Daisuke Gōri (郷里 大輔 Gōri Daisuke, February 8, 1952 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Kōtō, Tokyo. His real name, as well as his former stage name, was Yoshio Nagahori (長堀 芳夫 Nagahori Yoshio). He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death.
He was best known for his roles in the Dragon Ball series (as Mr. Satan and numerous other characters), Mobile Suit Gundam (as Dozle Zabi and Bask Om), Ninja Scroll (as Gemma Himuro), Kinnikuman (as Robin Mask), Patlabor (as Hiromi Yamazaki), Tekken (as Heihachi Mishima), and Soulcalibur (as Edge Master) - as well as his distinctive deep, booming voice.
On January 17, 2010 at approximately 3:00 P.M., Gōri was found lying on his stomach with blood dripping from his wrists in the middle of a street in Nakano, Tokyo by a passerby, who then notified the police. Authorities from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Nakano station discovered a note (with the words "I'm sorry" (ごめんね, Gomenne) and "Thank you" (ありがとう, Arigatō) scrawled on it) addressed to his family.
According to fellow voice actors, Gōri was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus a few years prior to his death and his vision was affected by retinal detachment as a result of the disease. Thus, without being about to watch animations and match his voice to how characters spoke, Gōri was unable to voice act and continue his passion and love in life, resulting in his tragic suicide.
Filmography
| Year | Character | Title | Dub Voice | Dub Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1980 | Dozle Zabi | Mobile Suit Gundam | French Tickner | Canada |
| 1984 | Space Pirate (ep. 46) | Astro Boy | Bob Gonzalez | United States |
| 1984 | Diamond | Fist of the North Star | Peter Spellos | United States |
| 1984 | Claude Leon | Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross | Greg Finley | United States |
| 1985-1986 | Bask Om | Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam | Noah Umholtz | Canada |
| 1986-1989 | Turtle | Dragon Ball | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Doug Parker | Canada | |||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| Dave Pettitt | Canada | |||
| Ox-King | Dave Ward | Canada | ||
| Kyle Hebert | United States | |||
| Dave Pettitt | Canada | |||
| Captain Dark (ep. 49) | Justin Cook | United States | ||
| Corby Proctor | Canada | |||
| Captain Yellow (ep. 58) | Andrew Chandler | United States | ||
| Ben Jeffery | Canada | |||
| Gora (ep. 81) | Mike McFarland | United States | ||
| Steve Olson | Canada | |||
| Antoine the Great (ep. 85) | Chris Rager | United States | ||
| Gerald Matthews | Canada | |||
| Cymbal (eps. 104-105) | Mark Orvik | United States | ||
| Dean Galloway | Canada | |||
| Drum (eps. 118-119) | Bob Carter | United States | ||
| Dave Pettitt | Canada | |||
| 1986 | Turtle | Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Doug Parker | Canada | |||
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| 1986 | Uighur | Fist of the North Star: The Movie | Gregory Snegoff | United States |
| 1987 | Turtle | Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle |
Christopher Sabat | United States |
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| Ghastel | Mike McFarland | United States | ||
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| 1988-1994 | Jigon (ep. 3) | Crying Freeman | Sean Barrett | United Kingdom |
| Mike Reynolds | United States | |||
| 1988-1989 | Dr. Shahah (eps. 3-4) | Dominion Tank Police | Peter Marinker | United Kingdom |
| 1988 | Turtle | Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure | Daniel Woren | United States |
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| 1988-1989 | Saranbou | Legendary Armor Samurai Troopers | Richard Newman | Canada |
| 1989-1996 | Mr. Satan | Dragon Ball Z | Chris Rager | United States |
| Don Brown | Canada | |||
| Ox-King | Dave Ward | |||
| Mark Britten (eps. 88-193) |
United States | |||
| Kyle Hebert (remastered dub) | ||||
| King Yemma | Ward Perry | Canada | ||
| Dale Wilson | ||||
| Chris Rager | United States | |||
| Turtle | Scott McNeil | Canada | ||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| Porunga (eps. 100-286) |
Richard Newman | Canada | ||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| King Cold | Brad Jackson | |||
| Vinegar | John Freeman | |||
| Shorty (ep. 17) |
Paul Dobson | Canada | ||
| Phil Parsons | United States | |||
| Mez (ep. 280) |
Mike McFarland | |||
| Scott McNeil | Canada | |||
| 1989 | Ox-King | Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone | Dave Ward | Canada |
| David Gasman | France | |||
| Kyle Hebert | United States | |||
| 1989-1992 | Derzerb | The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor | Dan Lorge | United States |
| 1990 | Misokatsun | Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest | Ward Perry | Canada |
| Ed Marcus | France | |||
| Robert McCollum | United States | |||
| Turtle | Scott McNeil | Canada | ||
| Doug Rand | France | |||
| Christopher Sabat | United States | |||
| 1991 | Wings | Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug | Chris Rager | United States |
| David Gasman | France | |||
| 1993 | Ox-King | Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks | Mark Britten | United States |
| Kyle Hebert (remastered dub) | ||||
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| 1993 | Mr. Satan | Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound | Chris Rager | United States |
| Paul Bandey | France | |||
| 1993 | Himaro Genma | Ninja Scroll | Richard Epcar | United States |
| 1994 | Mr. Satan | Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly | Chris Rager | United States |
| 1994 | Edmond Honda | Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie | Richard Epcar | United States |
| 1995 | Mr. Satan | Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn | Chris Rager | United States |
| King Yemma | ||||
| 1995-1996 | George Black | Gunsmith Cats | Rick Peeples | United States |
| 1995 | Shabranigdo | The Slayers | Micheal J. Haigney | United States |
| 1996-1997 | Mr. Satan | Dragon Ball GT | Dave Pettitt | Canada |
| Chris Rager | United States | |||
| King Yemma | Tommy James | Canada | ||
| Chris Rager | United States | |||
| 1996 | Turtle | Dragon Ball: The Path to Power | Christopher Sabat | United States |
| 1997 | Pig (ep. 17) | Slayers TRY | Anthony Salerno | United States |
| 1998-1999 | Fatty River (ep. 6) | Cowboy Bebop | ¿? | United States |
| 1998 | Descartes (ep. 1) | Trigun | Joe Romersa | United States |
| 1999 | Attalos | Reign: The Conqueror | Beau Billingslea | United States |
| 2000-2004 | Kyokotsu (eps. 102, 110) |
InuYasha | Dave Ward | Canada |
| 2001-2009 | Dorry | One Piece | Bob Carter | United States |
| Jimbei (1st voice) | Daniel Baugh | |||
| 2001 | Mikio (ep. 188) |
Pokémon | ¿? | United States |
| 2003-2004 | Dominic LeCoulte | Fullmetal Alchemist | Matthew Tompkins | United States |
| 2004-2012 | Dondochakka Birstanne | Bleach | Pete Sepenuk | United States |
| 2004-2005 | Matsunosuke Shibui | Samurai Champloo | Beau Billingslea | United States |
| 2006-2007 | Mototsugu Shirahama | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | John Swasey | United States |
| 2009-2010 | Ox-King (eps. 4-18) | Dragon Ball Z Kai | Kyle Hebert | United States |
| King Yemma | Chris Rager | |||
| Porunga (ep. 36) | Christopher Sabat | |||
| 2009 | Gori Rider | Redline | Paul St. Peter | United States |
| 2009 | Shabranigdo | The Slayers Evolution-R | Marc Thompson | United States |
| 2010 | Commander (ep. 7) | Halo Legends | Christopher Ayres | United States |