2001Nominee
Best Performance
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Isamu Tanonaka
Actor
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
July 19, 1932
Biography
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
2013Nominee
Best Performance
Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
Career Highlights
1969Highlight
Best Performance
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
2014Highlight
Best Performance
Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
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Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots