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{{Short description|Japanese voice actor and narrator}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Gorō Naya
| name = Gorō Naya
| image = GoroNaya.jpg
| image = GoroNaya.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| imagesize = 200px
| alt =
| alt =
| caption =
| caption =
| native_name = 納谷悟朗
| native_name = 納谷悟朗
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|11|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|11|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō]], Japan
| birth_place = [[Hakodate]], [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]], Japan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|03|05|1929|11|17}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|03|05|1929|11|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Chiba, Chiba]], Japan
| death_place = [[Chiba, Chiba]], Japan
| nationality = Japanese
| nationality = Japanese
| other_names =
| other_names =
| known_for = {{unbulleted|
| known_for = {{unbulleted|
*Voice of Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the ''[[Lupin III]]'' franchise
*Voice of Inspector [[Koichi Zenigata]] in the ''[[Lupin III]]'' franchise
*Voicing Captain Jūzō Okita in the ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' franchise
*Voicing Captain [[Jūzō Okita]] in the ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' franchise
}}
}}
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]], [[narrator]], [[theatre director]]
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]], [[narrator]], [[theatre director]]
| years_active = 1951–2012
| years_active = 1951–2012
| spouse = [[Kachiko Hino Naya]] (wife)
| spouse = Kachiko Hino
| relatives = [[Rokurō Naya]] (younger brother)
| relatives = [[Rokurō Naya]] (brother)
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Gorō Naya'''|納谷悟朗|Naya Gorō|November 17, 1929 – March 5, 2013}} was a Japanese [[actor]], [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]], [[narrator]] and [[theatre director]] from [[Hakodate, Hokkaidō]]. He was a drop-out of the [[legal education]] division of [[Ritsumeikan University]]. He was connected to [[Theatre Echo]]. He was the older brother of actor and voice actor [[Rokurō Naya]]. He was the husband of actress and voice actress [[Kachiko Hino]]. He is best known for providing the voice of Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the ''[[Lupin III]]'' franchise and for dubbing over the voices of actors [[Clark Gable]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[John Cleese]], [[Lee Van Cleef]], [[Martin Landau]] and [[Robert Ryan]] in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He died on March 5, 2013, at age 83, due to chronic respiratory failure.
{{Nihongo|'''Gorō Naya'''|納谷悟朗|Naya Gorō|17 November 1929 – 5 March 2013}} was a Japanese [[actor]], [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]], [[Narration|narrator]] and [[theatre director]] from [[Hakodate]], [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]]. He was part of Theatre Echo all his career, and was the older brother of actor and voice actor [[Rokurō Naya]].


==Filmography==
== Biography ==
At age 15 Naya joined the [[Kamikaze]] believing "My life is to die for His Majesty the Emperor." Afterwards he thought he lost "things that take youth", and later in life supported the [[Japanese Communist Party]]. In 1951 he joined Theatre Echo, developing a love of the stage. “Even if the content is the same, the atmosphere, including the play, will differ depending on the reaction of the audience. It’s only for one day.” When he joined, new actors were selected for dubbing foreign-language films for TV. “There weren’t many actors who could dub the voices, so I was really busy.” The transition was easy for him, as “I felt the same as if I had been given a role on stage. The only difference was that there was no audience in front of me.”


In 1969 Naya began his association with [[Lupin the Third]] with the [[Lupin the Third: Pilot Film|Pilot Film]], voicing [[Goemon Ishikawa XIII|Goemon Ishikawa]]. In 1971 he began voicing [[Inspector Zenigata|Koichi Zenigata]], gaining a passion for his character. "I like the single-minded devotion to chasing after Lupin. This innocence (?) makes me very envious of someone like me, who has a lot of troubles in life." He was best friends with [[Yasuo Yamada]], voice of [[Lupin III (character)|Arsène Lupin III]] until his death in 1995. Naya suggested to him "Let's keep chasing Lupin and Zenigata even if we both get old and wrinkled."
===Television animation===
*''[[Astro Boy (1963 TV series)|Astro Boy]]'' (1963)
*''[[Big X]]'' (1964) — Dr. Marina
*''[[Ōgon Bat]]'' (1967) — Gem
*''[[Lupin III]]'' (1971) — [[Koichi Zenigata|Inspector Zenigata]]
*''[[Casshan]]'' (1973) (Narrator)
*''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' (1974) — Captain Juzo Okita
*''[[Lupin III Part II]]'' (1977) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Six God Combination Godmars]]'' (1981) — Emperor Zuul
*''[[List of Lupin III Part III episodes|Lupin III Part III]]'' (1984) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Goodbye Lady Liberty]]'' (1989) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers!]]'' (1990) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary!]]'' (1991) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: From Russia With Love]]'' (1992) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Voyage to Danger]]'' (1993) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Dragon of Doom]]'' (1994) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure]]'' (1995) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'' (1996) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Island of Assassins]]'' (1997) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo]]'' (1998) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: The Columbus Files]]'' (1999) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar]]'' (2000) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection]]'' (2001) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[One Piece]]'' (2001) — Crocus
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Episode 0: First Contact]]'' (2002) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Operation: Return the Treasure]]'' (2003) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Stolen Lupin ~ The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~]]'' (2004) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' (2004) — Blind Old Man
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics – Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder]]'' (2005) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody]]'' (2006) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog]]'' (2007) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~]]'' (2008) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan]]'' (2009) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[List of Lupin III television specials|Lupin III: The Last Job]]'' (2010) — Inspector Zenigata


Also in 1971 he became the voice of the Great Leader in [[Kamen Rider]]. He would reprise the role many times over his career, saying “There are more jobs that are said to be, and I am doing it because I am grateful.” In 1974 he became the voice of Juzo Okita in [[Space Battleship Yamato]]. He was initially angry about being involved. "Why do I have to play such an old man?". Later he regretted the voice he chose for the character, believing "If you're an active captain, you're in your 50s, so I should have done it younger."
===OVA===
*''[[2001 Nights]]'' (1987) — Adam Robinson Jr.
*''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' (1988) — Willibald Joachim von Merkatz
*''[[Locke the Superman]]'' (1989) — Great Jorg
*''[[Green vs. Red|Lupin III: Green Vs. Red]]'' (2008) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[The Doraemons]]'' (1997) — Robot


Naya was a fan of the [[Hanshin Tigers]] and once commentated on a game as “Hanshin Crazy Goro Naya”. Yasuo Yamada died in 1995. At his funeral Naya said "Hey, Lupin, who should I chase from now on? If you're dead, who will I chase now?" He criticised the modern voice acting industry, claiming “There are too many voice actors who think that they should just give their voices. They don't think they have a customer in front of them." In 2010 he stepped down from voicing Zenigata, the reason being “Zenigata never gets old, but I get older year by year, so it's a little bit difficult to match.” He died on 5 March 2013, at age 83, due to chronic respiratory failure.
===Theatrical animation===
*''[[Flying Phantom Ship]]'' (1969) — Ghost Captain
*''[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971 film)|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves]]'' (1971) — Goro
*''[[Mystery of Mamo|Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo]]'' (1978) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' (1979) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Crusher Joe]]'' (1983) — Captain Kowalski
*''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|Golgo 13]]'' (1983) — Leonard Dawson
*''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984) — Lord Yupa
*''[[Night on the Galactic Railroad (film)|Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' (1985) - Dr. Bulganillo, Campanella's Father
*''[[Legend of the Gold of Babylon|Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon]]'' (1985) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight]]'' (1985) — "Bosun" Kuramoto
*''[[Farewell to Nostradamus|Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus]]'' (1995) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Lupin III: Dead or Alive]]'' (1996) — Inspector Zenigata
*''[[Noiseman Sound Insect]]'' (1997) — Prof. Franken


===Tokusatsu===
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
*''[[Kamen Rider]]'' (1971) — Great Leader of Shocker/Gel-Shocker
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Ultraman Ace]]'' (1972) — Ultraman Ace
!Year
*''[[Jumborg Ace]]'' (1973) — Alien Emerald
!Title
*''[[Kamen Rider V3]]'' (1973) — Great Leader of Destron
!Role
*''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]'' (1974) — Narrator
!Notes
*''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]'' (1975) — Great Boss of Black Satan, Great Boss of Delza Army
|-
*''[[Kamen Rider (Skyrider)|Skyrider]]'' (1979) — Great Boss of Neo-Shocker
|rowspan="2"|1969
*''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]'' (1988) — Emperor Crisis
|''[[Lupin the Third: Pilot Film]]''
*''[[Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost]]'' (2003) — One of the three wirepullers of Smart Brain (voice of [[Seizō Katō]] & [[Shōzō Iizuka]])
|[[Goemon Ishikawa XIII|Goemon Ishikawa]]
*''[[Kamen Rider: The Next]]'' (2007) — Great Leader of Shocker
|Voice only
*''[[OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]]'' (2011) — Great Leader of Shocker/Gel-Shocker
|-
|''[[Flying Phantom Ship]]''
|Ghost Captain
|Voice only
|-
|1970
|''[[30,000 Miles Under the Sea]]''
|King Magma VII
|Voice only
|-
|1971
|[[Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971 film)|''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'']]
|Goro
|Voice only
|-
|1972
|''Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell''
|Great Leader of Shocker
|Voice only
|-
|1973
|''Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants''
|Great Leader of Destron
|Voice only
|-
|1974
|''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]''
|Kazuo Ota
|
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1978
|''[[Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato]]''
|Juzo Okita
|Voice only
|-
|''[[The Mystery of Mamo]]''
|[[Inspector Zenigata|Koichi Zenigata]]
|Voice only
|-
|rowspan="3" |1979
|[[Galaxy Express 999 (film)|''Galaxy Express 999'']]
|Dr. Pan
|Voice only
|-
|''[[Aim for the Ace!]]''
|Chairman Ryuzaki
|Voice only
|-
|''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]''
|Koichi Zenigata
|Voice only
|-
|1982
|''[[Future War 198X]]''
|Tono
|Voice only
|-
|rowspan="3" |1983
|''[[Crusher Joe]]''
|Kowalsky
|Voice only
|-
|''[[Final Yamato]]''
|Juzo Okita
|Voice only
|-
|''[[Golgo 13: The Professional]]''
|Leonard Dawson
|Voice only
|-
|1984
|[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'']]
|Lord Yupa
|Voice only
|-
|rowspan="3" |1985
|[[Night on the Galactic Railroad (film)|''Night on the Galactic Railroad'']]
|Dr. Bulganillo
|Voice only
|-
|''[[Legend of the Gold of Babylon]]''
|Koichi Zenigata
|Voice only
|-
|''[[Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight]]''
|Kuramoto and Narrator
|Voice only
|-
|1986
|''[[Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies]]''
|Bongo
|Voice only
|-
|1990
|''[[Flight of the White Wolf]]''
|Schott
|Voice only
|-
|1995
|''[[Farewell to Nostradamus]]''
|Koichi Zenigata
|Voice only
|-
|1996
|''[[Lupin III: Dead or Alive]]''
|Koichi Zenigata
|Voice only
|-
|1997
|''[[Noiseman Sound Insect]]''
|Professor Franken
|Voice only
|-
|2003
|''[[Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost]]''
|Wirepuller of Smart Brain
|
|-
|2004
|[[Casshern (film)|''Casshern'']]
|Narrator
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Kamen Rider: The Next]]''
|Great Leader
|Voice only
|-
|2011
|''[[OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders]]''
|Great Leader
|Voice only
|}


===Video games===
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)|Xenoblade Chronicles]]'' (2010) — Otharon<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Goro-Naya/|title=Goro Naya - 67 Character Images <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|website=behindthevoiceactors.com|postscript=. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.}}</ref>
!Year

