Wataru Takagi

Wataru Takagi
Native name	高木 渉
Born	July 25, 1966 Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Voice actor, stage actor
Years active	1987–present
Agent	Arts Vision
Notable credit(s)	Detective Conan as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi After War Gundam X as Garrod Ran Slayers Try as Valgaav The Beast Wars: Transformers series as Cheetor Great Teacher Onizuka as Eikichi Onizuka Hajime no Ippo as Masaru Aoki Naruto as Obito Uchiha One Piece as Bellamy

Wataru Takagi (高木 渉 Takagi Wataru, born July 25, 1966) is a Japanese voice and stage actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is affiliated with Arts Vision.

He is best known for his roles in Detective Conan (as Genta Kojima and Wataru Takagi), After War Gundam X (as Garrod Ran), Slayers Try (as Valgaav), the Beast Wars: Transformers series (as Cheetor), Great Teacher Onizuka (as Eikichi Onizuka), Hajime no Ippo (as Masaru Aoki), Naruto (as Obito Uchiha), One Piece (as Bellamy), the fifth series of GeGeGe no Kitarō (as Nezumi Otoko), and Yes! PreCure 5 (as Bunbee). Takagi is the official Japanese voice of Daffy Duck.

Career

He was a member of Katsuta Voice Actor's Academy.

In 2014, he performed the voice of John H. Watson in the puppetry Sherlock Holmes written by Kōki Mitani. 2 years later, he played Oyamada Shigemasa in the NHK Taiga drama Sanada Maru through Mitani's connection. It was his first appearance in a television drama.^[1]

