Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Known for
Acting
Born
August 30, 1931
Died
December 3, 2021 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Joji Yanami (八奈見 乗児), born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土 繁満),is a Japanese voice actor.

Known For

Filmography

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Adventures of Little El Cid

Adventures of Little El Cid

TV · 26 eps

2026
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus poster

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus

TV · as King Kai (voice) · 1 ep

2024
Dragon Ball Z Kai poster

Dragon Ball Z Kai

Movie · as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

2013
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods poster

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Movie · as Kaio / Dr. Briefs / Narrator (voice)

2013
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! poster

Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!

Movie · as King Kai (voice)

2011
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock poster

Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2010
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans poster

Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans

Movie

2009
Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom! poster

Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom!

Movie · as Boyakki (voice)

2009
Dragon Ball Z Kai poster

Dragon Ball Z Kai

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 158 eps

2008
Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D poster

Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D

Movie

2008
Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! poster

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2008
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens poster

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens

TV · as Mr. Dokusasori (voice) · 1 ep

2008
Yatterman poster

Yatterman

TV · as Boyacky (voice) · 60 eps

2007
Cackling Kitarou poster

Cackling Kitarou

TV · as Ittan Momen · 100 eps

2005
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island poster

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

Movie · as Kerodeek (voice)

2004
Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo poster

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

Movie · as Lumberjack (voice)

2003
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure poster

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Movie · as Mark Williams (voice)

2003
Mazinkaiser vs Great Darkness General poster

Mazinkaiser vs Great Darkness General

Movie · as Professor Yumi (voice), General Angoras (voice)

2002
Ape Escape: Battle for the Golden Pipo Helmet poster

Ape Escape: Battle for the Golden Pipo Helmet

Movie · as Hakase (voice)

2001
Mazinkaiser poster

Mazinkaiser

TV · as Professor Yumi (voice) · 8 eps

2000
Our War Game poster

Our War Game

Movie · as Gennai (voice)

2000
InuYasha poster

InuYasha

TV · as Tōtōsai (voice) · 167 eps

1999
Amazing Nurse Nanako poster

Amazing Nurse Nanako

TV · as Kuuron (voice) · 6 eps

1998
Catnapped! poster

Catnapped!

Movie · as Hoi-Hoi (voice)

1998
Twinbee PARADISE poster

Twinbee PARADISE

Movie

1997
My Father's Dragon poster

My Father's Dragon

Movie · as Cat (Voice)

1996
Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast poster

Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast

Movie · as Idosennin (voice)

1996
Ultraman Super Fighter Legend poster

Ultraman Super Fighter Legend

Movie · as Dr. Notani (voice)

1996
Dragon Ball GT poster

Dragon Ball GT

TV · as King / Narrator / North Kaiō (voice) · 64 eps

1995
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus poster

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

Movie · as Phillip (voice)

1995
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn poster

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Movie · as North Kaiô / Narration (voice)

1994
Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture poster

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

Movie · as Jubei Yanami (voice)

1994
Sangokushi: The Distant Land poster

Sangokushi: The Distant Land

Movie · as Hua Tuo (voice)

1994
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming poster

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

Movie · as Narration (voice)

1994
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor  OVA poster

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

TV · as HIdezaburo Kitaguchi (voice) · 10 eps

1993
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound poster

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

Movie · as North Kaiou (voice)

1993
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle poster

Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle

Movie · as Jubei Yamada

1993
Moldiver poster

Moldiver

Movie · as Amagi (voice)

1993
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan poster

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Movie · as Kaiô / Burîfu hakase / Narrator (voice)

1993
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks poster

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

Movie · as Narration (voice)

1993
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans poster

Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1993
Ghost Sweeper Mikami poster

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

TV · as Old Man (voice) · 45 eps

1993
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor poster

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

TV · as Dr. Kitaguchi · 26 eps

1993
Moldiver poster

Moldiver

TV · as Professor Amagi (voice) · 6 eps

1993
Time Bokan: Royal Revival poster

Time Bokan: Royal Revival

TV · as Boyakkii / Dasainen / Domoke-Yakovitch / Glocky / Kokematsu / Kosuinen (voice) · 14 eps

1992
Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special poster

Dragon Ball Z: Summer Vacation Special

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1992
Bastard!! poster

Bastard!!

