- I shall nullify your article and your tropes, and I will take them all back!
Takashi Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 崇, Tanaka Takashi, born November 12, 1948), better known professionally as Banjō Ginga (Japanese: 銀河 万丈, Ginga Banjō) is a Japanese voice actor, one of the most veteran in the business. If you notice a character with his voice, chances are they'll either be Large and in Charge, or somewhat regal. His characters tend to be a combination of The Stoic and Large Ham.
May possibly be the Japanese equivalent of BRIAN BLESSED. His North American/Canadian counterpart is Scott McNeil.
He's married to his fellow voice actress, Gara Takashima.
Go ahead, Mister Troper. Open the Notable Roles.
- Adam in the Japanese dub of the movie It's Complicated
- Admiral Perry in Space☆Dandy
- Albert Robinson in Moero! Top Striker
- Babbo in MÄR
- Bayman in Dead or Alive
- Blood Falcon in F-Zero: GP Legend
- Brachio in Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger
- Chico in Fang of the Sun Dougram
- Chief Thunderhooves in the Japanese dub of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- Clarus Amicitia in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
- Clayton in the Japanese dub of Tarzan (1999) and Kingdom Hearts I
- Clump's father in Transformers Victory
- Crocodine in the 1991 version of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
- Dale Biederbeck (Tim Curry) in the dub of Monk
- Daisuke Jigen in The Fuma Conspiracy (hired as a stand-in for Kiyoshi Kobayashi)
- Daniel J. D'Arby in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (TV anime)
- Darth Vader in some Japanese dubs of Star Wars (other dubs have him voiced by Tōru Ōhira)
- De Villiers in Legend of the Galactic Heroes
- Don Capua in The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (succeeded by Teruyuki Tanzawa)
- Doric in Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and The Blight Below
- Duma in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- Eahta in Granblue Fantasy
- Estark in Dragon Quest Rivals
- The Fallen in Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
- Fusoya in Final Fantasy IV
- The G.U.N. Commander in Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic × Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings
- Gekkou of Illusions in GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- Geronimo/005 in both the Cyborg 009 79 series and the 80's movie. Succeeded by Akio Ōtsuka in the 2001 series and by Teruyuki Tanizawa in the 2012 movie
- Gihren Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam (SIEG ZEON!)
- Gilbert F. Altstein in Blood Blockade Battlefront (replacing the late Shinji Ogawa, who was originally cast in the role but fell ill and sadly passed away before recording began)
- Gilbert Mesh in Sonic Soldier Borgman
- Giran, Bora, Colonel Silver, and King Vegeta III in Dragon Ball
- Emperor Gelma in Star Fleet
- Go Gun-Hee in Solo Leveling
- Gus Polinski in the Asahi TV dub of Home Alone 1
- Happy Science films:
- Prometheus in The Golden Laws
- Tousaku Arai in The Rebirth of Buddha
- Sheriff Harry S. Truman (Michael Ontkean) in the Japanese dub of Twin Peaks
- Hargon & Malroth in Dragon Quest II CD Theater
- Himself in Seiyu's Life!
- King Hythlodaeus V in Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Isaac Netero in Hunter × Hunter (2011, succeeding the deceased Ichirō Nagai)
- Infinity and the Narrator in Enchanted Arms
- Itzamna in Tokyo Afterschool Summoners
- J in Sakigake!! Otokojuku (YOU ARE NOT MY MATCH!)
- Jude Heartfilia in Fairy Tail
- King Neptune in the Japanese dub of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
- Saint Beast Lakia in Kousoku Sentai Turboranger
- Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Major Zero in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Liquid Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (succeeding the deceased Kōji Totani)
- Magneto in Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers
- Captain "Axe Hand" Morgan in One Piece
- Mr. Onick in YⱯIBA
- Murai in Ninja Gaiden (2004 game)
- Nanashi in GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018)
- N.M.E. Sales Guy and Nightmare in the Japanese version of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Parallel Nightmare in Super Kirby Clash
- Japanese Announcer A in Kirby Air Riders
- Odie O'Bright in Live A Live (2022 remake)
- Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus (Alfred Molina) in the Japanese dub of Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Patriot in Arknights: Prelude to Dawn
- Pops in the Japanese dub of The Secret Life of Pets
- Ralph Crewe in Princess Sarah
- Ramenman in Kinnikuman
- Dr. Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) in the Japanese dub of CSI
- Reeve Tuesti In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Remy Breffort, the one and only male character to survive the duration of Noir
- General Reynier de Jarjayes in The Rose of Versailles (2025 film)
- Riki in Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
- Sacher Torte and the Narrator note in Sorcerer Hunters, which was later the basis for a Breaking the Fourth Wall joke in the OVAs
- Scorponok in Transformers: ★Headmasters and BlackZarak in Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
- Scott Shelby in the Japanese dub of Heavy Rain
- Sennen / Ken'ichi Zenji in Hero Bank
- The Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) in the VHS and first DVD dub of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Snijder in SPY×FAMILY CODE: White
- Souther/Thouther in Fist of the North Star
- Spartacus in Golgo 13
- Thanos (Josh Brolin) in the Japanese dub of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Thomas in #COMPASS
- Timp Sharon in Xabungle, Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden and Super Robot Wars Z
- As well as Fatman Big and the Narrator. (Multiple roles in a single show are common for him.)
- Tongpu/Mad Pierrot in Cowboy Bebop
- Undertow in the Japanese dub of The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
- Ultra Magnus in the Japanese dub of Transformers: Animated
- Van Buskirk in Lensman: Galactic Patrol
- Victor in the Raidou Kuzunoha Drama CD
- Worf in ''Star Trek: The Next Generation"
- Willy Fog in Around the World with Willy Fog
- Ys:
- Darm and Narrator in Ys I & II
- Galbalan and Narrator in Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (reprised in Ys: The Oath in Felghana)
- Talking Stone in Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys
- The Zenryoku Zenkai Cannon in Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger