Banjo Ginga

Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō; born November 12, 1948), sometimes credited as his real name Takashi Tanaka (田中 崇, Tanaka Takashi), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was born in Kofu, Yamanashi. Ginga is affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to voice actress Gara Takashima. Known for his deep baritone voice, his most well-known roles include Gihren Zabi (Mobile Sui...

Banjō Ginga (銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō; born November 12, 1948), sometimes credited as his real name Takashi Tanaka (田中 崇, Tanaka Takashi), is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was born in Kofu, Yamanashi. Ginga is affiliated with Aoni Production. He is married to voice actress Gara Takashima. Known for his deep baritone voice, his most well-known roles include Gihren Zabi (Mobile Suit Gundam), Crocodine (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken), Jean Paul Rocchina (Armored Trooper Votoms), Shōhei Harada (Touch), Souther (Fist of the North Star, original 1980s series), Babbo (MÄR), Bayman in the Dead or Alive series, Heihachi Mishima and the various models of Jack in the Tekken series, and Liquid Snake and Zero in the Metal Gear series. His hobbies include painting, salsa dance, riding horses and playing music. On November 5, 2020, it was announced Ginga had tested positive for COVID-19. On November 16, 2020, it was announced that he had recovered. Filmography Television animation 1975 Grendizer - Zuril 1977 Planet Robot Danguard Ace – Doppler 1978 Daikengo – Doctor Gudda, Emperor Mazeran The Perrine Story – Theodor Muteki Kōjin Daitarn 3 – Neros 1979 Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur – Labick Mobile Suit Gundam – Gihren Zabi, Cozun Graham Koguma no Misha – Misha's Father Cyborg 009 – Geronimo Junior/005, Vishnu 1980 Space Warrior Baldios – Alan, King Bado Astro Boy – Gallon Densetsu Kyojin Ideon – Damido Pecchi Mahou Shoujo Lalabel – Viscous Moero Arthur: Hakuba no Oji – Labick 1981 Swiss Family Robinson – Edward Galaxy Cyclone Braiger – Rasputin Tiger Mask II – Antonio Inoki Taiyou no Kiba Dougram – Chico Dr. Slump – Mr. Kimidori Hello! Sandybell – Edward 1982 Ai no Senshi Rainbowman – Heinz Shousa Ochamegami Monogatari Korokoro Poron – Poseidan Armored Fleet Dairugger XV – Caponero, Mack Chukker Galactic Gale Baxinger – Geruba Zorba The Kabocha Wine – Dekkin Space Adventure Cobra – Col. Velga Sentō Mecha Xabungle – Fatman Big, Narrator, Timp Fuku-chan – Mr. Arakuma 1983 Genesis Climber Mospeada – Jonathan Wolf Armored Trooper Votoms – Jan Paul Rocchina, Narration The Super Dimension Century Orguss – Jabby, Narrator Nanako SOS – Dr. Ishikawa 1984 Panzer World Galient – Council of Legislators Heavy Metal L-Gaim – Maph McTomin Fist of the North Star – Souther, Fake Yuda, Resistance Leader Star Musketeer Bismark – Zatola The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross – Georges Sullivan Lupin III: Part III – Arnold Oosa Galactic Patrol Lensman – Ban Baskark 1985 Konpora Kid – Shinryuu Kyoutou A Little Princess Sara – Ralph Touch – Shohei Harada Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God – Alan Hai Step Jun – Oohata-sensei 1986 Ai Shoujo Pollyanna Monogatari – Pendelton Uchūsen Sagittarius – Ganre, Franken Ginga Nagareboshi Gin – Riki Sangokushi II: Tenkakeru Hideotachi – Xiahou Yuan Dragon Ball – Bora, Colonel Silver, Giran Bosco Adventure – Hoodman 1987 Around the World with Willy Fog – Willy Fog ESPer Mami – Narrator City Hunter – Harukawa Saint Seiya – Cassios, Jango Transformers: The Headmasters – Scorponok/Mega Zarak Highschool! Kimengumi – Hitoma Rokujō Bug tte Honey – Analog Satan, King Juriden Mister Ajikko – Aji Shogun 1988 Sakigake!! Otoko Juku – J Tatakae!! Ramenman – Hogan, Jinlong (Kinryū) Sonic Soldier Borgman – Gilbert Mesh Transformers: Super God Masterforce – Black Zarak Himitsu no Akko-chan – Ken'ichirou Gagami 1989 Obocchama-kun – Kamemitsu Obō Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli – Baloo Transformers: Victory – Clamp's Father Dragon Ball Z – Bora, King Vegeta, Moai Madō King Granzort – Giant 1990 Pygmalio – Agnard Transformers: Zone - BlackZarak 1991 Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken – Crocodine Nadia the Secret of Blue Water – Voice of the Red Noah Moero! Top Striker – Robson 1993 Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba – Onick Tanoshii Willow Town – Narrator 1995 Street Fighter II V – Sagat Sorcerer