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Jōji Yanami
八奈見 乗児
Born	Shigemitsu Shirato (1931-08-30)August 30, 1931 Tokyo City, Japan
Died	December 3, 2021(2021-12-03) (aged 90)
Occupations	Actor voice actor narrator
Years active	1963–2015
Agent	Aoni Production
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Jōji Yanami (八奈見 乗児, Yanami Jōji, born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土 繁満, Shirato Shigemitsu), August 30, 1931 – December 3, 2021) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles included the Dragon Ball anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama (a.k.a. King Kai or North Kaio), and Bobbidi. Other major roles included Dr. Isaac Gilmore in Cyborg 009; Gennai in Digimon; Ittan Momen in GeGeGe no Kitarō; Dr. Yumi in Mazinger Z; and numerous characters in the Time Bokan series.

On September 25, 2015, Toei Animation announced that Yanami would be taking medical leave from Dragon Ball Super for an indefinite amount of time. His roles as the narrator and Kaiō-sama were passed to Naoki Tatsuta.

Death

He died of natural causes on December 3, 2021.

Filmography

Animation

Film

Japanese dubbing

Live-action

Animation

Drama CD

Video games

References

1. ^ "Naoki Tatsuta Temporarily Replaces Jouji Yanami as Kaiō/Narrator in Dragon Ball Super Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
2. Ashcraft, Brian (December 14, 2021). "Dragon Ball Voice Actor And Narrator Joji Yanami Dies At 90". Yahoo News. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
3. ^ 青二プロダクション – 八奈見 乗児 [Aoni Production – Joji Yanami]. Aoni Production (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2016.
4. ^ 声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：八奈見乗児 [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Jyouji Yanami]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
5. ^ Doi, Hitoshi (November 28, 2016). "Search results for "Yanami Jouji" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
6. "Toriyama: Became Disinterested in Fighting Manga During Dragon Ball". animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
7. "マスターズ／超空の覇者". 7net. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
8. "嵐の中で輝いて[吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
9. "ふしぎの国のアリス". The Cinema. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
10. "ファン・アンド・ファンシー・フリー". The Cinema. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
11. "カーズ2". Fukikaeru. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
12. "Voice of Dr. Pon in Keio Flying Squadron". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
13. Sega Saturn Magazine JP staff (January 1996). "Keiō Yūgekitai: Katsugeki-hen (Coming Soon Soft)". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 2. SoftBank Group. p. 157. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
14. ^ "Joji Yanami - 146 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
15. "Rami-chan no Oedo Sugoroku Japanese Manual Page 27-28". Soaring Rabbit. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Jōji Yanami at GamePlaza Haruka Voice Artist Database (in Japanese)
• Jōji Yanami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Jōji Yanami at IMDb
• Jōji Yanami at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)

• 1931 births
• 2021 deaths
• Aoni Production voice actors
• Japanese male video game actors
• Male voice actors from Fukuoka Prefecture
• Male voice actors from Tokyo
• Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society voice actors