Tesshō Genda
Tesshō Genda is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi. as artist name. Because he had experience with ballet, he was known by the nickname "Pirouette Genda."
Along with such well-known voice actors such as Akio Ōtsuka, Shigeru Chiba and Kōichi Yamadera, Genda is one of Japan's most prolific voice actors, with 234 roles credited to his name as of September 25, 2007.
Among his other credits, he has performed the roles of Masami Iwaki, Sourman, Gō Reietsu, Optimus Prime , Umibouzu, Ichimi Araiwa, and Action Kamen and is the current Japanese voice of Tigger in Winnie the Pooh media.
Like his Canadian counterpart Peter Cullen, Tesshō reprised the role of Optimus Prime in the Japanese dub of the 2007 Transformers movie. He is best known as the Japanese voice of Batman in numerous animated television series and animated films. Like his American counterpart Kevin Conroy, Tesshō also reprised the role of Batman in the Japanese dub of . He also voices Kratos in the Japanese versions of the God of War video game series.
In February 2010, he received a Merit Awards from the 4th Seiyu Awards.
In addition to the names above, Genda's name is sometimes romanized in credits as Tessyou Genda, Tetsuaki Genda, and Tetsusyo Genda, though the latter two spellings/romanizations of his name are incorrect.
Filmography
The roles below are listed in chronological order, with the show title in italics followed by the dates of the series and the characters' names in parentheses.Animation
Television
;1970s- Science Ninja Team the Gatchaman
- Brave Raideen
- Dokaben
- Chōdenji Machine Voltes V
- Cyborg 009
- King Arthur
- Mobile Suit Gundam
- The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
- Uchū Taitei God Sigma
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds
- Around the World with Willy Fog
- Hyakujūō Golion
- Dr. Slump: Arale-chan
- Urusei Yatsura
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Miyuki
- Transformers
- High School! Kimengumi
- The Transformers
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Dragon Ball
- Saint Seiya
- City Hunter
- Mashin Hero Wataru
- Meimon! Daisan Yakyūbu
- The Adventures of Peter Pan
- Parasol Henbē
- Mashin Hero Wataru 2
- Moomin
- 21 Emon
- Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid
- '
- Nangoku Shōnen Papuwa-kun
- Cooking Papa
- YuYu Hakusho
- Crayon Shin-chan
- Magic Knight Rayearth
- Midori no Makibaō
- The Vision of Escaflowne
- Dragon Ball GT
- Chōmashin Eiyūden Wataru
- Dr. Slump: Arale-chan
- '
- Cowboy Bebop
- Kakyūsei
- The Big O
- Cybersix
- Baby Felix
- Haré+Guu
- Mahoromatic
- Rave Master
- Z.O.E. Dolores,i
- Naruto
- The Big O
- Wolf's Rain
- Zatch Bell!
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
- '
- Yakitate!! Japan
- Tōhai Densetsu Akagi
- Angel Heart
- '
- My Bride Is a Mermaid
- '
- Shin Mazinger
- '
- Heroman
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
- '
- Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~
- Smile PreCure!
- Kingdom
- '
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
- Black Bullet
- '
- Tokyo ESP
- Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!
- Sword Art Online II
- Death Parade
- My Love Story!!
- Ninja Slayer From Animation
- Rin-ne
- '
- Fairy Tail
- The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST
- Dragon Ball Super
- One-Punch Man
- One Piece
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance
- Taboo Tattoo
- March Comes in like a Lion
- Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil
- The Laughing Salesman NEW
- Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!
- Princess Principal )
- Pop Team Epic
- Mitsuboshi Colors
- '
- Afterlost
- I'm From Japan
- Isekai Quartet
- How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
- '
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
- Ippatsu Kikijō
- Shōwa Aho Sōshi Akanuke Ichiban!
- T.P. Pon
- Tentō Mushi no Uta
- Uchū Senshi Baldios
- Yoroshiku Megadoc
- Yuki no Jōō''
Original video animation (OVA)
- Dallos
- Dragon Century
- Prefectural Earth Defense Force
- '
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Shin Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Mashinyama-hen
- '
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Owarinaki Toki Monogatari
- Record of Lodoss War
- Sol Bianca
- Blazing Transfer Student
- RG Veda
- '
- '
- Bastard!! Destructive God of Darkness
- Konpeki no Kantai
- Dōkyūsei
- Ys: Castle in the Heavens
- Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend
- '
- Kyokujitsu Kantai
- '
- '
- Halo Legends
- '
-
Theater
- 11 Nin Iru!
