Takeshi Watabe

was a Japanese voice actor He was born in Kōchi Prefecture He usually played villains and performed the voices for many anime characters and tokusatsu villains He is most famous for voicing Kaminari in Doraemon He took over the ongoing roles of Shingo Kanemoto after his death Other major roles included Inspector Takao Arizuka in the Youre Under Arrest franchise Naoyuki Kamikurata in Aquarian Age Sign for Evolution Colonel John Kowen in Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Stardust Memory and Director Yachio Tokugawa in Strawberry Eggs He also wrote an instructional book about voice acting Seiyū Naritai Watabe was being treated for lung cancer when he died of pneumonia at the age of 74