Unshō Ishizuka

Unshō Ishizuka (石塚 運昇, Ishizuka Unshō, May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui.[1] He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak on the Japanese anime series Pokémon.

Unshō Ishizuka
石塚 運昇
Born
Yukinori Ishizuka
(石塚 運昇)[note 1]

(1951-05-16)May 16, 1951[1]
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan
DiedAugust 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 67)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • narrator
  • theatre director
Years active1984–2018
AgentAoni Production
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]

In addition to that, he regularly appeared in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon anime, voicing Onix, Steelix and numerous other Pokémon.

Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and is often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop, Eugene Gallardo from Tales of Rebirth and Captain Matthews in the Xenosaga trilogy. He was also the Japanese dub voice of Captain Gantu in every version of Lilo & Stitch to date. He was also the fourth Japanese voice of Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken video game series, and the second Japanese voice for Mr. Satan in the Dragon Ball franchise, taking over both roles since the death of longtime actor Daisuke Gōri. He has voiced the roles of Kizaru in the One Piece series, Van Hohenheim in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series, Zabuza Momochi in the Naruto series, Ginzo Nakamori in Detective Conan and Magic Kaito, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, as well as Bunta Fujiwara in Initial D, Ryotaro Dojima in Persona 4 and Ujiyasu Hōjō in Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi. Ishizuka was also the famous voice-over actor for Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and Kevin Spacey.

On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13, at the age of 67 from a colon infection caused by an esophageal tumor.[2]

Filmography

Television animation
1984
  • Giant Gorg (Narrator)
  • Yoroshiku Mechadock (Toshimitsu Watanabe)
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018

Theatrical animation

Original video animation (OVA)

Web animation

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1998Dragon Force IIGrandel[8]
2000Breath of Fire IVScias[8]
2002Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur MachtCaptain Matthews[8]
2002Breath of Fire: Dragon QuarterOdjn[8]
2002Panzer Dragoon OrtaSestren[8]
2003Star Ocean: Till the End of TimeAdray Lasbard[8]
2003KunoichiKazaguruma[8]
2004Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und BöseCaptain Matthews[8]
2005Romancing SaGaHawke[8]
2006Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach ZarathustraCaptain Matthews[8]
2008Persona 4Ryotaro DojimaAlso Golden in 2012[8]
2009Yakuza 3Tetsuo Tamashiro[8]
2010Kingdom Hearts Birth by SleepCaptain Gantu[8]
2010Zangeki no ReginleivGunther[8]
2010Kurohyō: Ryū ga Gotoku ShinshōShozo Takenaka[8]
2011Tekken Tag Tournament 2Heihachi Mishima[9]
2012Street Fighter X TekkenHeihachi Mishima[8][10]
2012Dead or Alive 5Brad Wong[11]
2012Project X ZoneHeihachi Mishima[12]
2014Ryū ga Gotoku Ishin!Toyo Yoshida[8]
2015Tekken 7Heihachi Mishima[13]
20157th Dragon III: Code VFDYoritomo[8]
2015Project X Zone 2Heihachi Mishima[14][8]
2015JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of HeavenJoseph Joestar (old)[8]
2017Shin Megami Tensei: Strange JourneyCommander Gorecredited as Unsyo Ishizuki[8]
2018Super Smash Bros. UltimateIncineroar (Gaogaen in Japan), various Poké Ball Pokémon, Heihachi Mishima.Posthumous release[8][15]
2018God Eater 3Abraham Gadolin[16]
2019Dead or Alive 6Brad Wong[8][17]
2019One Piece: World SeekerKizaru[8]
2019Super Robot Wars TMeran, Jet Black[8]
2019The King of Fighters All StarHeihachi Mishima[18]
2022JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle RJoseph Joestar (old)[19]
2023Like a Dragon: Ishin!Toyo Yoshida[8]

CD dramas

Tokusatsu

Live-action

Animation

Notes and references

Notes
  1. The kanji in his real name and stage name are written in the same way but the pronunciations are different.

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