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
1987	Mister Ajikko	Laborer	Debut role	[3]
1989	Megazone 23 - Part III	EX staff	OAV	[3]
1989	The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor	Nearchos		[3]
1990	Kyatto Ninden Teyandee	Gotton		[3]
1990	Guardian of Darkness	Student/Rago		[3]
1990	Mobile Suit SD Gundam: SD Gundam Legend	GM Sniper Custom		[3]
1990	The Hakkenden	Unnamed voice	OAV	[3]
1991	Kinkyū Hasshin Saver Kids	Ken Tenjinbayashi		[3]
1991	Judge	Male employee		[3]
1991	Otaku no Video	Kitajima		[3]
1991	Ozanari Dungeon	Soldier A		[3]
1991	Genji Tsūshin Agedama	Tanaka, Suzuki		[3]
1991	Here Is Greenwood	Yanagisawa		[3]
1991	Locke the Superman: New World Command	Pilot		[3]
1991	Otohime Connection	Hayashi-kun		[3]
1992	Video Girl Ai	staff member		[3]
1992–93	Chōdendō Robo Tetsujin 28-go FX	Ikamu		[3]
1992	Ashita e Free Kick (ja:あしたへフリーキック)	Jose Mascowitz		[3]
1992	Tottoi	Guide		[3]
1992	Tenchi Muyo! series	Kamidake, Hotsuma, Zumino Yoshiaki		[3]
1992	Tsuyoshi Shikkari Shinasai (ja:ツヨシしっかりしなさい)	Keiko		[3]
1992	Ellcia	Fank		[3]
1992	Wolf Guy	Dr. Ishizuka		[3]
1993	Sailor Moon R	Rubeus (Kurenai no Rubeusu)		[3]
1993	Gakusaver	Satou	OAV	[3]
1993	Ryūsei-ki gakuseibā (ja:''流星機ガクセイバー)
1993	All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku	Tenchou	OAV Ep. "Phase V"	[3]
1993	Rei Rei	Tanaka	OAV	[3]
1994	Dirty Pair Flash	Baran		[3]
1994	Compiler	Councilor D, Man		[3]
1994	Red Baron	Chatatsu Momonari
1994–96	New Cutie Honey	Hayami Akakabu		[3]
1994	Iria: Zeiram the Animation	Zeiram, Nanbu		[3]
1994	Tonde Burin	Jimmy Matsumoto, Mike		[3]
1994	Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture	Galford		[3]
1994	Blue Seed	Fisherman 1, Person 1	Eps. 16, 17	[3]
1994	Mahōjin Guru Guru	Geiru		[3]
1994	Tekkaman Blade II	Hayato Kawakami		[3]
1995	Armitage III	Lowell Guntz		[3]
1995	Jura Tripper	Tank		[3]
1995	H2	Hironaga		[3]
1995	Kakyuusei (First Loves)	Kakeshi	OAV	[3]
1995	Nurse Angel Ririka SOS	Nakayama	Ep. 32	[3]
1995	Mojacko	Pitekan		[3]
1995	Golden Boy	Office worker		[3]
1995	Bit the Cupid	Game
1995–96	Idol Project	Ibble		[3]
1996	GeGeGe no Kitarō	Mujina	Fourth series
1996	Case Closed	Genta Kojima, Wataru Takagi, others		[3]
1996	Rurouni Kenshin	Gengo Onizaki, Tatewaki Shindou		[3]
1996	After War Gundam X	Garold Ran		[3]
1996	Burn-Up W	Terrorist B		[3]
1996	Harley Spiny (ja:はりもぐハーリー)	Black Panda
1996	Beast Wars: Transformers	Cheetor		[3]
1996	Raideen the Superior	Shinobu Mushanokoji / Raideen Brad
1996	Reideen the Superior	Kaidou Shinobu		[3]
1996	Magical Project S	Kuuranger	Ep. 12	[3]
1996–97	YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō	Daniel		[3]
1996	Kindaichi Case Files Movie	Takizawa	Feature film	[3]
1996	Fire Emblem	Bartz	OAV	[3]
1997	Slayers Try	Valgaav		[3]
1997	Kindaichi Case Files	Jin'ya, Natsuoka		[3]
1997	Ninpen Manmaru	Gankichi
1997	Detatoko Princess	henchman A		[3]
1997	Battle Athletes Victory	Terrorist A	Ep. 11	[3]
1997	Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys	Taniguchi	OAV	[3]
1997	Princess Rouge	Yuusuke Mizuki	OVA	[3]
1998	Trigun	Man A		[3]
1998	Initial D	Kenji		[3]
1998	Flint the Time Detective	Nioja
1998	Gasaraki	Symbol chief researcher		[3]
1998	Popolocrois Monogatari	Marco, Don
1999	Crest of the Stars	Undertaker		[3]
1999	Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal	Takasugi Shinsaku		[3]
1999	Power Stone	Jack
1999	Arc the Lad	Alfred		[3]
1999	Angel Links	Goryu, Ozka		[3]
1999	Monster Farm	Suezō		[3]
1999	Saiyuki	Sanzo	OAV
1999	Great Teacher Onizuka	Eikichi Onizuka		[3]
1999	My Neighbors the Yamadas	Kubo
1999	Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M	Daigo	OVA
