Kōichi Yamadera
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Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese: 山寺宏一) is a Japanese voice actor who provides the voices of main or semi-main characters in the Pokémon movies.
Biography
Kōichi Yamadera was born on June 17, 1961, in Miyagi, Japan. He is married to fellow voice actor かないみか Mika Kanai, who also provides voices on Pokémon.
In addition to being a popular voice actor, Yamadera also hosts a childrens' series, Oha Star, and has had several live-action roles, including some in recent Godzilla movies.
Pokémon
While Yamadera has only had one role on the Pokémon television series, he has held a main or supporting role in each of the movies.
Voices on Pokémon
- Mew (Mewtwo Strikes Back, Birth of Mewtwo)
- Lugia (The Power of One)
- Deibitto (Spell of the Unown)
- Hunter (Pokémon Forever)
- Rosshi (Pokémon Heroes)
- Butler (Jirachi: Wish Maker)
- Professor Lund (Destiny Deoxys)
- Farfetch'd (EP049)
Famous Non-Pokémon Roles
- Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
- Ryōga Hibiki (Ranma ½)
- Ryōji Kaji (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
- Sha Gojyo (Saiyuki)
- Captain Harlock (Harlock Saga)
- Togusa (Ghost in the Shell)
- Sorata Arisugawa (X (movie))
- Donkey Kong
