Yōhei Tadano


Yōhei Tadano is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Biography

Tadano's interest in acting began in his elementary school years. In 1981, while studying at the University of the Ryukyus, he joined the production "Audience Seats" at the Okinawa Jean Jean festival. After graduating from college, he worked most immediately as a salesman, but later became involved with a series of theater companies. Tadano joined the Theater Echo Training Institute in 1988, and two years later became a research student at the same entity. He was named a troupe member in April 1994 and was further promoted in April 2000.
Tadano is currently active mainly on stage and in voice-over work. On February 27, 2019, he became Kitakyushu City's Tourism Ambassador.
His first voice-over assignment was in 1993 with the Japanese-language dubbing of the American film The Saint of Fort Washington. Dubbing assignments for western movies continued for some time, but from 2006 Tadano expanded into anime, first for Hime-sama Goyōjin.
For the 2009 TV dub of For a Few Dollars More, which restored scenes deleted from the 1973 theatrical cut, he was cast as Manco, replacing the late Yasuo Yamada. A dubbing staff member heard Tadano's performance in Hime-sama Goyōjin and said, "There's a guy who sounds like Lupin!", referring to Yamada's celebrated role.
Tadano also dubbed Eastwood in restored scenes for the Japanese TV dub of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as well.
He portrays characters ranging from young to old. He voiced Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire and also performed as the comical villain King Candy in Wreck-It Ralph, Heinz Doofenshmirtz in Phineas and Ferb and Mr. Smee in Jake and the Never Land Pirates.
Since his face physically resembles Tadao Futami, a senior member of a well-known theater company, Tadano took on the stage role of Futami. Because his voice shares some similarities with Yasuo Yamada, a senior troupe member, Tadano often substitutes for Yamada when required.
When Ichirō Nagai died in 2014, Tadano was called on to assume Nagai's role of Yoda in Star Wars Rebels. In Kingdom Hearts III, he also replaced Kaneta Kimotsuki in his role as Jiminy Cricket. Tadano additionally has also served as a replacement for Takeshi Aono.

Filmography

Anime

Naruto: Shippūden as Chushin Kamiwaza Wanda as Jii YotaLittle Witch Academia as Mr. HolbrookeOne Piece as Prodi, as Vegapunk Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File as Darjeeling AspoirotMegalobox as MiyagiGo Astro Boy Go! as Professor OchanomizuStar Twinkle PreCure as Ryoutarou Sorami and YetiBNA: Brand New Animal as Giuliano FlipGreat Pretender as KudoSamurai & Shogun as Rick Sanchez WTM-72Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai as BaduckRick and Morty vs. Genocider as Rick SanchezYu-Gi-Oh! Sevens as SebastianLog Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table as ReganSummer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil) as Rick SanchezBeyblade Burst Dynamite Battle as Jingemon DaikokutenGetter Robo Arc as Professor ShikishimaThe Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara as Rick SanchezSamurai & Shogun Part 2 as Rick Sanchez WTM-72Rick and Morty: The Anime as Rick SanchezZombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise as Tsuneyuki Sano

Video games

Street Fighter IV – GenSuper Street Fighter IV – GenNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – AbullShin Megami Tensei IV – HugoStreet Fighter V – Gen Dragon Quest Heroes II – King FelnorcNioh – Kanbei Kuroda, Muramasa SenjiShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux – Captain JackKingdom Hearts III – Jiminy Cricket, AliensYakuza: Like a Dragon – NonomiyaFinal Fantasy VII Remake – Don CorneoGhost of Tsushima – RyuzoFinal Fantasy VII Remake – Bugenhagen
unknown dateGod of War III – HermesGod of War – Mímir

Tokusatsu

Kamen Rider Den-O - Whale ImaginKamen Rider Gavv - Dente Stomach

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Clint Eastwood

Animation

The Addams Family 2 The Adventures of Tintin Arthur Christmas The Boss Baby Brave Coco Ferdinand Finding Dory Happy Feet Two Home Meet the Robinsons Moomins on the Riviera Mr. Peabody & Sherman The Nut Job ParaNorman Rango Rick and Morty Shrek Forever After Solar Opposites Soul Space Jam: A New Legacy Stillwater The Stolen Princess Wreck-It Ralph Camp Lakebottom Frozen Harley Quinn Jimmy Two-Shoes Monsters University My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Phineas and Ferb Scaredy Squirrel Star Wars Rebels Star Wars: The Clone Wars Steven Universe Super Secret Secret Squirrel Toy Story 3 Up Wendell & Wild