Japanese voice actor, narrator, and director (1951–2018)
Unshō Ishizuka
石塚 運昇
Born (1951-05-16 ) May 16, 1951[ 1] Died August 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 67)Tokyo, Japan
Occupations Actor voice actor narrator theatre director Years active 1984–2018 Agent Aoni Production Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[ 1]
Unshō Ishizuka (石塚 運昇 ,Ishizuka Unshō ; May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese actor,voice actor , narrator and theatre director fromKatsuyama, Fukui .[ 1] He was affiliated withAoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator andProfessor Oak /Dr. Yukinari Okido on the Japanese anime seriesPokémon . In addition to that, he regularly appeared in both the Japanese and English-language versions of thePokémon anime, voicingOnix ,Steelix and numerous other Pokémon.
Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and was often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such asJet Black fromCowboy Bebop , Eugene Gallardo fromTales of Rebirth andCaptain Matthews in theXenosaga trilogy. He was also the Japanese dub voice ofCaptain Gantu in every version ofLilo & Stitch to date. He was also the fourth Japanese voice ofHeihachi Mishima in theTekken video game series, and the second Japanese voice forMr. Satan in theDragon Ball franchise, taking over both roles since the death of longtime actorDaisuke Gōri . He has voiced the roles of Kizaru in theOne Piece series,Van Hohenheim in theFullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series,Zabuza Momochi in theNaruto series,Ginzo Nakamori inDetective Conan andMagic Kaito , OlderJoseph Joestar inJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders andJoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable , as well as Bunta Fujiwara inInitial D ,Ryotaro Dojima inPersona 4 andUjiyasu Hōjō inSamurai Warriors andWarriors Orochi . Ishizuka was also the famous voice-over actor forLiam Neeson ,Laurence Fishburne andKevin Spacey .
On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13, at the age of 67 from acolon infection caused by anesophageal tumor .[ 2]
Television animation [ edit ] 1984 Giant Gorg (Narrator)Yoroshiku Mechadock (Toshimitsu Watanabe)1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 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 [ edit ] Original video animation (OVA)[ edit ] Notes and references [ edit ] ^ The kanji in his real name and stage name are written in the same way but the pronunciations are different. ^a b c 石塚 運昇|日本タレント名鑑 (in Japanese).Nihon Tarento Meikan . Retrieved17 August 2018 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Voice Actor Unshō Ishizuka Passes Away at 67" .Anime News Network .Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved17 August 2018 .^ "バーチャファイター | 1990年代 | TMS作品一覧 | アニメーションの総合プロデュース会社 トムス・エンタテインメント" .tms-e.co.jp (in Japanese). RetrievedFebruary 15, 2025 .^ "CHARACTER -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 スターダストクルセイダース』公式サイト" .jojo-animation.com (in Japanese).Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2019 .^ "CHARACTER -TVアニメ『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ダイヤモンドは砕けない』公式サイト-" .jojo-animation.com (in Japanese).Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2019 .^ "映画 妖怪ウォッチ シャドウサイド 鬼王の復活 各話声優 - アニメ声優情報" .Mau Mau . RetrievedJanuary 8, 2025 .^ "故・石塚運昇さん、『ポケモン』新作映画出演でファン喜び「やり方が粋すぎて泣ける…」" .Oricon . March 2019.Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. RetrievedMarch 1, 2019 .^ "さよなら、ティラノ" .animenewsnetwork.com .Archived from the original on 2020-05-29. RetrievedMay 5, 2020 .^ "Hellsing Ultimate III ".Hellsing Ultimate . Episode 3. October 4, 2014. Adult Swim. ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Unsho Ishizuka (visual voices guide)" .behindthevoiceactors.com .Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved2019-01-21 .A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. ^ Harada, Katsuhiro [@Harada_TEKKEN] (December 24, 2010)."ヤング平八の声優さんは"石塚運昇さん"です!A new voice actor was used for the young Heihachi: UNSYO ISHIZUKA" (Tweet ). RetrievedFebruary 13, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ Dimps ,Capcom .Street Fighter X Tekken . Capcom. Scene: Closing credits, Cast.^ "Dead or Alive 5 Official Site" .gamecity.ne.jp (in Japanese). RetrievedDecember 12, 2018 .^ "『PROJECT X ZONE(プロジェクト クロスゾーン)』仲間&ライバルキャラクター紹介" .s.famitsu.com (in Japanese). September 13, 2012.Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. RetrievedMarch 19, 2022 .^ Harada, Katsuhiro [@Harada_TEKKEN] (August 21, 2014)."Japanese voice actor = same. Others = probably same but some voice actor will change contract or quit job. (cont)" (Tweet ). RetrievedFebruary 13, 2019 – viaTwitter . ^ "三島平八 | CHARACTER | PROJECT X ZONE 2 -BRAVE NEW WORLD-" .pxz2.bn-ent.net (in Japanese). RetrievedDecember 12, 2018 .^ @Sora_Sakurai (1 November 2018)."