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[[File:Unsho Ishizuka.jpg|thumb|200px|Unshō Ishizuka]]
[[File:Unsho Ishizuka.jpg|thumb|200px|Unshō Ishizuka]]
'''Unshō Ishizuka''' (Japanese: '''石塚運昇''' May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese seiyū for the [[Pokémon anime]].
'''Unshō Ishizuka''' (Japanese: '''石塚運昇''' May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese voice actor for the [[Pokémon anime]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Ishizuka was born on May 16, 1951, in {{wp|Katsuyama, Fukui}}, {{wp|Japan}}. He became a voice actor in 1984, becoming known for his deep, strong voice, which led to him being typecast as older and more mature male characters. His most notable roles in the Pokémon anime are that of {{an|Professor Oak}} and the unseen [[narrator]]. He died on August 13, 2018 of esophageal cancer. However, he managed to record his parts for episodes all the way to October.
Ishizuka was born on May 16, 1951, in {{wp|Katsuyama, Fukui}}, {{wp|Japan}}. He became a voice actor in 1984, becoming known for his deep, strong voice, which led to him being typecast as older and more mature male characters. His most notable roles in the Pokémon anime are that of {{an|Professor Oak}} and the unseen [[narrator]]. He died on August 13, 2018, of esophageal cancer. However, he managed to record his parts for episodes all the way to October. Following his death, archive audio for Ishizuka has been used for [[Sophocles's Charjabug]], {{DL|Toucannon's flock|Toucannon}}, and {{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Bulu}}. His prerecorded narration was featured posthumously in [[M22]].


==Pokémon roles==
==Pokémon roles==
===Anime===
====Humans====
====Humans====
=====Major=====
=====Major=====
* {{an|Professor Oak}}<!-- ([[EP001]]-[[SM048]])-->
* {{an|Professor Oak}} ([[EP001]]-[[SM048]])
* [[Alder]]
* [[Alder]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* [[Magikarp salesman]]
* [[Gurkinn]]
* [[Gurkinn]] ([[XY030]]-[[XY123]])
* [[Samson Oak]]
* [[Samson Oak]] ([[SM001]]-[[SM088]])


=====Minor=====
=====Minor=====
* [[Underground Man]]
* [[Underground Man]]
* [[Giant]]
* {{OBP|Giant|EP029}}
* [[Winstrate family|Victor Winstrate]]
* [[Roderick]]
* [[Roderick]]
* [[King of Pokélantis]]
* [[King of Pokélantis]]
* [[Head engineer]]
* [[Connally]]
* [[Angie's parents|Angie's father]]
* [[Angie's parents|Angie's father]]
* [[Provo]]  
* [[Provo]]  
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* [[Delbert]]
* [[Delbert]]
* [[Lord Shabboneau]]
* [[Lord Shabboneau]]
* [[Turner]]
* [[Count Pumpka]]
* [[Count Pumpka]]
* {{OBP|Nick|SS013}} (old)
* {{OBP|Nick|HS13}} (old)
* Butler ([[BW080]])
* Butler ([[BW080]])
* Various [[Character of the day|guest characters]]
* Various [[Character of the day|guest characters]]
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====Pokémon====
====Pokémon====
=====Major=====
=====Major=====
* [[Ash's Muk]]
* [[Ash's Kingler]] ([[EP075]]-[[JN132]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Ash's Swellow]]
* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[EP030]]-[[JN132]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Ash's Boldore]]
* [[Ash's Swellow]] ([[AG080]]-[[JN146]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Misty's Gyarados]]
* [[Ash's Boldore]] ([[BW061]]-[[JN132]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Brock's Steelix|Brock's Onix and Steelix]]
* [[Misty's Gyarados]] ([[HS02]]-[[JN143]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Brock's Forretress|Brock's Pineco and Forretress]]
* [[Brock's Steelix|Brock's Onix and Steelix]] ([[EP005]]-[[JN146]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Brock's Forretress|Brock's Pineco and Forretress]] ({{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Tracey's Scyther]]
* [[Tracey's Scyther]]
* [[Dawn's Mamoswine]]
* [[Dawn's Mamoswine]] ([[DP106]]-[[BW091]])
* [[Cilan's Stunfisk]]
* [[Cilan's Stunfisk]]
* {{DL|Kiawe|Charizard|Kiawe's Charizard}}
* [[Kiawe's Charizard]] ([[SM001]]-[[SM105]])
* [[Sophocles's Charjabug]]
* [[Sophocles's Charjabug]] ([[SM026]]-[[SM063]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[James's Weezing|James's Koffing and Weezing]]
* [[James's Weezing|James's Koffing and Weezing]]
* [[James's Amoonguss]]
* [[James's Amoonguss]]
* [[Gary's Blastoise]]
* [[Gary's Blastoise]] ([[EP269]]-[[DP045]])
* [[Gary's Electivire]] ([[AG192]]-[[DP151]])
* [[Paul's Ursaring]]
* [[Paul's Ursaring]]
* [[Paul's Torterra]]
* [[Paul's Torterra]]
* {{DL|Palmer|Rhyperior|Palmer's Rhyperior}}
* [[Tierno's Blastoise]]
* [[Tierno's Blastoise]]
* [[Sabrina's Kadabra]]
* [[Sabrina's Kadabra]]
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* [[Brawly's Hariyama]]
* [[Brawly's Hariyama]]
* [[Norman's Slaking]]
* [[Norman's Slaking]]
* [[Byron's Bastiodon]]
* {{DL|Ramos|Gogoat|Ramos's Gogoat}}
* {{DL|Ramos|Gogoat|Ramos's Gogoat}}
* [[Red Gyarados]]
* [[Lance's Gyarados]] ([[EP236]]-[[AG098]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Alexa's Gogoat]]
* [[Alexa's Gogoat]]
* {{p|Thundurus}} ({{DL|Forces of Nature (anime)|Thundurus|anime}})
* {{p|Thundurus}} ({{DL|Forces of nature (anime)|Thundurus|anime}})
* {{p|Tapu Bulu}} ({{DL|Recurring wild Pokémon in the anime|Tapu Bulu|anime}})
* {{p|Toucannon}} ({{DL|Toucannon's flock|Toucannon|anime}}) ([[SM004]]-[[SM018]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Squirtle Squad]] Member
* {{p|Oranguru}} ({{an|Oranguru|anime}}; [[SM039]]-[[SM087]])
* {{p|Tapu Bulu}} ({{DL|Guardian deities (anime)|Tapu Bulu|anime}}; [[SM044]]-[[SM090]]; [[SM144]]-present{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Squirtle Squad]] member ([[EP012]]-[[SM042]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})


