Ryōichi Tanaka (田中 亮一, Tanaka Ryōichi), born January 26, 1947, is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo. His little brother was fellow voice actor Kazumi Tanaka. He is best known for voicing the title character in Devilman, Nobita's Teacher in Doraemon and Cancer Deathmask in Saint Seiya.
He has voiced various characters in the GeGeGe no Kitarō anime franchise, beginning with the 1971 GeGeGe no Kitarō anime.
Selected filmography[]
GeGeGe no Kitarō characters[]
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971 anime) - Kōkichi (Ep. 23), Salaryman Yamada (Yasuo Yasui (Ep. 37))
- GeGeGe no Kitarō: Chisōgan - Salaryman Yamada (Yasuo Yasui)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Bake-Bi, Underling B (Ep. 5), Driver (Ep. 24), Salaryman Yamada (Morita (Ep. 29)), Police Officer A (Ep. 35), Hayasaka (Ep. 39), Bunta (Ep. 62), President (Ep. 74), Driver (Ep. 86), others
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996 anime) - Numata, Haruo's Grandfather, Inn Manager, Jirō, Kappa Leader, Akajima, Ungaikyō, Nyoi-Jizai, Executive
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007 anime) - Gojima, Minister, Doctor, Kanegorō
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018 anime) - Elder
Other notable roles[]
- Akakichi no Eleven as Shingo Tamai
- Devilman as Akira Fudō / Devilman
- Dokaben as Fumio Ataru
- Doraemon as Sensei (1981-2005)
- Dragon Ball (franchise) as Elder Kai, Dr. Briefs (2011–present)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram as Rocky Andor
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Japanese dub) as Cobra Commander
- Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin as Kurotora
- Kinnikuman as Warsman (1st voice), Jessie Maivia, Mister Khamen
- New Star of the Giants II as Futoshi Marume
- One Piece as Minister of the Left
- Saint Seiya as Cancer Deathmask
- Sakigake!! Otokojuku as Turbulence
- Tiger Mask as Kentarō Takaoka / Yellow Devil
- Tiger Mask W as Kentarō Takaoka
- Transformers: The Headmasters as Brainstorm