- Akira
- '
- '
- Bonobono
- '
- '
- '
- Ghost in the Shell
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- Asura
- '
- '
- Appleseed Alpha
- '
- City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes
- Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Hatsudō Hen
- Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Sesshoku Hen
- '
- '
- Future War 198X
- Gekijōban Duel Masters: Yami no Shiro no Maryūkō
- '
- Gekijōban Tottoko Hamtarō: Ham Ham Paradise! Hamtarō to Fushigi no Oni no Ehontō
- Hare Tokidoki Buta
- High School! Kimengumi
- '
- '
- MAROKO
- '
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space
- Kappa no Coo to Natsuyatsumi
- '
- '
- '
- '
- Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts
- Toire no Hanako-san
- Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōrisugita Atoni
- Uchū Senshi Baldios
Video games
Unknown date- Ajito 3
- Ar tonelico III
- Capcom Fighting Jam
- Capcom vs. SNK series
- '
- Cobra the Arcade
- Crayon Shin-chan series
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- '
- Everybody's Golf 5
- Evil Zone
- Gekitō Pro Yakyū: Shinji Mizushima All-Stars vs. Pro Yakyū
- Growlanser
- Gundam Battle Chronicle
- Gundam Battle Royale
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- J-Stars Victory Vs
- '
- Kessen
- Kessen II *
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Unare! Yūjō no Gekeru 2
- Konoyo no Ha Tede Koi wo Uta u Shōjo Yu-No
- Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy
- Last Bronx
- Lego Dimensions
- Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Another Step
- '
- '
- '
- '
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Quake III Arena
- Mega Man Legends series
- Mega Man X7
- Ray Tracers
- SD Gundam G Generation series
- Sengoku Basara series
- Shin Super Robot Wars
- '
- SpikeOut Final Edition
- Spyro the Dragon
- '
- Street Fighter EX series
- Super Robot Wars Alpha
- Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden
- Super Robot Wars F
- '
- Super Robot Wars UX
- Super Smash Bros.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Tales of Phantasia
- '
- '
- '
- Tales of VS.
- '
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- '
- '
- '
- The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
- Valis IV
- Ys IV - The Dawn of Ys
- Yumimimikkusu
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- *Conan the Barbarian
- *Conan the Destroyer
- *The Terminator
- *Commando
- *Raw Deal
- *Predator
- *The Running Man
- *Red Heat
- *Twins
- *Kindergarten Cop
- *Total Recall
- *'
- *Dave
- *Last Action Hero
- *Junior
- *True Lies
- *Eraser
- *Jingle All the Way
- *Batman & Robin
- *End of Days
- *The 6th Day
- *Collateral Damage
- *The Rundown
- *'
- *Around the World in 80 Days
- *The Expendables
- *The Expendables 2
- *Escape Plan
- *The Last Stand
- *The Expendables 3
- *Sabotage
- *Maggie
- *Terminator Genisys
- *Aftermath
- *Killing Gunther
- *'
- Sylvester Stallone
- *Kojak
- *Death Race 2000
- *Paradise Alley
- *First Blood
- *Rocky III
- *'
- *Over the Top
- *Rambo III
- *Lock Up
- *Tango & Cash
- *Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot
- *Cliffhanger
- *Demolition Man
- *The Specialist
- *Assassins
- *Judge Dredd
- *Daylight
- *'
- *Cop Land
- *Get Carter
- *Driven
- *Taxi 3
- *Backtrace
- Dan Aykroyd
- *All You Need Is Cash
- *Ghostbusters
- *My Stepmother Is an Alien
- *Ghostbusters II
- *My Girl
- *Sneakers
- *Chaplin
- *My Girl 2
- *Celtic Pride
- *Getting Away with Murder
- *Sgt. Bilko
- *Grosse Pointe Blank
- *Blues Brothers 2000
- *Loser
- *Evolution
- *Get on Up
- *Pixels
- *Ghostbusters
- Samuel L. Jackson
- *'
- *'
- *XXX
- *S.W.A.T.
- *'
- *'
- *Freedomland
- *1408
- *Jumper
- *The Spirit
- *Iron Man 2
- *'
- *RoboCop
- *Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- *'
- Laurence Fishburne
- *Othello
- *Hoodlum
- *The Matrix
- *The Matrix Reloaded
- *The Matrix Revolutions
- *Assault on Precinct 13
- *'
- *Predators
- *Contagion
- *Hannibal
- *The Signal
- *Passengers
- *'
- *'
- John Goodman
- *Sea of Love
- *Always
- *Arachnophobia
- *Barton Fink
- *Born Yesterday
- *The Flintstones
- *The Big Lebowski
- *Bringing Out the Dead
- *Coyote Ugly
- *Evan Almighty
- *Confessions of a Shopaholic
- Nick Nolte
- *48 Hrs.
- *Under Fire
- *Three Fugitives
- *Another 48 Hrs.
