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Tesshô Genda

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Tesshô Genda
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Tesshô Genda was born on 20 May 1948 in Okayama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ghost in the Shell (1995), Ready Player One (2018) and Bumblebee (2018).
BornMay 20, 1948
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    • Known for

    Ghost in the Shell (1995)
    Ghost in the Shell
    7.9
    • Nakamura(voice)
    • 1995
    Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    7.4
    • Additional Crew(as Gen'da Tes'shou)
    • 2018
    John Cena, Hailee Steinfeld, and Dylan O'Brien in Bumblebee (2018)
    Bumblebee
    6.7
    • Additional Crew
    • 2018
    Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
    Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
    7.1
    • Shû(voice)
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017)
      Saga of Tanya the Evil
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Kurt von Rudersdorf (voice)
      • 2017–2026
    • Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls (2026)
      Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
      7.6
      Video Game
      • Champion (voice)
      • 2026
    • The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (2026)
      The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Guren Nairi (voice)
      • 2026
    • 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (2024)
      'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Hell Lord (voice)
      • 2024–2026
    • Lara Jill Miller, Yuki Ono, Sayaka Senbongi, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Jonah Scott, and Griffin Puatu in Beastars (2019)
      Beastars
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Sagwan (voice)
      • 2024–2026
    • Nioh 3 (2026)
      Nioh 3
      7.1
      Video Game
      • Honda Tadakatsu (voice, as Tessyo Genda)
      • 2026
    • Isekai Quartet (2019)
      Isekai Quartet
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Rudersdorf
      • Kurt von Rudersdorf (voice)
      • 2019–2025
    • Octopath Traveler 0 (2025)
      Octopath Traveler 0
      7.3
      Video Game
      • King Pardis III (voice)
      • 2025
    • One Punch Man (2015)
      One Punch Man
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Metal Knight
      • Metaru naito (voice)
      • 2015–2025
    • Nyaight of the Living Cat (2025)
      Nyaight of the Living Cat
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cat Language Translating Machine (voice)
      • 2025
    • Monica Rial, Arisa Ogasawara, Jamie Marchi, and Mariya Ise in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)
      Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Masculimus Surprise
      • Honekonator (voice)
      • 2010–2025
    • Kaiju No. 8 (2024)
      Kaiju No. 8
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Isao Shinomiya (voice)
      • 2024–2025
    • Yu Yu Hakusho: Slugfest (2025)
      Yu Yu Hakusho: Slugfest
      Video Game
      • Younger Toguro
      • 2025
    • Leviathan (2025)
      Leviathan
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Sultan (voice)
      • 2025
    • Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (2025)
      Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
      7.3
      Video Game
      • Ura (voice, as Tessyo Genda)
      • 2025

    Additional Crew

    • John Cena, Hailee Steinfeld, and Dylan O'Brien in Bumblebee (2018)
      Bumblebee
      6.7
      • voice actor: Optimus Prime
      • 2018
    • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
      Ready Player One
      7.4
      • Japanese dub cast: Rick (as Gen'da Tes'shou)
      • 2018
    • Morgan Freeman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Billy Dee Williams, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, David Burrows, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Will Forte, Danny Mann, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, Chris Smith, Peter Sohn, Matthew Terry, Cobie Smulders, Keegan-Michael Key, Channing Tatum, Alison Brie, Keith Ferguson, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Craig Berry, Dave Franco, Jake Johnson, Kelly Lafferty, Chris Romano, Doug Nicholas, Todd Hansen, Jadon Sand, Melissa Sturm, Chris Paluszek, Leiki Veskimets, Amanda Farinos, Graham Miller, and Kristen Phaneuf in The Lego Movie (2014)
      The Lego Movie
      7.7
      • Japanese dub cast: Bad Cop & Japanese dub cast - William Shakespeare & Japanese dub cast - Shaquille O'Neal & Japanese dub cast - Lando Calrissian (as Gen'da Tes'shou)
      • 2014
    • Isla Fisher in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
      Confessions of a Shopaholic
      5.9
      • japanese dub cast:Graham Bloomwood (as Gen'da Tes'shou)
      • 2009
    • Brother Bear 2 (2006)
      Brother Bear 2
      6.1
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tuke (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2006
    • Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
      Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
      6.3
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2005
    • Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
      Pooh's Heffalump Movie
      6.4
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2005
    • Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Nicole Ruiz, Jimmy Bennett, and Raleigh Shuck in Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004)
      Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
      6.3
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2004
    • Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
      Piglet's Big Movie
      6.2
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2003
    • Olivia d'Abo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Michael T. Weiss, and April Winchell in Tarzan & Jane (2002)
      Tarzan & Jane
      5.2
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tantor (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2002
    • Promo Poster
      The Tigger Movie
      6.4
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 2000
    • Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, and Paul Winchell in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997)
      Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
      7.0
      Video
      • Japanese dub cast: Tigger (as Genda Tesshou)
      • 1997

    Soundtrack

    • Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012)
      Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Blue Banana Moon"
      • 2012
    • Keriyon Shin-chan: Oh, I'm Sorry! (2000)
      Keriyon Shin-chan: Oh, I'm Sorry!
      7.2
      • performer: "Tobe Tobe Oneisan" (Fly Fly Ladies)
      • 2000
    • Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999)
      Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
      6.2
      • performer: "Tobe Tobe Oneisan" (Fly Fly Ladies)
      • 1999
    • Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (1998)
      Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission
      6.8
      • performer: "Tobe Tobe Oneisan" (Fly Fly Ladies)
      • 1998

    Videos29

    Akira: 4K Re-Release Trailer
    Trailer 0:29
    Akira: 4K Re-Release Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:34
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:34
    Official Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:42
    Trailer
    Announcement Trailer
    Trailer 0:29
    Announcement Trailer
    Dragon Quest Heroes 2 (VG)
    Trailer 2:13
    Dragon Quest Heroes 2 (VG)
    Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
    Trailer 1:41
    Bayonetta: Bloody Fate

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Tassho Genda
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • May 20, 1948
      • Okayama, Japan
    • Other works
      Provides the Japanese voice for Kratos in "God of War".

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The official Japanese dub-over voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Steven Seagal, Laurence Fishburne, Samuel L. Jackson, Dan Aykroyd, John Goodman, and Gerard Depardieu.

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