Kazuya Tatekabe

Kazuya Tatekabe
たてかべ 和也
Born
Kazuya Tachikabe

(1934-07-20)July 20, 1934
DiedJune 18, 2015(2015-06-18) (aged 80)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Kazuya Tatekabe (たてかべ和也、立壁和也, Tatekabe Kazuya, July 20, 1934 – June 18, 2015) was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kimobetsu, Hokkaidō. He was represented by Kenyu Horiuchi's Kenyu Office at the time of his death.[1]

He was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda known as "Gian" (Doraemon), Walsa (Time Bokan), and Tonzura (Yatterman).

  1. ^ 初代ジャイアン役、たてかべ和也さん死去. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.