Yonehiko Kitagawa (北川 米彦, Kitagawa Yonehiko), born Kunihiko Takeda (武田 国彦, Takeda Kunihiko) on June 9, 1931, is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo. Early in his career he went by the stage name Kunihiko Kitagawa (北川 国彦, Kitagawa Kunihiko).
He has voiced many characters in the GeGeGe no Kitarō anime franchise, most notably in the 1968 series where he voiced both Konaki-Jijii and Nurikabe in their first speaking appearances.
Selected filmography[]
GeGeGe no Kitarō characters[]
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968 anime) - Doctor (Ep. 2), Head Scientist (Ep. 5-6), Rescue Team Member (Ep. 5), Konaki-Jijii (Ep. 7), Customer (Ep. 7), Chūsuke's Father (Ep. 9), Nurikabe (Ep. 10), Wolfman, Helicopter Reporter (Ep. 10), Elder (Ep. 11), Fisherman (Ep. 11), Newspaper Editor (Ep. 12), Concrete Truck Driver (Ep. 12), Next Episode Preview Narration (Ep. 12, 59, 63), Mayor (Ep. 19), Old Man (Ep. 19), Dansaburō-Danuki, Construction Worker (Ep. 21), Commander (Ep. 21), Committee Member (Ep. 21), Umi-Jijii, Eyepatch Tanuki (Ep. 22), Gen-jiisan (Ep. 23), Makura-Gaeshi, Sazae-Oni, Jewelry Store Clerk (Ep. 36), Akamata, Dam Worker (Ep. 40), Bucktooth Man (Ep. 40), Truck Driver (Ep. 41), Older Cop (Ep. 41), Police Official (Ep. 41), Mayor (Ep. 42), Sakabashira, Professor Uchiyama (Ep. 49), Anagura-Nyūdō, Gremlin, Elder (Ep. 57), Villager (Ep. 57), Sunglasses (Ep. 58), Military Officer (Ep. 58), Professor Atagawa (Ep. 58), Committee Member (Ep. 58), Hairy Obake (Ep. 58), Hitodama Propane (Ep. 58), Obake Times Editor, Daruma, Furusawa (Ep. 59), Kind Old Man (Ep. 60), Zashiki-Warashi's Friend (Ep. 60), Roppei (Ep. 63), Villager with Club (Ep. 63), Glasses Villager (Ep. 63), Inmoraki, Hōkō, Fire Hōkō, Mayor (Ep. 65)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971 anime) - Ido-Sennin, Yōken, Miage-Nyūdō, Erime's Father (Ep. 7), Akaname, Construction Foreman (Ep. 8), Kami-sama, Yamano Owner (Ep. 11), Woodsman (Ep. 12), Customer B (Ep. 13), Police Officer (Ep. 13), Sunglasses Thief (Ep. 20), Kōkichi's Uncle (Ep. 23), Butler (Ep. 24), Policeman (Ep. 24), Black Figure (Ep. 29), Construction Foreman (Ep. 32), Aku-Aku, Tomokichi's Uncle (Ep. 39), Teahouse Owner (Ep. 40), Executive (Ep. 42), Elder (Ep. 43), Carmen's Father (Ep. 44)
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Umi-Jijii
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996 anime) - Miage-Nyūdō (Ep. 1), Masumoto, Old Man
Other Shigeru Mizuki works[]
- Akuma-kun - Three Beast
Other notable roles[]
- Akane-chan as Sōsuke-ojisan
- Azumanga Daioh as Dr. Ishihara
- Babel II as Yumiko's Father
- Kinnikuman as Chairman Harabote Muscle, Akuma Shogun, Big the Budo, The Mountain and others
- Magical Taruruto-kun as Harako Family Butler
- Mazinger Z as Professor Nossori
- Tiger Mask as Master Arashi and others
- Triton of the Sea as Poseidon, Narration