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Osamu Saka
Osamu Saka (born November 7, 1930) is a veteran Japanese actor and voice‑over talent whose career spans more than seven decades, making him one of the most enduring figures in Japan’s entertainment industry. Raised in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Saka entered the performing world in the early 1950s, initially appearing in stage productions before transitioning to television and the burgeoning field of animation. His early voice work included roles such as Gavan in Gigantor (1963) and the regal King Neptune in Andersen Stories, establishing a reputation for delivering dignified, authoritative tones that suited both heroic and aristocratic characters. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Saka became a familiar presence in classic anime series, notably portraying Admiral Takashi Hayase in The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Grandpa Son Gohan in Dragon Ball, roles that cemented his status as the go‑to voice for wise elder figures. In addition to his animation work, he appeared in live‑action tokusatsu series like Ultraman Ace and Kamen Rider, demonstrating a versatile ability to shift between voice‑only and on‑screen performances. His affiliation with the prominent talent agency Aoni Production has facilitated collaborations with many leading directors and studios, further expanding his influence across multiple generations of fans.
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Given Name: Osamu
Born: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Citizenship: Japanese
Birthday: November 7, 1930
Occupations: Actor, voice actor
Years Active: 1950-present
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Movies Featuring Osamu Saka
Porco Rosso
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D
Blade
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
The Skull Man
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Patlabor: The New Files
The Sensualist
White Fang Story
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side
A Wind Named Amnesia
Panzer World Galient
Record of Lodoss War
Lily C.A.T.
Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Patlabor: The Movie
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Angel Cop
Megazone 23 Part III
Patlabor: The TV Series
Blue Flames
Transformers: Scramble City
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Tales of Little Women
Demon City Shinjuku
Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side
Crying Freeman 5: Abduction in Chinatown
Kamen Rider X
Ninja Scroll
Patlabor 2: The Movie
Kamen Rider Amazon
Sindbad the Sailor
Kamen Rider X: The Movie
The Star of the Seine
Ninja Resurrection
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren
Silent Service
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Metal Gear Solid 2: Digital Graphic Novel
Sangokushi: The Distant Land
Memories
Career Timeline
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2006
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
Daisuke Aramaki (voice)
1995
Silent Service
Toshio Takegami (voice)
Lupin the Third: Farewell to Nostradamus
Douglas (voice)
Memories
Kamata (voice)
1990
Crying Freeman 3: Shades of Death, Part 2
Goken Ishida (voice)
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Gilliam (voice)
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 1: Grey Side
C-ko's Father (voice)
A Wind Named Amnesia
Simpson (voice)
Project A-Ko Versus Battle 2: Blue Side
C-ko's Father (voice)
1989
Patlabor: The Movie
Seitaro Sakaki (voice)
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
Shuixing Ye (voice)
Blue Flames
Naitō's Father (voice)
1000
Blade
Noah Van Helsing (voice)
The Skull Man
Patlabor: The New Files
Seitarou Sakaki (voice)
Panzer World Galient
ローダン
Record of Lodoss War
Fahn-ou (voice)
Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Seitarou Sakaki (voice)
Angel Cop
Governor Maisaka
Megazone 23 Part III
Derekman (voice)
Patlabor: The TV Series
Chief Seitaroh Sakaki (voice)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
King Gnome (voice)
Tales of Little Women
Frederic March
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Mr.Havisham
Kamen Rider X
General of G.O.D. (voice)
Kamen Rider Amazon
The Ruler of Garander Empire (voice)
Sindbad the Sailor
Spirit of the Lamp (voice)
The Star of the Seine
Louis XVI
Ninja Resurrection
Musashi Miyamoto (voice)
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