Daisuke Gouri (郷里 大輔, Gōri Daisuke, February 8, 1952 - January 17, 2010) was a Japanese voice actor and narrator, affiliated with Aoni Production. He met and became friends with Kazuhiko Inoue during his training for voice acting. They worked part-time jobs and practiced together at soba stands and McDonalds. Gōri was known for his gentle nature and strong nature, as evidenced by his wife's refusal to touch their newborn child, which raised suspicions about his potential unintentional harm. Masaya Onosaka described him as a nice but scary person.
Known for his deep baritone voice, Gōri voiced several villains and comedic characters. Outside of the anime and game industry, he provided narration for various television programs, commercials, or live events. Anime fans may know him best as Robin Mask in the Kinnikuman series, Dozle Zabi or Bask Om within the Gundam franchise, or Mr. Satan, Ox-King, and several other characters in the Dragonball franchise. Video game fans may know him better as Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken series (and for the majority of Heihachi's cameo appearances), Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy XII, and Albert Simon in the Shadow Hearts series.
On January 17, 2010, Gōri was found dead in Nakano, Tokyo, with blood dripping from his wrists. Police discovered a utility knife and a note with "I'm sorry" and "Thank you" scrawled in his pocket. Gōri was believed to have been dead for one or two hours by the time his body was found. His death is legally ruled as a suicide, and his death was a sad week for the anime industry, as he appeared depressed after a recording of "Anpanman." Despite his sudden death, many fans still remember him for his warm-hearted performances.
Works[]
- Dong Zhuo - Romance of the Three Kingdoms drama CD series
- Puppeteer, puppet - Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 2 ~Toki no Fuin~ Two drama CD
- Jeffrey Hammond - Ninja Ryūkenden OVA
- Shogen Kuji - Dark Hunter
- Georg Schnyder - Nanatsu no Hikan: Senritsu no Bishou
- Bass Armstrong - Dead or Alive 1~4
- Yoshihiro Shimazu - Kessen
- Xiahou Dun, Narrator - Dynasty Tactics
- Narrator - Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX, Samurai Warriors series - His role as narrator for the latter title was taken over by Unshō Ishizuka.
- Shingen Takeda - Samurai Warriors series, Warriors Orochi series - Last voiced posthumously in Pachislot Sengoku Musou Moushouden; stock voice clips from Samurai Warriors 3 are used in the Xtreme Legends expansion. Replaced by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo after his death.
- Takashige Tsukuba - Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2
- Jeffery Stanford - Boukoku no Aegis 2035: Warship Gunner
- Volf - Ninja Gaiden II (including Sigma 2 and Sigma 2 Plus)
- Dozle Zabi - Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series; reprise of his role in Gundam; replaced by Tesshō Genda in the third title.
- Dagda - TRINITY: Souls of Zill O'll (posthumously)
Trivia[]
- Daisuke Gouri was the first voice actor in non-Warriors collaboration title to pass away.
- Daisuke Gouri was also the first voice actor in Samurai Warriors to pass away.