Koichi Yamadera

Acting · Born 1961-06-17 · Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan

Biography

Koichi Yamadera is a Japanese voice actor and radio personality, known for voicing Jim Carrey and Eddie Murphy in the Japanese language releases of their respective films. In 2006, he divorced voice actress Mika Kanai. His most notable characters are Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop (1998) and the subsequent follow up film Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Beerus from the longstanding Dragonball franchise, and the modern day voice of Inspector Zenigata of the longstanding Lupin the Third franchise after the retirement of the previous voice actor Gorō Naya and first appearing in the role in Lupin the Third: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (2011)

Known for

• Kamen Rider ZEZTZ: Send 'Em Flying! Giant Robot CODE Zeroider!! (2026)
• Eiga Kamen Raidā Zettsu Sayonara no Misshon (2026)
• Nissy Entertainment "Re:10th Anniversary Final" BEST DOME TOUR (2025)
• 『CROSS ROAD～悪魔のヴァイオリニスト パガニーニ～』 (2024)
• Sword Art Online -FULLDIVE- (2022)
• Shin Ultraman (2022)
• Eiga Neko Neko Nihonshi: Ryouma no Hachamecha Time Travel ze yo! (2020)
• Kamen Rider Zero-One: Shooting Special (2020)
• Life Goes on (2018)
• The Story of Shotaro Ishinomori, The Man Who Created Heroes (2018)
• Gintama (2017)
• Nuigulumar Z (2014)
• Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger vs. Go-Busters: The Great Dinosaur War (2014)
• あさひるばん (2013)
• Karate Girl (2011)
• Deadball (2011)
• The Voice Makes a Miracle (2011)
• 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
• 東京サンシャインボーイズ『returns』 (2009)
• Yatterman (2009)
• Suite Dreams (2006)
• アンパンマンとはじめよう!お歌と手あそび編 いっしょにてあそび (2006)
• Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
• Movie box-ing (2004)