Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Ryusuke Ohbayashi (大林 隆介 Ōbayashi Ryūsuke, born March 13, 1946 in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese voice actor. Some of his best known roles include Soun Tendo in Ranma ½ and Captain Kiichi Goto in Patlabor. He was formerly credited as Ryūnosuke Ōbayashi (大林 隆之介 Ōbayashi Ryūnosuke), and his real name is Shōchi Ōbayashi (大林 昌一 Ōbayashi Shōichi). He is employed by the talent management firm 81 Produce. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ryūsuke Ōbayashi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)

It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Kawamori  •  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Mari Iijima  •  Arihiro Hase  •  Mika Doi  •  Akira Kamiya

It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long journey back to Earth with survivors of South ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Kawamori  •  Noboru Ishiguro
CAST:  Mari Iijima  •  Arihiro Hase  •  Mika Doi  •  Akira Kamiya

Birth (1984)

Life on apocalypse Aqualoid proceeds humorously and grandiosely; Nam's new sword starts attracting aggressive Inorganics, however, endangering him, Rasa, friends and the whole planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Sadamitsu
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kazuki Yao

Life on apocalypse Aqualoid proceeds humorously and grandiosely; Nam's new sword starts attracting aggressive Inorganics, however, endangering him, Rasa, friends and the whole planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinya Sadamitsu
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kazuki Yao

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987)

Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Kawamori
CAST:  Mari Iijima  •  Arihiro Hase  •  Mika Doi  •  Akira Kamiya

Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shoji Kawamori
CAST:  Mari Iijima  •  Arihiro Hase  •  Mika Doi  •  Akira Kamiya

Ranma ½: The Movie — The Battle of Nekonron: The Fight to Break the Rules! (1991)

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma crew is forced to take a boat to China in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)

Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Patlabor: The Movie (1989)

A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

TAILENDERS (2009)

Premiered in Sapporo Short Fest 2009. The destiny of Tomoe Shiro, a formidable racer with a very promising career, experiments an U-turn when a serious accident puts his life at stake. He recovers miraculously, though, when his heart is replaced with the engine of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Sasaki  •  Makoto Ohta  •  Masaru Kawahara  •  Mebae
CAST:  Wataru Hatano  •  Kenta Miyake  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Ryoka Yuzuki

Premiered in Sapporo Short Fest 2009. The destiny of Tomoe Shiro, a formidable racer with a very promising career, experiments an U-turn when a serious accident puts his life at stake. He recovers miraculously, though, when his heart is replaced with the engine of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hisashi Sasaki  •  Makoto Ohta  •  Masaru Kawahara  •  Mebae
CAST:  Wataru Hatano  •  Kenta Miyake  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Ryoka Yuzuki

Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (1983)

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

Love Position: The Legend of Halley (1985)

An agent who was sent riding on Halley's comet to the earth. He was actually given an order to destroy the earth. Captivated by planet's beauty, however, he is no longer able to destroy the planet. Seventy-six years later, another agent from Halley's comet is sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Kazue Komiya

An agent who was sent riding on Halley's comet to the earth. He was actually given an order to destroy the earth. Captivated by planet's beauty, however, he is no longer able to destroy the planet. Seventy-six years later, another agent from Halley's comet is sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Kazue Komiya

California Crisis: Gun Salvo (1986)

Noera is heading to work after drinking all night with a friend when he meets Marcia, a young biker heading towards Los Angeles. They abruptly get involved in a car chase and Marcia ends up retrieving a locked metal box from one of the pursued vehicles. Within it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mizuho Nishikubo
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Yoshito Yasuhara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kosei Tomita

Noera is heading to work after drinking all night with a friend when he meets Marcia, a young biker heading towards Los Angeles. They abruptly get involved in a car chase and Marcia ends up retrieving a locked metal box from one of the pursued vehicles. Within it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mizuho Nishikubo
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Yoshito Yasuhara  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kosei Tomita

Harikomi (1991)

When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaro Kawamura
CAST:  Miyako Yamaguchi  •  Minori Terada  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Toshihiko Tahara

When a team of detectives lose the trail of a murderer, they decide to keep an eye on the suspect’s ex-lover, who is trapped in an abusive marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yutaro Kawamura
CAST:  Miyako Yamaguchi  •  Minori Terada  •  Ryo Ishibashi  •  Toshihiko Tahara

Inferious Interplanetary War Chronicle - Condition Green (1991)

Keith, George, Edward, Yang and Shaw are Platoon #801, the five-man team formed to protect their homeworld in the Inferious galaxy from alien invasion. Gazaria's evil emperor Vince conquers the neighbor worlds of Kal and Granad, and suddenly only Platoon #801, also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Daiki Nakamura  •  Koji Tsujitani  •  Mitsuki Yayoi

Keith, George, Edward, Yang and Shaw are Platoon #801, the five-man team formed to protect their homeworld in the Inferious galaxy from alien invasion. Gazaria's evil emperor Vince conquers the neighbor worlds of Kal and Granad, and suddenly only Platoon #801, also ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Daiki Nakamura  •  Koji Tsujitani  •  Mitsuki Yayoi