!Title
===Dubbing roles===
!Role
====Live-action====
!Notes
*'''[[Charlton Heston]]'''
|-
**''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (film)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]'' (1970 TV Tokyo/1973 TBS edition) — Brad Braden
|rowspan="2" |1971-1972
**''[[The Ten Commandments (1956 film)|The Ten Commandments]]'' (1991 Fuji TV edition) — Moses
|''Ryu the Primitive Boy''
**''[[The Big Country]]'' — Steve Leech
|Kiba
**''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1974 Fuji TV edition/1981 TV Asahi edition) — Judah Ben-Hur
|22 episodes
**''[[55 Days at Peking]]'' — Major Matt Lewis
|-
**''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' — John the Baptist
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part I: The Classic Adventures|''Lupin III'']]
**''[[Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]'' — George Taylor
|Koichi Zenigata
**''[[Beneath the Planet of the Apes]]'' — Taylor
|17 episodes
**''[[The Omega Man]]'' — Neville
|-
**''[[Soylent Green]]'' — Detective Frank Thorn
|1971-1973
**''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' — Cardinal Richelieu
|[[Kamen Rider (1971 TV series)|''Kamen Rider'']]
**''[[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]]'' — Cardinal Richelieu
|Great Leader of Shocker (voice)
**''[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]]'' — Stewart Graff
|98 episodes
**''[[Airport 1975]]'' — Captain Alan Murdock
|-
**''[[Two-Minute Warning]]'' (1980 NTV edition) — Captain Peter Holly
|1972
**''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]]'' — Captain Matthew Garth
|''Henshin Ninja Arashi''
**''[[Gray Lady Down]]'' — Captain Paul Blanchard
|Majin Sai (voice)
**''[[Solar Crisis (film)|Solar Crisis]]'' (1992 NTV edition) — Admiral "Skeet" Kelso
|23 episodes
**''[[True Lies]]'' — Director Spencer Trilby
|-
**''[[In the Mouth of Madness]]'' — Jackson Harglow
|1972-1973
**''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (2002 NTV edition) — Commissioner
|''[[Warrior of Love Rainbowman]]''
**''[[Town & Country (film)|Town & Country]]'' (Mr. Claybourne)
|Narrator
**''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'' (2004 TV Tokyo edition)
|50 episodes
*'''[[John Wayne]]'''
|-
**''[[Stagecoach (1939 film)|Stagecoach]]'' (1975 NET edition) — Henry the Ringo Kid
|rowspan="2" | 1973-1974
**''[[She Wore a Yellow Ribbon]]'' (1980 TV Asahi edition) — Captain Nathan Brittles
|''[[Kamen Rider V3]]''
**''[[3 Godfathers]]'' (1974 NET edition) — Robert Marmaduke Hightower
|Great Leader of Destron
**''[[The Searchers]]'' (1973 and 1979 TV Asahi editions) — Ethan Edwards
|52 episodes
**''[[Rio Bravo (film)|Rio Bravo]]'' (1977 NET edition) — John T. Chance
|-
**''[[True Grit (1969 film)|True Grit]]'' (1985 TV Asahi edition) — Rooster Cogburn
**''[[Chisum]]'' — John Chisum
|''[[Casshan]]''
|Narrator
**''[[The Cowboys]]'' — Wil Andersen
|35 episodes
**''[[Rooster Cogburn (film)|Rooster Cogburn]]'' (1980 TV Asahi edition) — Rooster Cogburn
|-
**''[[The Shootist]]'' (1987 TV Asahi edition) — John Bernard Books
|rowspan="2" |1974-1975
*'''[[Clark Gable]]'''