TV · as King of Metallicana (voice) · 6 eps

1991
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug poster

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

Movie · as North Kaiou (voice)

1991
Monkey Punch's Alice poster

Monkey Punch's Alice

Movie · as Doctor (voice)

1991
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge poster

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

Movie · as Narration (voice)

1991
I'm All Yours poster

I'm All Yours

Movie · as Shigezo Mamiya (voice)

1991
Marude Dameo poster

Marude Dameo

TV · as Boss (voice) · 47 eps

1991
Kekko Kamen poster

Kekko Kamen

TV · as Principal Toenail of Satan (voice) · 4 eps

1990
Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture poster

Office Ladies Remodelling Lecture

Movie · as Usu

1990
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might poster

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

Movie · as King Kai (voice)

1990
Uncle Remodelling Course poster

Uncle Remodelling Course

Movie

1990
Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo poster

Eri Chimpui Activity Large Photo

Movie

1990
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest poster

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1990
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku poster

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Movie · as Narrator / Planthorr (voice)

1989
Neo Tokyo poster

Neo Tokyo

Movie · as (segment "Construction Cancellation Order") (voice)

1989
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone poster

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1989
Little Wansa poster

Little Wansa

Movie · as Lupin (voice)

1989
Dragon Ball Z poster

Dragon Ball Z

TV · as Dr. Briefs (voice) · 291 eps

1989
Magical Hat poster

Magical Hat

TV · as Grandpa Tau · 4 eps

1989
Magical Hat poster

Magical Hat

TV · as Grandpa Tau (voice) · 33 eps

1989
かりあげクン

かりあげクン

TV · as Toukichi Kinoshita · 59 eps

1988
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure poster

Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

Movie · as Narrator

1988
ビックリマン 無縁ゾーンの秘宝 poster

ビックリマン 無縁ゾーンの秘宝

Movie

1988
Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer poster

Xanadu: Legend of Dragonslayer

Movie · as Archbishop Taston (voice)

1987
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle poster

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1987
The Golden Bird poster

The Golden Bird

Movie · as Big Bird (voice)

1987
Dream Dimension Gentleman poster

Dream Dimension Gentleman

Movie · as Doctor (voice)

1987
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics poster

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics

TV · as Dog (voice) · 1 ep

1987
Norakuro-kun poster

Norakuro-kun

TV · as くろ吉 · 50 eps

1987
Lalabel poster

Lalabel

TV · as Lalabelle's grandpa (voice) · 49 eps

1986
Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach poster

Super Mario Brothers: Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach

Movie · as Priest (voice)

1986
Mr. Pen Pen poster

Mr. Pen Pen

Movie · as Iwa-chan (voice)

1986
Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki! poster

Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!

Movie · as Tetsuemon Yanami (voice)

1986
The SuperGal poster

The SuperGal

Movie · as Murphy (voice)

1986
Love City poster

Love City

Movie · as Ti

1986
Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet poster

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet

Movie · as Acetylene Lamp (voice)

1986
Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Yokai War poster

Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Yokai War

Movie · as Ittan Momen (voice)

1986
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies poster

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1986
Gegege no Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!! poster

Gegege no Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!

Movie

1986
Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure poster

Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Semishigure

Movie · as Yōsuke Nakamori

1986
Fist of the North Star poster

Fist of the North Star

Movie · as Galf (voice)

1986
Gegege no Kitaro: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Yokai from Another Dimension poster

Gegege no Kitaro: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Yokai from Another Dimension

Movie · as Ittan-momen (voice)

1986
Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle poster

Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle

TV · as Hikozaemon Abekawa · 51 eps

1986
Dragon Ball poster

Dragon Ball

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 13 eps

1986
Doteraman poster

Doteraman

TV · as 鈴木 繁 / インチ鬼大王 · 20 eps

1985
The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island poster

The Three-Eyed One: The Prince of Devil Island

Movie · as Hige Oyaji (voice)

