Naoki Bandō Explained

Naoki Bandō
Birth Name:	Koichiro Bando
Native Name:	坂東 尚樹
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	12 December 1957
Birth Place:	Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Occupation:	Voice Actor

, often credited as Naoki Bandou, is a Japanese voice actor who has worked on a few videogame titles and anime series. He provides the voice of Lord Emon in Shadow of the Colossus, and the voice of Larikush in Baten Kaitos. Some of his anime voiceovers include the role of Gatō in Naruto. He is the voice of Splatter in the Japanese version of the film Thomas and the Magic Railroad.

Filmography

Television animation

• Hikaru no Go (2001) - Shinoda Insei Instructor (ep 63)
• Rockman EXE Beast (2005) - Zoano DarkMan
• One Punch Man (2019) - Elder Centipede

Unknown date

• Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Heretic Saint - Elder C (ep 3); Officer (ep 5); Pope Theo VIII
• Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto - Hata Meifuu (eps 5-8); Tatsugorou Shinmon (eps 6, 9-14)
• Battle Spirits: Brave - Elder
• Battle Spirits: Shōnen Gekiha Dan - Old Otherworld King (ep 26)
• Berserk - Owen
• Betterman - Officer
• The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird - Guard Star, Guardion
• The Brave of Gold Goldran - Jet Silver, Star Silver, Drill Silver, Fire Silver, Silverion, God Silverion
• The Bush Baby - Kankari
• Chimera - Angel of Death - Hitman
• - Soldier A
• - Izumi
• Crayon Shin-chan - 20-year-old D (ep 173); Junichi Ishizaka
• D.Gray-man - Alphonse Claus (ep 45)
• Daa! Daa! Daa! - Principal
• Detective Conan - Masaharu Motoyama (eps 371-372)
• The Five Star Stories - Man E
• Gokudo - King
• Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino - Inspector Moro (ep 4)
• - Yoshinari Satome (ep 11)
• Hyper Police - lizard A (ep 5); Mudagami
• Ki*Me*Ra - Soldier
• Kobato. - Addition voice(ep 5)
• Kodocha - Maeda-san
• Lupin III: The Columbus Files (special) - Doctor A
• Madlax - Nayman
• Magic User's Club - TV Broadcaster
• Mao-chan - Tokusaburo Tokugawa
• Matchless Raijin-Oh - Heavy Metal Man (ep 33)
• Miracle Girls - Yoshimura-sensei (ep 11)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam - Fusark; Otis Arkins
• Monster - Janáček
• Moonlight Mile - Noguchi (eps 9-11)
• Mujin Wakusei Survive - Tako
• Naruto - Gatoo; Toubei Kagetsu (ep 186)
• Nightwalker - Director (ep 2); Doctor (ep 3); Furano (ep 4)
• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS - Announcer (ep 30); Dark Joker (ep 34); Hiroshi Uzaki
• - Bandit 1
• Pom Poko - Male tanuki A
• Rockman.EXE Beast - Zoan Darkman
• Shugo Chara! - Kōtarō Himeno (ep 49)
• Slayers - Examiner A (ep 16)
• The Story of Saiunkoku - Enjun Sa-taiho; Young Enjun Sa
• Sword for Truth - Officer A
• Ultra Nyan 2: Happy Daisakusen - Goemon
• Urayasu Tekkin Kazoku - Kintetsu Oosawagi; Toragorou Ushimatsu
• Warau Salesman - Additional voice(s)
• Witch Hunter Robin - Institute Head
• Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl - Fujiko's Father
• Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings - Hirofumi Morimoto (eps 8-9)
• Zipang - Matome Ugaki

Original video animation (OVA)

• (2016) - Torenov Y. Minovsky

Animated films

• (xxxx) - Staff
• (xxxx) - Guard
• (xxxx) - TV Caster
• (2016)

Tokusatsu

• Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger (2002) (Disaster Ninja Kangaroulette)