|''[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]''
**''[[The Misfits (1961 film)|The Misfits]]'' — Gay Langland
|Narrator
**''[[Boom Town (film)|Boom Town]]'' — "Big John" McMasters
|24 episodes
**''[[Mogambo]]'' — Victor Marswell
|-
*''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]'' (1992 TBS edition) — Carl Grissom ([[Jack Palance]])
|''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]''
*''[[Combat!]]'' — 2nd Lt. Gil Hanley ([[Rick Jason]])
|Juzo Okita
*''[[No Escape (1994 film)|Escape from Absolum]]'' — The Father ([[Lance Henriksen]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=17179|title= ノー・エスケイプ[吹]|access-date= July 6, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
|26 episodes
*''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'' (1973 TV Asahi edition) — Colonel Douglas Mortimer ([[Lee Van Cleef]])
|-
*''[[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]]'' – Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=15690|title= 続・夕陽のガンマン／地獄の決斗|access-date= January 10, 2019|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
|1975
*''[[Inception]]'' (2012 TV Asahi edition) — Maurice Fischer ([[Pete Postlethwaite]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/nichiyou_2012/bk/data/01724.html|title= インセプション ～INCEPTION|access-date= January 28, 2021|work= TV Asahi|archive-date= August 17, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160817014942/https://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/nichiyou_2012/bk/data/01724.html}}</ref>
|''[[Kamen Rider Stronger]]''
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (Japanese version) — Glenn ([[Nick Adams (actor, born 1931)|Nick Adams]]){{sfn|Galbraith IV|2007|loc=01:10:18}}
|Great Leader (voice)
*''[[Frankenstein Conquers the World]]'' (Japanese version) — Dr. James Bowen (Nick Adams)
|6 episodes
*''[[The Majestic (film)|The Majestic]]'' – Harry Trimble ([[Martin Landau]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=15334|title= マジェスティック（２００１）|access-date= February 16, 2020|work= Star Channel}}</ref>
|-
*''[[Monty Python]]'' — [[John Cleese]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.twin2.co.jp/catalog/空飛ぶモンティ・パイソン-コンプリート-blu-ray-box/|title= 空飛ぶモンティ・パイソン コンプリート Blu-ray BOX|accessdate= February 8, 2021|work= Twin}}</ref>
|rowspan="2" | 1976
*''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' — [[O'Brien (Nineteen Eighty-Four)|O'Brien]] ([[Richard Burton]])<ref>{{cite web |url= http://zeque-movie.com/titles/dvdblu-ray/1984.html|title= １９８４＜ＨＤニューマスター版＞|access-date= September 17, 2019|work= Zeque Productions}}</ref>
|[[Chōdenji Robo Combattler V|''Combattler V'']]
*''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]'' (1988 NTV edition) — Sarek ([[Mark Lenard]])
|Dr. Nanbara
*''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' — [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ([[Alec Guinness]])
|3 episodes
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
|-
*''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' — Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness)
|''[[The Kagestar]]''

