Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 19, 1932
Died
Jan 13, 2010
Place of Birth
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Credits
75 titles
Isamu Tanonaka
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).
Known For
Filmography
Persona3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth
Igor (voice)
Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
Igor (voice)
Persona 4 The Golden Animation
Igor (voice)
Persona3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
Igor (voice)
Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
Igor (voice)
PERSONA 4 the Animation
Igor (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: Japan Explodes!!
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Graveyard Kitaro
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Cackling Kitarou
Medama Oyaji
Twin Princess of Wonder Planet
Omendo
Monster
Old Man (voice)
Ninja Scroll: The Series
Slayers Premium
Master (voice)
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
Boo Jack (voice)
Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre
Kisuke Akamori (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train
Medama-oyaji
Gegege no Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: Ghost Night Game
Medama-oyaji (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
Kitarou's Father (voice)
Cackling Kitarou
Medama Oyaji
Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
Bara-Baby (voice)
Osawaga! Super Baby
Ursa Minor Blue
Tongari
Marude Dameo
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Gramps Brass
Devil Boy: Welcome to Devil Land!!
The Enemy's the Pirates!
Yoshizaki (voice)
Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
Yogi (voice)
Devil Boy
Tatakae!! Ramenman
キョンピー
Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
Donq (Humans)
Tatakae!! Ramenman
キョンピー
Gegege no Kitaro: Clash!! The Great Rebellion of the Yokai from Another Dimension
Medama-Oyaji (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!
Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro
Medama Oyaji (voice)
Cackling Kitarou
Medama-oyaji
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Gala (voice)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
Gara / Toriyama
I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life
Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
Gala (voice)
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
Gala (voice)
Dr. Slump
Gala (voice)
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
God 3 (voice)
Bark! Bun Bun
Big (voice)
Gegege no Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
Botchan
Nodaiko (voice)