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Yasuo Tanaka(1932-2003)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Yasuo Tanaka was born on 6 March 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and producer, known for Dragon Ball Z (1989), Dragon Ball: Origins (2008) and Street Fighter II: V (1995). He died on 5 December 2003.
BornMarch 6, 1932
DiedDecember 5, 2003(71)
BornMarch 6, 1932
DiedDecember 5, 2003(71)
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Known for

Hiroko Emori, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z (1989)
Dragon Ball Z
8.8
TV Series
  • Zâkuro(voice, as Yasurô Tanaka)
Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)
Dragon Ball: Origins
7.6
Video Game
  • Bacterian(voice, as Yasurô Tanaka)
  • 2008
Street Fighter II: V (1995)
Street Fighter II: V
7.5
TV Series
  • Zangief(as Yasurô Tanaka)
  • 1995
Hiroko Emori, Tôru Furuya, Kôhei Miyauchi, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta, Hiromi Tsuru, and Naoko Watanabe in Dragon Ball (1986)
Dragon Ball
8.5
TV Series
  • Bacterian
  • Kinkaku(voice)

Credits

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Actor

  • Dragon Ball: Origins (2008)
    Dragon Ball: Origins
    7.6
    Video Game
    • Bacterian (voice, as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 2008
  • Dragon Ball GT (1996)
    Dragon Ball GT
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Zakuro (as Yasurô Tanaka, credit only)
    • 1997
  • Bî-Faitâ Kabuto (1996)
    Bî-Faitâ Kabuto
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Guru (voice)
    • 1996–1997
  • Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
    Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard
    5.7
    • (as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 1996
  • Street Fighter II: V (1995)
    Street Fighter II: V
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Zangief (as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 1995
  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Walter Islands (voice)
    • 1991–1992
  • Great Conquest: Romance of Three Kingdoms (1992)
    Great Conquest: Romance of Three Kingdoms
    7.1
    • Yuan Shao (voice)
    • 1992
  • Might and Magic (1992)
    Might and Magic
    Video Game
    • (voice)
    • 1992
  • Oishinbo (1988)
    Oishinbo
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Takayama
    • Foreign affairs minister Hoshimura
    • Butcher (voice) ...
    • 1989–1991
  • Hiroko Emori, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya, Ryô Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao, Masako Nozawa, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Mayumi Tanaka in Dragon Ball Z (1989)
    Dragon Ball Z
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Zâkuro (voice, as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 1990
  • Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (1989)
    Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
    7.3
    Video Game
    • King McGuire (voice: Japanese version, as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 1989
  • Tengai makyô: Ziria (1989)
    Tengai makyô: Ziria
    Video Game
    • Gomon
    • King Worm
    • Giant Tanuki (voice, as Tanaka Yasuo)
    • 1989
  • Toshio Furukawa and Chiharu Kataishi in Crying Freeman (1988)
    Crying Freeman
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Sergeant (voice, as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 1988
  • Mami the Esper (1987)
    Mami the Esper
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Boss
    • Shinsuke Kaneko (voice)
    • 1987–1988
  • Tatakae! Râmenman (1988)
    Tatakae! Râmenman
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Ryûjin (voice)
    • 1988

Producer

  • Samurai Shodown V (2003)
    Samurai Shodown V
    7.5
    Video Game
    • producer (as Yasurô Tanaka)
    • 2003

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Yasurô Tanaka
  • Height
    • 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • March 6, 1932
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • December 5, 2003

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Voiced Sweetums in the Japanese dub of 'The Muppet Show'.

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