# Yūsuke Takita

Susumu Takita (滝田 進, Takita Susumu, 29 November 1930 – 3 May 2015), known by the stage name Yūsuke Takita (滝田 裕介, 祐介, Takita Yūsuke), was a Japanese actor. He was born in Kitazawa, Setagaya (now Kitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo), Ehara, Tokyo Prefecture. He formerly belonged to Gekidan Haiyūza.

## Biography

After dropping out of Waseda University's department of theater, Takita debuted in 1953 as a second-grader training institute for Gekidan Haiyūza. His synchronization included Akiji Kobayashi, Akio Satake, Toru Takeuchi, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Hisashi Yokomori, etc. Takita became popular in the TV drama Jiken Kisha who appeared from 1956 to 1964. In the period dramas such as Mito Kōmon and The Unfettered Shogun, he often played villains, but in recent years there were many opportunities to play the role of good people. In addition, Takita was also active as a voice actor, voice of neurosurgeon Ben Casey of hero in overseas drama Ben Casey, and the films Star Wars, Haunted Mansion, Jaws and many hit the main characters and important characters' voices in hits.
Takita was diagnosed with ureter cancer in the summer of 2014 and had surgery. Takita's metastasis was discovered in April 2015. He died at a hospital in Naka Ward, Yokohama City on 3 May, the same year at 11:34 am, from cancer. Takita was 84 when he died.

## Filmography (acting)
### TV dramas

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 1958 | Mammoth Tower | | KR |
| 1958 | Jiken Kisha | Ina (Ina-chan) | NHK |
| 1963 | Hakuchū no Shikaku | | CX |
| 1965 | The Guard Man | | TBS |
| 1966 | Ultra Q | Hayama | TBS |
| 1966 | Aru Yūki no Kiroku | Miyaguchi Cap | NET |
| 1970 | Key Hunter | | TBS |
| 1970 | Hosou de Hanjōki | Shogo Harada | YTV |
| 1971 | Opal to Sapphire | | NTV |
| 1971 | Daichūshingura | Tsujimura Heizaemon | NET |
| 1971 | Mizu no Honō | | TBS, CBC |
| 1971 | Ki ni naru Yome-san | Hanaoka | NTV |
| 1971 | Ōoka Echizen | | TBS |
| 1972 | Mito Kōmon | | TBS |
| 1972 | Kōya no Surōnin | | NET |
| 1972 | Hasegawa Shin Series | Tatsusaburo | NET |
| 1973 | Edo o Kiru | | TBS |
| 1973 | Oshizamurai: Kiichihōgen | Denjiro Sakaki | NTV |
| 1974 | Kizudarake no Tenshi | Isozaki | NTV |
| 1975 | Birdie Dai Sakusen | | TBS |
| 1975 | Kagedōshin | | MBS |
| 1976 | Fūfu Tabi Nikki: Saraba Rōnin | | CX |
| 1976 | Hi no Michi | | NHK |
| 1976 | Dai Tokai: Tatakai no Hibi | Hiroshi Yamanobe | NTV |
| 1977 | Otokotachi no Tabiji | | NHK |
| 1977 | G-Men '75 | | TBS |
| 1977 | Tokusō Saizensen | | ANB |
| 1977 | Dai Tokai Part II | Kiyosato Yamamoto | NTV |
| 1978 | Momotarō-zamurai | Kisoya | NTV |
| 1978 | Hissatsu Series | | ABC |
| 1978 | Kyūkei no Arano | | CX |
| 1978 | Abarenbō Shōgun | | ANB |
| 1979 | Ashita no Keiji | | TBS |
| 1979 | Taiyō ni Hoero! | | NTV |
| 1979 | Yabure Shinkurō | Judayu Morikawa | ANB |
| 1979 | Yūrei Series 3: Zennin-mura no Yūrei matsuri | Osawa | ANB |
| 1981 | Musuko Koroshi | | ANB |
| 1981 | Keishichō Satsujin-ka | | ANB |
| 1982 | Tōge no Gunzō | Murata Kanuemon | NHK |
| 1982 | Seicho Matsumoto no Usugeshō no Otoko | | ANB |
| 1983 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | Ankokuji Ekei | NHK |
| 1983 | Umi ni kakeru Niji: Yamamoto Isoroku to Nippon Kaigun | | TX |
| 1983 | Medaka no Uta | | TBS |
| 1983 | Zenigata Heiji | Morikawa | CX |
| 1985 | Tantei Kyosuke Kamizu no Satsujin Suiri 2 Kage Naki Onna | | ANB |
| 1986 | Murder at Mt. Fuji | Shige Kazutsuji | CX |
| 1988 | Takeda Shingen | Uesugi Norimasa | NHK |
| 1988 | Jun Ai | | TBS |
| 1988 | New Jungle | Senmu Onuki | NTV |
| 1989 | Kasuga Notsubone | Torii Mototada | NHK |
| 1989 | Sanbiki ga Kiru! | Tamesada Gojo | ANB |
| 1989 | Ki Heitai | Kikkawa Tsunemasa | NTV |
| 1990 | Edo Nakamachi Bugyōsho | Rokubee Kasai | TX |
| 1990 | Kamiya Genjirōtorimonohikae | Uhee Nagatoya | CX |
| 1990 | Happyaku Yachōyume Nikki | Kenmotsu Katakura | NTV |
| 1991 | Hagure Keijijunjōha | | ANB, EX |
| 1992 | Nobunaga King Of Zipangu | Torii Tadayoshi | NHK |
| 1992 | Sasurai Keiji Ryojō-hen V | | ANB |
| 1992 | Shuhei Asahina Mystery 3 Tango-ji Satsujin Jiken | Toshiyuki Urabe | NTV |
| 1993 | Yami o Kiru! Ōedo Hanka-chō | Hidarinaka Hotta | NTV |
| 1993 | Mei Bugyō: Tōyama no Kin-san | Genzaemon Owariya | ANB |
| 1994 | Oda Nobunaga | Azai Hisamasa | TX |
| 1995 | Hachidai Shōgun Yoshimune | Akimoto Takatomo | NHK |
| 1995 | Onihei Hankachō | Shingorō Haraguchi | CX |
| 1997 | Ultraman Tiga | Eiji Tsuburaya | MBS |
| 1998 | Minami Machibugyō Jiken Jō: Okore! Motome | | TBS |
| 1998 | Tokugawa Yoshinobu | Nagahara Jinshichirō | NHK |
| 1998 | Keibuho: Jiro Tsukuda 6 Kobin ni Tsumeta shi | Sotaro Tanno | NTV |
| 1999 | Shiori Densetsu: Star Tanjō | | CBC |
| 2000 | Strangers in the City | | ANB |
| 2013 | Tada's Do-It-All House | Landlord | TX |
| 2013 | Sasurai Shochō Shohei Kazama 10 Sumida Narihirabashi Satsujin Jiken | Yoshitaro Ichikawa | TX |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1955 | Kakinoki no aru Ie | Teacher |
| 1956 | Mori wa Ikiteiru | Security captain |
| 1959 | The Beast to Die | Reporter Endo |
| 1960 | Robō no Ishi | Yasukichi |
| 1963 | Kaze no Shisen | Tamotsu Nagaoki |
| 1967 | Nakano School | Motohiro So |
| 1968 | Sex Check: Daini no Sei | Masao Mineshige |
| 1969 | Double Suicide | Magoemon |
| 1969 | Hitokiri | Geki Hiramatsu |
| 1970 | Kage no Kuruma | Hamajima's uncle |
| 1970 | Men and War: Part I | Morito Morishima |
| 1971 | Battle of Okinawa | Kyoyu Nakazone |
| 1971 | Kuro no Shamen | Toyama |
| 1971 | Inn of Evil | Nadaya no Kodaira |
| 1971 | Silence | Ichizou |
| 1972 | The Long Darkness | Yukifusa Kimura |
| 1973 | Shiogaritōge | Kazuma Iki |
| 1973 | Submersion of Japan | Associate Professor Nobuhiko Yukinaga |
| 1976 | Fumō Chitai | Textile Department Manager Yamamoto |
| 1976 | Yoake no Hata: Jiichiro Matsumoto Den | Jinana Matsumoto |
| 1979 | Gassan | Tasuke |
| 1979 | Haitatsu sa renai San-tsū no Tegami | Director Kashiwabara |
| 1980 | Jishin Rettō | Middle-aged office worker |
| 1980 | Warui yatsu-ra | Bank manager |
| 1981 | Willful Murder | Kenji Kawase |
| 1981 | Chikagoro naze ka Charleston | Police chief |
| 1982 | Kyōdan | Director Tsunoda |
| 1982 | Kaikyō | Associate Professor |
| 1982 | Tōno Monogatari | Tokutaro |
| 1984 | Kūkai | Fujiwara no Tadanushi |
| 2007 | Hokushin Naname ni sasutokoro | Satoshi Murata |

