Gorō Naya

Acting

November 17, 1929

— March 5, 2013(83 years old)

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

Popularity: 2

Biography

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator, and theater director. He is most famous for voicing Inspector Kōichi Zenigata in the "Lupin III" anime series, and for his Japanese voice-overs of roles played by Clark Gable, Charlton Heston, and John Wayne. He died in 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure.

Also Known As

Goro Naya • Gorou Naya • Gorô Naya • Naya Gorou

Known For

6.4

Kamen Rider

Narrator

6.4

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

6.4

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Destron (voice)

6.4

Kamen Rider

Emperor Crisis (voice)

6.4

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Delza Army / Rock Great Leader (voice)

6.4

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Black Satan (voice)

6.4

Kamen Rider

Great Leader of Neo-Shocker (voice)

8.7

Acclaimed

One Piece

Crocus (voice)

8.0

Lupin the 3rd

Koichi Zenigata

8.0

Lupin the 3rd

Inspector Kōichi Zenigata (voice)

8.5

Monster

Blind Old Man (voice)

7.1

Master Keaton

Filmography

2010s

7.2

Lupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.0

OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders

Great Leader of Shocker (voice)

7.2

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0

Crocus (voice)

6.2

Lupin the Third: The Last Job

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

2000s

6.9

Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.8

Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.3

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

7.0

Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.6

Lupin the Third: Seven Days Rhapsody

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.5

Lupin the Third: Angel Tactics

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

5.9

Casshern

Narrator

6.6

Lupin the Third: Swallowtail Tattoo

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.8

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

7.9

Kamen Rider 555: Paradise Lost

Wirepuller of Smart Brain

6.1

Lupin the Third: Return of Pycal

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.6

Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.2

Slayers Premium

Shugoshin / Guardian Deity (voice)

6.0

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.5

Lupin the Third: Missed by a Dollar

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

1990s

7.5

Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre

Shuuichirou Aizawa (voice)

6.1

Lupin the Third: The Columbus Files

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.4

Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.5

Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.9

Noiseman Sound Insect

Prof. Franken (voice)

6.3

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.5

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.5

Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.3

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.6

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.4

Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.1

Ghost Sweeper Mikami

Nobunaga Oda (voice)

6.6

Lupin the Third: Voyage to Danger

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

8.2

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War

Merkatz

6.2

Lupin the Third: From Siberia with Love

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.4

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.2

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

7.1

Dirty Pair: Flight 005 Conspiracy

Dick (voice)

Heavy

Alex Gordon (voice)

Goddamn

Joumu Utsugi

8.0

White Wolf

Schott (voice)

1980s

6.7

Venus Wars

Gary

6.4

Lupin the Third: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Scarlet Demon

5.7

Locke the Superman: Lord Leon

Great Jorg

7.0

Ultraman Ace: Giant Ant Terrible-Monster vs. The Ultra Brothers

Ultraman Ace (voice)

4.2

Six God Combination GodMars - Seventeen Year Old Legend

Emperor Zool

5.9

The Tale of Genji

Bishop (voice)

7.7

Space Fantasia 2001 Nights

Adam Jr.

6.9

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

Bongo (voice)

7.1

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Campanella's Father (voice)

4.5

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Shonosuke Kuramoto / Narrator

6.1

Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind movie poster (1984)

7.9

Gem

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Yupa (voice)

5.5

A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!

The Generalissimo of Badan (voice)

6.4

Crusher Joe

Kowalsky (voice)

6.6

Final Yamato

Juzo Okita

6.2

Golgo 13: The Professional

Leonard Dawson

5.8

Future War 198X

DF Commander Tono (voice)

4.0

Six God Combination GodMars: The Movie

Emperor Zule (voice)

3.5

White Fang Story

Weedon Scott (voice)

7.6

Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie

5.5

Botchan

Yamaarashi (voice)

6.0

The Revolt

Announcer

6.0

There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race

Masaichi Kaneda

7.0

Eleven Cats

1970s

The Castle of Cagliostro movie poster (1979)

7.5

Gem

The Castle of Cagliostro

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

6.8

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie

Doctor Ban (voice)

5.6

Aim for the Ace! The Movie

Chairman Ryûzaki (voice)

6.0

Baseball Mad Poem - Northern Wolf, South Tiger

Ganbare! Bokura no Hit and Run

秋山先生

7.0

Lupin the Third: The Mystery of Mamo

Inspector Koichi Zenigata (voice)

7.5

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

Juzo Okita

8.0

Space Battleship Yamato

Okita Juzo / Aruga Kosaku (voice)

7.0

Kamen Rider Stronger: The Movie

The Great Boss (voice)

6.0

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie

Narrator (voice)

6.0

Prophecies of Nostradamus

TV newscaster

6.1

Godzilla vs. Megalon

Emperor Atonio of Seatopia (voice)

4.7

Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants

Destron Chief (voice)

6.5

Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell

The Great Boss (voice)

5.7

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Goro (voice)

5.1

30,000 Miles Under the Sea

King Magma VII (voice)

1960s

6.7

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (voice)

6.1

Flying Phantom Ship

Captain (voice)

6.0

Bullet Wound

6.8

Invasion of Astro-Monster

Astronaut F. Glenn (voice)

6.7

Frankenstein Conquers the World

Dr. Bowen (voice)