=====Minor=====
=====Minor=====
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* {{DL|Roark|Onix|Roark's Onix}}
* {{DL|Roark|Onix|Roark's Onix}}
* {{DL|Crasher Wake|Gyarados|Crasher Wake's Gyarados}}
* {{DL|Crasher Wake|Gyarados|Crasher Wake's Gyarados}}
* {{DL|Byron|Bastiodon|Byron's Bastiodon}}
* {{DL|Byron|Steelix|Byron's Steelix}}
* {{DL|Byron|Steelix|Byron's Steelix}}
* {{DL|Lenora|Herdier|Lenora's Herdier}}
* {{DL|Lenora|Herdier|Lenora's Herdier}}
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* {{DL|Bertha|Hippowdon|Bertha's Hippowdon}}
* {{DL|Bertha|Hippowdon|Bertha's Hippowdon}}
* {{DL|Lucian|Bronzong|Lucian's Bronzong}}
* {{DL|Lucian|Bronzong|Lucian's Bronzong}}
* {{DL|Arena Tycoon Greta|Hariyama|Greta's Hariyama}}
* {{DL|Greta|Hariyama|Greta's Hariyama}}
* {{DL|Salon Maiden Anabel|Metagross|Anabel's Metagross}}
* {{DL|Anabel|Metagross|Anabel's Metagross}}
* {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Arbok}}
* {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Arbok|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Arbok}}
* {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Squirtle|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Squirtle}}
* {{DL|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Squirtle|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Squirtle}}
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* {{DL|Trinity|Gyarados|Trinity's Gyarados}}
* {{DL|Trinity|Gyarados|Trinity's Gyarados}}
* {{DL|Hun|Steelix|Hun's Steelix}}
* {{DL|Hun|Steelix|Hun's Steelix}}
* {{DL|Mollie|Raticate|Mollie's Raticate}}
* {{DL|Mollie (AG167)|Raticate|Mollie's Raticate}}
* {{DL|Gavin|Machamp|Gavin's Machamp}}
* {{DL|Master Hamm|Hitmonlee|Master Hamm's Hitmonlee}}
* {{DL|Minnie|Scizor|Minnie's Scizor}}
* {{DL|Jaco|Manectric|Jaco's Manectric}}
* {{DL|Alan|Probopass|Alan's Nosepass and Probopass}}
* {{DL|Sean|Scolipede|Sean's father's Scolipede}}
* {{DL|Sean|Scolipede|Sean's father's Scolipede}}
* {{DL|Shamus|Emboar|Shamus's Emboar}}
* {{DL|Shamus|Emboar|Shamus's Emboar}}
* {{DL|Blake and Heath's parents|Exploud|Blake and Heath's father's Exploud}}
* {{DL|Blake and Heath's parents|Exploud|Blake and Heath's father's Exploud}}
* {{an|Oranguru}}
* {{DL|Viren|Electivire|Viren's Electivire}}
* {{DL|Sailor (Trainer class)|Blastoise|Sailor's Blastoise}}
* {{p|Fearow}} ([[Ash's Fearow|anime]])
* {{p|Fearow}} ([[Ash's Fearow|anime]])
* [[Crystal Onix]]
* [[Crystal Onix]]
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* {{p|Ferroseed}} ([[BW081]])
* {{p|Ferroseed}} ([[BW081]])
* {{p|Snorlax}} ([[XY018]])
* {{p|Snorlax}} ([[XY018]])
* Various Pokémon
* {{p|Haunter}} ([[PK15]])
* Various other {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}


===Other===
====Other====
* [[Narrator]]
* [[Narrator]] ([[EP001]]-[[SM091]], [[M01]]-[[M22]], [[JNS05]]{{tt|*|Posthumous release; archival audio}})
* [[Pokédex|Unova Pokédex]]
* [[Pokédex|Unova Pokédex]]
* [[Pokédex|Kalos Pokédex]] ([[XY094]]-[[XY140]])
* [[Pokédex|Kalos Pokédex]] ([[XY094]]-[[XY140]])


==Musical appearances in Pokémon==
===Musical appearances===
* [[One Hundred Fifty-One]]*
* [[One Hundred Fifty-One]]*
* [[Pika Pika Massaichu]]*
* [[Pika Pika Massaichu]]*
* [[Colorful Winter Vacation]]*
<nowiki>*</nowiki> This song is credited in-character as Professor Oak.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> This song is credited in-character as Professor Oak.
===Video games===
====[[Super Smash Bros. series]]====
* {{SSB|Incineroar}}
* {{p|Weezing}}
* {{p|Metagross}}
* {{p|Venusaur}} (''Ultimate'')