1999	Excel Saga	Rikdo Koshi, Kosuke		[3]
1999	Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation	Adam		[3]
2000	Dinozaurs	Dino Stego
2000	Hajime no Ippo series	Masaru Aoki		[3]
2000	Legendary Gambler Tetsuya	Danchi
2000	Shin Megami Tensei: DeviChil	Abaddon
2001	Zoids: New Century Zero	Harry Champ
2001	Shaman King	Tokagerō		[3]
2001	Najica Blitz Tactics	General		[3]
2001	Hellsing	Leif		[3]
2002	Doraemon	Teacher	1979-2005 series
2002	Special Curriculum: The Candidate for Goddess	Gareas Elidd
2002	Cheeky Angel	Genzo Sōga		[3]
2002	Naruto	Rain ninja	Ep. 21
2002	GetBackers	Kait		[3]
2002	Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey	Nu D, Professor Peak		[3]
2003	One Piece	Bellamy
2003	Cinderella Boy	Aramis		[3]
2003	Rumiko Takahashi Anthology	Various characters		[3]
2003	Moekan the Animation	Oyaji-san		[3]
2004	Gokusen	Miyata		[3]
2004	Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven	Maraschino	OVA	[3]
2004	Sgt. Frog	Nyorottle King; Pseudowettle King
2004	Burst Angel	Anthony Wong		[3]
2004–05	Monster	Gustav		[3]
2004	Bleach	Shiba Ganju		[3]
2004	Captain Tsubasa J	Shingo Takasugi
2005	Pandalian	Silver? Gold, Panno
2005	Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart	Uraganos
2005	Strawberry 100%	Rikiya Komiyama	Also OVAs	[3]
2005	Doraemon	Sensei
2005	Akagi	Yagi Keiji	Eps. 2-3	[3]
2005	Hell Girl	Cab driver, Inagaki Tadashi		[3]
2006	Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales	Yomoshichi Satou		[3]
2006	Mushiking: King of the Beetles	Bibi
2006	Black Lagoon	Chaka		[3]
2006	Tokkō	Kaoru Kunikida
2007	Yes! PreCure 5	Bunbee	Also GoGo!	[3]
2007	Naruto Shippuden	Obito Uchiha
2007	GeGeGe no Kitaro	Nezumi-Otoko, Shibaden	Fifth series	[3]
2007	Blue Dragon	Fagīno
2008	Zenryoku Usagi	Oyakata
2008	Kyo Kara Maoh	Ranjiru	Third series
2009	Aoi Bungaku	Eriko	Eps. 1-4: "No Longer Human"	[4]
2009	Kaidan Restaurant	Mecha-Kinjiro
2010	Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn	Alberto		[5]
2010	Hana Kappa	Kurobaya cho hyoe
2010	Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan	Adashibara		[3]
2010	Durarara!!	Horada
2010	Shiki	Tatsumi
2010–11	Pocket Monsters Best Wishes!	Leon		[3]
2010	Showa Monogatari	Ryō Takayanagi	Feature film and TV series	[6]
2011	Rio: Rainbow Gate!	Orlin Dunhill		[3]
2011	Beelzebub	Alaindelon
2011	Toriko	Zonge
2011	Hunter x Hunter	Knuckle Bine	2011 series
2013	Duel Masters Victory V3	Katsudon
2013	Bayonetta: Bloody Fate	Enzo		[7]
2014	Wizard Barristers	Seseri Chōno		[8]
2016	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable	Okuyasu Nijimura		[9]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
1996	Riglord Saga 2	Rusty		[3]
1996	Street Fighter Zero 2	Adon, Birdie, Sodom, Gen, Zangief		[3]
1996	Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact	Ryu, Yang, Hugo
1996	Soul Edge	Hwang Sung Kyung, Mitsurugi Heishirou		[3]
1997	Arunamu no Tsubasa	Shuren		[3]
1998	Startling Odyssey II Maryuu Sensou	Bullet Thunder		[3]
1998–present	Marvel vs. Capcom series	Zangief		[3]
1998	Legend of Legaia	Vahn		[3]
1999	Soulcalibur	Hwang Sung Kyung		[3]
1997	Street Fighter EX	Zangief, Doctrine Dark		[3]
2000	Popolo Crois Monogatari II	Gabo		[3]
2007	Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai daiundoukai	Nzume Otoko		[3]
2007	Super Robot Wars: Original Generations	Roa		[3]
2007	Another Century's Episode 3: The Final	Gerald		[3]
2012	Street Fighter X Tekken	Hugo
2013	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle	Okuyasu Nijimura		[3]
2014	Ultra Street Fighter IV	Hugo
2015	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven	Okuyasu Nijimura
2016	Mighty No. 9	Mighty No. 1 Pyrogen		[10]