1985
Gegege no Kitaro poster

Gegege no Kitaro

Movie · as Ittan Momen (voice)

1985
Dream Hunter Rem poster

Dream Hunter Rem

TV · as Butler (voice) · 1 ep

1985
Dream Star Button Nose poster

Dream Star Button Nose

TV · as Duke Fastener (voice) · 26 eps

1985
Magical Emi, the Magic Star poster

Magical Emi, the Magic Star

TV · as Yousuke Nakamori (voice) · 32 eps

1984
Warriors of the Wind poster

Warriors of the Wind

Movie · as Gikkuri (voice)

1984
Beaten by Black Rain poster

Beaten by Black Rain

Movie · as Foreigner (voice)

1984
Kenya Boy poster

Kenya Boy

Movie · as Prof. Stein (voice)

1984
Birth poster

Birth

Movie · as Grandpa/Jii

1984
Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Chojin poster

Kinnikuman: Great Riot! Justice Chojin

Movie

1983
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World poster

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

Movie · as Borobo (voice)

1983
Aesop's Fables poster

Aesop's Fables

Movie

1983
Magical Angel Creamy Mami poster

Magical Angel Creamy Mami

TV · as Baribari · 52 eps

1983
Mrs. Pepper Pot poster

Mrs. Pepper Pot

TV · as Pot Bjorn (voice) · 130 eps

1983
Chiisana Tabi poster

Chiisana Tabi

TV · as Self - Letter Reader (voice) · 1 ep

1982
The Wizard of Oz poster

The Wizard of Oz

Movie · as Tin Woodman (voice)

1982
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils poster

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

Movie · as (voice)

1982
Drifting Clouds poster

Drifting Clouds

Movie · as Shibusawa Sensei (voice)

1982
Star of the Giants poster

Star of the Giants

Movie · as Chūta Ban (voice)

1982
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX poster

Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX

TV · as Dr. Ban (voice) · 22 eps

1982
Patalliro! poster

Patalliro!

TV · as Minister (voice)

1982
Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman poster

Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman

TV · 58 eps

1981
Yuki poster

Yuki

Movie

1981
The Devil and a Princess poster

The Devil and a Princess

Movie · as King (voice)

1981
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico poster

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

Movie · as God 2 (voice)

1981
Hippo Director's Zoo Diary poster

Hippo Director's Zoo Diary

Movie · as 大久保

1981
Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari poster

Bokura Mangaka: Tokiwa-sou Monogatari

Movie · as Narration (ナレーション)

1981
Swan Lake poster

Swan Lake

Movie · as Minister (voice)

1981
The Monster of Frankenstein poster

The Monster of Frankenstein

Movie · as Inspector Belbo (voice)

1981
Braiger poster

Braiger

TV · as Pancho Poncho · 39 eps

1981
Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman poster

Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman

TV · as Julie Kokematsu · 52 eps

1981
J9 Series poster

J9 Series

TV · as パンチョ・ポンチョ, スリーJ, リッチマン · 39 eps

1980
Toward the Terra poster

Toward the Terra

Movie · as Doctor (voice)

1980
Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye poster

Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

Movie

1980
Botchan poster

Botchan

Movie · as Akashatsu (voice)

1980
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy poster

Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy

Movie · as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

1980
Magical Girl Lalabel: the Sea Calls for a Summer Vacation poster

Magical Girl Lalabel: the Sea Calls for a Summer Vacation

Movie

1980
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils poster

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

TV · as Ten (voice) · 52 eps

1979
Young Eleven poster

Young Eleven

Movie · as Tetsugoro Mihoro (voice)

1979
Misha the Bearcub poster

Misha the Bearcub

TV · as Officer Todo (voice) · 26 eps

1979
Zenderman poster

Zenderman

TV · as Tobocke (voice) · 52 eps

1978
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia poster

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia

Movie · as Dr. Zero / Prime Minister (voice)

