Daisuke Gōri

Daisuke Gōri
郷里 大輔
Born
Yoshio Nagahori

February 8, 1952
Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
DiedJanuary 17, 2010(2010-01-17) (aged 57)
Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1973–2010
AgentAoni Production

Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔, Gōri Daisuke; February 8, 1952 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kōtō, Tokyo. Throughout his life, he was attached to TV Talent Center Tokyo, Yoshizawa Theatre School and then Mausu Promotion; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Yoshio Nagahori (長堀 芳夫, Nagahori Yoshio). He was best known for his roles in the Dragon Ball series as Mister Satan and numerous other characters, the Gundam series as Dozle Zabi and Bask Om, Ninja Scroll as Gemma Himuro, Kinnikuman as Robin Mask, Patlabor as Hiromi Yamazaki, Star Fox as General Pepper, Andross, and Pigma Dengar, Dead or Alive as Bass Armstrong, Tekken as Heihachi Mishima, and Soulcalibur as Edge Master – as well for his distinctive deep, booming voice.

Death

According to fellow voice actors, Gōri was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus a few years prior to his death and his vision was affected by retinal detachment as a result of the disease. He complained to coworkers, "I cannot read the script. I cannot work as I want." (「台本が読めない。思うように仕事ができない。」) During an Anpanman recording session in late 2009, a depressed-sounding Gōri told his close friend and voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue, "I've grown old" (「もう年だよ」).

On January 17, 2010, at approximately 3:00 P.M., Gōri was found lying on his stomach with blood dripping from his wrists in the middle of a street in Nakano, Tokyo by a passerby, who then notified the police. Authorities from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Nakano station discovered a utility knife under his body as well as a suicide note (with the words "I'm sorry" (ごめんね) and "Thank you" (ありがとう) scrawled on it) addressed to his family in his pants pocket. Gōri's death was then ruled a suicide; he was three weeks short of his 58th birthday. His ongoing roles were replaced primarily by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo and the late Unshō Ishizuka.

Filmography

Television animation

1973
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2022

OVA

Theatrical animation

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1994Kunio's OdenRiki Samejima, Nishimura
1995AstalJerado
1995Double Dragon (Neo-Geo)Abobo, Burnov
1996Super Dodge BallD.B. Maou
1996Puyo Puyo CDZoh Daimaou
1996Tobal No. 1Ill Goga
1996Dead or AliveBass Armstrong
1997Tekken 3Heihachi Mishima
1997Silhouette MirageGoliath
1998Sakura Wars 2: Thou Shalt Not DieAkihiko Ota
1998Lunar: Eternal BlueBlack Wizard Borgan
1998SoulcaliburEdge Master
1998Thousand ArmsGrapple
1999Dead or Alive 2Bass Armstrong
2000Grandia IIMareg
2000The BouncerVolt Krueger
2000Brave Saga 2Satan Bardot
2001Tekken 4Heihachi Mishima
2001Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of LibertyScott Dolph
2002Dead or Alive 3Bass Armstrong
2002Soulcalibur IIHeihachi Mishima
2004Samurai WarriorsTakeda Shingen
2004Xenosaga Episode IIBoss
2004Mega Man X: Command MissionSilver Horn, Incentas
2005Star Fox: AssaultPigma Dengar
2005Namco × CapcomHeihachi Mishima
2005Dead or Alive 4Bass Armstrong
2006Samurai Warriors 2Takeda Shingen
2006JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom BloodTarkus
2006Metal Gear Solid: Portable OpsLt. Cunningham
2007Tekken 6Heihachi Mishima
2008Ninja Gaiden IIVolf
2009Samurai Warriors 3Takeda Shingen
2010The King of Fighters XIIIRaidenPosthumous release
2010Zangeki no ReginleivLoki
2025Bleach: Rebirth of SoulsDondochakka Blistin

Narration

Tokusatsu

Television commercials

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

References

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