Takeshi Watabe

was a Japanese voice actor. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains. He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon. He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death. Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the You're Under Arrest franchise, Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution, Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs. He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting, Seiyū Naritai. Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74.

Cast

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

Obitaki (voice)

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger: The Red Death Match

Warship Mask (voice)

Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie

Ragorn (voice)

Juukou B-Fighter: The Movie

Gaohm (voice)

Zone of the Enders: Idolo

Barrows (voice)

City Hunter: Bay City Wars

Gomez (voice)

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

Iwamatsu Ooki (voice)

Aquarian Age the Movie

Naoyuki Kamikurata (voice)

M.D. Geist

Golem (voice)

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Pailsen Files The Movie

Chief Nehalco

Ocean Waves

Principle (voice)

Sanctuary

Norimoto Isaoka

Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie

Younger Hitotsume-Kozou (Voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam F91

Cosmo Eigesse

Sword for Truth

Tenkai (voice)

Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie

Fudo no Ryoma

Super Android Metalder: The Movie

Emperor God Neros (voice)

Crusher Joe

Nero (Voice)

Love City

Aroi

Dai Sentai Goggle-V: The Movie

Mole Mozoo (voice)

Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment!

Gyodai (voice)

Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie

Gyodai (voice)

Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs Ohranger

Bara Mobile

Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie

Denzi Computer

Battle Fever J: The Movie

Buffalo Monster (voice)

You're Under Arrest: The Motion Picture

Takao Arizuka (voice)

Fist of the North Star - TV Compilation 2 - Six Sacred Fists of Nanto! Rei, the Star of Justice

Kiba Daio (voice)

Seijuu Sentai Gingaman vs Megaranger

Battobas (voice)

Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku

Panbûkin (voice)

Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green

Colonel Gillan (voice)

Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie

Emperor Aton (voice)

Twinkle Nora Rock Me!

Tōchino (voice)

Tottoi

Jack Land (voice)

The Scarred Man

Nick (eps 4-5) (voice)

Fist of the North Star

Kiba Daiō (voice)

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

Colonel John Kowen (voice)

Super Mario World: Mario & Yoshi's Adventure Land

Bowser (voice)