Tesshō Genda

Tesshō Genda (玄田 哲章 Genda Tesshō, born May 20, 1948 in Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese voice actor. When he debuted, he used his real name, Mitsuo Yokoi (横居 光雄 Yokoi Mitsuo).

Genda is one of Japan's most prolific voice actors, with over 230 roles credited to his name. Some of his more notable roles include Umibouzu in City Hunter, Sourman in Dr. Slump, Taurus Aldebaran in Saint Seiya, Kurama in Naruto and Naruto Shipudden, Action Mask in Crayon Shin-chan, and Optimus Prime in the Japanese dub of The Transformers and its Japan-only sequel series.

In February 2010, he received a Merit Awards from the 4th Seiyu Awards.