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Isamu Tanonaka

Name in Native Language: "田の中勇" (Japanese/JA)
Voice Acting In Japan | * 07/19/1932 († 77, 01/13/2010) | Setagaya, Tokyo (Japan)
Isamu Tanonaka (田の中 勇, Tanonaka Isamu, July 19, 1932 – January 13, 2010) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator 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. ()

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).

Photo of Isamu Tanonaka
Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Fantasy

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Isamu Tanonaka as Actor(25)

TV Shows/Series with Isamu Tanonaka as Actor(25)

as Medama Oyaji (voice)2008 Graveyard Kitaro
as Medama Oyaji2007 Cackling Kitarou
as Bara-Baby1995 Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
as キョンピー1988 Tatakae!! Ramenman
as Medama-oyaji1985 Cackling Kitarou
as Gala (voice)1981 Dr. Slump
as Big (voice)1980 Hoero! Bun Bun
as Mucha1972 Mazinger Z
as Monkey(story12-26)1971 アパッチ野球軍
as Medama-oyaji1971 Cackling Kitarou
as 山ザル軍曹1970 Norakuro
as Miss Oyama1970 Tomorrow's Joe
as 王様1969 ウメ星デンカ
as Kokoro no Kopun B1969 もーれつア太郎
as Papa1969 The Genie Family
as 東五郎1968 Animal 1
as Medama Oyaji (voice)1968 Cackling Kitarou

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 07/19 1932 (July) in Setagaya, Tokyo (Japan)
Died: Wednesday, 01/13 2010 (January) in Setagaya-ku (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Isamu Tanonaka (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"田の中 勇"
"たのなか いさむ" (Kana/Japanese)
Isamu Tanonaka frequently works together with these people:
Joji Yanami (14x, Actor)
Kôsei Tomita (14x, Actor)
Ichiro Nagai (11x, Actor)
Hiroshi Ôtake (11x, Actor)
Aiko Hibi (11x, Actress)
Takahiro Fujimoto (10x, Actor)
Hayao Miyazaki (7x, Crew)
Minori Matsushima (7x, Actress)
Masako Nozawa (6x, Actress)
Chikao Ohtsuka (6x, Actor)
Akira Ishida (5x, Actor)
Hikaru Midorikawa (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1037431, Added: 12/01/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024