# Osamu Saka

Osamu Saka (阪 脩, Saka Osamu, born November 7, 1930) is a Japanese actor and voice actor, who is managed by talent agency Aoni Production. He was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture.

## Filmography
### Television animation
#### 1960s

* Gigantor (1963) – Gavan
* Kamui the Ninja (1969) – Sukumi

#### 1970s

* Andersen Stories – King Neptune
* Space Battleship Yamato (1974) – Goer
* La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Louis XVI

#### 1980s

* The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982) – Admiral Takashi Hayase
* Dragon Ball (1987) – Grandpa Son Gohan
* Little Women (1987) – Frederick March (Father)
* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1987) – Nome King (eps. 45-52)
* Patlabor (1989) – Seitaro Sakaki

#### 1990s

* Anime Himitsu no Hanazono (1991) – Clevin/Craven
* Sailor Moon (1992) – Sakiko's Father (ep. 20), Old Man Owner (ep. 71), Edwards (ep. 108)
* In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) – Aaron
* Ehrgeiz (1997) – Balzak
* Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) – Masaki Amamiya (Sakura's great-grandfather)
* The Big O – Sven Marisky (ep. 3)

#### 2000s

* Chance Pop Session (2001) – Sho Kaibara
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–05) – Daisuke Aramaki
* One Piece (2002) Zenny (eps. 136-138)
* Monster (2004) – BKA Chief (ep. 14)
* Black Jack (2006) – Dr. Jotaro Honma
* Skull Man (2007) – Gōzō Kuroshio
* Golgo 13 (2008) – Captain (ep. 15)

#### 2010s

* Blade (2011) – Noah van Helsing
* Sword Art Online (2013) – Leviathan
* Knights of Sidonia (2014) – Shinsuke Tanba
* Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014) – Charles Xavier / Professor X
* Tokyo ESP (2014) – Prime Minister (ep. 11)
* Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (2016) – Poseidon (ep. 12)

### Original net animation (ONA)

* Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020) – Daisuke Aramaki

### Original video animation (OVA)

* Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988) – Kaiser Friedrich IV
* Ariel (1989) – Dr. Kishida
* Record of Lodoss War (1990) – King Fahn
* Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991) – Marneri
* 3×3 Eyes (1991-1992) – Professor Fujii
* The Silent Service (1995) – Toshio Takegami
* Fire Emblem (1996) – Vector
* Ninja Resurrection (1998) – Miyamoto Musashi
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) – Daisuke Aramaki
* Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG – Individual Eleven (2006) – Daisuke Aramaki
* Hellsing Ultimate 1 (2006) – Father Rinaldo
* My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ (2008) – John Smith

### Theatrical animation

* The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) – British Delegate
* Patlabor: The Movie (1989) – Seitaro Sakaki
* Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991) – Shinto Paddo
* Porco Rosso (1992) – Sky Bandit
* Ninja Scroll (1993) – Toyotomi Envoy
* Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993) – Seitaro Sakaki
* Memories (1995) – Kamata
* Slayers The Motion Picture (1995) – Rowdy Gabriev
* Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (1998) – Captain Colt
* Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004) – Ichi/Hachi (old)
* Steamboy (2004) – The Admiral

### Tokusatsu

* The Return of Ultraman (1971) Alien Baltan Jr. (ep. 41), Alien Stora (ep. 42), Alien Bat (ep. 51)
* Kamen Rider (1971) Bearconger (ep. 46)
* Mirrorman (1971) Invader of Ep. 48
* Kamen Rider vs. Shocker (1972) Rebirth Mograng, Rebirth Monsters
* Ultraman Ace (1972) Zoffy of Ep. 5/35, Undergroundmon (ep. 29), Ultraseven of Ep. 31
* Henshin Ninja Arashi (1972) Franken (ep. 21 & 24)
* Fireman (1973) Planet Metlor Telecommunications equipment
* Henshin! Ponpoko Dama (1973) PekePeke
* Kure Kure Takora (1973) Narration, Debura, Biragon, The Sea Cucumber Gang
* Kamen Rider X (1974) G.O.D. General Commander (eps. 1 - 21)
* Kamen Rider Amazon (1974) Ruler of Garanda Empire (Real Great Emperor Zero) (eps. 23 & 24)
* Choujin Bibyun (1976) Matsubo (ep. 9)
* Space Ironman Kyodain (1976) Robon Foot 1 (ep. 18 & 19)
* The War in Space (1977) Dr. Schmitt (Actor : William Ross)

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Console |
| 1995 | Double Dragon (Neo Geo) | Koga Shuko | Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, PlayStation |
| 1996 | Policenauts | Gatse Becker | PC-9821, 3DO, PlayStation, Sega Saturn |
| 1999 | Dead or Alive 2 | Tengu | Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2 |
| 2000 | Kessen | Kanbei Kuroda | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network |
| 2000 | Grandia II | Zera | Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Network, Nintendo Switch |
| 2001 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Colonel Sergei Gurlukovich | PlayStation 2 |
| 2003 | Anubis: Zone of Enders | Lloyd | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 (HD), Xbox 360 (HD), Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 |
| 2004 | Ninja Gaiden | Narrator | Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita |
| 2004 | Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | The End | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita |
| 2006 | Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse | Dr. Dimitri Yuriev | PlayStation 2 |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | The End | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3 (HD), Xbox 360 (HD) |
| 2011 | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Tengu, Omega | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Code Talker | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One |
| 2016 | Detective Pikachu | John Waals | Nintendo 3DS |