|Dr. Satan (voice)
====Animation====
|24 episodes
*''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' — Kekata
|-
*''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' — Merlin
|rowspan="2" | 1976-1977
*''[[The Raccoons]]'' — Schaeffer
|''[[Ninja Captor]]''
*''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]'' — Geppetto
|Narrator
*''[[The King and the Mockingbird]]'' - King
|43 episodes

|-
==Live-action roles==
|''Chojin Bibyun''
*''[[Prophecies of Nostradamus]]'' (1974) — Kazuo Ōta
|Gulver (voice)
*''[[Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost]]'' (2003) — Smart Brain Head
|15 episodes
|-
|1977-1980
|''[[Lupin the 3rd Part II]]''
|Koichi Zenigata
|155 episodes
|-
|1979-1980
|[[Kamen Rider (1979 TV series)|''Kamen Rider (Skyrider)'']]
|Great Leader (voice)
|7 episodes
|-
|1980-1981
|''[[Space Battleship Yamato III]]''
|Narrator
|25 episodes
|-
|1981-1982
|''[[Six God Combination Godmars]]''
|Emperor Zuul
|33 episodes
|-
|1984
|''[[Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!!]]''
|Generalissimo of Badan (voice)
|TV special
|-
|1984-1985
|[[Lupin the 3rd Part III: The Pink Jacket Adventures|''Lupin III Part III'']]
|Koichi Zenigata
|19 episodes
|-
|1989-2010
| [[List of Lupin III television specials|''Lupin III TV specials'']]
|Koichi Zenigata
|22 specials
|-
|1989
|''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]''
|Emperor Crisis (voice)
|3 episodes
|-
|1989-1990
|''[[Blue Blink]]''
|Haruhiko Shiki
|11 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[[Master Keaton]]''
|Shou
|Episode 11 “Special Menu”
|-
|2000-2003
|''[[The Big O]]''
|Gordon Rosewater
|6 episodes
|-
|2001-2008
|[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|''One Piece'']]
|Crocus
|5 episodes
|-
|2004
|[[Monster (manga)|''Monster'']]
|Blind Old Man
|Episode 5
|}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
===Sources===
* {{cite AV media|first=Stuart|last=Galbraith IV|title=Monster Zero Audio Commentary|type=DVD|publisher=[[DreamWorks Classics#Classic Media (2000–2012)|Classic Media]]|year=2007}}
* {{cite AV media|first=Stuart|last=Galbraith IV|title=Monster Zero Audio Commentary|type=DVD|publisher=[[DreamWorks Classics#Classic Media (2000–2012)|Classic Media]]|year=2007}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111211211759/http://www.t-echo.co.jp/renmei/actor/naya.html Goro Naya] at Theater Echo
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111211211759/http://www.t-echo.co.jp/renmei/actor/naya.html Goro Naya] at Theater Echo


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Gorō Naya
納谷悟朗
Born(1929-11-17)17 November 1929
Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan
Died5 March 2013(2013-03-05) (aged 83)
Chiba, Chiba, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor, narrator, theatre director
Years active1951–2012
Known for
SpouseKachiko Hino
RelativesRokurō Naya (brother)

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗, Naya Gorō, 17 November 1929 – 5 March 2013) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He was part of Theatre Echo all his career, and was the older brother of actor and voice actor Rokurō Naya.

Biography[edit]

At age 15 Naya joined the Kamikaze believing "My life is to die for His Majesty the Emperor." Afterwards he thought he lost "things that take youth", and later in life supported the Japanese Communist Party. In 1951 he joined Theatre Echo, developing a love of the stage. “Even if the content is the same, the atmosphere, including the play, will differ depending on the reaction of the audience. It’s only for one day.” When he joined, new actors were selected for dubbing foreign-language films for TV. “There weren’t many actors who could dub the voices, so I was really busy.” The transition was easy for him, as “I felt the same as if I had been given a role on stage. The only difference was that there was no audience in front of me.”

In 1969 Naya began his association with Lupin the Third with the Pilot Film, voicing Goemon Ishikawa. In 1971 he began voicing Koichi Zenigata, gaining a passion for his character. "I like the single-minded devotion to chasing after Lupin. This innocence (?) makes me very envious of someone like me, who has a lot of troubles in life." He was best friends with Yasuo Yamada, voice of Arsène Lupin III until his death in 1995. Naya suggested to him "Let's keep chasing Lupin and Zenigata even if we both get old and wrinkled."

Also in 1971 he became the voice of the Great Leader in Kamen Rider. He would reprise the role many times over his career, saying “There are more jobs that are said to be, and I am doing it because I am grateful.” In 1974 he became the voice of Juzo Okita in Space Battleship Yamato. He was initially angry about being involved. "Why do I have to play such an old man?". Later he regretted the voice he chose for the character, believing "If you're an active captain, you're in your 50s, so I should have done it younger."