ちょっと湿っぽい話ですが…..." (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ "エイブラハム・ガドリン | CHARACTER ゴッドイーター3 | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト" .ge3.godeater.jp (in Japanese). RetrievedDecember 12, 2018 .^ 『デッド オア アライブ 6』ブラッド(声:石塚運昇)&エリオット(声:皆川純子)が参戦決定!【先出し週刊ファミ通】 (in Japanese).Famitsu . December 12, 2018. RetrievedDecember 12, 2018 .^ "KOF ALLSTAR×鉄拳7 コラボ特設サイト | THE KING OF FIGHTERS ALLSTAR" .kofallstar.netmarble.jp (in Japanese). Archived fromthe original on December 14, 2019. RetrievedJuly 21, 2020 .^ "老ジョセフ・ジョースター | CHARACTER | ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 オールスターバトルR | バンダイナムコエンターテインメント公式サイト" (in Japanese).Bandai Namco Entertainment . March 9, 2022.Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. RetrievedMarch 9, 2022 .^ "ライフワンダーズ公式 on Twitter" .Twitter .Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved2018-11-10 .^ "96時間" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. RetrievedOctober 3, 2021 .^ "アンノウン" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. RetrievedOctober 31, 2019 .^ "バトルシップ(2012)" .Star Channel . RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "96時間/リベンジ" .Fox Japan . Archived fromthe original on September 25, 2020. RetrievedAugust 12, 2020 .^ "荒野はつらいよ ~アリゾナより愛をこめて~" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on November 26, 2020. RetrievedMay 6, 2019 .^ "ラン・オールナイト" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on April 25, 2020. RetrievedJune 8, 2019 .^ "午後エンタ 午後ロード「96時間/レクイエム」シリーズ完結、地上波初放送!" .TV Tokyo .Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. RetrievedApril 20, 2022 .^ "テッド2" .Fukikaeru . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "スノーホワイト 氷の王国" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2021 .^ "怪物はささやく" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "オペレーション・クロマイト" .THE KLOCKWORX . Archived fromthe original on December 24, 2019. RetrievedDecember 24, 2019 .^ "隣人(1992)" .Star Channel . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "光の旅人 K-PAX" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on December 10, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "スーパーマン リターンズ" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 27, 2019. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ "ブラザーサンタ[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 26, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 30, 2019 .^ "月に囚われた男" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ハウス・オブ・カード 野望の階段 シーズン1" .Wowow .Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. RetrievedMarch 5, 2020 .^ "ベイビー・ドライバー" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 21, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2019 .^ "ミスティック・リバー" .Warner Bros . RetrievedNovember 8, 2021 .^ "M:i:III" .Wowow .Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. RetrievedNovember 7, 2021 .^ "ボビーZ[吹]" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 8, 2019 .^ "ライド・アロング~相棒見習い~" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on February 5, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 5, 2023 .^ "The 100/ハンドレッド<ファースト・シーズン>" .Warner Bros .Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. RetrievedDecember 1, 2021 .^ "イヴの総て" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on September 16, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "アメリカン・アウトロー DVD" .Mercari . RetrievedJuly 28, 2020 .^ "アラクノフォビア" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. RetrievedJuly 7, 2019 .^ "キャスト・アウェイ" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "シティ・オブ・エンジェル[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on July 11, 2023. RetrievedMarch 1, 2021 .^ "ランナウェイ/逃亡者" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "陰謀のセオリー" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "アドレナリン2 ハイ・ボルテージ" .Sony Pictures . RetrievedNovember 7, 2021 .^ "クロウ/飛翔伝説<4Kリマスター・スペシャル・エディション>" .Zeque Productions .Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. RetrievedOctober 30, 2021 .^ "デイ・ウォッチ" .Fox Japan . Archived fromthe original on March 6, 2019. RetrievedMarch 5, 2019 .^ "午後ロード「デトネーター」 2日連続!!ウェズリー・スナイプス 俺が守る!" .TV Tokyo .Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 .^ "ダイ・ハード3" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ドム・ヘミングウェイ" .Fox Japan . Archived fromthe original on March 6, 2019. RetrievedMarch 4, 2019 .^ "ドクター・ドリトル(1998)" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on January 27, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 27, 2023 .^ "午後ロード「沈黙の断崖」舞台は断崖絶壁!!"セガール拳"が怒りとともに爆発だ!" .TV Tokyo .Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. RetrievedOctober 14, 2019 .^ "フロム・ジ・アース/人類、月に立つ 第4話「初めての地球」[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on June 27, 2023. RetrievedJuly 8, 2019 .^ "パリの恋人" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ギャラクシー・クエスト" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ゴーストバスターズ" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. RetrievedJune 5, 2021 .