### Stage

* Title
* Inōtadataka Monogatari
* Oliver!
* Carousel
* And Then There Were None
* German
* Mori wa Ikiteiru
* Broadway kara 45-byō

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## Voice acting
### Dubbing
#### Actors
##### Roy Scheider

| Title | Role |
| Jaws | Martin Brody |
| Jaws 2 | Martin Brody |
| Jaws: The Revenge | Martin Brody |
| The Peacekeeper | Robert Baker |

#### Films, dramas

| Title | Role | Actor |
| ER | David Green | John Cullum |
| Gone with the Wind | Ashley Wilkes | Leslie Howard |
| Gran Torino | Walt Kowalski | Clint Eastwood |
| Columbo | Dexter Paris / Norman Paris | Martin Landau |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror #8 | Jack Lemmon |
| Star Wars | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Alec Guinness |
| The Empire Strikes Back | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Alec Guinness |
| Return of the Jedi | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Alec Guinness |
| On Golden Pond | Norman Sear Jr. | Henry Fonda |
| To Catch a Thief | John Lobby | Cary Grant |
| National Treasure | John Adams Gates | Christopher Plummer |
| No Escape | Father | Lance Henriksen |
| The Haunted Mansion | Ramsley | Terence Stamp |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | Laurence Olivier |
| Ben Casey | Ben Casey | Vince Edwards |
| Hidalgo | Sheikh Riyadh | Omar Sharif |

### Anime films

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1995 | Anne no Nikki | Albert Dussel |

### Radio dramas

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2001 | FM Theater "Tsuyukusa" | NHK-FM |

### Narration

| Year | Title | Network |
| 1979 | Bungotori Monochō | TV Asahi |
| 1997 | Kusakari Jūjigun | |