Hunters – Saj Torte, Narrator 1996 Kaiketsu Zorro – Sabato The Vision of Escaflowne – Adelphos 1997 Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo – Minamiyama 1998 Eat-Man '98 – Senator Sharif Detective Conan – Tsuneaki Niikura Yu-Gi-Oh! – Doctor 1999 Cowboy Bebop – "Mad Pierrot" Tongpu Himitsu no Akko-chan – Antonio Baba Master of Mosquiton '99 – Frankie Negger Blue Gender – Dice Quaid (Episode 7–9) One Piece – Axe Morgan 2000 Cyborg Kuro-chan – Ahab 2001 Vandread: The Second Stage – Kokopeli Noir – Remy Breffort Kirby: Right Back at Ya! – N.M.E. Sales Guy, eNeMeE Run=Dim – Sōichi Yagihara 2002 Tenshi na Konamaiki – Megumi Amatsuka's father 2003 Astro Boy – Police Inspector Tawashi 2004 F-Zero Falcon Densetsu – Blood Falcon Onmyou Taisenki – Mikazuchi, Narrator Cromartie High School – Narrator (ep 23) Viewtiful Joe – Captain Blue Monster – Rosso Yugo the Negotiator – Ali 2005 The Law of Ueki – Baron Onmyou Taisenki – Akagane no Itsumu GUNxSWORD – Narrator Gallery Fake – Professor Maruyama Eureka Seven – Greg "Dr. Bear" Eagan Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyū Densetsu - Sanada Jū Yūshi The Animation – Matabei Mototsugu Goto MÄR – Babbo 2006 Ergo Proxy – Intelligence Bureau Chief 009-1 – Phantom Black Lagoon – Verrocchio Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage – Verrocchio Bartender – Ryuuichi Minegishi 2007 Hero Tales – Keirō Deltora Quest – The Shadow Lord Bamboo Blade – Narrator (ep 11) 2008 Black Butler – Damiano Kurozuka (novel) – Kurumasou Golgo 13 – Sabine Brother Elder Hell Girl: Three Vessels – Norisha Takasugi Scarecrowman – Ernest Psychic Squad – Elec Teru Hakaba Kitarō – Dr. Gamotsu 2009 Kiddy Girl-and – Ascoeur (male) Gintama – Hōsen Chrome Shelled Regios – Ryuhou Gash Golgo 13 – Spartacus The Girl Who Leapt Through Space – Nerval Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 – Agrazume One Piece – Scarlet 2010 Fairy Tail – Jude Heartfilia Beyblade: Metal Masters – African DJ 2011 Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up – Kan Tengu Toriko – Yosaku Nichijou – Narrator 2012 Toriko – Baidan 2013 Kyousougiga – God, Narrator Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties – Armageddon Maoyu – Old Archer 2014 La Corda d'Oro Blue Sky – Genichi Tōgane Space Dandy – Commodore Perry Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers – Magneto D-Frag! – Narrator (ep 8) Hunter × Hunter – Isaac Netero (eps 122–126) Hero Bank – Sennen Momokyun Sword – Jakiō One Piece – Riku Dold III (eps 666+) 2015 Mysterious Joker – Jason Blood Blockade Battlefront – Gilbert F. Altstein Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma – Senzaemon Nakiri JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders – Daniel J. D'Arby Seiyu's Life! – Himself Magical Somera-chan – General Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor – Souther 2017 Magical Circle Guru Guru – Deemon Lord Giri (ep 16, 23 - 24) 2018 GeGeGe no Kitarō 6th series – Nanashi (eps 1 - 3, 11 - 12, 19, 25, 27, 35 - 37, 42, 47 - 48, ) Baki - Dorian 2020 Listeners – Robert 2021 Night Head 2041 – Kyōjirō Mikuriya 2024 Solo Leveling – Go Gunhee 2025 #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System – Thomas Teogonia – Valley God 2026 Drops of God – Yutaka Kanzaki Original video animation (OVA) Transformers: Scramble City (1986) – Ultra Magnus The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (1989) – Gaster 3×3 Eyes (1991–1992) – Steve Long Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1992) – De Villiers Konpeki no Kantai (1993) – Admiral Eisaku Takasugi Macross Plus (1994) – Raymond Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (1996) – Gihren Zabi Slayers (1996) – Randy's wizard Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) – Reeve Tuesti Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2015) – Gihren Zabi Golden Kamuy (2019) – Kiichirō Wakayama Theatrical animation Mobile Suit Gundam (1981) – Gihren Zabi Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space (1982) – Gihren Zabi Lupin III: The Plot of the Fuma Clan (1987) – Daisuke Jigen Neo Tokyo (1987) – Zack Hugh Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988) – Bora Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990) – Armond Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) – Headhunting General Elmer's Adventure: My Father's Dragon (1997) – Tiger Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (2002) – Robbie Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld (2007) – Demon King Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Hero of Kinpoko (2008) – Sweat duct Dark The Mystical Laws (2012) Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) – Clarus Amicitia Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) – King Vegeta Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (2019) Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023) – Rastavan III Spy × Family Code: White (2023) – Snyder Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024) – Brian D. Kadokura The Rose of Versailles (2025) – General Jarjayes Video games Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia – Leard Barsett Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica – Dr. Laude Blood Gear – Bey Eurct Degner Front Mission 5: Scars of the War – Morgan Bernard Granblue Fantasy – Eahta/Okto Gungrave – Zell Condorbrave Last Alert – Dr. Garcia Makeruna! Makendō 2 – Makenpo Rockman ZX Advent – Bifrost the Crocoroid Phantasy Star Online 2 – Schlegger Verun Shadow Hearts: From the New World – Frank Goldfinger Shadow the Hedgehog – Commander Shining Force EXA – Avalon Super Robot Wars Original Generations – Ruozorl Zoran Royell Tengai Makyō: Ziria – Gomon Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy — Koala Kong Tokusatsu X-Bomber (1980) – Emperor Gelma, Kirara Choushinsei Flashman (1986) – Ley Baraki (ep 17 - 19) Kousoku Sentai Turboranger (1989) – Saint Beast Lakia (ep 2) Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger (2003) – Burstosaur Brachiosaurus (eps 1 - 17, 19 - 34, 36, 37, 39 - 50) Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! (2003) – Burstosaur Brachiosaurus Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger (2004) – Burstosaur Brachiosaurus Ultraman Nexus (2004) - Dark Zagi/The Unknown Hand Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger vs. Abaranger (2005) – Burstosaur Brachiosaurus GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2006) – Gekkou of Illusion (eps 3, 5, 9, 12, 14, 17, 22, 25, 32, 35, 38, 40–42, 44, 46, 49) GoGo Sentai Boukenger The Movie: The Greatest Precious (2006) – Gekkou of Illusion Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010) – Pollution President Batcheed Kamen Rider OOO (2011) – Ika-Jaguar Yummy (ep 27 - 28) Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (2011) – Pollution President Babatcheed (ep 35 - 36) Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie (2012) – Gekkou of Illusion Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021) - Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon (eps 30 - 49) Dubbing roles Live-action Michael Dorn Star Trek: The Next Generation – Worf Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Worf Star Trek: First Contact – Worf Star Trek: Insurrection – Worf Star Trek: Nemesis – Worf Ted 2 – Rick Michael Clarke Duncan The Green Mile (2002 Fuji TV edition) – John Coffey See Spot Run – Murdoch The Scorpion King – Balthazar Sin City – Manute CSI: NY – Quinn Sullivan Josh Brolin Guardians of the Galaxy – Thanos Avengers: Age of Ultron – Thanos Avengers: Infinity War – Thanos Avengers: Endgame – Thanos Delroy Lindo Broken Arrow (1999 NTV edition) – USAF Colonel Max Wilkins A Life Less Ordinary – Jackson Romeo Must Die – Isaak O'Day The Core (2005 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Edward "Braz" Brazzelton Keith David Marked for Death (1995 TV Asahi edition) – Max Keller Article 99 – Luther Jermoe The Quick and the Dead (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Sgt. Clay Cantrell Armageddon (2002 Fuji TV edition) – General Kimsey Tony Todd Final Destination – William Bludworth Final Destination 2 – William Bludworth Final Destination 3 – The Devil Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – The Fallen Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Mortal Kombat – Shang Tsung Tekken – Heihachi Mishima Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge – Heihachi Mishima The Adventures of Huck Finn – Jim (Courtney B. Vance) A.I. Artificial Intelligence – Teddy (Jack Angel) Bad Boys – Fouchet (Tchéky Karyo) Best Sellers – Harris Shaw (Michael Caine) Blade II (2005 TV Tokyo edition) – Reinhardt (Ron Perlman) Bringing Out the Dead – Marcus (Ving Rhames) Chain Reaction (1999 TV Asahi edition) – FBI Agent Leon Ford (Fred Ward) The Day After – Billy McCoy (William Allen Young) Desperate Housewives – Ian Hainsworth (Dougray Scott) Dressed to Kill – Bobby (Michael Caine) Dumbo – Baritone Bates (Michael Buffer) Fearless Hyen