### Dubbing roles
#### Live-action

* John Cleese
** A Fish Called Wanda – Archie Leach
** Fierce Creatures – Rollo Lee
** The Out-of-Towners – Mr. Mersault
** The Pink Panther 2 – Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus
* Anthony Hopkins
** Juggernaut – Superintendent John McLeod
** Freejack – Ian McCandless
** Hearts in Atlantis – Ted Brautigan
* Richard Crenna
** First Blood (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Colonel Sam Trautman
** Rambo: First Blood Part II (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Colonel Samuel Trautman
** Hot Shots! Part Deux – Colonel Denton Walters
* 12 Angry Men (1974 NTV edition) – Juror #5 (Jack Klugman)
* Above the Law (1993 TV Asahi edition) – Kurt Zagon (Henry Silva)
* Addams Family Values – Gomez Addams (Raul Julia)
* Along Came a Spider – Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman)
* Amadeus – Baron van Swieten (Jonathan Moore)
* The American President – Senator Bob Rumson (Richard Dreyfuss)
* Asteroid (1997 TV Asahi edition) – Dr. Charles Napier (Anthony Zerbe)
* Batman – Carl Grissom (Jack Palance)
* Batman Begins (2008 Fuji TV edition) – Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman)
* The Bodyguard – Bill Devaney (Bill Cobbs)
* Broken Arrow – Pritchett (Bob Gunton)
* City of Angels – Nathaniel Messinger (Dennis Franz)
* Commando (1989 TV Asashi edition) – Gen. Franklin Kirby (James Olson)
* Darkness – Albert Rua (Giancarlo Giannini)
* Die Hard (1990 TV Asashi edition) – Joseph Yoshinobu Takagi (James Shigeta)
* Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman – Loren Bray (Orson Bean)
* Dynasty – Blake Carrington (John Forsythe)
* EDtv – Al (Martin Landau)
* Erin Brockovich – Edward L. Masry (Albert Finney)
* The Fifth Element (1999 NTV edition) – General Munro (Brion James)
* Holy Man – John McBainbridge (Robert Loggia)
* Home Alone (1998 TV Asashi edition) – Marley (Roberts Blossom)
* Inside Man – Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer)
* Intersection – Neal (Martin Landau)
* JFK (1994 TV Asashi edition) – Jack Martin (Jack Lemmon)
* Judge Dredd – Chief Justice Fargo (Max von Sydow)
* Miami Rhapsody – Vic Marcus (Paul Mazursky)
* Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil – Sonny Seiler (Jack Thompson)
* Miller's Crossing – Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney)
* Mimic – Manny (Giancarlo Giannini)
* Miss Congeniality – Stan Fields (William Shatner)
* Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous – Stan Fields (William Shatner)
* Moby Dick (1984 TBS edition) – Starbuck (Leo Genn)
* My Best Friend's Wedding – Walter Wallace (Philip Bosco)
* The NeverEnding Story – Carl Conrad Coreander (Thomas Hill)
* The NeverEnding Story (1987 TV Asahi edition) – Mr. Bux (Gerald McRaney)
* Paper Moon – Floyd (Burton Gilliam)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark (1985 Nippon TV edition) – Colonel Hermann Dietrich (Wolf Kahler)
* Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins – General Scott Watson (George Coe)
* Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Charles Rodman (John Lithgow)
* The Rookie (1993 TBS edition) – Ulrich Sigmund Strom (Raul Julia)
* The Rose – Rudge Campbell (Alan Bates)
* seaQuest DSV – Captain Nathan Hale Bridger (Roy Scheider)
* She-Wolf of London – Rev. Parfray (John Carlin)
* The Shining – Stuart Ullman (Barry Nelson)
* Sliver – Alex Parsons (Martin Landau)
* Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace – Sio Bibble (Oliver Ford Davies)
* Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones – Sio Bibble (Oliver Ford Davies)
* The Terminator (1987 TV Asashi edition) – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1993 Fuji TV edition) – Dr. Silberman (Earl Boen)
* They Live (1990 TV Asahi edition) – Street Preacher (Raymond St. Jacques)
* Twilight – Raymond Hope (James Garner)
* Valdez Is Coming – Frank Tanner (Jon Cypher)
* Wall Street – Lynch (James Karen)
* West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) – Glad Hand (John Astin)
* Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – George (Richard Burton)
* Year of the Dragon (1988 TBS edition) – Louis Bukowski (Raymond J. Barry)
* X-Men – Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto (Ian McKellen)

#### Animation

* Atlantis: The Lost Empire – Preston B. Whitmore
* Atlantis: Milo's Return – Preston B. Whitmore
* Batman: The Animated Series – Daniel Mockridge
* The Fox and the Hound – Chief
* G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Hawk
* Home on the Range – Sheriff Sam Brown
* One Hundred and One Dalmatians – Sgt. Tibs
* Peter Pan – George Darling
* Star Trek: The Animated Series – Spock
* SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron – Tiger Conklin
* The Transformers – G1, Wheeljack, Skyfire, Beachcomber, Swindle, Kup, Metroplex, Alpha Trion, and others
* The Transformers: The Movie – Kup and Ramjet
* Code Lyoko – Franz Hopper