Minoru Inaba is a Japanese voice actor born on November 8, 1951, in Shizuoka Prefecture. He is affiliated with the talent agency Ken Production. Inaba began his career in the mid-1970s, with one of his earliest roles being in the 1972 anime Barom-1. His career has since spanned several decades, during which he has become recognized for a versatile vocal range that allows him to portray a wide variety of characters, from warm father figures to intimidating villains.

Inaba has built an extensive filmography with numerous prominent roles across many major anime franchises. In the 1997 remake of Speed Racer, known as Speed Racer X or Mach GoGoGo, he voiced the character Daisuke Hibiki, the father of the protagonist Go Hibiki and the creator of the Mach 5 race car. He is also well-known for his work in the Gundam franchise, having provided voices for Dr. J in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Rike Anto in After War Gundam X, and William Sutherland in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Other notable anime roles include the coach Sakata in Touch, General White Tiger in Berserk, Yoshikichi Shimomura in Infinite Ryvius, Khajiit Dale Badantel in Overlord, and Emperor Friedrich IV in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These. He has also been a recurring presence in long-running series such as One Piece, where he voices King Neptune, and has taken on various roles in the Detective Conan franchise.

Beyond anime, Inaba is highly regarded for his work in dubbing foreign films and series. He is the regular Japanese voice of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise and Dale from the Disney duo Chip 'n' Dale. His extensive dubbing credits also include voicing Cyclonus and Razorclaw in The Transformers, Ned Flanders and Moe Szyslak in The Simpsons, and Glóin in The Hobbit film series. Inaba's career is marked by his longevity and the sheer volume of his work, making him a familiar presence to audiences across generations of Japanese animation and dubbed entertainment.