Hiroya Ishimaru
Japanese actor
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Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya; born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二, Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941) is a retired Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels, and for being the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan. He is also a fluent English speaker.
Born
February 12, 1941[1]
Shinji Ishide
February 12, 1941[1]
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
- Actor
- voice actor
- narrator
Yearsactive1960–2023
Agent(s)Production Baobab (Treated as an archive and still belongs to[2])
Hiroya Ishimaru | |
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石丸 博也 | |
| Born | Shinji Ishide February 12, 1941[1] Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
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| Years active | 1960–2023 |
| Agent(s) | Production Baobab (Treated as an archive and still belongs to[2]) |
On April 27, 2023, Ishimaru announced his retirement from voice acting,[3] though he continues to work in a limited capacity to dub Chan in films.
Filmography
Television animation
- Mazinger Z (1972) (Koji Kabuto)
- Future Boy Conan (1978) (Orlo)
- Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Cosmodart Nasca)
- Starzinger (1978) (Jan Kugo)
- Ashita 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[4] (2003) (Tatsuya Aoi)
- Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006) (Apachai Hopachai)
- Gintama (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 Fukushi Ochiai, Motomu Kiyokawa, Tesshō Genda, Kōsei Hirota) "Telephone partner") (ep. 9))
Theatrical animation
- Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973) (Kouji Kabuto)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) (Dragon)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Honor (2003) (Man of sanitary gown)
- Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018)
Video games
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993) (Count Dracula)[5]
- Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring (1998) (Koji Masuda)[5]
- Final Fantasy IV (Nintendo DS version) (2007) (Edward "Edge" Geraldine)[5]
- 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)[5]
- Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia (2017) (Edward "Edge" Geraldine)[6]
- Tekken series (Lei Wulong [Tekken 3 - Tekken 5 (battle grunts in Tekken 6 - Tekken 7])[5]
Original video animation (OVA)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1989) (Karl Robert Steinmetz)
- Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) (Shunsuke Sengoku)
- Mazinkaiser (2001) (Koji 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)
Live-action
- Kamen Rider (1971) (Shocker Scientist (ep. 1))
- Ultraman Leo (1975) (Professor Nakamoto (ep. 40))
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Jackie Chan
- Hand of Death (Tan Feng)[7]
- Killer Meteors (Immortal Meteor)[8]
- New Fist of Fury (Cheng Long / Sing Lung / Ah Lung / Dragon)[9]
- Shaolin Wooden Men (Little Mute)[10]
- To Kill with Intrigue (Hsiao Lei)[11]
- Drunken Master (Freddie Wong)[12]
- Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Jiang)[13]
- Magnificent Bodyguards (Lord Ting Chung)[14]
- Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (Hsu Yin-Fung)[15]
- Spiritual Kung Fu (Yi-Lang)[16]
- Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Chien Fu)[17]
- Dragon Fist (Tang How-yuen)[18]
- The Fearless Hyena (Shing Lung)[19]
- Master with Cracked Fingers (Lung / Jackie)[20]
- The Big Brawl (Jerry Kwan)[21]
- The Young Master (Dragon Lung)[22]
- Dragon Lord (Dragon Ho)[23]
- Fantasy Mission Force (Sammy)[24]
- Fearless Hyena Part II (Cheng Lung)[25]
- Project A (Sergeant Dragon Ma)[26]
- Winners and Sinners (CID 07 / Cop #7086)[27]
- Pom Pom (CID 07 / Cop #7086)[28]
- Wheels on Meals (Thomas)[29]
- My Lucky Stars (Muscles)[30]
- Police Story (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)[31]
- The Protector (Billy Wong)[32]
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (Muscles)[33]
- Heart of Dragon (Ted / Tat Fung)[34]
- Armour of God (Jackie)[35]
- Project A Part II (Sergeant Dragon Ma)[36]
- Dragons Forever (Jackie Lung)[37]
- Police Story 2 (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)[38]
- Miracles ('Charlie' Kuo Chen Wah)[39]
- Island of Fire (Da Chui)[40]
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Jackie)[41]
- Police Story 3: Super Cop (RHKP Inspector "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)[42]
- Twin Dragons (Ma Yau / Bok Min)[43]
- The Legend of the Drunken Master (Wong Fei Hung)
- Rumble in the Bronx (Ma Hon Keung)[44]
- Rush Hour (Detective Inspector Yang Naing Lee)[45]
- Shanghai Noon (Chon Wang)[46]
- Rush Hour 2 (Chief Inspector Lee)[47]
- The Tuxedo (James "Jimmy" Tong / Clark Devlin)[48]
- New Police Story (Chief Inspector Chan Kwok-wing)[49]
- Rob-B-Hood (Thongs)[50]
- Rush Hour 3 (Chief Inspector Yan Naing Lee)[51]
- The Forbidden Kingdom (Lu Yan / Hop)[52]
- Shinjuku Incident (Steelhead / Nick)[53]
- Looking for Jackie (Jackie Chan)[54]
- The Spy Next Door (Bob Ho)[55]
- The Karate Kid (Mr. Han)[56]
- Police Story 2013 (Detective Zhong Wen)[57]
- As the Light Goes Out(Jackie Chan)[58]
- Dragon Blade (Huo An)[59]
- Skiptrace (Bennie Chan)[60]
- Kung Fu Yoga (Jack)[61]
- Bleeding Steel (Lin Dong)[62]
- The Foreigner (Ngoc Minh Quan)[63]
- The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (Pu Songling)[64]
- Viy 2: Journey to China (Master)[65]
- Vanguard (Tang Huanting)[66]
- Ride On (Lao Luo)[67]
- Panda Plan (Jackie Chan)[68]
- Karate Kid: Legends (Mr. Han)[69]
- The Amityville Horror (1982 NTV edition) (Jimmy (Marc Vahanian))[70]
- The Big Gundown (1979 TV Asahi edition) (Manuel "Cucillo" Sanchez (Tomas Milian))
- Carrie (Principal Henry Morton (Barry Shabaka Henley))[71]
- Cloud Atlas (Captain Molyneux, Vyvyan Ayrs, Timothy Cavendish, Korean Musician, Prescient 2 (Jim Broadbent))[72]
- Dawn of the Dead (Roger "Trooper" DeMarco (Scott Reiniger))[73]
- 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))[74]
- Night of the Living Dead (Sheriff McClelland (George Kosana))[75]
- Numb3rs (Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol))
- The Rock (Major Tom Baxter (David Morse))[76]
- Scarface (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Manolo "Manny Ray" Ribera (Steven Bauer))
- Texas, Adios (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Jim Sullivan (Cole Kitosch))[77]
- Thunderbird 6 (Scott Tracy)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (Scott Tracy)
- Tourist Trap (Jerry (Jon Van Ness))[78]
- The Towering Inferno (1984 NTV edition) (Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain))
- West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Big Deal (Anthony 'Scooter' Teague), Pepe (Jay Norman))[79]
Animation
- The Simpsons (1989), Lionel Hutz (Phil Hartman)[80][81]
- 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
Mickey Mouse Adventures Movie (1998) Don Carnage