Yasuo Tanaka

Yasuo Tanaka

Born: March 6, 1932
Died: December 5, 2003
in Tokyo, Japan

Movies for Yasuo Tanaka...

Title: B-Fighter Kabuto
Character: Sage Guru (voice)
Released: March 3, 1996
Type: TV
B-Fighter Kabuto is a Japanese television series in the Metal Hero Series. It is the sequel to Juukou B-Fighter, taking place five years after the preceding B-Fighter series. Kabuto aired from 1996 to 1997. The action footage and props were used for the Beetleborgs Metallix series.
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Title: Street Fighter II: V
Character: Zangief
Released: April 10, 1995
Type: TV
Ryu and Ken travel the world to become better fighters and learn new techniques. During their journey, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy of the mysterious Shadowlaw.
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Sangokushi: The Distant Land
Title: Sangokushi: The Distant Land
Character: Ma Liang (voice)
Released: April 9, 1994
Type: Movie
Third movie of the Sangokushi animated film trilogy. The movie covers the longest time span of the three films, from Liu Bei's expedition to Shu in 211 CE to the death of Kongming in 234 CE.
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Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Title: Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer
Character: Sergeant
Released: September 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 Dragons, a gang within the Chinese Mafia, who are determined to push aside Tokyo's local crime lords. He breaks into her house, and she asks that he make love to her before he kills her; she connects to his inner self, and he becomes her protector. Now he must defend her against the local crime gang, who have connections with corrupt Tokyo police. Will Yo and Emu make it out alive, and will the 108 Dragons triumph?
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Samurai Gold
Title: Samurai Gold
Character: Governor D(voice)
Released: July 25, 1988
Type: Movie
This science-fiction anime was inspired somewhat by the life of Kinshiro Toyama (1793-1855), who was first popularized in the 1893 kabuki play "Toyama no Kinsan."
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Bats & Terry
Title: Bats & Terry
Character: Supervisor
Released: March 14, 1987
Type: Movie
A story of two mates, Pitcher and catcher on a pro-baseball team, devoted to their game, bikes, girls and having a good time. When they meet a girl who is still mourning the death of her boyfriend in a bike accident, they try to help - though her beauty means their motives may not be entirely altruistic!
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Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Title: Phoenix: Karma Chapter
Released: December 20, 1986
Type: Movie
The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, when karma is the only prize.
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The Scarred Man
Title: The Scarred Man
Character: Warden (ep 1) (voice)
Released: July 5, 1986
Type: Movie
Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a Japanese known as Rio Baraki. Reaching their destination, her crew member is promptly attacked and she is raped as a warning to stop their work and return immediately to their home country. Determined to do her job, she stays and finds out from the attacker that he is none other than Baraki, a white haired muscular man with a large scar on his back. Later she discovers that his real name is Keisuke Ibaraki. Once a promising quarterback, he ended up falsely incriminated by a powerful organization known as GPX.
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Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
Title: Twinkle Nora Rock Me!
Character: Administration Director (voice)
Released: November 21, 1985
Type: Movie
Nora Scholar is now an interstellar bounty hunter, pursuing a powerful psychic on the desolate mining planet, Dazzle. There she befriends a would-be dancer named Max. Together, they take on the ESPer, Fuuchino, and his oversized bruiser of a brother, Touchino.
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Title: Galactic Patrol Lensman
Character: Brittania Captain (voice)
Released: October 6, 1984
Type: TV
The young Kimball Kinnison is leaving home for a wider education when a Galactic Patrol ship crashes on his family's land and the dying pilot gives him a mysterious Lens. Half-sentient, the Lens now implanted in his hand becomes the focus of changes in Kim's life including his father's death, a space battle, and an encounter with Galactic Patrol nursing officer Chris. Impelled by the Lens, he discovers a new world of experiences opening before him and he risks his life to save Chris and the Universe.
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Beaten by Black Rain
Title: Beaten by Black Rain
Character: City Council Member (voice)
Released: August 12, 1984
Type: Movie
Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.
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Lensman
Title: Lensman
Character: Blakeslee (voice)
Released: June 7, 1984
Type: Movie
In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was dying, he mysteriously passed on the Lens to Kim. With more companions to come by, Kim must find out the purpose of the Lens before the Boskone dynasty does.
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Future War 198X
Title: Future War 198X
Character: Koiso (voice)
Released: October 30, 1982
Type: Movie
An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.
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Title: Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Character: Capitan Bentselle (voice)
Released: October 13, 1982
Type: TV
Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX is an animated television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. However, like many of the stories set in the Leijiverse, the continuity of the series does not necessarily agree with other Harlock series or films.
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Drifting Clouds
Title: Drifting Clouds
Character: Sadahachi (voice)
Released: April 24, 1982
Type: Movie
Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.
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The Tomb of Dracula
Title: The Tomb of Dracula
Character: Torgo Nia / Radio broadcaster (voice)
Released: August 19, 1980
Type: Movie
Boston, United States. Dracula, the immortal vampire, interrupts a satanic ritual and flees with Dolores, the woman whom the members of the evil cult are about to murder. Overwhelmed by his love for her, and unable to drink her blood, they have a son together, whom they name Janus. (Loosely based on Marvel's The Tomb of Dracula comic book series.)
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Title: Kerokko Demetan
Character: Zari (voice)
Released: January 2, 1973
Type: TV
A poor young frog living in Rainbow Pond with his mother and father (a toymaker), who becomes friends with a popular and sweet girl frog named Ranatan, despite the differences in their social standings: Ranatan is the daughter of the leader of Rainbow Pond, while Demetan and his parents are tree frogs, which make them automatic outcasts in the community. Together, Demetan and Ranatan enjoy many adventures.