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Yamadera-san is more than that, of course. Evr since the late 80's, he has usually voiced cool men (Besides Spike, Kaji from EVA counts as well), but what makes him such a famous VA is his ability to just do ANY type of characters, including Donald Duck and "Boxer" (Balrog/Mike Bison). He also has dubbed actors for American films dubbed into Japanese, including Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, and the late Robin Williams. He was married to two of his fellow seiyuu Mika Kanai (1994-2006) and Rie Tanaka (2012-2018, doubling as a May-December Romance). He is also a skilled "monomane tarento" (impressionist), as his appearances in the variety show Monomane Grand Prix would prove.
Has been in[]
- Aladdin (The Genie)
- Allison and Lillia (Carr Benedict)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks meet Frankenstein (Bus Driver)
- Appleseed Ex Machina (Briareos Hecatonchires)
- Astro Boy (Memata in the 2003 series)
- Austin Powers (Austin Powers and other Mike Myers characters)
- Avalon (Stunner)
- Back to The Future (Marty McFly and other Michael J. Fox characters in the video and DVD dubs of the trilogy)
- Bad Boys (Marcus Burnett [Martin Lawrence] in the DVD dubs)
- Tim Burton's Batman movies (Bruce Wayne/Batman [Michael Keaton] in the TV Asahi dubs)
- Beauty and the Beast (Prince Adam aka the Beast)
- Bleach (Quile Opie, aka Sternritter J "The Jail")
- Borat (Borat Sagdiyev) [Sasha Baron Cohen]
- The Brave Little Toaster (Evil Clown)
- Braveheart (William Wallace [ Mel Gibson ] in the TV dub)
- Bubblegum Crisis (Fargo)
- Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup (Ramón Victorino)
- Jim Carrey's characters in Bruce Almighty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Man On The Moon
- Catherine (Vincent Brooks)
- Cinderella (Jaq)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Roy Neary [Richard Dreyfuss] in the TV Asahi dub)
- Cowboy Bebop (Spike Spiegel, one of his Star-Making Roles)
- Crayon Shin Chan (Boss)
- Tom Cruise's characters in Austin Powers in Goldmember and Jerry Maguire (video/DVD dubs)
- Daa! Daa! Daa! (Yuzuhiko)
- Dancougar (Abel)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Zohakuten)
- Detective Conan (Kyōsuke Haga and Masateru Hira in the TV series)
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! (Yama-chan)
- Donald Duck in Kingdom Hearts, The Three Caballeros, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- Donkey Kong Country TV series (Donkey Kong)
- Dragon Ball (Stood in for Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tenshinhan for episodes 82 and 84 of Dragonball Z)
- The Empire Strikes Back (Han Solo [Harrison Ford] in the TV Asahi dub)
- Fate: Grand Order (Xian Yu)
- The Fifth Element (Ruby Rhod [Chris Tucker] in the Nippon TV and DVD dubs along with Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg in the latter dub [see Gary Oldman entry below])
- The Little Engine That Could (Rollo/Tower/The Cave)
- Final Fantasy IV (Kain Highwind in the Nintendo DS version)
- Reprises his role of Kain for Dissidia 012: Duodecim Final Fantasy
- The Fisher King (the cabaret singer [Michael Jeter])
- Full House (Joey Gladstone [Dave Coulier])
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Isaac McDougall the Ice Alchemist)
- Galaxy Angel (Colonel Harry)
- Ghost in the Shell (Togusa)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Togusa, The Laughing Man, Baby Ruth and the Watchdog Robot)
- Gremlins 2 The New Batch (Daniel Clamp [John Glover] in the video and DVD dub)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (Tarzan [Christopher Lambert] in the TV dub)
- Guyver (Zerebuth)
- Hajime no Ippo Champion Road (Ikki Sanada)
- Tom Hanks' characters in Apollo 13 (Nippon TV dub), Forrest Gump (NTV dub), Saving Private Ryan (TV dub), and Sleepless in Seattle (DVD dub)
- Averted for Toy Story; he was considered for the role of Sheriff Woody before the part went to Toshiaki Karasawa.
