Koichi Yamadera
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)
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy
as Police Officer B (voice)
1987
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
as Ivan Crockovich (voice)
2003
Lupin the Third: The Secret Page of Marco Polo
as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2012
DEEMO Memorial Keys
as Valensky (voice)
2022
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
as Miguel (voice)
2021
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
as DJ Konchi
2009
Gintama: The Movie
as Yoshida Shouyou (voice)
2010
Gintama: The Very Final
as Utsuro / Shouyou Yoshida (voice)
2021
TOKYO CITY Melhen 2
1990
TOKYO CITY Mercen 3 Champ/SHOUT
1990
Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya
as Time Thief (voice)
2013
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
as Pierre Starbuck (voice)
2009
Mami the Psychic: Dancing Dolls in a Starry Sky
as Man A(voice)
1988
Anpanman: Revive Banana Island!
as Cheese
2012
今、ふたりの道
2015
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
as Beerus (voice)
2022
Memories
as Miguel Costrela (voice)
1995
The River's Light
as 父亲
2009
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Super Adventure!
2012
Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear
1989
TV Appearances
Bosco Adventure
as Otter
1986
Japan Animator Expo
as (voice)
2014
MARS RED
as Tokuichi Yamagami (voice)
2021
Voice Spring!
as Genmai Odawara
2021
Green Legend Ran
as Chimin (voice)
1992
The Burning Wild Man
as Ekkusu Suparutan / Duck Nicholson (voice)
1988
Samurai Pizza Cats
as Karamaru
1990
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
2001
The Adventures of Peter Pan
as Cecco (voice)
1989
Stitch!
as Stitch
2008
Stitch!
as Yuna's Father
2008
Bubblegum Crisis
as Fargo (voice)
1987