Ken Yamaguchi

Years active1977–2011AgentOYS ProduceHeight180 cm (5 ft 11 in)ChildrenKiyohiro Yamaguchi

Ken Yamaguchi (山口 健, Yamaguchi Ken, March 24, 1956 – October 24, 2011) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He was represented by OYS Produce. His son is a fellow voice actor Kiyohiro Yamaguchi (山口キヨヒロ, Yamaguchi Kiyohiro).

He was most known for the roles of Ashuraman, The Omegaman, Prisman (Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne), Genji Togashi (Sakigake!! Otokojuku), Flazzard (Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure), Black Dragon (Saint Seiya), and Ein (Fist of the North Star).

Yamaguchi died on October 24, 2011, due to acute heart failure.^[1]

Filmography

Television animation

• Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988) (Genji Togashi)
• Zatch Bell! (2003) (Hosokawa, Nakata-sensei)
• Black Lagoon (2006) (Ibraha)
• Lemon Angel Project (2006) (Danny Yamaguchi)
• Sgt. Frog (2006) (Merosu Seijin)

Unknown date

• Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne (Ashuraman, Prisman (First), The Omegaman)
• Yaiba (Snakeman)
• La Blue Girl (King Seikima, Narrator, Ninja)
• Warrior of Love Rainbowman (Gota Yamada)
• Fist of the North Star 2 (Ein)
• Adventure Kid (Officer)
• Saint Seiya (Black Dragon, Tarantula Arachne)
• The Transformers 2010 (Blurr)
• Tatakae!! Ramenman (Ryuseiken Hogan)
• Digimon Savers (MetalPhantomon)
• Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure (Flazzard)
• Dragon Ball Z (Blueberry)
• Urotsukidoji (Munchausen, Monk, D-9, Ellis's Father)
• Violence Jack (Aids, Gokumon)
• Sonic X (Decoe, Nelson Thorndyke)
• Dragon Ball GT (Si Xing Long)
• Himitsu no Akko-chan (3rd series) (Papa)
• Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Pang Tong)
• Last Exile (Walker, Greyhound)
• Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (Gakurandar)
• Marmalade Boy (Takuji Kijima)^[2]
• Melody of Oblivion (Child Dragon)
• Miracle Girls (Shinichiro Kageura)
• Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo: Bewitched Agnes (Koichi Shioya)
• Monster (Iwai)
• Magical Doremi (Shingo Hasegawa's Father)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Vargenzile)
• Street Fighter Zero The Animation (Gouken)
• Hyper Doll (Detective Todo)

Tokusatsu

• Hikari Sentai Maskman (xxxx) (Cabira Doggler)
• Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (xxxx) (Picture Book Boma)
• Choujin Sentai Jetman (xxxx) (Vacuum Cleaner Jigen)

Dubbing

• Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1981 TV Asahi edition) (Ed Goodman (Harvey Keitel))^[3]
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Young Indiana Jones (River Phoenix))^[4]

References