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Gorō Naya

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Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗, Naya Gorō, November 17, 1929- March 5, 2013) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. In the Kamen Rider Series, he is known for voicing several incarnations of the Great Leader.

He was a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He is connected to Theatre Echo. He is the older brother of actor and seiyū Rokurō Naya. He is the husband of actress and seiyū 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 and John Wayne in the Japanese-language editions of their films.

Goro Naya has become an icon among fans of the Kamen Rider series and is seen as a legend by many fans of the series.

On March 5, 2013, Naya died from chronic respiratory failure, he was 83 years old.

Notable voice roles

Dubbing roles

Film

Trivia

  • Naya started out in Lupin III early on, but not as Zenigata. He actually played Goemon Ishikawa in the Cinemascope version of the show pilot. Naya was recently diagnosed with throat cancer, thus why his voice is in bad shape. This also led to Zenigata's role in the recent TV specials being slightly reduced.
  • In the Kamen Rider series, it was revealed that up until Kamen Rider ZX, all the organizations the Riders had fought were led by the original Shocker's Great Leader. Naya himself voiced most if not all of this character's appearances.

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