Koichi Yamadera
Known for Acting
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)
Filmography
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989
as Bakery Worker / Policeman (voice)
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021
as Miguel (voice)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997
as Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Paprika
2006
as Morio Osanai (voice)
Ghost in the Shell
1995
as Togusa (voice)
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022
as Beerus (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Hot! The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers
2025
as Kabir (voice)
Pokémon: The First Movie
1998
as Mew (voice)
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
as Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997
as Ryouji Kaji (voice)
Pokémon the Movie 2000
1999
as Lugia (voice)
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
2017
as Marshadow (voice)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
2012
as Sharman (voice)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013
as Beerus (voice)
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
2025
as Batman (voice)
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009
as Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Pokémon 3: The Movie
2000
as David (voice)
A Whisker Away
2020
as Mask Seller (voice)
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
1989
as Yuichi Niki (voice)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001
as Spike Spiegel (voice)