Those of you who know me know I have a long love of the Dragon Ball franchise that spans almost 15 years now. I remember catching it in it's initial 13 episode run on UPN Saturday mornings in 1995. A short time later, I stumbled across a channel called appropriately enough, The International Channel. On said channel, I discovered that they aired Dragon Ball Z in Japanese uncut. There were no subtitles, but it didn't matter to me at the time. I fell in love with the Japanese score and more importantly, the voice talent. One of my favorites was the gruff and oh so entertaining Daisuke Gôri, who played Mr. Satan (pictured below), King Cold, Umigame (the turtle) and a few more.
It saddens me to hear of his passing, and even more so that it was an apparent suicide. His talents and voice will be sorely missed, and the foreign entertainment industry will never be the same. Here are a few notable roles of his besides his work in the DB franchise:
Heihachi Mishima-Tekken 3 and beyond
Bass Armstrong-Dead or Alive
E. Honda-Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Dekaruto-Trigun
Shabranigdo-Slayers
Dozle Sabi-Mobile Suit Gundam
Yamazaki-Patalabor
You will be missed Mr. Gori. Thank you for all the wonderful memories. Perhaps there is no better time than the present now for that long planned Mr. Satan costume for Halloween...
