Genzō Wakayama

Genzō Wakayama (若山 弦蔵, Wakayama Genzō, September 27, 1932) is a Japanese voice actor and disc jockey from Ōdomari, Karafuto Prefecture. He moved to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a youth and graduated from Sapporo South High School. He is currently freelance.

Genzō Wakayama
Born	September 27, 1932 Ōdomari, Karafuto Prefecture, Empire of Japan (now Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)
Occupation	Voice actor, disc jockey
Years active	1960-present

Due to his low bass voice, Wakayama often voices villainous or calm characters. He is the official Japanese dub-over artist of actors Sean Connery and Raymond Burr. As a disc jockey, Wakayama hosted a program on TBS Radio from 1973 to 1995 that ran for 5,700 installments. Wakayama also narrated over 800 episodes of the television jidaigeki Abarenbo Shogun from 1978 to 2003.

Roles

Television animation

• Astro Boy (1963) (Detective Boon)
• Shin Takarajima (1965) (Ship Captain (Bear))[1]
• Harris no Kaze (1966) (Principal)[1]
• Treasure Island (1978-1979) (Long John Silver)[1]

Theatrical animation

• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (1984) (Demaon)[1]
• Hoshi o Katta Hi (2006) (Scoppello)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Console	Source
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	Ansem the Wise / DiZ	PlayStation 2	[1][2]
2007	Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories		Game Boy Advance	[1][2]
2009	Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days		Nintendo DS	[1]
2010	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Ansem the Wise	PlayStation Portable	[1][2]
2012	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance		Nintendo 3DS	[1][2]
2019	Kingdom Hearts III	Ansem the Wise, Zeus	PlayStation 4, Xbox One	[2]
2020	Final Fantasy VII Remake	President Shinra	PlayStation 4	[3]

Live-action

• Sean Connery
  • Dr. No (1976 TBS and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)[4]
  • From Russia with Love (1976 TBS and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)[5]
  • Goldfinger (1974 NTV and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)
  • Marnie (1969 TV Asahi edition) (Mark Rutland)
  • Thunderball (1977 TBS and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)
  • You Only Live Twice (1978 TBS and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)
  • The Red Tent (Roald Amundsen)
  • The Anderson Tapes (John "Duke" Anderson)
  • Diamonds Are Forever (1980 TBS and 2006 DVD editions) (James Bond)
  • The Man Who Would Be King (Daniel Dravot)
  • The First Great Train Robbery (Edward Pierce)
  • Meteor (1981 Fuji TV edition) (Paul Bradley)
  • Never Say Never Again (1985 Fuji TV and WOWOW editions) (James Bond)
  • The Untouchables (1990 Fuji TV and 2003 TV Tokyo editions) (Jim Malone)
  • The Presidio (1991 Fuji TV edition) (Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell)
  • Family Business (Jessie McMullen)[6]
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1993 Fuji TV and 1994 NTV editions) (Professor Henry Jones)
  • The Hunt for Red October (1993 TBS edition) (Captain Marko Ramius)[7]
  • The Russia House (Barley Blair)
  • Highlander II: The Quickening (Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez)
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1993 Fuji TV and 2004 TV Tokyo editions) (King Richard)
  • Medicine Man (Dr. Robert Campbell)
  • Just Cause (1997 TV Tokyo edition) (Paul Armstrong)
  • Dragonheart (Software and NTV editions) (Draco)[8]
  • The Rock (Software and 1999 NTV editions) (John Patrick Mason)[9]
  • Playing by Heart (Paul)
  • Entrapment (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Robert "Mac" MacDougal)
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Allan Quatermain)[10]
• Gene Barry
  • Burke's Law (Amos Burke)
  • Columbo: Prescription: Murder (Dr. Ray Fleming)
  • Istanbul Express (Michael London)
  • The Name of the Game (Glenn Howard)
• Lee Marvin
  • M Squad (Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger)
  • The Twilight Zone (Conny Miller)
  • Sergeant Ryker (Sgt. Paul Ryker)
  • The Klansman (Sheriff Track Bascomb)
• The Eiger Sanction (Ben Bowman (George Kennedy))
• Ironside (Detectives Robert T. Ironside (Raymond Burr))
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian))
• The Outer Limits (Opening narration)
• Perry Mason (Perry Mason (Raymond Burr))
• The Prisoner (Number Two (Guy Doleman))
• Sheriff of Cochise (Sheriff Frank Morgan (John Bromfield))
• The Sound of Music (1978 Fuji TV edition) (Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer))
• Thomas and Friends season 13 (Henry the Green Engine)

Animation

• Hercules (Zeus)
• Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har(Lippy the Lion)[1]
• Treasure Planet (2003) (John Silver)[1]

References

1. "声優さん出演リスト 個別表示：若山 弦蔵 (Genzo Wakayama)" [Voice actor's appearance list individual display: Genzou Wakayama]. Voice Artist Database (in Japanese). GamePlaza-HARUKA-. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
2. "Genzo Wakayama - 13 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
3. "『FF7 リメイク』セフィロスの美麗CGや召喚獣シヴァの情報が公開。エアリスのバトルや新要素、新規エピソードも明らかに！". famitsu.com (in Japanese). December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
4. "【ファンが選んだ第７位】００７／ドクター・ノオ". Star Channel. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
5. "【ファンが選んだ第２位】００７／ロシアより愛をこめて". Star Channel. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
6. "ファミリービジネス[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
7. "レッド・オクトーバーを追え!". The Cinema. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
8. "ドラゴンハート［吹］". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
9. "ザ・ロック". Star Channel. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
10. "リーグ・オブ・レジェンド／時空を超えた戦い". Star Channel. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

External links

• Wakayama Genzo "Kamen Rider" site (in Japanese)
• Genzō Wakayama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia