Ken Yamaguchi

Ken Yamaguchi (山口 健 Yamaguchi Ken, March 24, 1956 - October 24, 2011) was a Japanese voice actor who was born as born Kiyoshige Yamaguchi (山口 清成, Yamaguchi Kiyoshige). Some of his most recognized characters included Ashuraman, Omegaman and Prisman in Kinnikuman, Shinichiro Kageura in Miracle Girls, Ein in Fist of the North Star, Takuji Kijima in Marmalade Boy, Decoe in Sonic X, Master Gouken in Street Fighter Alpha: Generations and MetalPhantomon in Digimon Savers.

In the realm of dub work, he had voiced the titular hero of Spider-Man & his Amazing Friends, Ghengis Frog from the BS2 dub of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and Harold Smith from The Powerpuff Girls.

Yamaguchi passed away at the age of 55 due to Cardiac arrest.

Roles

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010

• Blurr
• Butto
• Groove ("The Ultimate Weapon")
• Sludge ("Webworld")
• Snarl ("Call of the Primitives")

The Headmasters

• Blitzwing
• Blurr
• Broadside
• Cloudraker
• Dirge
• Golder
• Hot Spot (ep 27)
• Laserbeak
• Ratbat (ep 4)
• Rewind
• Slugslinger
• Silverbolt
• Superion
• Yukikaze
• Dafuna
• Jack

Super-God Masterforce

• Hydra
• Darkwings
• Ship captain ("Rise Up!! Pretenders")
• Doctor ("Birth! Headmaster Jrs")
• Fighter Squadron Pilot ("BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space")

The Transformers: The Movie

• Arblus
• Blurr
• Rumble
• Sharkticon
• Slag

External links

• Ken Yamaguchi at the Anime News Network