Kaneta Kimotsuki (肝付 兼太 Kimotsuki Kaneta?, born Kanemasa Kimotsuki (肝付 兼正 Kimotsuki Kanemasa?), November 15, 1935, Kiire, Kagoshima, Japan – October 20, 2016, Japan) was a Japanese voice actor.
He was most known for the roles of Takeshi Goda before Suneo Honekawa (Doraemon), Dracula (Kaibutsu-kun), Kemumaki Kemuzou (Ninja Hattori-kun), Pāyan (Perman), Iyami (Osomatsu-kun), Tom (Tom and Jerry), Benzou Karino (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Horrorman (Soreike! Anpanman), Conductor (Galaxy Express 999) and Jiminy Cricket (Japanese dub of Pinocchio and all other appearances).
During his life he had been attached to TBS broadcast theater company and then Aoni Production, Production Baobab, he became a director of his own agency 21st century FOX; he was attached to 81 Produce at the time of his death. He was known to voice many characters in anime series for 62 years. He appeared in children's anime and educational programmes. In addition to Doraemon, he had prominent roles in Cyborg 009 (as 007/Great Britain), Dracula (Kaibutsu-kun), Kemumaki Kemuzou (Ninja Hattori-kun), Pāyan (Perman), Iyami (Osomatsu-kun), Quackerjack (Darkwing Duck), Tom (Tom and Jerry), Benzou Karino (Kiteretsu Daihyakka), Horrorman (Soreike! Anpanman), Conductor (Galaxy Express 999) and Jiminy Cricket (Japanese dub of Pinocchio and all other appearances). He was the mentor of Kappei Yamaguchi.
In 1973, he was cast in the first Nippon TeleMovie Productions's adaptation of Fujiko F. Fujio's Doraemon series as Takeshi Goda (Gian or Jaian), a strong and quick-tempered local bully who can fight at any time and with any kid he sees, especially Nobita, alongside co-stars Yoshiko Ota (Nobita Nobi), Ebisu Masako (Shizuka Minamoto), Shun Yashiro (Suneo Honekawa), Kōsei Tomita and Masako Nozawa (Doraemon) before Kazuya Tatekabe succeeded him.
In 1978, Kimotsuki was cast in Leiji Matsumoto's Galaxy Express 999 as the Conductor, the main crew member of the Galaxy Express 999. He is an alien being with an invisible body; only his eyes can be seen while he is wearing his conductor uniform, alongside his co-stars Masako Nozawa (Tetsuro Hoshino) and Masako Ikeda (Maetel). When it came time for the 1990s film the cast reprised the roles yet again. From there he continued to voice the character in practically every adaptation made during his lifetime, the sole exception being the PlayStation 2 games from the early 2000s. In 2002, he reunited with Nozawa and Ikeda to reprise their respective roles for the OVA and TV series. On October 20, 2016, Kimotsuki died from pneumonia at the age of 80.
| Year | Image | Character | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 
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Tomu | Tomu to Jerī no Kurumiwariningyō |
| 2001 |  
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Jiminī Kuriketto | Mikkī no Majikaru Kurisumasu/ Yuki no hi no yu Kaina Pātī |
| 1995-1997 | 
|
Pretorius | The Mask: Animated Series |
| 1995 |
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Kako no Kurisumasu no Seirei / Jiminī Kuriketto | Mikkī no Kurisumasukyaroru |
| 1995 | 
|
Jiminī Kuriketto | Fan Ando Fanshī Furī |
| 1992 | 
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Dokkurin | Mori no Yôki na Kobitotachi: Berufi to Rirubitto |
| 1991-1992 | 
|
Quackerjack | Darkwing Duck |
| 1991 | 
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Scuttle | The Little Mermaid |
| 1990 |
|
Jiminī Kuriketto | Fan Ando Fanshī Furī |
| 1990 |  
|
Narētā | Fan Ando Fanshī Furī |
| 1983 |
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Kako no Kurisumasu no Seirei / Jiminī Kuriketto | Mikkī no Kurisumasukyaroru |
| 1983 | 
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Jiminī Kuriketto | Pinokio |
| 1977 | 
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Shurēdā | Tsuini Tōjō! Hana no Kabocha Kamen |
| 1975 | 
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Friar Tuck | Robin Hood |
| 1974 | 
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Sebasuchan | Arupusu no Shôjo Haiji |
| 1972 | 
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Rokufōru | Oshare Kyatto |
| 1969 | 
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Max | Yellow Submarine |