Minoru Yada
Yada was scouted by Suguru Sasaki and entered the entertainment industry in 1939 as a child actor and singer. He has been active as a voice actor since Japan’s anime industry was still in its early days, giving him a career spanning over eight decades. He is affiliated with Kekke Corporation and serves as an advisor to the Japan Actors’ Union.
Notable Roles
His most recognized work includes roles in several beloved Studio Ghibli productions and long-running anime series:
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) — Niga (voice)
- Porco Rosso (1992) — Old man (voice)
- Pom Poko (1994) — Food Stand Customer A
- Moomin (TV, 1990–1992) — Hemulen (52 episodes)
- Seven Deadly Sins (2014) — Village Chief
- Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016) — Hikari Clan Elder
He also voiced the grandfather character (“じっちゃん”) in Dokaben and Baikin Sennin in Anpanman.
Minoru Yada Voices
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Niga
(Japanese)
Niga is a character from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind voiced by Mark Silverman in English and voiced...