Banjō Ginga

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (October 2010)

Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō^?, born November 12, 1948), sometimes credited as his real name Takashi Tanaka (田中 崇, Tanaka Takashi^?), is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Kofu, Yamanashi. Ginga is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to voice actress Gara Takashima.

His most well-known roles includes Gihren Zabi (Mobile Suit Gundam), Crocodine (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken), Jean Paul Rocchina (Armored Trooper Votoms), Shōhei Harada (Touch), Souther (Fist of the North Star, original 1980s series), Babbo (MÄR), Heihachi Mishima in Tekken 1 and Tekken 2, and for his work in the Metal Gear series of video games as Liquid Snake.

Notable voice roles

Television animation

• Armored Trooper Votoms (Narrator, Jean Paul Rochina)
• Black Lagoon (Verrocchio)
• Bosco Adventure (Hoodman)
• Cheeky Angel (Megumi's father)
• City Hunter (Black Wada)
• Combat Mecha Xabungle (Narrator, Timp Sharon, Fatman Big)
• Cowboy Bebop (Tongpu)
• Cromartie High School (Narrator)
• Cyborg 009 1979 (Cyborg 005/Geronimo Jr.)
• Deltora Quest (Shadow Lord)
• Dragon Ball (Giran, Bora, Colonel Silver)
• Dragon Ball Z (King Vegeta)
• Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Crocodine)
• Eureka Seven (Dr. Greg "Bear" Egan)
• F-Zero: GP Legend (Blood Falcon)
• Fang of the Sun Dougram (Chico Biento)
• Fist of the North Star (Souther)
• Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin (Riki)
• Gun × Sword (Narrator)
• Hoshi no Kirby (Nightmare, Customer Service)
• Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (Commander Nerosu)
• Jūshin Embu: Hero Tales (Keirō)
• Kikou Kantai Dairugger XV (Mack Chakker)
• Kinnikuman (Ramenman [second voice])
• The Law of Ueki (Baron)
• Lupin III: Orders to Assassinate Lupin (Brad)
• MÄR (Babbo)
• Mobile Suit Gundam (Gihren Zabi)
• Monster (Ronn)
• One Piece (Axe-Hand Morgan)
• Onmyō Taisenki (Narrator, Mikazuchi, Akagane no Itsumu)
• Saint Seiya (Cassios, Jango)
• Sakigake!! Otokojuku (J)
• Slayers (Randy's wizard)
• "Sora Kake Girl" (Nerval)
• Space Runaway Ideon (Damido Pechi)
• Street Fighter II V (Sagat)
• The Super Dimension Century Orguss (Jabby)
• Tiger Mask Nisei (Antonio Inoki)
• Touch (Shōhei Harada)
• Transformers: The Headmasters (Scorponok)
• Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (Black Zarak)
• Viewtiful Joe (Captain Blue)
• The Vision of Escaflowne (Adelphos Gein)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! first series (Dr. Kekeru Goyu)

OVAs

• Final Fantasy VII Advent Children (Reeve Tuesti)
• The Guyver - Bio-Booster Armor (Gaster)
• Konpeki no Kantai (Admiral Eisaku Takasugi)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (De Villiers)
• Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (Daisuke Jigen)
• Macross Plus (Raymond)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (Gihren Zabi)
• Transformers: Scramble City (Ultra Magnus)

Video games

• Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia (Leard Barsett)
• Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica (Dr. Laude)
• Dead or Alive (Bayman DOA2-present)
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Reeve Tuesti)
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (King Vegeta)
• Final Fantasy IV DS (Fusoya, Kluya)
• Front Mission 5: Scars of the War (Morgan Bernard)
• Gungrave (Zell Condorbrave)
• Heavy Rain (Scott Shelby)
• Kingdom Hearts (Clayton)
• Last Alert (Dr. Garcia)
• Metal Gear Solid (Liquid Snake/Master Miller)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Liquid Snake)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Major Zero)
• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (Major Zero)
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Revolver Ocelot/Liquid Ocelot)
• Ninja Gaiden (Murai)
• Shadow Hearts: From the New World (Frank Goldfinger)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Commander)
• Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga (Baron Omega)
• Shining Force EXA (Avalon)
• Soulcalibur (Astaroth)
• Street Fighter EX (Cracker Jack)
• Super Robot Wars series (Gihren Zabi, Mafu Makutomin, Damido Pechi, Timp Sharon, Fatman Big, Commander Nerosu)
• Tekken (Heihachi Mishima, Jack, Prototype Jack, Ganryu)
• Tekken 2 (Jack-2, Prototype Jack)
• Tekken 3 (Gun Jack)
• Tekken 5 (Jack-5)
• Tekken 6 (Jack-6)
• Tengai Makyō: Ziria (Gomon)
• Ys I and II (Narrator, Dama)

Dubbing roles

• Armageddon (Bear (Michael Clarke Duncan))
• Desperate Housewives (Ian Hainsworth (Dougray Scott))
• Dressed to Kill (Bobby (Michael Caine))
• Godzilla (Philippe Roaché (Jean Reno))
• The Green Mile (John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan))
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (Undertow (Clancy Brown))
• Moonraker (Jaws (Richard Kiel))
• Mortal Kombat (Shang Tsung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa)
• The Scorpion King (Balthazar (Michael Clarke Duncan))
• Saw (Jigsaw Killer (Tobin Bell))
• Gadget and the Gadgetinis (Chief Quimby)
• Spider-Man 2 (Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina))
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (King Neptune (Jeffrey Tambor))
• Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Worf (Michael Dorn))
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Emperor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid)
• Tarzan (1999 film) (Clayton (Brian Blessed))
• Tekken (Heihachi Mishima)
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (The Fallen (Tony Todd))
• Transformers: Prime (Dreadwing)
• Transformers Animated (Ultra Magnus)
• Twin Peaks (Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean))

Tokusatsu

• Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (Bakuryū Brachio)
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger (Gekkou of Illusion)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (Batcheed)
• Kamen Rider OOO (Ika-Jaguar Yummy)
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (Babatcheed)

External links

• Aoni Production profile (Japanese)
• Banjō Ginga at the Internet Movie Database
• Banjō Ginga at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia