Gorō Naya

Acting•Born November 17, 1929•Died March 5, 2013 (age 83)•Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.

Known For

Filmography

2012

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2011

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

Movie

2010

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

as Crocus (voice)

Movie

2010

Lupin the Third: The Last Job

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2009

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2008

Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2008

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2007

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2006

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2005

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2004

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2004

Casshern

as Narrator

Movie

2004

Monster

as Blind Old Man (voice)

2003

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

as Wirepuller of Smart Brain

Movie

2003

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2002

Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2002

Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2001

Slayers Premium

as Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)

Movie

2001

Mazinkaiser

as Juzo Kabuto (voice)

2001

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

2000

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1999

One Piece

as Crocus (voice)

1999

The Big O

as Gordon Rosewater (voice)

1999

Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre

as Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)

Movie

1999

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1998

Master Keaton

1998

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1998

Ninja Resurrection

as Mori Soiken (voice)

1997

Noiseman Sound Insect

as Prof. Franken (voice)

Movie

1997

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1996

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1996

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1995

Golden Boy

as Narrator (voice)

1995

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1995

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1995

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1994

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

as Nobunaga Oda (voice)

Movie

1994

Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1993

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

as Merkatz

Movie

1993

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1992

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1991

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1990

White Fang

as Schott (voice)

Movie

1990

Goddamn

as Joumu Utsugi

Movie

1990

Heavy

as Alex Gordon (voice)

Movie

1990

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1990

Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy

as Dick (voice)

Movie

1989

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

as Great Jorg

Movie

1989

Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers

as Ultraman Ace (voice)

Movie

1989

Scarlet Demon

Movie

1989

Blue Blink

as Shiki Haruhiko (voice)

1989

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1989

Venus Wars

as Gary

Movie

1988

Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend

as Emperor Zool

Movie

1988

Spirit Warrior

as Jikuu (voice)

1987

The Tale of Genji

as Bishop (voice)

Movie

1987

Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

as Adam Jr.

Movie

1986

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

as Bongo (voice)

Movie

1985

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

as Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator

Movie

1985

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1985

Night on the Galactic Railroad

as Campanella's Father (voice)

Movie

1984

Warriors of the Wind

as Yupa (voice)

Movie

1984

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

as The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

Movie

1983

Golgo 13: The Professional

as Leonard Dawson

Movie

1983

Final Yamato

as Juzo Okita

Movie

1983

Crusher Joe

as Kowalsky (voice)

Movie

1982

Future War 198X

as DF Commander Tono (voice)

Movie

1982

The Mysterious Cities of Gold

as Commander Gomez (voice)

1982

White Fang Story

as Weedon Scott (voice)

Movie

1982

Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie

as Emperor Zule (voice)

Movie

1981

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

Movie

1980

Eleven Cats

Movie

1980

Botchan

as Yamaarashi (voice)

Movie

1980

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

as Masaichi Kaneda

Movie

1980

The Revolt

as Announcer

Movie

1979

Kamen Rider Skyrider

as The Great Leader (voice)

1979

Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger

Movie

1979

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)

Movie

1979

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

as Doctor Ban (voice)

Movie

1979

The Castle of Cagliostro

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1979

Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures

1979

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

as 秋山先生

Movie

1979

Attack, Jun

as Narrator (voice)

1978

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Movie

1978

Daikengo the Guardian of Space

as Narration

1978

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

as Juzo Okita

Movie

1978

Star Wolf

as Narrator (voice)

1977

Song of Baseball Enthusiasts

as 岩田鉄五郎

1977

Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser

as 嵐銀次郎

1977

Space Battleship Yamato

as Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)

Movie

1977

Jetter Mars

as 山之上博士

1976

Super-God Bibyun

as Gulver( voice)

1976

Ninja Captor

1975

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

as The Great Boss (voice)

Movie

1975

Kamen Rider Stronger

as Great Leader (voice)

1975

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

as Narrator (voice)

Movie

1974

Kamen Rider Amazon

as Narration (voice)

1974

Space Battleship Yamato

as Juzo Okita

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as TV newscaster

Movie

1973

Casshan

as Narrator (voice)

1973

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

as Destron Chief (voice)

Movie

1973

Godzilla vs. Megalon

as Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

Movie

1973

Kamen Rider V3

as Great Leader of Destron (voice)

1972

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

as The Great Boss (voice)

Movie

1972

Ultraman Ace

as Ultraman Ace (voice)

1971

Ryu the Primitive Boy

as Kiba (voice)

1971

Lupin the 3rd

as Koichi Zenigata

1971

Lupin the 3rd

as Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)

1971

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

as Goro (voice)

Movie

1971

Decision

as (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Narrator

1971

Kamen Rider

as Great Leader of Destron (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Emperor Crisis (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Great Leader of Black Satan (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice)

1971

Kamen Rider

as Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice)

1970

Norakuro

as モール中隊長

1970

Attention Please

as Narrator

1970

30,000 Miles Under the Sea

as King Magma VII (voice)

Movie

1969

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

Movie

1969

Bullet Wound

Movie

1969

Flying Phantom Ship

as Captain (voice)

Movie

1969

Dororo and Hyakkimaru

as Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)

1968

Sasuke

1967

Princess Knight

as Lord Nylon (voice)

1966

Marine Boy

as Dr. Mariner

1966

Leo the Lion

1966

Yuusei Kamen

as ーー (voice)

1965

Invasion of Astro-Monster

as Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)

Movie

1965

Kimba the White Lion

as Clave (voice)

1965

Frankenstein Conquers the World

as Dr. Bowen (voice)

Movie

1965

宇宙少年ソラン

as 立花博士

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayNovember 17, 1929

Day of DeathMarch 5, 2013

Place of BirthHakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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