Jōji Yanami (八奈見 乗児 Yanami Jōji?, born Shigemitsu Shirato (白土 繁満 Shirato Shigemitsu?), on August 30, 1931 in Tokyo, Japan - December 3, 2021, Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese voice actor who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles include the narrator, Kaiō-sama, Dr. Briefs, and Bobbidi in Dragon Ball; Dr. Isaac Gilmore in Cyborg 009; Ittan Momen in GeGeGe no Kitarō; Dr. Yumi in Mazinger Z; and numerous characters in the Time Bokan series.
On September 25, 2015, Toei Animation announced that Yanami would be taking medical leave from Dragon Ball Super for an indefinite amount of time. His roles as the narrator and Kaiō-sama were passed on to Naoki Tatsuta. He died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 90.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 
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Kaiosama | Dragon Ball Super: Doragon bôru Sūpā |
| 2015 | 
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Narrator | Dragon Ball Super: Doragon bôru Sūpā |
| 2011 | 
|
Fillmore | Cars 2 |
| 2006 | 
|
Fillmore | Cars |
| 2004 | 
|
Frank | The Incredibles |
| 1991 | 
|
Grimsby the Valet | The Little Mermaid |
| 1986-1989 | 
|
Master Roshi | Dragon Ball: Doragon bôru |
| 1984 | 
|
Mr. Smee | Peter Pan |
| 1979 | 
|
Doorknob | Alice in Wonderland |