- *Blue Chips
- *Mulholland Falls
- *Hulk
- *Paris, je t'aime
- *The Spiderwick Chronicles
- *'
- *Noah
- Gérard Depardieu
- *Bogus
- *102 Dalmatians
- *The Closet
- *Vidocq
- *City of Ghosts
- *How Much Do You Love Me?
- *Paris, je t'aime
- *La Vie en rose
- *Diamant 13
- *Potiche
- Steven Seagal
- *Marked for Death
- *Under Siege
- *On Deadly Ground
- *'
- *Executive Decision
- *The Glimmer Man
- *Fire Down Below
- *Exit Wounds
- *Out of Reach
- John Candy
- *The Silent Partner
- *Uncle Buck
- *Home Alone
- *Nothing but Trouble
- *Only the Lonely
- *Cool Runnings
- *Rookie of the Year
- Peter Cullen
- *Transformers
- *'
- *'
- *'
- *'
- *Bumblebee
- 3 Idiots
- 48 Hrs.
- The Addams Family
- Alien 3
- Alien vs. Predator
- Aliens
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
- Bad Boys
- Bandits
- Ben-Hur
- Blue Steel
- Breakdown
- Candyman
- Casualties of War
- Charlie Wilson's War
- Chicago Hope
- Christopher Robin
- Crimson Tide
- Cube
- Dante's Peak
- Dawn of the Dead
- Dick Tracy
- Die Hard
- Doctor Who
- El Camino Christmas
- The Enforcer
- Femme Fatale
- The Fifth Element
- Fight Club
- Flight of the Intruder
- Frankenstein
- From Hell
- Full House
- Gangs of New York
- Ghostbusters
- Gone in 60 Seconds
- '
- Guess Who
- Hand of Death
- Hannibal
- '
- High School Musical
- '
- Hot Shots!
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
- Identity
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Interview with the Vampire
- Johnny Handsome
- Jurassic World
- Labyrinth
- The Last Boy Scout
- The Legend of 1900
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Live and Let Die
- The Living Daylights
- The Machinist
- Major League II
- Martin
- Masters of the Universe
- Maverick
- Men in Black
- Men in Black
- Men in Black II
- '
- '
- Midnight Run
- Mimic
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- The Mummy Returns
- Nick of Time
- Nicky Larson and Cupid's Perfume
- Night at the Museum
- '
- '
- Nikita
- Out of Sight
- Pacific Rim
- Patriot Games
- '
- Pink Cadillac
- Police Academy
- Political Animals
- Potiche
- The Protector
- Pulp Fiction
- Quick Change
- Quincy, M.E. )
- Red Cliff
- Red Dwarf
- Regarding Henry
- Resident Evil
- Return to the 36th Chamber
- Richie Rich
- Riptide
- '
- Rumble in the Bronx
- Safe House
- Seinfeld
- Sesame Street
- Shaolin Soccer
- Small Soldiers
- Speed
- Speed Racer
- '
- '
- Street Fighter
- Supernatural
- '
- The Three Musketeers
- A Time to Kill
- Timecop
- To Kill with Intrigue
- True Romance
- Two-Minute Warning
- Vampires
- White Fang
- The Wizard of Oz
- Woman on Top
- The World Is Not Enough
Animation
- Antz
- '
- '
- '
- The Book of Pooh
- Justice League
- Klaus
- The Lego Movie
- The Princess and the Frog
- Rango
- The Rescuers Down Under
- '
- The Tigger Movie
- Toonsylvania
- The Transformers
- Transformers The Rebirth
- Turbo
- Winnie-the-Pooh
- Zootopia
Live-action film
- The Red Spectacles
Tokusatsu
- Kamen Rider
- Akai Megane
- Talking Head
- Ninja Sentai Kakuranger
- Tekkōki Mikazuki
- Mahou Sentai Magiranger
- Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers
- Ultraman Mebius
- Tensou Sentai Goseiger vs Shinkenger: Epic on Ginmaku
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
- '
- '
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters Returns vs. Dōbutsu Sentai Go-Busters, Teacher )
- Ultraman Ginga S
- Ultra Fight Victory
- Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
Radio
- Nijūyoji Kansei Monogatari
CD drama
- CD Theater: Dragon Quest I: Daimadō IV: Torneko no Bōken
- Kōei CD Drama Sangokushi
- The Dark Blue
Other
- Bandai sentai toy series commercials
- Domo-kun World
- Star Tours
- Hitori de Dekiru mon!
- Pooh's Hunny Hunt
- NHK's Konna Ko Iru ka na?
- NHK Education's Tensai Bit-kun
- Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters
- Tanken Roman Sekai Isan
- You Gotta Quintet