Kôichi Yamadera
Koichi Yamadera was born on June 17, 1961 in Shiogama, Japan. He's a graduate of Tohoku Gakuin University & is affiliated w/ Across Entertainment. He's a prolific voice actor that specializes in video games, & TV animation.
His voice-acting debut was in the OVA Megazone 23 as the motorcycle-riding Shinji Nakagawa, while his TV debut was the anime Bosco Adventure as the cowardly but friendly otter. His break-out voice role was Ranma 1/2, in which he played Ryoga Hibiki & the Jusenkyo Guide. That same year, he voiced Shaman in the TV series Granzort. In 1991, he joined forces w/ Toshihiko Seki & Noriko Hidaka to form the acting unit Banana Fritters, which disbanded in 1995.
In October 1997, he became a host on the TV Tokyo children's variety show Oha Suta. In 1994, he married Mika Kanai. They divorced in spring 2006.
He's best known for his roles in Kaiketsu Zorori, the Japanese dub of Full House, Ranma 1/2, Soreike! Anpanman, Brave Exkaiser, Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence , Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, the Yatterman remake, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Paprika & Vampire Hunter D-Bloodlust.
He's also known for dubbing for Jim Carrey & Eddie Murphy in English-language films.
Movies
- Dec 03, 2011
- Japanese
The Kingdom of the People of the Vale once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Vale. in the city of Eindoak. Ash, Iris, and Cilan arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon Tournament and meet the legendary Pokémon Victini who wishes to share its powers of victory to someone. Elsewhere in the city, a descendant of the People of the Vale named Damon has arrived who seeks to revive the kingdom's power with the Sword of the Vale, bringing them back into power over the land, and Ash and his friends must stop him before he destroys the land along with Victini.
8.2
Scouring space for bounties, a ragtag crew – a former hitman, an ex-cop, a con artist, a hacker kid and a data dog – live paycheck to paycheck.
- Jul 21, 2000
- Japanese
Ash Ketchum must put his skill to the test when he attempts to save the world from destruction. The Greedy Pokemon collector Lawrence III throws the universe into chaos after disrupting the balance of nature by capturing one of the Pokemon birds that rule the elements of fire, lightning and ice. Will Ash have what it takes to save the world?
- Nov 12, 1999
- Japanese
The adventure explodes into action with the debut of Mewtwo, a bio-engineered Pokemon created from the DNA of Mew, the rarest of all Pokemon. Determined to prove its superiority, Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before. Mewtwo vs. Mew. Super-clones vs. Pokemon. It's the ultimate showdown ... with the very future of the world at stake!
In this animated adventure, a young witch moves away from her family to practice her craft, but she finds that making new friends is difficult.