Bin Shimada (島田 敏, Shimada Bin), born November 20, 1954, is a Japanese voice actor from Niigata. He is best known for voicing Paptimus Scirocco in Mobile Suit Z Gundam, Hemu Hemu in Nintama Rantarō and Maruko's Grandfather in Chibi Maruko-chan
In the GeGeGe no Kitarō franchise he voiced Konaki-Jijii and Nurikabe in the 2018 anime. Prior to that, he briefly served as Medama-Oyaji's voice actor (2012-2017), voicing him in various small projects, including the 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen and the film Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu. In Hakaba Kitarō he voiced Kitarō creator Shigeru Mizuki.
Shimada also voiced numerous characters in the 1996 and 2007 series.
Selected filmography[]
GeGeGe no Kitarō characters[]
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Cabinet member B
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996 anime) - Buer, Neko-Shō, Akabane, Tsutsui, Oizumi, Murota
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Dai-Kaijū - Kawamura
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kisha - Wolfman
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007 anime) - Ichimoku-Nyūdō, Biwa-Bokuboku, Qi, Hidarugami, Nora
- Hakaba Kitarō (TV anime) - Shigeru Mizuki
- Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kaidan - Medama-Oyaji
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Forest - voice of Medama-Oyaji
- 66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen - Medama-Oyaji
- Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside Oni-ō no Fukkatsu - Medama-Oyaji
- Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble - Medama-Oyaji
- Bingo 5 commercials - Medama-Oyaji
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018 anime) - Konaki-Jijii, Nurikabe, Haruo, Anti-Tanuki Announcer, Fisherman
Other notable roles[]
- Chibi Maruko-chan as Tomozō Sakura (3rd voice)
- Dragon Ball (series) as Kami (2nd voice)
- Dragon Ball Z (films & games) as Brolly
- Fist of the North Star as Yuda
- Genesis Climber Mospeada as Stick Bernard
- Gintama as Gengai Hiraga (2nd voice)
- Itadakiman as Sago Jo
- Kinnikuman Nisei (Ultimate Muscle) as Barrierfreeman
- Mobile Suit Z Gundam as Paptimus Scirocco
- Mysterious Joker as Silver Heart
- Nintama Rantarō as Hemu Hemu (2nd voice)
- One Piece as Wapol, Foxy, Tonoyasu
- Ranma ½ as Sentaro Daimonji
- Robin Hood no Daibōken as Little John
- s-CRY-ed as Urizane, Biff
- Seijuushi Bismark as Richard Lancelot
- Sonic X as Bocoe
- Space Runaway Ideon as Gyabari Tekuno
- Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross as Charles de Etouard
- Tiger Mask W as Yellow Devil
- Toriko as Jo Jo
- You're Under Arrest as Ken Nakajima
Trivia[]
- Following Takeshi Aono's death in 2012, Shimada took over many of his major roles, including Maruko's Grandpa in Chibi Maruko-chan and Kami in Dragon Ball Kai. Shimada even inherited the role of Medama-Oyaji from Aono, whom had taken the role briefly after Isamu Tanonaka's passing in 2010.