- Harry Potter video game adaptation (Gilderoy Lockhart [Kenneth Branagh] in the Japanese dub)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Marv Merchants [Daniel Stern] in the TV Asahi dub)
- Honey and Clover (Rōmaiya-senpai)
- Ice Age (Manfred "Manny" the Mammoth)
- Independence Day (Captain Steve Hiller [Will Smith])
- Jerry Maguire (Jerry Maguire [see Tom Cruise entry above] and Rod Tidwell [Cuba Gooding Jr.] in the TV dub)
- Jujutsu Kaisen (Miguel Oduol)
- Kaiketsu Zorori (Zorori)
- Keroro Gunsou (Zorori in the first movie)
- Kingdom Hearts (Donald Duck, Beast, Stitch, Mushu, Genie and Sebastian)
- Kung Fu Hustle (Sing [Stephen Chow])
- Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence [Peter O'Toole] in the DVD dub)
- Legend of Galactic Heroes (Bruno von Silverberg)
- Licence to Kill (James Bond Timothy Dalton in the TV Asahi dub)
- Lilo and Stitch (Stitch)
- Stitch! (Stitch)
- The Little Mermaid (Sebastian in the 1999 redub)
- The Lord of the Rings (Eomer [Karl Urban])
- Lupin III (Inspector Koichi Zenigata (replacing Goro Naya))
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (Moto Moto)
- Mary Poppins (Bert and Mister Dawes Senior [Dick Van Dyke] in the DVD dub)
- Megazone 23 (Shinji Nakagawa)
- Mermaid Saga (Yūta)
- Michiko to Hatchin (Daniela)
- Millennium Actress (The Man with the Key)
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (Donald Duck/Narrator)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (Gyunei Guss) [1]
- The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island (Kermit the Frog)
- Eddie Murphy's characters in Mulan and Shrek
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (Eaton)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Ryōji Kaji)
- Ninja Scroll (Jūbee Kibagami)
- Gary Oldman's characters in The Fifth Element (DVD dub) and Léon: The Professional (Blu-ray dub)
- Paprika (Doctor Morio Osanai)
- Brad Pitt's characters in Fight Club, Mr. and Mrs. Smith (DVD dub), and Troy (TV dub)
- Has provided a role for every single Pokémon movie (the most notable are Mew in Mewtwo Strikes Back, Lugia in The Power Of One, Sir Aaron in Lucario and the Mystery Of Mew, and Jack Walker in Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea)
- Pretty Woman (Edward Lewis [Richard Gere] in the TV dub)
- Pulp Fiction (Butch Coolidge [Bruce Willis])
- Ranma ½ (Ryoga Hibiki [his other Star-Making Role ], P-Chan and the Jusenkyo Guide. Reprises all roles in the 2024 Remake)
- Red Cliff (Zhou Yu)
- Reservoir Dogs (K-Billy DJ)
- Rival Schools: United by Fate (Daigo Kazama)
- The Rock (Dr. Stanley Goodspeed [Nicolas Cage] in the TV Asahi dub)
- The Rocketeer (Cliff Secord [Bill Campbell] in the DVD dub)
- Roman Holiday (Mario Delani [Paolo Carlini] in the video and DVD dub)
- Saiyuki (Sha Gojyo in the OVA)
- Salty's Lighthouse (Warrior)
- Samurai Champloo (Nagamitsu)
- Samurai Pizza Cats (Karamaru ("Bad Bird" in the States))
- The Simpsons (Leon "Michael Jackson" Kompowsky)
- Soreike! Anpanman (Meiken Cheese, Kabao-kun, Kamameshidon, etc.)
- Sonic Sat AM (Griff)
- Sonic Underground (Sleet)
- Space Jam (Michael Jordan)
- Speed (Officer Jack Traven [Keanu Reeves] in the video and DVD dub)
- Spy Kids (Romero [Steve Buscemi])
- Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (David Marcus [Merritt Butrick] in the first dub)
- Stranger Than Fiction (Harold Crick [Will Ferrell])
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Balrog and Cody)
- Sword of the Stranger (Rarō)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad (Mr. Conductor)
- Time Cop (Max Walker [Jean-Claude Van Damme] in the TV dub)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (Plucky Duck)
- Titanic (Caledon Hockley [Billy Zane] in the DVD dub)
- Tokyo Babylon (Detective Sansen)
- Tokyo Godfathers (The taxi driver)
- Tootsie (Michael Dorsey [Dustin Hoffman] in the DVD dub)
- Treasure Planet (B.E.N.)
- Unbreakable (Elijah Price [Samuel L. Jackson] in the TV Tokyo dub)
- The Untouchables (Eliot Ness [Kevin Costner] in the TV Asahi dub)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (Meier Link)
- Van Helsing (Gabriel Van Helsing [Hugh Jackman] in the TV Asahi dub)
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Roger Rabbit and Donald Duck)
- Robin Williams' characters in Aladdin, Flubber (DVD/TV dubs), Jack, Mrs. Doubtfire (video/DVD/TV Asahi dubs), and Robots
- Xenosaga (Gaignun Kukai and Albedo Piazzolla)
- X-1999 (Sorata Arisugawa [Movie and CD Dramas])
- Yatterman (Yatterwan, Odatebuta and the narrator in the 2008 series and the 2009 live action movie by Takashi Miike. He also has a cameo in person in the latter.)
- ↑ Noticeably, since Yamadera was a newbie to voice acting and the Gundam metaseries in general, he once made an offhand comment about Char Aznable being plain evil, which GREATLY upset Char's seiyuu Shuichi Ikeda. Whoops.