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Isamu Tanonaka

Jul 19, 1932 - Jan 13, 2010 (77 years old) in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

was a Japanese voice actor from Taitō, Tokyo. He was best known for voicing Medama Oyaji in nearly every adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitarō made during his lifetime.

During his life he had been attached to Gekidan Tōgei and then Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He had a naturally deep voice but became famous for voicing characters with a high pitched voice. In addition to GeGeGe no Kitarō, he also had prominent roles in Tensai Bakabon (as the first voice of Honkan-san), Mazinger Z (as Mucha), Paul's Miraculous Adventure (as Doppe), Magical Princess Minky Momo (as Sindbook), Akuma-kun (as Youaltepuztli), Dr. Slump & Arale-chan (as Gara and Akira Toriyama), Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (as Brass), and the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series (as Igor).

Known For

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Monster
Old Man (voice)
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Mazinger Z
Mucha
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UFO Robot Grendizer
Mucha
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Dr. Slump
Gala (voice)
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Tomorrow's Joe
Miss Oyama
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Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Bara-Baby (voice)
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PERSONA 4 the Animation
Igor (voice)
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Steel Jeeg
Ootone
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One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Boo Jack (voice)
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Cackling Kitarou
Medama Oyaji

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