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Tessyo Genda

Name in Native Language: "玄田 哲章" (Japanese/JA)
Actor / Voice Acting In Japan | * 05/20/1948 (75) | Okayama Prefecture (Japan)
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Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章, Genda Tesshō, born May 20, 1948) (sometimes credited as Tessyou Genda, Tetsuaki Genda, or Tetsusyo Genda) is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi (横居 光雄, Yokoi Mitsuo) as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda." Genda is one of Japan's most prolific voice actors, with 234 roles credited to his name as of September 25, 2007. Genda has performed the roles of Masami Iwaki (Dokaben), Suppaman (Dr. Slump), Gō Reietsu (High School! Kimengumi), Optimus Prime (A.K.A. Convoy) (The Transformers), Umibouzu (City Hunter), Ichimi Araiwa (Cooking Papa), and Action Kamen (Crayon Shin-chan) and is the current Japanese voice of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh media. He is also known for voicing Kurama in Naruto, and Kaido in One Piece. Like his Canadian counterpart Peter Cullen, Genda reprised the role of Optimus Prime (Convoy) in the Japanese dub of the 2007 Transformers movie. He is best known as the Japanese voice of Batman in numerous anim... ()
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Tessyo Genda (玄田 哲章 Genda Tesshō, born May 20, 1948 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor, affiliated with 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi (横居 光雄) as an artist name.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Action

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In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker k ...

Ghost in the Shell

NR

1995 | 4.0/5 | 1h 23min
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
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The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. After awakening from a long slumber, Beerus, the God of Destructio ...

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

PG-13

2013 | 3.4/5 | 1h 25min
Animation, Action, Science Fiction
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Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. At the prestigious Graviton High School for Girls, two new stude ...

Project A-Ko

Certification unknown

1986 | 3.6/5 | 1h 26min
Action, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts ...

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Certification unknown

1995 | 3.7/5 | 55min
Animation, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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New CE 2012. the mysterious organization Vagras aims to threaten the city by stealing the Enetron which is a new power source supporting people’s life. It's up to the Go-Busters to protect the city ...

Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

Certification unknown

2012 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Tessyo Genda

Seiyu Awards Merit Award
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Movies with Tessyo Genda as Actor(106)

as Umibozu (voice)2023 City Hunter the Movie: Angel Dust
as Leonidas Crisper (voice)2021 Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations
as King Akafa (voice)2021 The Deer King
as Masked Muchacho / Sergeant Oni (voice)2020 Crayon Shin-Chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes
as Umibozu (voice)2019 City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
as Kurt von Rudersdorf (voice)2019 Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
as Yapool (voice)2016 Ultra Fight Victory
as Kurama (voice)2015 Boruto: Naruto the Movie
as Frank Castle / The Punisher (voice)2014 Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher
as Two Horns (voice)2014 Appleseed Alpha
as Shu (voice)2013 Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
as Gorisaki Banana (voice)2013 Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie
as Gorisaki Banana / Sensei (voice)2013 They're Back! Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters vs. Doubutsu Sentai Go-Busters
as Frank Castle / The Punisher (voice)2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
as Rodin2013 Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
as Gorisaki Banana (voice)2012 Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!
as Gorisaki Banana2012 Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Trouble – Who’s the culprit?!
2012 Asura
as Kurama (voice)2012 Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
as Madakodama (voice)2011 Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on the Silver Screen
as Howling2011 Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take It Back! The Miraculous Melody That Connects Hearts!
as Takeda Shingen (voice)2011 Sengoku Basara: The Last Party
as Andre Maxim (voice)2010 Lupin the Third: The Last Job
2010 Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader
as Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura (voice)2008 Ghost in the Shell 2.0
as Captain Ketsu dake (voice) / Action Mask (voice)2007 Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb
as Nakamura (voice)2006 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society
as Vice President (voice)2006 Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody
as Action Kamen / Gotaro Go2000 Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungle
as JGSDF Tanks Captain (voice)1999 Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
as Kin'niku (voice)1998 Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
as Umibozu (voice)1997 City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
as Jubei Yagyu1997 Ninja Resurrection
as Nova1996 Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood
as Umibozu (voice)1996 City Hunter Special: The Secret Service
as Ketta Keras (voice)1996 Garzey's Wing
as Furigokin Tamashiro1995 Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition
as Director Nakamura (voice)1995 Ghost in the Shell
as Janemba / Shenlong (voice)1995 Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
as Joyrock1995 Slayers: The Motion Picture
as Hebopi (voice)1994 Wild 7: Biker Knights
as Wan-Fu (voice)1994 Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture
as Action Kamen (voice)1993 Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
as Bojack (voice)1993 Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound
1993 Rokudenashi Blues 1993
as Trailer Narrator (voice)1992 Talking Head
as Narrator (voice)1991 Scary True Stories
as Hawkwind (voice)1991 Wizardry
as Rei (voice)1991 Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
as Broken Ashra (voice)1991 I am Devilman, the Devil!
as Chief newspaper editor1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
as Shuwarutsu Negataro (voice)1991 Kekko Kamen
1990 Burning Blood
as Umibouzu (voice)1990 City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy
as Umibouzu (voice)1990 City Hunter: Bay City Wars
as Marouji (voice)1990 Sword for Truth
as Dr. Delapaz (voice)1990 Sol Bianca
as Rikiya "Goggles" Gabimaru (voice)1990 Cyber City Oedo 808
as Fumiaki Muroto (voice)1990 MAROKO
as Goki (voice)1989 Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
as Narumi (voice)1989 Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell
as D (voice)1989 Project A-Ko 4: Final
as Thug B1989 Legend of Lemnear
as PSB Chief Togawa/Frenchie (voice)1989 Angel Cop
as Tréville1989 The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis
as Jedda Hassan (voice)1989 Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle
as Rei (voice)1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
as Jack1989 Cybernetics Guardian
as Umibouzu (voice)1989 City Hunter: .357 Magnum
as Sims1989 Venus Wars
as Tarouja Onimaru (voice)1989 Peacock King: Spirit Warrior - Castle of Illusion
as Kei / D (voice)1988 Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody
as Papa (voice)1988 Fair, then Partly Piggy
as Bill White (voice)1988 Charge!! Men's Private School
as Father (voice)1988 Space Family Carlvinson
as Rei (voice)1988 Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter
as Sergeant Sagara (voice)1988 Dragon Century
as Gisou (voice)1988 Hades Project: Zeorymer Separation
as Ryûsaku (voice)1988 Akira
as Rung (voice)1988 Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods
as Kyousuke Gomi (voice)1987 Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
as Bunmei Muroto1987 The Red Spectacles
as Captain (voice)1987 The Phoenix: Space Chapter
as Gou Momomoto / Momo1987 TO-Y
as 'D' (voice)1987 Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group
1987 Maryuu Senki
as Morgan Scott (voice)1987 Lily C.A.T.
as Nikolai (voice)1987 Good Morning Althea
as Optimus Prime1986 Transformers: Scramble City
as Takei Sukekubo (voice)1986 Prefectural Earth Defense Force
as Chief (ep 1) (voice)1986 The Scarred Man
as Ganigas "Ganga" Gagtos1986 They Were Eleven
as D (Operative DC138621-S113)1986 Project A-Ko
1986 Urusei Yatsura: Memorial Album
as Violence Jack1986 Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber
as Belgel1985 Odin: Starlight Mutiny
as Akauma1985 Fire Tripper
as Rei (voice)1985 Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love
1984 Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer
as Doc McCoy (voice)1983 Dallos
as Suppaman (voice)1982 Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
as Akita (voice)1982 Future War 198X
as Raita Hokuto (voice)1981 Space Warriors Baldios
as (voice)1981 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
as Police Officer (voice)1981 Hear the Wind Sing
as Daijiro Gou1977 Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V

TV Shows/Series with Tessyo Genda as Actor(104)

