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Hiroya Ishimaru

*anese actor

Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya, born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二, Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941) is a *anese actor, voice actor and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels. He also voiced Tutty from Bosco Adventure and Ultraman Taro in recurring Ultra Series entries. He is also the official *anese 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. He is also a fluent English Speaker.

Contents

  • 1 Filmography
    • 1.1 Television animation
    • 1.2 Theatrical animation
    • 1.3 Video games
    • 1.4 Original video animation (OVA)
    • 1.5 Tokusatsu
    • 1.6 Dubbing roles
      • 1.6.1 Live-action
      • 1.6.2 Animation
  • 2 References
  • 3 External links

Filmography

Television animation

  • Mazinger Z (1972) (Koji Kabuto)
  • Future Boy Conan (1978) (Orlo)
  • Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Cosmodart Nasca)
  • Starzinger (1978) (Jan Kugo)
  • A*a no Joe 2 (1980) (Tiger Ozaki)
  • Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985) (Professor Kotarō Hazuki)
  • Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Rodimus Convoy and Hot Rodimus)
  • Godannar (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)
  • One Piece (2021) (Kōzuki Oden)
  • Princess Principal (2017) (Beatrice (Imitation Voice (other by *ushi Ochiai, Motomu Kiyokawa, Tessho Genda, Kōsei Hirota) "Telephone partner") (ep. 9))

Theatrical 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)
  • Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018)

Video games

  • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993) (Count Dracula)
  • Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (1999) (Koji Masuda)
  • 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)
  • Street Fighter X Tekken (2012) (Lei Wulong)
  • Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (2017) (Edward "Edge" Geraldine)
  • Tekken series (Lei Wulong)

Original video animation (OVA)

  • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Karl Robert Steinmetz)
  • Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) (Shunsuke Sengoku)
  • Mazinkaiser (2001) (Kouji Kabuto)

Tokusatsu

  • Kamen Rider (1971) - (Shocker Scientist/Construction site worker/Prison guard) (actor) (4 episodes)
  • Ultraman Story (1984) (Ultraman Taro)
  • Ultraman Mebius (2006) (Ultraman Taro)
  • Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007) (Sharkie Chan (eps. 17 - 49))
  • Ultraman Ginga (2013) (Ultraman Taro)
  • Ultraman Ginga S (2014) (Ultraman Taro/Strium Brace)
  • Ultraman Taiga (2019) (Ultraman Taro) (ep.1)


Dubbing roles

Live-action

  • Jackie Chan
    • Hand of Death (Tan Feng)
    • Killer Meteors (Immortal Meteor)
    • New Fist of Fury (Cheng Long / Sing Lung / Ah Lung / Dragon)
    • Shaolin Wooden Men (Little Mute)
    • To Kill with Intrigue (Hsiao Lei)
    • Drunken Master (Freddie Wong)
    • Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Jiang)
    • Magnificent Bodyguards (Lord Ting Chung)
    • Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (Hsu Yin-Fung)
    • Spiritual Kung Fu (Yi-Lang)
    • Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Chien Fu)
    • Dragon Fist (Tang How-yuen)
    • The Fearless Hyena (Shing Lung)
    • Master with Cracked Fingers (Lung / Jackie)
    • The Big Brawl (Jerry Kwan)
    • The Young Master (Dragon Lung)
    • Dragon Lord (Dragon Ho)
    • Fantasy Mission Force (Sammy)
    • Fearless Hyena Part II (Cheng Lung)
    • Project A (Sergeant Dragon Ma)
    • Winners and Sinners (CID 07 / Cop #7086)
    • Wheels on Meals (Thomas)
    • My Lucky Stars (Muscles)
    • Police Story (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)
    • The Protector (Billy Wong)
    • Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (Muscles)
    • Heart of Dragon (Ted / Tat Fung)
    • Armour of God (Jackie)
    • Project A Part II (Sergeant Dragon Ma)
    • Dragons Forever (Jackie Lung)
    • Police Story 2 (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)
    • Miracles ('Charlie' Kuo Chen Wah)
    • Island of Fire (Da Chui)
    • Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Jackie)
    • Police Story 3: Super Cop (RHKP Inspector "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)
    • Twin Dragons (Ma Yau / Bok Min)
    • The Legend of the Drunken Master (Wong Fei Hung)
    • Rumble in the Bronx (Ma Hon Keung)
    • Rush Hour (Detective Inspector Yang Naing Lee)
    • Shanghai Noon (Chon Wang)
    • Rush Hour 2 (Chief Inspector Lee)
    • The Tuxedo (James "Jimmy" Tong / Clark Devlin)
    • Rob-B-Hood (Thongs)
    • Rush Hour 3 (Chief Inspector Yan Naing Lee)
    • The Forbidden Kingdom (Lu Yan / Hop)
    • Shinjuku Incident (Steelhead / Nick)
    • The Spy Next Door (Bob Ho)
    • The Karate Kid (Mr. Han)
    • Police Story 2013 (Detective Zhong Wen)
    • Dragon Blade (Huo An)
    • Skiptrace (Bennie Chan)
    • Kung Fu Yoga (Jack)
    • Bleeding Steel (Lin Dong)
    • The Foreigner (Ngoc Minh Quan)
    • The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (Pu Songling)
    • Viy 2: Journey to China (Master)
    • Vanguard (Tang Huanting)
  • The Amityville Horror (1982 NTV edition) (Jimmy (Marc Vahanian))
  • The Big Gundown (1979 TV Asahi edition) (Manuel "Cucillo" Sanchez (Tomas Milian))
  • Carrie (Principal Henry Morton (Barry Shabaka Henley))
  • Cloud Atlas (Captain Molyneux, Vyvyan Ayrs, Timothy Cavendish, Korean Musician, Prescient 2 (Jim Broadbent))
  • Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner))
  • Eaten Alive (Buck (Robert Englund))
  • F/X: The Series (Rollie Tyler (Cameron Daddo))
  • The Killer (Detective Li Ying (Danny Lee))
  • Night of the Living Dead (Sheriff McClelland (George Kosana))
  • Numb3rs (Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol))
  • The Rock (Major Tom Baxter (David Morse))
  • Texas, Adios (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Jim Sullivan (Cole Kitosch))
  • Thunderbird 6 (Scott Tracy)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (Scott Tracy)
  • Tourist Trap (Jerry (Jon Van Ness))
  • The Towering Inferno (1984 NTV edition) (Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain))
  • West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Big Deal (Anthony 'Scooter' Teague), Pepe (Jay Norman))

Animation

  • The Simpsons (1989-12-17†), Lionel Hutz (Phil Hartman)
  • Jackie Chan Adventures (?), Jackie Chan
  • Kung Fu Panda (?), Monkey
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (?), Monkey
  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (?), Monkey
  • Police Academy: The Animated Series (?), Carey Mahoney
  • Secrets of the Furious Five (?), Young Monkey
  • Transformers Animated (?), Rodimus Minor

References

    External links

    • Official agency profile (in *anese)
    • Hiroya Ishimaru at GamePlaza -Haruka- Voice Acting DataBase (in *anese)
    • Hiroya Ishimaru at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
    • Hiroya Ishimaru at the *anese Movie Database (in *anese)