Naoki Tatsuta is a Japanese voice actor born in Wakayama Prefecture who voices Capone Bege in the One Piece anime, in addition to a long list of other well-known anime roles.
Tatsuta voices the pirate captain Capone "Gang" Bege in the One Piece anime, one entry in a decades-long career built largely on supporting and character-actor roles across Japanese animation.
Tatsuta's roles include Capone "Gang" Bege in One Piece, Oolong in Dragon Ball, Dr. Escargon in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Buta Gorilla in Kiteretsu Daihyakka, and Daima Jin in High School! Kimengumi. These span a decades-long career built largely on supporting and character-actor parts.
Naoki Tatsuta voices Oolong in the Japanese version of Dragon Ball. This is one of his best-known roles from a career active since 1976.
Tatsuta is affiliated with Aoni Production. That affiliation has backed his voice acting career for decades.
Tatsuta has been active since 1976. That gives him a career spanning nearly five decades in Japanese animation.
Tatsuta was born in 1950 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. He has built his career as a Japanese voice actor from that starting point.

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