as Sebastian (voice)2024 Sasaki and Peeps
as Hell-Lord (voice)2024 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
as Shirogane (voice)2023 Ayakashi Triangle
as Narration (voice)2023 Ayakashi Triangle
as King (voice)2023 Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill
as Dragon (voice)2023 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
as Colonel Sanders (voice)2022 Love Flops
as Tabuchi-sensei (voice)2022 Uncle from Another World
as CAO-2 (voice)2022 Urusei Yatsura
as Alain Kofune (voice)2022 Summer Time Rendering
as Tanryūsai Suda (voice)2021 Cute Executive Officer
as Letty's father (voice)2021 Dragon Goes House-Hunting
as Saman (voice)2021 Baki Hanma
as Admin A (voice)2020 BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
as Earth (voice)2020 BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
as Gigasu Terano-sensei (voice)2020 Seton Academy: Join the Pack!
as Kurt von Rudersdorf (voice)2019 Isekai Quartet
as Isaacs (voice)2019 Journal of the Mysterious Creatures
as Harnnold Dogegenchonegger / Narrator (voice)2019 How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
as Oyaji2018 Mitsuboshi Colors
as Akahige no Jean2018 Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight
as Dandy (voice)2018 Teasing Master Takagi-san
as Kurt von Rudersdorf (voice)2017 Saga of Tanya the Evil
as Action Mask (voice)2016 Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off
as Colonel Sanders2016 Taboo Tattoo
as Takanori Jinguuji (voice)2016 March Comes in Like a Lion
as Colonel Mutou (voice)2016 Joker Game
as Metal Knight (voice)2015 One-Punch Man
as Oculus2015 Death Parade
as Ramusas (voice)2015 The Testament of Sister New Devil
as Tokhtamysh (voice)2015 The Heroic Legend of Arslan
as Yutaka Gouda (voice)2015 My Love Story!!
as Aldebaran de Touro2015 Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold
as Satan (voice)2014 Hozuki's Coolheadedness
as Nagamasa Gadou2014 Black Bullet
as Hotokeda (voice)2014 Tokyo ESP
as Thor (voice)2012 Sword Art Online
as Gorisaki Banana (voice)2012 Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
as Pierrot2012 Smile PreCure!
as Lü Buwei2012 Kingdom
as Soldier No. 6 (voice)2011 Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
as Brian Carter Jones2010 Heroman
as Cross2009 Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!
2009 Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!
as Barashin2008 Casshern Sins
as Nine-tailed demon fox (voice)2007 Naruto Shippūden
as Lunar's Papa2007 My Bride is a Mermaid
as Sougetsu Ma (voice)2006 Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
as Hedoro (voice)2006 Gintama
as Yasuoka2005 Akagi
as Narrator (Voice)2005 Mahou Sentai Magiranger
as Primus (voice)2004 Transformers: Energon
2004 Yakitate!! Japan
as Kyuubi (voice)2002 Naruto
as Prophet (voice)2001 Mazinkaiser
as Chourou (voice)2001 Haré+Guu
as Hajime Kudou (voice)2001 Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
as James Links2001 Z.O.E Dolores, i
as Dan Dastun (voice)1999 The Big O
as Narrator (voice)1999 Miss Critical Moment
as Kaido (voice)1999 One Piece
as Adon (voice)1997 Berserk
as Balgus (voice)1996 The Vision of Escaflowne
as Terry Sanders Jr. (voice)1996 Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team
as Guile1995 Street Fighter II: V
as Celes1994 Magic Knight Rayearth
as Edmond Ginjou1993 Shippuu! Iron Leaguer
as イトウくん1992 Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun
1992 Super Zugan
as Mister Wentworth1991 The Mischievous Twins
as Takehiko Henmi1991 Dear Brother
as Duhdlee1991 Adventures of the Little Mermaid
as Kōmoku-ten (voice)1991 RG Veda
as Raoul Uzbeck Shin1990 Goddamn
as Tom "Tough" DeMiyer (ep 2)1990 Mad Bull 34
as Kobungo Inuda (voice)1990 Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
as Bunmei Miroto1989 Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
as Narrator / Dogi (voice)1989 Ys
as Alf / George Darling (voice)1989 The Adventures of Peter Pan
as Umibouzu (voice)1987 City Hunter
as Wolf (voice)1987 Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
as First Brother (voice)1987 Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
as Shuu (voice)1986 Dragon Ball
as Shaman (voice)1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
as Chemical (voice)1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
as (voice)1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
as Dalson (voice)1986 Spaceship Sagittarius
as Yoshishige Shigeoka (voice)1986 Bomber Bikers of Shonan
as Senbei1986 Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle
as Julie / Senbei (voices)1986 Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle
1985 Showa Era Idiot Story Book: Most Refined
as Stinger Wolf1983 Future Police Urashiman
as Bjon Harken1983 Mrs. Pepper Pot
as Torao Nakata (voice)1983 Miyuki
as Redolf Enbaren Worensa1982 Tokimeki Tonight
as Woldran1981 Fang of the Sun Dougram
as Porthos [Pontos] (voice)1981 Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
as SEIDOU Tsuyoshi (voice)1981 Beast King GoLion
as Rei1981 Urusei Yatsura
as Suppaman (voice)1981 Dr. Slump
as Raita Ryu Hokuto (voice)1980 Space Warrior Baldios
as Kitou1978 Fighting General Daimos
as 石田厳介1976 Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster
as 岩鬼正美1976 Dokaben

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.81produce.co.jp
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 05/20 1948 (May) in Okayama Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 75 years + 342 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Tessyo Genda (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tesshō Genda"
"Tesshô Genda"
"横居 光雄"
"Mitsuo Yokoi"
"Tesshou Genda"
"玄田 哲章"
"Tessyou Genda"
"Tessyô Genda"
"Tessyoh Genda"
"Tesshoh Genda"
"Tessho Genda"
"Tessyō Genda"
"げんだ てっしょう" (Kana/Japanese)
"Pirouette Genda" (Nickname)
Tessyo Genda frequently works together with these people:
Shinya Takahashi (36x, Actor)
Kentaro Tone (27x, Actor)
Hochu Otsuka (21x, Actor)
Shigeru Chiba (20x, Actor)
Akira Kamiya (18x, Actor)
Toshiyuki Morikawa (16x, Actor)
Mitsuki Nakamura (16x, Actor)
Jun Inoue (16x, Actor)
Toshiyuki Tsuru (15x, Crew)
Toshio Furukawa (14x, Actor)
Aoi Yuki (14x, Actress)
Akiha Matsui (14x, Actress)
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