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Koichi Yamadera Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1961-06-17

Birthplace:
Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan

Credits:
430 Total Roles

Koichi Yamadera

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Biography

Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese voice actor and radio personality, known for voicing Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy in the Japanese language releases of their respective films. In 2006, he divorced voice actress Mika Kanai. His most notable characters are Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop (1998) and the subsequent follow up film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Beerus from the longstanding Dragonball franchise, and the modern day voice of Inspector Zenigata of the longstanding Lupin the Third franchise after the retirement of the previous voice actor Gorō Naya and first appearing in the role in Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (2011)

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Untitled Kamen Rider ZEZTZ Summer Movie MOVIE ZEZTZ Driver (voice)
2026 Chimney Town: Frozen in Time MOVIE Self
2026 Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199 - Part 5: White Heat Galactic War MOVIE アベルト・デスラー
2025 Nissy Entertainment "Re:10th Anniversary Final" BEST DOME TOUR MOVIE FOURth
2025 Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and O-Gin the Viper / Shimaenaga MOVIE Self
2025 羅小黒戦記 TV ロウクン(老君)
2025 Kamen Rider ZEZTZ TV ZEZTZ Driver (voice)
2025 Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers MOVIE Kabir (voice)
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline MOVIE Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2025 LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins MOVIE Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

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