Video games

• PS2 (xxxx) - Additional Voices
• GameCube (xxxx) - Larikush
• Rockman DASH: Hagane no Boukenshin Nintendo 64, PC, PS, PSP - Police Inspector, Officer, Wily
• PS3, Wii Wii U, Xbox 360 (xxxx) - Arkeyan Conquertron, Arkeyan King
• Bloody Roar 4 PS2 (xxxx) - Long the Tiger
• Shadow of the Colossus PS2, PS3 (xxxx) - Lord Emon
• Lego Island (1997) - Captain D. Rom
• PS2 (2001) - Narrator

Drama CDs

• Happy Time (xxxx) (Saegusa)
• Ishiguro Kazuomi shi no, Sasayaka na Tanoshimi (xxxx) (Mitamura)

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Airheads – Pip (Adam Sandler)^[1]
• Bottoms Up – Uncle Earl Peadman (David Keith)^[2]
• Christopher Robin – Giles Winslow Jr. (Mark Gatiss)^[3]
• Downfall – Hans Krebs (Rolf Kanies)
• Dreamcatcher – Joe "Beaver" Clarendon (Jason Lee)^[4]
• The Family Man – Arnie (Jeremy Piven)^[5]
• Gossip Girl – Roman (William Abadie)^[6]
• Joey – Zach Miller (Miguel A. Núñez Jr.)^[7]
• Kung Fu Hustle – Donut^[8]
• The Matrix – Tank (Marcus Chong)
• The Motorcycle Diaries – Alberto Granado (Rodrigo de la Serna)^[9]
• New York Minute – Maxamillion "Max" Lomax (Eugene Levy)
• Screamers – Private Ross (Charles Powell)^[10]
• Serendipity – Dean Kansky (Jeremy Piven)^[11]
• Space Jam – Muggsy Bogues^[12]
• A Star Is Born – Carl (Ron Rifkin)^[13]
• – Hikaru Sulu (George Takei)^[14]
• Storm Catcher – Captain "Sparks" Johnson (Mystro Clark)^[15]
• The Take – Marco Ruiz (Yul Vazquez)^[16]
• They Found Hell – Dr. Maro^[17]
• Tomorrowland – Science Teacher (David Nykl)^[18]

Animation

• – Doctor Sivana
• Exchange Student Zero – Principal Rogerson^[19]
• Thomas and the Magic Railroad – Splatter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hardrock Highjack, DVD. January 25, 2022. Amazon. 16 July 2004.
2. Web site: パリス・ヒルトン in HOLLYWOOD☆SCANDAL [DVD]]. August 28, 2019. Amazon. 2 May 2008.
3. Web site: プーと大人になった僕. September 15, 2018. Fukikaeru.
4. Web site: ドリームキャッチャー 特別版. October 31, 2021. Warner Home Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20070105053610/http://www.whv.jp/database/database.cgi?cmd=dp&num=1803&UserNum=&Pass=&AdminPass=&dp=. January 5, 2007.
5. Web site: 天使のくれた時間. March 13, 2019. Star Channel.
6. Web site: ゴシップガール キャスト. May 2, 2022. SuperDramaTV.
7. Web site: ジョーイ シーズン1. January 29, 2023. The Cinema.
8. Web site: カンフーハッスル. March 28, 2020. Star Channel.
9. Web site: モーターサイクル・ダイアリーズ. April 17, 2019. Star Channel.
10. Web site: スクリーマーズ <コレクターズ・エディション>. June 29, 2021. Zeque Productions.
11. Web site: セレンディピティ~恋人たちのニューヨーク~ [DVD]]. February 25, 2020. Amazon.
12. Web site: スペース・ジャム. February 18, 2023. The Cinema.
13. Web site: アリー/ スター誕生. April 4, 2019. Fukikaeru.
14. Web site: スター・トレック（１９７９）. November 8, 2021. Star Channel.
15. Web site: ストーム・キャッチャー【日本語吹替版】 [VHS]]. November 1, 2021. Amazon. 22 September 2000.
16. Web site: ハード・クライム［吹］. January 10, 2019. Star Channel.
17. Web site: ワープ トゥ ヘル. May 23, 2019. Sony Pictures Japan.
18. Web site: トゥモローランド. December 30, 2020. Fukikaeru.
19. Web site: カード・バトルZERO. December 21, 2019. Cartoon Network Japan.