Kōji Yada

Kōji Yada
Kōji Yada
矢田耕司
Born	Hiroji Yada (矢田弘二); April 15, 1933; Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	May 1, 2014 (aged 81); Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor; voice actor; narrator;
Agent	Aoni Production
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Kōji Yada (矢田耕司, Yada Kōji; April 15, 1933 - May 1, 2014) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was represented by Aoni Production. He died in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease on May 1, 2014.

Notable voice roles

Anime television series

Star of the Giants (1969) (Jirō Masuda, Tsuneo Horiuchi)
Andersen Stories (1971) (Elen's Grandfather)
Getter Robo (1974) (Monji Ogarashi, Daizo Jin, Daimajin Yura)
Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) (Tyltyl and Mytyl's Father, Spirit of the Time)
Fist of the North Star (1984) (Colonel, Hidora)
Yume Senshi Wingman (1984) (Kenta's Father)
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (1986) (Sniper, Daisuke's Father)
City Hunter '91 (1991) (Boss)
High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (1991) (Shinichi Tajima)
Dragon Ball Z (1992) (Android #20/Dr. Gero)
21 Emon (1992) (Orino Masakazu)
A Dog of Flanders: My Patrasche (1992) (Bowman)
Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1994) (Coach Matoba)
Dr. Slump (Remake) (1998) (Tsuruten)
Trouble Chocolate (1999) (Tetsusaburo Omori)
Crash B-Daman (2006) (Saionji Kurando)

Unknown date

Angel Heart (Chin)
Arrow Emblem Hawk of the Grand Prix (Narrator)
Bakuhatsu Goro (Onimaru)
Digimon Xros Wars (Deckerdramon)
Dragon Ball Z Kai (Dr. Gero)
Detective Conan: Magic Kaito Special (Konosuke Jii)
Dragon Ball GT (Dr. Gero)
GeGeGe no Kitarou 2nd Series (Konaki Jijii)
Getter Robo G (Professor Grah, Iron Armor Mask)
Hello! Lady Lynn (Headmaster)
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (Yoshizou Tada)
High School Mystery: Gakuen Nanafushigi (Shinichi Tajima)
Jungle Kurobe (Shishi-otoko's Papa)
Lupin III Part III (Bruce)
Mazinger Z (Narrator, Professor Morimori, Pigman, Iron Mask)
Monster (Achmed Mustafa)
One Piece (Zeff, Raoul, Impel Down warden [Strong World Episode 0])
Rocky Chuck the Mountain Rat (Bob the Quail)
Saint Seiya (Libra Dohko (Roshi))
Space Battleship Yamato Series (General Talon)
Time Patrol Rescueman (Sandoitchi)

OVA

Garou Densetsu/Fatal Fury (xxxx) (Tung Fu Rue)
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (xxxx) (Sebastion von Musel)
Saint Seiya Hades Chapter (xxxx) (Roshi)

Movies

Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Battle! The Three Great Super Saiyajin (1992) (Dr. Gero)
Dragon Ball Z: The Strongest in the World (1990) (Dr. Kochin)
Farewell Space Battleship Yamato (xxxx) (General Talon)
Fist of the North Star (xxxx) (Colonel)
Kinnikuman Movies (xxxx):
Kinnikuman: Stolen Championship Belt (xxxx) (Mouko-Seijin)
Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujins (xxxx) (Hydra Būton)
Great Riot! Justice Superman (xxxx) (Black Great Ukon)
Hour of Triumph! Justice Superman (xxxx) (The Nio)
Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman (xxxx) (Gun Satan)
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1972) (Professor Nossori)

Games

Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle (1995) (Dr. Gero / Android 20)
Dead or Alive (1996) (Raidou)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2006) (Dario Brando)
Klonoa (2008) (Grandpa)
Yakuza 4 (2010) (Yoshiharu Ueno)
Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) (Dyntos)

unknown date

BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki (xxxx) (Boah, Dice, Brzak)
BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban (xxxx) (Ajina)
Dragon Ball Z Series (xxxx-xx) (Dr. Gero)
Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (xxxx) Series (Dr. Gero)
R's Study (Rの書斎, R no Shosai) (xxxx) (Owner of the Inn, Photo Shop, Mr. Mamoru Mori, Muramoto, Father T.)
Space Battleship Yamato Series (xxxx-xx) (General Talon)
Super Robot Wars Series (xxxx-xx) (Kevin Oruto)
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss (xxxx-xx) (Souichirou Saeki)

Tokusatsu

Akumaizer 3 (xxxx) (voice of Evil)
Choujin Bibyun (xxxx) (voice of Evil)
Ganbare!! Robocon (xxxx) (voice of Robopar and Robo Mecha)
Robot Detective (xxxx) (voice of Seven man, Spring man, and Gear man)
Sliver Mask (xxxx) (voice of Alien Shine)
Ultraman (1966) (voice of Underground People X)
Ultra Seven (1967) (voice of Alien Cool, Alien Iyros, AlienPoll, and Alien Goron)

Dubbing

Battle of the Commandos (1975 NTV edition) (Pvt. Sam Schrier (Helmuth Schneider))
Watership Down (Dandelion)

References

↑ 「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」声優の矢田耕司氏が死去慢性腎不全のため. SANSPO.COM (in Japanese). 産経デジタル. 2014-05-02. Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
↑ "One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away - News". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
1 2 3 4 5 "Koji Yada (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).
↑ "激戦地 -TV吹替音声収録版-". Happinet. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
↑ ウォーターシップ・ダウンのうさぎたち HDリマスター版. Happinet. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

External links

Kōji Yada at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Kōji Yada at IMDb

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[1] 「宇宙戦艦ヤマト」声優の矢田耕司氏が死去慢性腎不全のため. SANSPO.COM (in Japanese). 産経デジタル. 2014-05-02. Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2023-03-01.

[2] "One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away - News". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-05-01.

[btva-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Koji Yada (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).

[4] "激戦地 -TV吹替音声収録版-". Happinet. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

[5] ウォーターシップ・ダウンのうさぎたち HDリマスター版. Happinet. Retrieved May 27, 2025.

Kōji Yada
矢田耕司

Born	Hiroji Yada (矢田弘二) (1933-04-15)April 15, 1933 Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Died	May 1, 2014(2014-05-01) (aged 81) Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Actor voice actor narrator
Agent	Aoni Production
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)