Yōsuke Akimoto Explained

Yōsuke Akimoto
Native Name:	秋元 羊介
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birthname:	Yukio Tajika
Birth Date:	5 February 1944
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actor, voice actor
Yearsactive:	1967–present
Children:	Kotaro Tajika

is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo. He is attached to Office PAC. He is a graduate of the Hosei University business school.

Filmography

Dubbing

Original year	Dub year	Title	Role	Original actor	Notes
		Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers	Chief Marley, Clarence Dudley
		Jackie Chan Adventures	Daoran Wong
1974		The Texas Chain Saw Massacre	Franklin
1975	1978	The Man from Hong Kong	Sergeant Morrie Grosse		^[1]
1981	1983	The Survivor	Tewson		TV Tokyo edition^[2]
1983		G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
1984		The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	Rawhide		^[3]
		Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Chen	Chua Kah Joo	^[4]
1985		Commando	Forrestal
	2012	Police Story	Chu Tao		Ultimate Blu-Ray edition^[5]
1986	1987	The Hitcher	Trooper Dodge		TV Tokyo edition^[6]
1987	1990	RoboCop	Donald Johnson		TV Asahi edition
1988	1992	Die Hard	Karl Vreski		Fuji TV edition^[7]
		Police Story 2	Chu Tu	Chor Yuen	^[8]
			Jimmy Sakuyama		^[9]
1989		Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure	Ludwig van Beethoven		^[10]
1990		Blue Steel	Assistant Chief Stanley Hoyt		^[11]
		Dick Tracy	Spud Spaldoni		^[12]
	1993	Jacob's Ladder	Paul Gruneger		NTV edition^[13]
			Doctor Garin
1990-1991		Twin Peaks
1991	1994	Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	Colonel Oats		TV Tokyo edition^[14]
		My Own Private Idaho	Richard Waters		^[15]
	1993		Miles Dyson		Fuji TV edition
		Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Todd Voight		DVD/VHS edition
1992		Bob Roberts	Chet MacGregor		^[16]
		Under Siege	Daumer		^[17]
1993		Heart and Souls	Harrison Winslow		^[18]
	1996	The Pelican Brief	Gavin Verheek		TV Asahi edition
1994		Quiz Show	Dan Enright		^[19]
			Emilio		^[20]
			Grant Walker
1995		Showgirls	Phil Newkirk		^[21]
	2003	Apollo 13		Jules Bergman	Fuji TV edition
	2000	Screamers	Marshal Richard Cooper, Private Becker Screamer		Fuji TV edition^[22]
	1998	Seven	District Attorney Martin Talbot		Fuji TV edition
1997		Con Air	William "Bill Bedlam" Bedford, Judge	Nick Chinlund, Kevin Cooney
		Oz
1997-1998			Leck
1998		Out of Sight	Richard Ripley		^[23]
		Invasion America	Doc
2000	2017	Snatch	Doug the Head		Blu-Ray edition
		Thirteen Days
2001		Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú	Wang Yuanba
2002-2003		Justice League
2004		Touching Evil	Hank
2005		The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby	James Brown		^[24]
	2007	Batman Begins	Gillian B. Loeb, Fredericks		NTV edition
		Criminal Minds	Harris
2007		The Hunting Party	Franklin Harris		^[25]
2008		Made of Honor	Thomas Bailey, Sr.		^[26]
2013		Company of Heroes	Dr. Luca Gruenewald		^[27]
2014		Cuban Fury	Ron		^[28]
2015-2018		Fortitude	Henry Tyson		^[29]
2015		Gridlocked	Sully
		Hotel Transylvania 2	Mike
2016		Vinyl	Maury Gold		^[30]
2017		Twin Peaks	Ben Horne	Richard Beymer
2019		His Dark Materials	Farder Coram	James Cosmo	^[31]
		Mr. Mercedes	John Rothstein		^[32]
2020		Belgravia	Peregrine Bellasis		^[33]
2020	2022	Audrey			^[34]

Video games

Notes and References

1. Web site: スカイ・ハイ 4Kレストア スタンダード版 Blu-ray. February 10, 2023. TC Entertainment.
2. Web site: ホラー・マニアックス シリーズ - 驚きの強力ラインナップ、特別仕様で蘇る傑作ホラーコレクション!. December 7, 2021. Happinet.
3. Web site: バカルー・バンザイの８次元ギャラクシー <ＨＤマスター・スペシャルエディション>. June 29, 2021. Zeque Productions.
4. Web site: インディ・ジョーンズ 魔宮の伝説. March 15, 2021. Paramount Pictures.
5. Web site: ポリス・ストーリー／香港国際警察 ＜完全日本語吹替版＞. April 27, 2019. NBCUniversal Japan.
6. Web site: ヒッチャー HDニューマスター版 Blu-ray. June 25, 2021. TC Entertainment.
7. Web site: Die Hard (Japanese Dubbing Version) (Collector's Blu-ray Box) (Blu-ray). November 4, 2021. Amazon. 3 July 2013.
8. Web site: ポリス・ストーリー2 九龍の眼 デジタル・リマスター版. April 25, 2019. NBCUniversal Japan.
9. Web site: Blu-ray/DVD タッカー＜４Kレストア版＞. July 16, 2019. Zeque Productions.
10. Web site: ビルとテッドの大冒険. February 18, 2023. The Cinema.
11. Web site: ブルー・スチール＜HDニューマスター版＞. September 17, 2019. Zeque Productions.
12. Web site: ディック・トレイシー. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
13. Web site: ジェイコブス・ラダー. June 29, 2021. Zeque Productions.
14. Web site: ビルとテッドの地獄旅行 <ＨＤマスター・スペシャルエディション>. June 29, 2021. Zeque Productions.
15. Web site: マイ・プライベート・アイダホ. November 25, 2021. Warner Bros..
16. Web site: ボブ★ロバーツ／陰謀が生んだ英雄. July 8, 2019. Star Channel.
17. Web site: 沈黙の戦艦. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
18. Web site: 愛が微笑む時[吹]]. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
19. Web site: クイズ・ショウ［吹］. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
20. Web site: エース・ベンチュラ. December 16, 2020. Star Channel.
21. Web site: ショーガール <4Ｋニューマスター版> Blu-ray. June 26, 2021. TC Entertainment.
22. 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.
23. Web site: アウト・オブ・サイト. November 7, 2021. Wowow.
24. Web site: ユアン少年と小さな英雄. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
25. Web site: ハンティング・パーティ ＣＩＡの陰謀［吹］. July 15, 2019. Star Channel.
26. Web site: 近距離恋愛. July 6, 2019. Star Channel.
27. Web site: カンパニー・オブ・ヒーローズ バルジの戦い. May 23, 2019. Sony Pictures Japan.
28. Web site: カムバック！. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
29. Web site: フォーティチュード／極寒の殺人鬼. November 7, 2021. Star Channel.
30. Web site: ＶＩＮＹＬ‐ヴァイナル‐. February 22, 2021. Star Channel.
31. Web site: ダーク・マテリアルズ／⻩⾦の羅針盤. January 16, 2020. Star Channel.
32. Web site: ミスター・メルセデス3. January 16, 2020. Star Channel.
33. Web site: ベルグレービア 秘密だらけの邸宅街. September 13, 2021. Star Channel.
34. Web site: オードリー・ヘプバーン －日本語吹き替え版. August 31, 2022. Fukikaeru.