| Ryūji Saikachi | |
| Birth Date: | 27 March 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Death Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation: | Actor, voice actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1958–2010 |
was a Japanese actor and voice actor, known for his roles as Matthew Cuthbert in Anne of Green Gables, Grand Kai in and Mole Beastman in Kamen Rider Amazon.
Saikachi’s unique vocal style was developed during military training, where he was quite loud. He considered the role of Mole Beastman to be his favourite.
Saikachi died from congestive heart failure on September 29, 2017.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Five Riders vs. King Dark | Medusa | Voice only | |
| 1979 | Galaxy Express 999 | Bartender | Voice only | |
| 1982 | Gauche the Cellist | Concertmaster | Voice only | |
| 1983 | Harmagedon | Yogin | Voice only | |
| Unico in the Island of Magic | Trojan Horse | Voice only | ||
| 1985 | Night on the Galactic Railroad | Store owner | Voice only | |
| Froi | Voice only | |||
| 1986 | Castle in the Sky | Old Engineer | Voice only | |
| 1987 | The Tale of Genji | Old Caretaker | Voice only | |
| 1993 | Coo: Come from a Distant Ocean | Old Amaku | Voice only | |
| 1995 | Grand Kai | Voice only | ||
| 2003 | Tokyo Godfathers | Homeless Man | Voice only |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1972 | Kamen Rider | Man Spider, Semiminga | 2 episodes | ||
| 1973 | Kamen Rider V3 | Kamakubikame | 2 episodes | ||
| 1974 | Kamen Rider X | Medusa, Salamander-Gong | 5 episodes | ||
| 1974-1975 | Kamen Rider Amazon | Mole Beastman | 16 episodes | ||
| 1975 | Kamen Rider Stronger | Scorpion Kikkaijin | Episode 3 “The Thriller House Calls for Children!” | ||
| 1975-1976 | Ganso Tensai Bakabon | Rerere no Ojisan | 14 episodes | ||
| 1979 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | 43 episodes | ||
| Kamen Rider (Skyrider) | Mukadenjin, Sanshojin | 2 episodes | |||
| Lupin the 3rd Part II | Kozukenosuke Kira | 1 episode | |||
| 1980 | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | Fairy | Episode 1 | ||
| 1981 | Kamen Rider Super-1 | Cassette Gomoru, Jishakugen | 2 episodes | ||
| 1984 | Fist of the North Star | Smith | Episode 2 “The Zankei Death Blow! | Lights Appeared at the End | ” |
| 1987 | Tales of Little Women | Henry Murdoch | 6 episodes | ||
| 1989 | The Jungle Book | Fergus | Episode 1 “Mowgli Comes to the Jungle: Part 1” | ||
| 1993 | YuYu Hakusho | Dr. Ichigaki | 4 episodes | ||
| 1998 | Yu-Gi-Oh! | Daimon | Episode 20 | ||
| 2004 | Paranoia Agent | Old Man | 6 episodes |