What is Jōji Yanami?
{{Infobox person | name = Jōji Yanami | image = | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | native_name = 八奈見 乗児 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_name = Shigemitsu Shirato | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|8|30}} | birth_place = [[Tokyo Prefecture]], [[Japan]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|3|1931|8|30}} | death_place = | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *[[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]] *narrator }} | years_active = 1960&ndash;2015 | agent = [[Aoni Production]] | height = 165 cm }} {{Nihongo|'''Jōji Yanami'''|八奈見 乗児|Yanami Jōji|born {{Nihongo|'''Shigemitsu Shirato'''|白土 繁満|Shirato Shigemitsu}}, August 30, 1931 – December 3, 2021}} was a Japanese actor. His best known work was on the ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama and Bobbidi. Yanami died on December 3, 2021, at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ashcraft |first1=Brian |title=Dragon Ball Voice Actor And Narrator Joji Yanami Dies At 90 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/dragon-ball-voice-actor-narrator-123000257.html |access-date=14 December 2021 |publisher=Yahoo News |date=14 December 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yanami, Jouji}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese movie actors]] [[Category:Japanese television actors]] [[Category:Japanese voice actors]] [[Category:Actors from Tokyo]] {{actor-stub}}