Ichirou Nagai (永井 一郎, Nagai Ichirou, born May 10, 1931~January 27, 2014) was a veteran seiyu from Ikeda, Osaka.
He provided the voice of Konaki-Jijii in the 1st and 3rd anime, as well as various guest characters in the 1st and 2nd series.
He also voiced Professor Faust in Akuma-kun.
Selected filmography
GeGeGe no Kitarō characters
- 1968 series - Konaki-Jijii, Yamabiko, Kagami-Jijii, Masakichi, Enma-Daiō, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Tasuke, Mōryō, Tasuke's Father, Bake-Neko, Gama-Sennin, Professor Urashima, Keukegen, Nupperabō, Namahage, Hōkō, Next Episode Previews, others
- 1971 series - Dorotabō, Taiji's Father, Elder, Mayor, Fukaya, Dam Operator, Genzō, Mokumokuren, Next Episode Previews, others
- 1985 series - Konaki-Jijii, Jigoku-hen Narrator
Other Notable Works
Anime
- Cyborg 009 (1968 series) as 006/Chang Changku
- Detective Conan as Jiroukichi Suzuki
- The Doraemons as Principal Teraodai
- Dragon Ball as Karin
- Future Boy Conan as Captain Dyce
- Hajime no Ippo as Ginpachi Nekota
- Hunter × Hunter (2014 series) as Netero
- Master Keaton as Taihei Hiraga
- Mobile Suit Gundam as Degwin Sodo Zabi, Narration
- Pokémon as Professor Nanba
- Ranma ½ as Happosai
- Sazae-san as Namihei Isono (original voice)
- Space Battleship Yamato as Doctor Sadou and Chief Engineer Tokugawa
- Tatakae!! Ramenman as Chen Zong-Ming, Narration
- Urusei Yatsura as Sakuranbou (Cherry)
- Vampire Hunter D as D's Left Hand
- Yawara! as Jingoro Inokuma
Live Action
- Juken Sentai Gekiranger as Master Sha-Fu
Dub Work
- Harry Potter series as Albus Dumbledore (Richard Harris→ Michael Gambon)
- Disney's Hercules and Kingdom Hearts as Philocetes (Danny DeVito)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Henry Jones (Sean Connery)
- The Jetsons as Mr. Spacely (Mel Blanc)
- Jurassic Park 1 & 2 as John Hammond (Richard Attenborough)
- Star Wars (Episodes 1-3, 5) as Yoda (Frank Oz)
- Toy Story 1 & 2 as Slinky (Jim Varney)
Trivia
- Following his death in 2014, his long-running roles of Namihei (Sazae-san) and Jirokichi (Detective Conan) were taken over by Kitarō voice actors Chafūrin and Kōsei Tomita respectively.