^ "ゴーン・ガール" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "グリーンマイル" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "サイバーネット[吹]" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. RetrievedMay 7, 2019 .^ "ハイ・フィデリティ[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on March 27, 2019. RetrievedJuly 4, 2019 .^ "ホット・ショット2" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "モンタナの風に抱かれて" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "デス・リベンジ [DVD]" .Amazon Japan . 3 February 2010. RetrievedJuly 9, 2019 .^ "背徳の囁き" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on December 30, 2022. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2023 .^ "ジェニファー8" .NBCUniversal Japan . RetrievedApril 30, 2019 .^ "ブレンダン・フレイザー 復讐街 DVD" .Mercari . RetrievedJanuary 27, 2022 .^ "ジャッジ・ドレッド(1995)" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "マーシャル博士の恐竜ランド[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on April 30, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 16, 2020 .^ "トゥームレイダー2[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on April 7, 2022. RetrievedJuly 15, 2019 .^ @skyrimload722 (December 9, 2018)."★Amazon Prime Video 吹替配信 情報" (Tweet ). RetrievedNovember 1, 2021 – viaTwitter . ^ "007 消されたライセンス(日曜洋画劇場版)" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ヴェルサイユの宮廷庭師" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "崖っぷちの男" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on October 16, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "マトリックス3 レボリューションズ" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on July 11, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2023 .^ "【ファンが選んだ第17位】007/ムーンレイカー" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on November 15, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ニア・ダーク/真夜中の出来事<HDニューマスター版>" .Zeque Productions .Archived from the original on June 11, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 17, 2019 .^ "ナイト・ウォッチ/NOCHNOI DOZOR[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on April 7, 2022. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .^ "1984<HDニューマスター版>" .Zeque Productions .Archived from the original on January 17, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 17, 2019 .^ "ニクソン" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "悪霊喰" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ペイバック" .Star Channel . RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "海外TVドラマシリーズ『ペニー・ドレッドフル 〜ナイトメア" .NBCUniversal .Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. RetrievedAugust 12, 2020 .^ "パーシー・ジャクソンとオリンポスの神々:魔の海" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ポセイドン・アドベンチャー[石塚運昇吹替版]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on April 29, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2019 .^ "プリンス・オブ・ペルシャ/時間の砂" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "スカーフェイス" .Wowow . RetrievedNovember 7, 2021 .^ "狼女の香り -日本語吹き替え版" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on June 1, 2021. RetrievedJune 1, 2021 .^ "魔法使いの弟子[吹]" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on October 29, 2020. RetrievedMarch 13, 2019 .^ "スピード<日本語吹替完全版>コレクターズ・ブルーレイBOX [スピード2付]" .Tsutaya . Archived fromthe original on November 26, 2021. RetrievedNovember 25, 2021 .^ "サブウェイ123 激突" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "TAXi[吹]" .Star Channel . RetrievedOctober 27, 2021 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "10人の泥棒たち" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "シン・レッド・ライン" .Sony Pictures . RetrievedNovember 8, 2021 .^ "タイタニック(1997)" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "トッツィー" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "君への誓い" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ザ・ホワイトハウス" .SuperDramaTV . RetrievedOctober 30, 2021 .^ "アメリカン・レポーター" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on September 27, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "ウルヴァリン:X-MEN ZERO" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 23, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "チキン・リトル" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on January 1, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 1, 2023 .^ "くもりときどきミートボール[吹]" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. RetrievedJuly 24, 2019 .^ "アイス・エイジ2" .The Cinema . Archived fromthe original on February 15, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2023 .^ "アイス・エイジ クリスマス" .Fox Japan . Archived fromthe original on September 22, 2020. RetrievedAugust 12, 2020 .^ "アイス・エイジ4 パイレーツ大冒険" .Star Channel .Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2023 .^ "アイス・エイジ5 止めろ!惑星大衝突" .Star Channel . Archived fromthe original on February 21, 2023. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2023 .^ "シュレック2 スペシャル・エディション" .HMV .Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. RetrievedDecember 29, 2021 .^ "SING/シング" .Fukikaeru .Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. RetrievedFebruary 23, 2019 .^ "シュガー・ラッシュ" .Fukikaeru . RetrievedFebruary 2, 2023 .
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