Eisuke Yoda was a Japanese actor and voice actor born on October 15, 1927, in Tokyo, although some sources list his birthplace as Osaka Prefecture. He began his entertainment career in 1947 and was active in the industry for over seven decades until his death on August 29, 2019, at the age of 91. He was affiliated with the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society (Tokyo Haiyuza) for a significant portion of his career.

Yoda's voice acting work spanned a wide range of anime, tokusatsu, and foreign film dubs. He was particularly well-known for his contributions to the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series, where he frequently provided voices for various monsters and villains. In anime, he took on a variety of character roles. He voiced the antagonist Dekim Barton in the 1997 OVA and subsequent special edition of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz. He also played the role of Saemon Tachibana in the 1999 anime series Puppet Master Sakon. Another of his notable roles was as Uncle Henry in the 1982 anime series The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's classic books. His filmography also includes roles in major animated films such as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, where he voiced an antique store owner, and multiple entries in the Case Closed franchise, including The Last Wizard of the Century and Baker Street's Ghost.

Throughout his long career, Yoda collaborated with many prominent figures in the voice acting industry. Sources indicate he frequently worked alongside contemporaries such as Kato Seizo and Ogata Kenichi. His work was not limited to voice acting; he also had a substantial career as an on-screen actor, appearing in numerous television dramas, including several Taiga dramas for NHK.

Eisuke Yoda's legacy is that of a prolific and versatile performer whose work was foundational in Japanese genre entertainment, particularly in tokusatsu and anime from the 1970s through the 2000s. His deep baritone voice became a familiar presence for generations of viewers.