Jōji Yanami

Jōji Yanami (八奈見 乗児, Yanami Jouji, born August 30, 1931-December 3, 2021) is a veteran seiyuu from Fukuoka. He was born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土 繁満, Shirato Shigemitsu) in Fushun, Manchuria. He is best known for voicing the Smart Villain (Boyakky, etc.) in the Time Bokan Series and the Narrator in the Dragon Ball franchise.
He provided the voice of Ittan-Momen in the third and fifth anime, as well as Ido-Sennin in the fourth series.
==Selected filmography==
===GeGeGe no Kitarō characters===
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968 anime) - Community Chairman (Ep. 42), Lookout (Ep. 42), Maruge
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971 anime) - Bunta, Daidarabotchi worshiper, Chairman Yasui, Mōrei-Yassan, Yumizu (Ep. 40), Helicopter Pilot (Ep. 40)
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Chisōgan - Chairman Yasui
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 anime) - Ittan-Momen, Gangi-Kozō, Professor
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985 film) - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Dai-Sensō - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!! - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Dai-Hanran - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Jigoku Arc - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996 anime) - Ido-Sennin, Gama-Sennin, Keukegen, Antique Dealer
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Dai-Kaijū - Ido-Sennin
*GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007 anime) - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!! - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Dai Undōkai - Ittan-Momen
*GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Japan Rally 3D - Ittan-Momen
===Other Notable Roles===
*Bikkuriman as Super Zeus
*Cyborg 009 (1960s franchise) as Dr. Gilmore
**Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Galaxy as Dr. Gilmore
*Devilman as Pochi
*Cutie Honey (1973) as Professor Takeshi Kisaragi 
*Dragon Ball (franchise) as Narrator, Dr. Brief, Kaio-sama (King Kai), Babidi, etc
*Getter Robo G as Benkei Kuruma
*InuYasha as Toutousai
*The Irresponsible Captain Tylor as Hidezaburou Kitaguchi
*Star of the Giants as Chuuta Ban
*Mazinger Z as Professor Yumi
**Great Mazinger as Scarabeth, Professor Yumi
*Mōretsu Atarō (1969 & 1990 series) as Kokoro Boss
*One Piece as Gan Fall
*Space Pirate Captain Harlock as Doctor Zero, Prime Minister
*Time Bokan Series as The Smart Villain
**Time Bokan as Grocky
**Time Bokan Series: Yatterman (1977 series) as Boyakky
**Time Bokan Series: Zenderman as Tobokke
**Time Bokan Series: Time Patrol Rescueman as Secovitch
**Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman as Julie Kokematsu
**Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten Ippatsuman as Kosuinen
**Time Bokan Series: Itadakiman as Dasainen
**Time Bokan: Royal Revival as Boyakky and all other previous characters
**Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman as Pierre
**Yatterman (2008 series) as Boyakky
*Tottemo! Luckyman as Hero Committee Chairman
*UFO Robo Grendizer as Professor Umon
*Wolf Boy Ken as Wolf Boss
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