"Kōji Totani!"
One of the most veteran seiyu of all time. Kōji Totani (born July 12, 1948) was the go-to guy for "tough" characters, be they badasses or not. His roles could sometimes overlap into Large Ham territory as well. He usually voiced villains, and could coarsen his voice if necessary.
Unfortunately he died of acute heart failure in 2006. His last role was that of a minor character in a Naruto special.
Not to be confused with Kouji Tsujitani, but guess what, he is survived
by a son, an actor named Kimito Totani, who is known for playing Daiki Kaito in Kamen Rider Decade.
Notable roles from Koji Totani:
- Adon in Ai Cho Aniki
- Akatora in Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin.
- Alpha A. Bate in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
- Blacker/Road Caesar in Transformers Victory
- Blood in Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
- Briefing/Debriefing System Voice in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- Capricorn Shura in Saint Seiya. Succeded by Takeshi Kusao.
- Daina Hiiragi in Bushido Blade 2
- Dogoal in Mirai Sentai Timeranger
- Doku in Ninja Gaiden
- Don Goro in Mashin Hero Wataru Series
- Draculaman, Kewi, Ginger, Zeiun, and Don Kia in Dragon Ball
- Freya in Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
- Gottn Goh and August Gidan in Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
- Grand Master in Strider (Arcade) (PC Engine version)
- Guard Wing/Super Guardion in The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird
- Hassha Mossha and Bara in Heavy Metal L-Gaim
- Hōki in Naruto (his final role before passing)
- Jagi in Fist of the North Star
- Kacricon Cacooler in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
- Leon in Dead or Alive 2, 3, and 4
- Motormaster/Menasor, Sky Lynx, and Strafe in the Japanese dub of The Transformers
- Muteki-Oh in Tengai Makyou Ziria
- Pyunma/Cyborg 008 in Cyborg 009 (1979 anime)
- Razorback in Spiral Zone
- Renard in Summon Night 2
- Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (succeeded in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots by Banjo Ginga aka Liquid Snake, whom the character's personality had been self-changed into, and outright replaced by Ikuya Sawaki for the Bande Dessinee DVD)
- Rogles in Valis III
- Skull, Doublecross, and Amhorn in Transformers: ★Headmasters
- Takeharu Kirijo and School Principal in Persona 3
- Tim Marcoh in Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
