Hiroya Ishimaru
Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya, born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二 Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941 in Sendai, Miyagi) is a Japanese voice actor most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels. He also gave voice to Tutty from Bosco Adventure and recently voiced Ultraman Taro in Ultraman Story, Ultraman Mebius, and Ultraman Mebius and Ultra Brothers. He is also the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan. He voiced Dracula in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. He also voiced Lei Wulong from the Tekken fighting game series, who has a strong resemblance to Jackie Chan.
Notable Roles
Live-action
- Ultraman Leo (1975) (Professor Nakamoto (ep. 40))
Television animation
- Mazinger Z (1972) (Kouji Kabuto)
- Future Boy Conan (1978) (Orlo)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2 (1978) (Cosmodart Nasca)
- Starzinger (1978) (Jan Kugo)
- Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985) (Professor Kotarou Hazuki)
- Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Rodimus Convoy and Hot Rodimus)
- Godannar[1] (2003) (Tatsuya Aoi)
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006) (Apachai Hopachai)
- Gin Tama (2008) (Captain Dragon (ep. 109))
- Ixion Saga DT (2012) (Father)
- Tokyo Ravens (2013) (Daizen Amami)
Theater animation
- Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973) (Kouji Kabuto)
- Doraemon: Nobita and Fantastic Three Musketeers (1994) (Dragon)
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: Yakiniku Road of Honor (2003) (Man of sanitary gown)
Video games
- Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS version) (2007) (Edward "Edge" Geraldine)
- Imagin Anime 3: You Will Find the Ul*ra Planet (2008) (Ultraman Taro)
- Kung Fu Rider (2010) (Tobio)
- Tekken series (Lei Wulong)
OVA
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Karl Robert Steinmetz)
- Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) (Shunsuke Sengoku)
- Mazinkaiser (2001) (Kouji Kabuto)
Tokusatsu
- Ultraman Story (1984) (Ultraman Taro)
- Ultraman Mebius (2006) (Ultraman Taro)
- Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) (Sharkie Chan)
- Ultraman Ginga (2013) (Ultraman Taro)
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Jackie Chan
- Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner))
- Eaten Alive (Buck (Robert Englund))
- F/X: The Series (Rollie Tyler (Cameron Daddo))
- Numb3rs (Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol))
- Thunderbird 6 (Scott Tracy)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (Scott Tracy)
- The Towering Inferno (1984 NTV edition) (Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain))
Animation
- Jackie Chan Adventures (Jackie Chan)
- Kung Fu Panda (Monkey)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (Monkey)
- Police Academy: The Animated Series (Carey Mahoney
- Secrets of the Furious Five (Young Monkey)
- Transformers Animated (Rodimus Minor)
References
External links
- Hiroya Ishimaru at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Production Baobab profile