Yōhei Tadano

Yōhei Tadano (多田野 曜平, Tadano Youhei, born March 10, 1962 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor affiliated with Theater Echo.

Ever since he was a child, Tadano often dreamed of one day becoming an actor. During his young adult years, he enrolled in the University of the Ryukyus where he performed at his first production Audience Seats during the Okinawa Jean Jean Festival in 1981. He found work as a salesman after graduation, but ended up finding himself joining a number of theater groups. In 1988, he became a research student for Theater Echo's training center and was later promoted as a troupe member.

Although Tadano's assignments were initially limited to dubbing overseas films like the The Saint of Fort Washington, he eventually shifted more to anime works in 2006. Some of his stage performances have him substitute certain actors due to sharing their appearance or vocal qualities. He made his first movie appearance in the highly acclaimed live-action film Niagara. He was also appointed tourism ambassador for his hometown Kitakyushu on February 27, 2019.

Tadano voices a wide range of characters whose ages and personalities vary greatly. At times, he would even provide sound effects for small animals and aliens. He has also taken over some of the late Takeshi Aono's roles. His roles include Baby Taz in Baby Looney Tunes, Rick Sanchez in Rick and Morty, and Don Corneo in Final Fantasy VII Remake. For overseas movies, he is the current dub voice for Clint Eastwood who happens to be one of his favorite foreign actors.

Works

 * Congressman, elder - Neo Angelique Abyss
 * Photo studio owner - Rio - Rainbow Gate!
 * King Felnorc - Dragon Quest Heroes II
 * Muramasa Senji - Nioh series
 * Kanbei Kuroda - Nioh
 * Hakutaku - Nioh 2