1978
Witch Girl Tickle poster

Witch Girl Tickle

TV · as Head teacher · 45 eps

1978
Space Pirate Captain Harlock poster

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

TV · as Dr. Zero / prime minister (voice) · 42 eps

1978
Starzinger poster

Starzinger

TV · as Assistant Professor Dodge (voice) · 73 eps

1978
Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 poster

Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3

TV · as Animaddo · 40 eps

1977
Planet Robot Danguard Ace poster

Planet Robot Danguard Ace

TV · as Dr. Sakezō Sado / Vice Fuhrer Hechi (voices) · 56 eps

1977
Jetter Mars poster

Jetter Mars

TV · as タワシ長官 · 27 eps

1977
Time Bokan Series: Yatterman poster

Time Bokan Series: Yatterman

TV · as Boyacky (voice) · 108 eps

1976
Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World poster

Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World

Movie · as Mayor (voice)

1976
UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger poster

UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger

Movie · as Dr. Umon

1976
Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster poster

Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea Monster

Movie · as Dr. Umon / Professor Yumi

1975
Akumaizer 3: The Movie poster

Akumaizer 3: The Movie

Movie · as Ibiru (voice)

1975
Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter poster

Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo G: The Great Space Encounter

Movie · as Benkei Kuruma

1975
The Star of the Seine poster

The Star of the Seine

TV · as Marquess de Moralle · 39 eps

1975
UFO Robot Grendizer poster

UFO Robot Grendizer

TV · as Genzo Umon / Great King Vega (voice), Dr. Umon, Emperor Vega · 74 eps

1975
Akumaizer 3 poster

Akumaizer 3

TV · as Gabra (voice) · 38 eps

1974
Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General poster

Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General

Movie · as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

1974
Mazinger Z vs. Doctor Hell poster

Mazinger Z vs. Doctor Hell

Movie · as Professor Gennosuke Yumi

1974
Great Mazinger poster

Great Mazinger

TV · as Professor Gennosuke Yumi · 56 eps

1974
Calimero poster

Calimero

TV · as Mr. Owl (voice) · 90 eps

1973
The Panda's Great Adventure poster

The Panda's Great Adventure

Movie · as Senior (voice)

1973
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman poster

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman

Movie · as Professor Gennosuke Yumi / Pochi (voice)

1973
Little Wansa poster

Little Wansa

TV · as ルパン · 26 eps

1972
Triton of the Sea poster

Triton of the Sea

TV · as Ippei · 27 eps

1972
Mazinger Z poster

Mazinger Z

TV · as Professor Gennosuke Yumi · 92 eps

1972
Devilman poster

Devilman

TV · as Pochi (voice) · 39 eps

1971
Animal Treasure Island poster

Animal Treasure Island

Movie · as Baron (voice)

1970
Star of the Giants - Big League Ball poster

Star of the Giants - Big League Ball

Movie

1970
Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown poster

Star of the Giants - Fateful Showdown

Movie

1970
Tomorrow's Joe poster

Tomorrow's Joe

TV · as Tonkichi · 79 eps

1969
Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma poster

Star of the Giants - Go, Go, Hyuma

Movie · as Ban Chuuta (voice)

1969
Star of the Giants - Bloody Final poster

Star of the Giants - Bloody Final

Movie

1969
もーれつア太郎 poster

もーれつア太郎

TV · as Kokoro no Boss · 90 eps

1968
Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009

TV · as Professor Gilmore (voice) · 26 eps

1968
Star of the Giants poster

Star of the Giants

TV · as 伴宙太 · 234 eps

1967
Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars poster

Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars

Movie · as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

1967
Pyunpyunmaru poster

Pyunpyunmaru

TV · 26 eps

1966
Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009

Movie · as Dr. Isaac Gilmore (voice)

1966
Osomatsu-kun poster

Osomatsu-kun

TV · as Otousan · 60 eps

1965
Hustle Punch poster

Hustle Punch

TV · as Dr. Haryhary (voice) · 26 eps

1963
Wolf Boy Ken poster

Wolf Boy Ken

TV · as Boss (voice) · 86 eps