==Other non-Pokémon roles==
==Other non-Pokémon roles==
''Note: In the case of dubbing roles, the name of the character and TV show/movie/franchise are followed by the original English actor's name in parentheses.''
===Anime series===
* Vajramon (''{{wp|Digimon Tamers}}'')
* Vajramon (''{{wp|Digimon Tamers}}'')
* Bunta Fujiwara (''{{wp|Initial D}}'')
* Bunta Fujiwara (''{{wp|Initial D}}'')
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* Moichi Taoka (''{{wp|Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk}}'')
* Moichi Taoka (''{{wp|Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk}}'')
* Gustav (''{{wp|Zatch Bell!}}'')
* Gustav (''{{wp|Zatch Bell!}}'')
* Kizaru (''{{wp|One Piece}}'')
* Kizaru (''{{wp|One Piece}}'' (2009-2016))
* Mr. Satan (Hercule) (''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'' franchise (2010-present))
* Mr. Satan (Hercule) (''{{wp|Dragon Ball}}'' franchise (2010-2018))
* {{wp|Heihachi Mishima}} (''{{wp|Tekken}}'' franchise (2011-present), ''{{wp|PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}'', ''{{wp|Project X Zone}}'')
* {{wp|Heihachi Mishima}} (''{{wp|Tekken}}'' franchise (2011-2015), ''{{wp|PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}'', ''{{wp|Project X Zone}}'')
* Joseph Joestar (''{{wp|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders}}'' (2014), ''{{wp|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable}}'' (2016))
* Joseph Joestar (''{{wp|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders}}'' (2014), ''{{wp|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable}}'' (2016))
* Dr. Hell (''{{wp|Mazinger Z: Infinity}}'')
* Inspector Nakamori (''{{wp|Case Closed}}'')
* Quent Yaiden (''{{wp|Wolf's Rain}}'')
* Steven Armstrong (''{{wp|Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance}}'')
===Live-action voice roles===
* Great Emperor Lah Deus (''{{wp|Choushinsei Flashman}}'')
* Jeeruda (''{{wp|Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive}}'')
* Table Shadow (''{{wp|Ressha Sentai ToQger}}'')
* Larry (''{{wp|Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger}}'')
===Dubbing roles===
* {{wp|Gantu}} (''{{wp|Lilo & Stitch (film series)|Lilo & Stitch}}'' franchise and ''{{wp|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep}}'') ({{wp|Kevin Michael Richardson}})
* {{wp|Gantu}} (''{{wp|Lilo & Stitch (film series)|Lilo & Stitch}}'' franchise and ''{{wp|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep}}'') ({{wp|Kevin Michael Richardson}})
* {{wp|Horatio Caine}} (''{{wp|CSI: Miami}}'') ({{wp|David Caruso}})
* {{wp|Horatio Caine}} (''{{wp|CSI: Miami}}'') ({{wp|David Caruso}})
* {{wp|Lex Luthor}} (''{{wp|Superman Returns}}'') ({{wp|Kevin Spacey}})
* {{wp|Lex Luthor}} (''{{wp|Superman Returns}}'') ({{wp|Kevin Spacey}})
* Dr. Hell (''Mazinger Z: Infinity'')


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.aoni.co.jp/actor/a/ishizuka-unsho.html Talent profile]
* [http://www.aoni.co.jp/actor/a/ishizuka-unsho.html Aoni Production profile]
* [https://myanimelist.net/people/357/Unshou_Ishizuka My Anime List]
* [https://myanimelist.net/people/357/Unshou_Ishizuka MyAnimeList]
* [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/late-voice-actor-usho-izhizuka-remains-in-pokemon-anime-until-october/.135585 Anime News Network article on Ishizuka's death]
* [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-17/late-voice-actor-usho-izhizuka-remains-in-pokemon-anime-until-october/.135585 Anime News Network article on Ishizuka's death]
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Latest revision as of 15:45, 3 September 2024

Unshō Ishizuka

Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese: 石塚運昇 May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese voice actor for the Pokémon anime.

Biography

Ishizuka was born on May 16, 1951, in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan. He became a voice actor in 1984, becoming known for his deep, strong voice, which led to him being typecast as older and more mature male characters. His most notable roles in the Pokémon anime are that of Professor Oak and the unseen narrator. He died on August 13, 2018, of esophageal cancer. However, he managed to record his parts for episodes all the way to October. Following his death, archive audio for Ishizuka has been used for Sophocles's Charjabug, Toucannon, and Tapu Bulu. His prerecorded narration was featured posthumously in M22.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Major
Minor

Pokémon

Major
Minor

Other

Musical appearances

* This song is credited in-character as Professor Oak.

Video games

Super Smash Bros. series

Other non-Pokémon roles

Anime series

Live-action voice roles

Dubbing roles

External links


This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on voice actors in Pokémon animation and Pokémon games.
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