Gorō Naya

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Stage Name 納谷悟朗

Known For Acting

Known Credits 122

Gender Male

Birthday November 17, 1929

Day of Death March 5, 2013 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

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Gorou Naya
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Gorō Naya

Biography

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.

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Acting

2012

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2011

as Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

2010		One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 as Crocus (voice)
2010		Lupin the Third: The Last Job as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2009

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2008		Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2008		Lupin the Third: Green vs Red as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2007

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2006

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2005

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2004		Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2004		Casshern as Narrator
2004		Monster (1 episode) as Blind Old Man (voice)

2003		Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost as Wirepuller of Smart Brain
2003		Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2002		Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2002		Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2001		Slayers Premium as Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)
2001		Mazinkaiser (8 episodes) as Juzo Kabuto (voice)
2001		Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
2001		Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2000

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1999		One Piece (1 episode) as Crocus (voice)
1999		The Big O (26 episodes) as Gordon Rosewater (voice)
1999		Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre as Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)
1999		Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1998		Master Keaton (1 episode)
1998		Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1998		Ninja Resurrection (2 episodes) as Mori Soiken (voice)

1997		Noiseman Sound Insect as Prof. Franken (voice)
1997		Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1996		Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1996		Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1996		Case Closed (1 episode) as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1995		Golden Boy (6 episodes) as Narrator (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1995		Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1994		Ghost Sweeper Mikami as Nobunaga Oda (voice)
1994		Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1993

as Merkatz

1992

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1991

as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1990		White Wolf as Schott (voice)
1990		Goddamn as Joumu Utsugi
1990		Heavy as Alex Gordon (voice)
1990		Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1990		Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy as Dick (voice)

1989		Locke the Superman: Lord Leon as Great Jorg
1989		Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers as Ultraman Ace (voice)
1989		Blue Blink (39 episodes) as Shiki Haruhiko (voice)
1989		Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1989		Venus Wars as Gary

1988		Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend as Emperor Zool
1988		Spirit Warrior (3 episodes) as Jikuu (voice)

1987		The Tale of Genji as Bishop (voice)
1987		Space Fantasia 2001 Nights as Adam Jr.

1986

as Bongo (voice)

1985		Odin: Starlight Mutiny as Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator
1985		Night on the Galactic Railroad as Campanella's Father (voice)
1985		Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1984		Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind as Yupa (voice)
1984		A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! as The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

1983		Golgo 13: The Professional as Leonard Dawson
1983		Final Yamato as Juzo Okita
1983		Crusher Joe as Kowalsky (voice)

1982		Future War 198X as DF Commander Tono (voice)
1982		The Mysterious Cities of Gold (26 episodes) as Commander Gomez (voice)
1982		White Fang Story as Weedon Scott (voice)

1980		Eleven Cats
1980		Botchan as Yamaarashi (voice)
1980		There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race as Masaichi Kaneda
1980		The Revolt as Announcer

1979		Kamen Rider (Skyrider) (54 episodes) as The Great Leader (voice)
1979		Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger
1979		Aim for the Ace! as Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)
1979		Galaxy Express 999: The Movie as Doctor Ban (voice)
1979		Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1979		Animated Travels: Marco Polo's Adventures (43 episodes)
1979		Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run as 秋山先生
1979		Attack, Jun (71 episodes) as Narrator (voice)

1978		Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo as Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)
1978		Daikengo the Guardian of Space (26 episodes) as Narration
1978		Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato as Juzo Okita
1978		Star Wolf (24 episodes) as Narrator (voice)

1977		Song of Baseball Enthusiasts (25 episodes) as 岩田鉄五郎
1977		Run Fast! Ruben Kaiser (17 episodes) as 嵐銀次郎
1977		Space Battleship Yamato as Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)
1977		Jetter Mars (27 episodes) as 山之上博士

1976		Super-God Bibyun (36 episodes) as Gulver( voice)
1976		Ninja Captor (43 episodes)

1975		Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie as The Great Boss (voice)
1975		Kamen Rider Stronger (39 episodes) as Great Leader (voice)
1975		Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie as Narrator (voice)

1974		Kamen Rider Amazon (24 episodes) as Narration (voice)
1974		Space Battleship Yamato (77 episodes) as Juzo Okita
1974		Prophecies of Nostradamus as TV newscaster

1973		Casshan (35 episodes) as Narrator (voice)
1973		Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants as Destron Chief (voice)
1973		Godzilla vs. Megalon as Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

1972		Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell as The Great Boss (voice)
1972		Ultraman Ace (52 episodes) as Ultraman Ace (voice)

1971		Ryu the Primitive Boy (22 episodes) as Kiba (voice)
1971		Lupin the 3rd (228 episodes) as Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice) (0 episodes) as Koichi Zenigata
1971		Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves as Goro (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider (13 episodes) as Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice) (1 episode) as Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice) (25 episodes) as Great Leader of Black Satan (voice) (3 episodes) as Emperor Crisis (voice) (98 episodes) as Great Leader of Shocker (voice) (52 episodes) as Great Leader of Destron (voice) (24 episodes) as Narrator
1971		Decision (25 episodes) as (voice)
1971		Kamen Rider as Shocker Leader (voice)

1970		Norakuro (26 episodes) as モール中隊長
1970		30,000 Miles Under the Sea as King Magma VII (voice)

1969		Bullet Wound
1969		Flying Phantom Ship as Captain (voice)
1969		Dororo and Hyakkimaru (26 episodes) as Kagemitsu Daigo / Tanosuke (voice)
1969		Lupin the Third: Pilot Film as Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

1967

(52 episodes) as Lord Nylon (voice)

1966		Marine Boy (78 episodes) as Dr. Mariner
1966		Leo the Lion (26 episodes)
1966		Yuusei Kamen (39 episodes) as ーー (voice)

1965		Invasion of Astro-Monster as Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)
1965		Kimba the White Lion (78 episodes) as Clave
1965		Frankenstein Conquers the World as Dr. Bowen (voice)
1965		宇宙少年ソラン (96 episodes) as 立花博士

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