Junpei Takiguchi

Junpei Takiguchi
滝口 順平
Born
Kōhei Takiguchi (滝口 幸平)

(1931-04-17)April 17, 1931
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
DiedAugust 29, 2011(2011-08-29) (aged 80)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1951–2011
Known forBurari Tochūgesha no Tabi as Narrator
Pittankokan Kan as Narrator
Yatterman as Dokurobei
Time Bokan as Perasuke
Mazinger Z as Count Brocken
Tekkaman: The Space Knight as Ranbos
Brave Raideen as Barao
Sonic the Hedgehog as Dr. Robotnik
Let's Go! Anpanman as Santa Claus
Lupin III as Mr. X
D.Gray-man as Millennium Earl
.hack//Roots as Phyllo

Kōhei Takiguchi (滝口 幸平, Takiguchi Kōhei; April 17, 1931 – August 29, 2011), better known by his stage name Junpei Takiguchi (滝口 順平, Takiguchi Jumpei), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.

Besides his narration roles in Burari Tochūgesha no Tabi and Pittankokan Kan and dubbing roles for various foreign films, he was also known for his anime voice acting roles in Time Bokan as Perasuke, Yatterman as Dokurobei, Mazinger Z as Count Brocken, Tekkaman: The Space Knight as Ranbos, Brave Raideen as Barao, Let's Go! Anpanman as Santa Claus, Lupin the Third Part 1 as Mr. X, Sonic the Hedgehog as Dr. Robotnik, D.Gray-man as Millennium Earl, and .hack//Roots as Phyllo.

Biography

Early life

Takiguchi was born in Funabashi, Chiba on April 17, 1931.

During his childhood, his father did not have a steady job, as he tried various things only to fail repeatedly, with his family always having been driven into a miserable life at the very bottom of poverty.[1] Deep down in his heart, a voice would keep crying out, "You must keep doing one thing steadily, no — you have to keep doing it..."[1]

Because he had loved radio dramas ever since he was in middle school and as the relative of rakugo performer Kasugai Baiō, he thought he wanted to pursue either acting or rakugo.[2]

After he had graduated from the mechanical engineering department of Chiba Prefectural Ichikawa Technical High School in 1949, Takiguchi worked at a local factory, but then entered and passed the amateur talent show Nodojiman Shijin Engei Kai (now known as NHK Nodojiman) using the recitation skills he had practiced in the broadcasting club during high school.[1][3]

After that, he would join the theater troupe Kirinza, led by Genki Koyama, and started to train to become a voice actor.[1]

Career

Having decided that "the broadcasting industry is the future", he applied for the 1st-generation Radio Tokyo (currently known as TBS Holdings as a corporate entity, and TBS Radio & TBS Television as broadcasters) Drama Troupe, established after the war. Of about 3,000 applicants, he was selected and passed the audition, officially entering the entertainment world.[1][2][4] At the time, he had the top grades, and Takiguchi, at 20 years old, was reportedly the youngest among the males.[2]

In February 1957, wanting to "test my true worth as a voice actor in a broader world", Takiguchi left the troupe,[1] and after affiliations with Kinugasa Productions,[5] Group Rindo,[6] the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society,[7] and Tokyo Actor Pro,[3] he became a freelancer.[8]

He appeared in numerous radio dramas, and later on worked on Japanese-language voice dubbing for various foreign television films, becoming a pioneer in post-recording dubbing.[8]

Final years

Even approaching the age of 80, he appeared in television anime such as the remake of Yatterman and Let's Go! Anpanman, and frequently served as a narrator for variety shows using his Dokurobei-style voice, such as in the "Celebrity Shindoi Command" segment of Tsuyoshi Domoto's Shindoi.

Death

Takiguchi died from stomach cancer on August 29, 2011, at the age of 80.[9]

In 2012, he posthumously received the Special Achievement Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards.[10]

Filmography

Television animation

Theatrical animation

Original video animation (OVA)

Video games

unknown date

Live Action

Dubbing

Live action

Animation

Other

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 「file No.14 滝口順平」in『昭和声優列伝 テレビ草創期を声でささえた名優たち』(in Japanese). Published by Komakusa Publishing on February 22, 2017. Pages 195–200. ISBN 978-4-905447-77-1.
  2. 1 2 3 「極 声魂／滝口順平」in『声優アニメディア』(in Japanese). October 2009 issue. Gakken. October 2009. pages 102–103.
  3. 1 2 『アニメーション大百科』(in Japanese). Published by Tokyo Sanshisha. Page 201.
  4. ↑ 『こだわり声優事典'97』(in Japanese). Published by Tokuma Shoten (Romance Album) on March 10, 1997. Page 81. ISBN 4-19-720012-9.
  5. ↑ 「新桜オールスタァ名鑑」in『芸能画報』(in Japanese). February issue. Sun Publishing. 1958.
  6. ↑ 「税制改正と体質改善」『放送エンマ帳 テレビは曲り角にきている』(in Japanese). Published by Orion Publishing in 1967. 190 pages.
  7. ↑ 『近代映画』(in Japanese). September issue. Published by Kindai Eiga-sha in 1979, 117 pages.
  8. 1 2 "【8月4日開催】『ぶらり途中下車の旅』ナレーションでお馴染み、滝口順平さんによるレッスン!". SHOBI College of Music (in Japanese).
  9. ↑ "Voice Actor/Narrator Junpei Takiguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ Loo, Egan (March 1, 2012). "6th Annual Seiyū Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  11. ↑ Yuki, Masahiro. "The Official Art of .hack//Roots". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 101–107
  12. 1 2 "Junpei Takiguchi - 62 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com (Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources).
  13. ↑ 博士の異常な愛情 または私は如何にして心配するのを止めて水爆を愛するようになったかとは (ドクターストレンジラブとは) [単語記事]. ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  14. ↑ "午後エンタ 午後ロード「エントラップメント」S・コネリー×C・ゼタ＝ジョーンズ". TV Tokyo. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  15. ↑ "００７ ゴールドフィンガー（若山弦蔵版）". Fukikaeru. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  16. ↑ "スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版 Blu-ray". TC Entertainment. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  17. ↑ "マイ・ビッグ・ファット・ライフ！". Sony Pictures. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Movie (George Segal) - Who Is Killing The Great Chefs Of Europe? (Ultra Price Edition)[Ltd.] (Blu-ray)". musicjapanet.com.
  19. ↑ "ふしぎの国のアリス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Ｇ・Ｗファミリー映画館「リトル・トースター」". NHK. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
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