Jōji Yanami


Jōji Yanami was a Japanese actor, Voice [acting in Japan|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, and Bobbidi. Other major roles included List of [Cyborg 009 characters#Dr. Isaac Gilmore|Dr. Isaac Gilmore] in Cyborg 009, Gennai in Digimon, Ittan Momen in GeGeGe no Kitarō, List of [Mazinger characters#Dr. Yumi|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

Japanese dubbing

;Live-action
YearTitleRoleDub forNotesSource
26.01.1992Masters of [the Universe (1987 film)|Masters of the Universe]GwildorBilly Barty
04.12.1992Shining ThroughKonrad FriedrichsJohn Gielgud
15.01.2010Where [the Wild Things Are (film)|Where the Wild Things Are]Bernard the BullMichael Berry Jr.-

;Animation
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
04.04.1979Alice in WonderlandDoorknob
03.04.1981Fun and Fancy FreeGoofy
04.12.2004The IncrediblesPasserby
CarsFillmore
30.07.2011Cars 2Fillmore