Television drama

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source
2016	Sanada Maru	Oyamada Shigemasa	NHK Taiga drama	[11] [12]

Drama CDs

List of performances in audio dramas

Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
Battle Girl Ai			[3]
Double Call			[3]
Musekinin Kids	Pirate 1		[3]
Street Fighter EX	Doctrine Dark	Radio drama	[3]
Tokimeki Memorial Saigo no Natsuyasumi	Hiroshi Toudou		[3]

Dubbing roles

Live-action

List of voice performances in overseas productions

Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
Jack Black
High Fidelity	Barry
Shallow Hal	Hal Larson
Nacho Libre	Ignacio/Nacho
Be Kind Rewind	Jerry Mclean		[13]
Gulliver's Travels	Lemuel Gulliver
The Big Year	Brad Harris
Sex Tape	The owner of YouPorn		[14]
The Brink	Alex Talbot		[15]
The D Train	Daniel Gregory Landsman		[16]
Goosebumps	R.L. Stine
Cuba Gooding, Jr.
Judgment Night	Mike Peterson		[17]
The Fighting Temptations	Darrin Hill		[18]
End Game	Alex Thomas		[19]
Daddy Day Camp	Charlie Hinton		[20]
Seann William Scott
American Pie	Steve Stifler		[21]
American Pie 2	Steve Stifler		[22]
Evolution	Wayne Grey	2005 NTV edition	[23]
American Wedding	Steve Stifler		[24]
Southland Tales	Roland Taverner		[25]
American Reunion	Steve Stifler		[26]
Others
17 Again	Ned Gold
24	Lynn McGill	Season 5
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter		Season 2, Voice dub for David Spade
A Better Tomorrow 2		Voice dub for Leslie Cheung
A Better Tomorrow		Voice dub for Leslie Cheung
A Chinese Odyssey	Monkey / Joker
Alone in Love	Junpyo
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile	Dwight
Are We There Yet?		Voice dub for Ice Cube
Bad Company	Kevin Pope	Voice dub for Chris Rock
Barbershop		Voice dub for Anthony Anderson
Beverly Hills 90210	Mark
Big Cat Diary	Simon
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey	Ted	Voice dub for Keanu Reeves
Breakin' All the Rules	Quincy Watson	Voice dub for Jamie Foxx
Collateral		Voice dub for Jamie Foxx
CSI: New York		Season 2
Dark Angel	Richard Gan
Doctor Who
Dollhouse	Zon
ER	Doctor Victor Clemente
Exit	Thomas
Felix the Cat	Professor
Friend		Jung Woon Taek
Full House	Steve
Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Bama	Voice dub for Terrence Howard
Godzilla	Doctor Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos	Voice dub for Matthew Broderick
Hideous Kinky	Bilal
Illegally Yours		Voice dub for Jim Carrey
Iron Sky		Voice dub for James Washington
James Dean: Race with Destiny	James Dean
LAX	Henry Engels
Lethal Weapon 4	Lee Butters	Voice dub for Chris Rock
Liar Liar		Voice dub for Jim Carrey
Looney Tunes	Daffy Duck
Mean Spirit	Simon	2003 film
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous	Jeff
Muppets Tonight	Monkey
Nash Bridges	J.J.
Night at the Museum 2		Voice dub for Jonah Hill
Once Bitten	Mark
Once in a Summer	Leader
Quantum of Solace	Beam
Resident Evil: Apocalypse	L.J.
Scaredy Squirrel	Scaredy
Shaolin Soccer		Voice dub for Lam Chi-chung
Shrek 2	Humphries
Space Jam	Daffy Duck
Spider-man	Bobby, Iceman
S.W.A.T.	Brian Gamble
The Garfield Show	Garfield
The Tom and Jerry Show	Tom
The Villain	Nico
There Goes My Baby	Stick	Voice dub for Rick Schroder
True Romance	Floyd	Voice dub for Brad Pitt
Ugly Betty	Ben	Season 2
Unleashed	Lefty
Van Helsing	Friar Carl	Voice dub for David Wenham
Victorious	Shikou Itsou
VIP (TV series)	Sean Becker
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Zach
You're Next	Doo

Animation

Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
Ed, Edd n Eddy	Eddy
Happy Feet	Raul
Kung Fu Panda	Zen
Up	Gamma the Bulldog

Other roles

List of performances in tokusatsu and other shows

Series	Role	Notes	Source[2]
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters	Copylloid
Tensou Sentai Goseiger	Hidou no koe
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger	Nanonanoda
The Three Musketeers	Porthos, others	Puppetry
Sherlock Holmes	John H. Watson	Puppetry

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External links

• Official agency profile (Japanese)
• San-nin no Kai website (archive) (Japanese)
• Wataru Takagi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia