol Folmo) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (2012) (Takeo Kitagawa) Asura's Wrath (2012) (Emperor Strada)

Drama CD Soul Eater (2005) (Shinigami)

Dubbing Live-action The Amityville Horror (Chief of Police (Rich Komenich)) Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (Admiral Henry D (Glenn Morshower)) Black Book (General Käutner (Christian Berkel)) The Dark Knight (Gerard Stephens (Keith Szarabajka)) D-Tox (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Jack Bennett (Stephen Lang)) From the Earth to the Moon (Alan Shepard (Ted Levine)) Happiest Season (Ted (Victor Garber)) Never Talk to Strangers (Cliff Raddison (Dennis Miller)) Restoration (King Charles II (Sam Neill)) Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (1975 NTV edition) (Richard Mays (James Fox)) Threads (Jimmy Kempf (Reece Dinsdale)) The Unborn (Gordon Beldon (James Remar))

Animation The Animatrix (Client) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Xun You, Zhang Zhao, Han Sui, and Huang Zhong)

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Also known as
Ryusuke Obayashi, Ryuusuke Oubayashi

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ryūsuke Ōbayashi?

Japanese voice actor

When was Ryūsuke Ōbayashi born?

Ryūsuke Ōbayashi was born on 13 March 1946 in Fukuoka.

What is Ryūsuke Ōbayashi's occupation?

Ryūsuke Ōbayashi is a seiyū, actor, narrator and voice acting in Japan.

What nationality is Ryūsuke Ōbayashi?

Ryūsuke Ōbayashi is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ryūsuke Ōbayashi

· Wikidata: Q2403238

· DBpedia: Ryūsuke Ōbayashi

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