Naya was a fan of the Hanshin Tigers and once commentated on a game as “Hanshin Crazy Goro Naya”. Yasuo Yamada died in 1995. At his funeral Naya said "Hey, Lupin, who should I chase from now on? If you're dead, who will I chase now?" He criticised the modern voice acting industry, claiming “There are too many voice actors who think that they should just give their voices. They don't think they have a customer in front of them." In 2010 he stepped down from voicing Zenigata, the reason being “Zenigata never gets old, but I get older year by year, so it's a little bit difficult to match.” He died on 5 March 2013, at age 83, due to chronic respiratory failure.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1969 Lupin the Third: Pilot Film Goemon Ishikawa Voice only
Flying Phantom Ship Ghost Captain Voice only
1970 30,000 Miles Under the Sea King Magma VII Voice only
1971 Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Goro Voice only
1972 Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell Great Leader of Shocker Voice only
1973 Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants Great Leader of Destron Voice only
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Kazuo Ota
1978 Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato Juzo Okita Voice only
The Mystery of Mamo Koichi Zenigata Voice only
1979 Galaxy Express 999 Dr. Pan Voice only
Aim for the Ace! Chairman Ryuzaki Voice only
The Castle of Cagliostro Koichi Zenigata Voice only
1982 Future War 198X Tono Voice only
1983 Crusher Joe Kowalsky Voice only
Final Yamato Juzo Okita Voice only
Golgo 13: The Professional Leonard Dawson Voice only
1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Lord Yupa Voice only
1985 Night on the Galactic Railroad Dr. Bulganillo Voice only
Legend of the Gold of Babylon Koichi Zenigata Voice only
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight Kuramoto and Narrator Voice only
1986 Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies Bongo Voice only
1990 Flight of the White Wolf Schott Voice only
1995 Farewell to Nostradamus Koichi Zenigata Voice only
1996 Lupin III: Dead or Alive Koichi Zenigata Voice only
1997 Noiseman Sound Insect Professor Franken Voice only
2003 Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost Wirepuller of Smart Brain
2004 Casshern Narrator
2007 Kamen Rider: The Next Great Leader Voice only
2011 OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders Great Leader Voice only

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1971-1972 Ryu the Primitive Boy Kiba 22 episodes
Lupin III Koichi Zenigata 17 episodes
1971-1973 Kamen Rider Great Leader of Shocker (voice) 98 episodes
1972 Henshin Ninja Arashi Majin Sai (voice) 23 episodes
1972-1973 Warrior of Love Rainbowman Narrator 50 episodes
1973-1974 Kamen Rider V3 Great Leader of Destron 52 episodes
Casshan Narrator 35 episodes
1974-1975 Kamen Rider Amazon Narrator 24 episodes
Space Battleship Yamato Juzo Okita 26 episodes
1975 Kamen Rider Stronger Great Leader (voice) 6 episodes
1976 Combattler V Dr. Nanbara 3 episodes
The Kagestar Dr. Satan (voice) 24 episodes
1976-1977 Ninja Captor Narrator 43 episodes
Chojin Bibyun Gulver (voice) 15 episodes
1977-1980 Lupin the 3rd Part II Koichi Zenigata 155 episodes
1979-1980 Kamen Rider (Skyrider) Great Leader (voice) 7 episodes
1980-1981 Space Battleship Yamato III Narrator 25 episodes
1981-1982 Six God Combination Godmars Emperor Zuul 33 episodes
1984 Birth of the 10th! Kamen Riders All Together!! Generalissimo of Badan (voice) TV special
1984-1985 Lupin III Part III Koichi Zenigata 19 episodes
1989-2010 Lupin III TV specials Koichi Zenigata 22 specials
1989 Kamen Rider Black RX Emperor Crisis (voice) 3 episodes
1989-1990 Blue Blink Haruhiko Shiki 11 episodes
1998 Master Keaton Shou Episode 11 “Special Menu”
2000-2003 The Big O Gordon Rosewater 6 episodes
2001-2008 One Piece Crocus 5 episodes
2004 Monster Blind Old Man Episode 5

References[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2007). Monster Zero Audio Commentary (DVD). Classic Media.

External links[edit]

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