Banjō Ginga

Why do we always hurt the ones we love? Why, Banjō? Why? Banjō! Banjō! BANJŌŌŌŌŌŌŌŌŌŌŌ!

Banjō Ginga (銀河万丈 Ginga Banjō) is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. He was born on November 12, 1947 in Kofu, Yamanashi as Takashi Tanaka (田中 崇 Tanaka Takashi). He is still affiliated with Aoni Production.

His deep voice has scored him numerous narration and villain roles. Some of his most notable roles include Gihren Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam, Souther from Fist of the North Star and Sagat from Street Fighter II V. In the world of dubbing, he has played Chief Thunderhooves in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Shang Tsung in the first Mortal Kombat film, Jigsaw in the Saw franchise and Worf in both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.

Roles

Scramble City

• Ultra Magnus

The Headmasters

• Scorponok / Megazarak

Super-God Masterforce

• Black Zarak

Victory

• Clump's father

Revenge of the Fallen

• The Fallen
• Seven Primes

Transformers Animated

• Ultra Magnus

External links

• Aoni Production profile (Japanese)
• Banjō Ginga at Wikipedia
• Banjō Ginga at the Internet Movie Database
• Anime News Network profile
• Animenfo.com profile