Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya (納谷悟朗, Naya Gorō, born November 17, 1929 – March 5, 2013) was a Japanese actor, 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 and John Wayne in the Japanese-language editions of their films. He died on March 5, 2013 due to chronic respiratory failure. He was 83 at the time of his death. He left his wife Kachiko Hino behind.

Personal facts

Birth dateNovember 17, 1929
Birth place
Empire of Japan , Hakodate Hokkaido
Date of deathMarch 05, 2013
Place of death
Japan , Chiba Chiba
Relatives
Rokurō Naya
Known for
Lupin III

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External resources

  1. http://www.t-echo.co.jp/renmei/actor/naya.html