About Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka (竹中 直人, Takenaka Naoto; born March 20, 1956) is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, whistler, and director from Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. He is also known as the voice of Samuel L. Jackson in the dubbed version of the Avengers film series as Nick Fury. == Filmography == === Film === Director Munō no Hito (1991) 119 (1994) Tōkyō Biyori (1997) Rendan (2001) Sayonara Color (2005) Yamagata Scream (2009) Downfall (2023) Actor === Television === Hideyoshi (1996), Toyotomi Hideyoshi Harlock Saga (1999) - Harlock 100 Tales Of Horror (2003) Good Luck!! (2003) Nodame Cantabile (2006), Franz von Stresemann Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari (2007), Hashiba Hideyoshi Kami no Shizuku (2009), Doi Robert Clouds Over the Hill (2009–11), Komura Jutarō Garo: Makai Senki (2011) (Episode 1), Eiichi Anan/Cigarein Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kamen Rider Ghost (2015), Hermit, Edith Natsume Sōseki no Tsuma (2016) Saigo no Restaurant (2016), Oda Nobunaga Byplayers (2017), himself Samurai Gourmet (2017), Takeshi Kasumi Totto-chan! (2017), Sōsaku Kobayashi Chichi, Nobunaga (2017), Oda Nobunaga Your Turn to Kill (2019) The Way of the Househusband (2020), Kikujirō Eguchi Koeharu! (2021), Enjō Kinakuji Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Tokugawa Nariaki Okehazama (2021), Hotta Dōkū I Will Be Your Bloom (2022), Trinity Kasuga Brothers in Arms (2026), Matsunaga Hisahide === Anime series === One Piece (2009), Shiki the Golden Lion D4DJ First Mix (2020), Dennojō Inuyose Digimon Ghost Game (2021), Ghost Navigator === Anime films === Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), Shigeki Arakawa Pocket Monsters the Movie: Emperor of the Crystal Tower ENTEI (2000), Entei, Doctor Shurī (Dr Spencer Hale in the dub) Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), Kimu Sword of the Stranger (2007), Kachū The Sky Crawlers (2008), Master One Piece Film: Strong World (2009), Shiki the Golden Lion Penguin Highway (2018), Hamamoto's Father One Piece: Stampede (2019) Over the Sky (2020), Mogari Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2024), Head of the Invaders === Video games === Binary Domain (PlayStation 3, Sega, 2012), Yoji Amada Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!
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