Yasuo Yamada

Yasuo Yamada (山田 康雄, Yamada Yasuo, 10 September 1932 – 19 March 1995) was a Japanese voice actor born in Tokyo, Japan.

Yamada left the faculty of literature of Waseda University, and had performed in many stage, radio, and television productions.

He appeared in performances of plays by Hisashi Inoue. His most famous role was Arsène Lupin III from the Lupin III series, starting in 1971 and ending in 1995. He also provided the Japanese dubbed voice for Clint Eastwood. On March 19, 1995 Yasuo Yamada died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 62. At the end of the credits of the film Farewell to Nostradamus (the first Lupin film without Yasuo), there is a tribute: "To Yasuo Yamada, Eternal Lupin the Third: Thank you!" (the message was removed from the first angle of the English language DVD release by Funimation).

Since Yasuo's death, Kanichi Kurita has taken over the role of Lupin the Third. As his last will, Yasuo requested Kurita to replace him, if he were to pass on.

Filmography

Television animation

• Big X (1964)
• Ōgon Bat (1967)
• Kamui the Ninja (1969) (Ikezu)
• Andersen Monogatari (1971) (Zukko)
• Lupin III (1971) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Moonlight Mask (1972) (Akira Shinjo)
• Hoshi no Ko Chobin (1974) (Usatan)
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight(1975) (Andro Umeda)
• Huckleberry no Bouken (1976) (Jim)
• Lupin III Part II (1977) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Botchan (1980) (Uranari)
• Lupin III Part III (1984) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty (1989) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers! (1990) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (1991) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: From Russia With Love (1992) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: Dragon of Doom (1994) (Arsène Lupin III)

Theater animation

• Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) (Omawari-san)
• Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo (1978) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) (Arsène Lupin III)
• Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure(1982) (Dr. Mashirito)
• Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon (1985) (Arsène Lupin III)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Clint Eastwood
  • Rawhide (Rowdy Yates)
  • A Fistful of Dollars (Joe)
  • Le streghe (Husband)
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Blondie)
  • For a Few Dollars More (Manco)
  • Coogan's Bluff (Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan)
  • Hang 'Em High (Deputy US Marshal Jed Cooper)
  • Where Eagles Dare (Lt. Morris Schaffer)
  • Paint Your Wagon (Pardner)
  • Kelly's Heroes (Private Kelly)
  • Two Mules for Sister Sara (Hogan)
  • The Beguiled (Corporal John 'McBee' McBurney)
  • Dirty Harry (Harry Callahan)
  • Play Misty for Me (Dave Garver)
  • Joe Kidd (Joe Kidd)
  • High Plains Drifter (The Stranger)
  • Magnum Force (Harry Callahan)
  • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Thunderbolt)
  • The Eiger Sanction (Dr. Jonathan Hemlock)
  • The Enforcer (Harry Callahan)
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales (Josey Wales)
  • The Gauntlet (Detective Ben Shockley)
  • Every Which Way but Loose (Philo Beddoe)
  • Escape from Alcatraz (Frank Morris)
  • Any Which Way You Can (Philo Beddoe)
  • Bronco Billy (Bronco Billy)
  • Firefox (Mitchell Gant)
  • Sudden Impact (Harry Callahan)
  • City Heat (Lieutenant Speer)
  • Tightrope (Wes Block)
  • Pale Rider ("Preacher")
  • Heartbreak Ridge (Thomas Highway)
  • The Dead Pool (Harry Callahan)
  • Pink Cadillac (Tommy Nowak)
  • The Rookie (Nick Pulovski)
  • White Hunter Black Heart (John Wilson)
  • Unforgiven (William "Will" Munny)
  • In the Line of Fire (Agent Frank Horrigan)
  • A Perfect World (Chief Red Garnett)
• Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • That Man from Rio (Adrien Dufourquet)
  • Is Paris Burning? (Morandat/Pierrelot)
  • Mississippi Mermaid (Louis Mahé)
  • Borsalino (François Capella)
• Roddy McDowall
  • Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes (Cornelius)
• Monty Python (Graham Chapman)
• Combat! (PFC Paul "Caje" LeMay (Pierre Jalbert))
• Force 10 from Navarone (1982 Fuji TV edition) (Staff Sergeant John Miller (Edward Fox))
• The French Connection (Salvatore 'Sal' Boca (Tony Lo Bianco))
• Return of the Seven (Vin (Robert Fuller))
• Strangers on a Train (Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker))

Animated

• An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Cat R. Waul)
• The Aristocats (Le Petit Café Cook)
• The Fox and the Hound (Dinky the Sparrow)
• Pinocchio (J. Worthington Foulfellow)
• One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Horace Badun)
• Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (Winnie the Pooh)

Japanese Voice-Over

• Pinocchio's Daring Journey (J. Worthington Foulfellow)
• Star Tours (Obi-Wan Kenobi)
• Country Bear Theater (Gomer)

External links

• Yasuo Yamada at the Internet Movie Database
• Yasuo Yamada Bio at the Lupin Encyclopedia
• Yasuo Yamada at Anime News Network's encyclopedia