is a retired Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels, and for being the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan. He is also a fluent English speaker.

On April 27, 2023, Ishimaru announced his retirement from voice acting, though he continues to work in a limited capacity to dub Chan in films.

Filmography

Television animation

  • Mazinger Z (1972) (Koji Kabuto)
  • Future Boy Conan (1978) (Orlo)
  • Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) (Cosmodart Nasca)
  • Starzinger (1978) (Jan Kugo)
  • Ashita no Joe 2 (1980) (Tiger Ozaki)
  • Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985) (Professor Kotarō Hazuki)
  • Transformers: The Headmasters (1987) (Rodimus Convoy and Hot Rodimus)
  • Godannar (2003) (Tatsuya Aoi)
  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006) (Apachai Hopachai)
  • Gintama (2008) (Captain Dragon (ep. 109))
  • Ixion Saga DT (2012) (Father)
  • Tokyo Ravens (2013) (Daizen Amami)
  • One Piece (2021) (Kōzuki Oden)
  • Princess Principal (2017) (Beatrice (Imitation Voice (other by Fukushi Ochiai, Motomu Kiyokawa, Tesshō Genda, Kōsei Hirota) "Telephone partner") (ep. 9))

Theatrical animation

  • Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973) (Kouji Kabuto)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994) (Dragon)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Honor (2003) (Man of sanitary gown)
  • Mazinger Z: Infinity (2018)

Video games

  • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (1993) (Count Dracula)
  • Tekken series (Lei Wulong [Tekken 3 - Tekken 5 (battle grunts in Tekken 6 - Tekken 7])
  • Killer Meteors (Immortal Meteor)<!--1976-->
  • New Fist of Fury (Cheng Long / Sing Lung / Ah Lung / Dragon)<!--1976-->
  • Shaolin Wooden Men (Little Mute)<!--1976-->
  • To Kill with Intrigue (Hsiao Lei)<!--1977-->
  • Drunken Master (Freddie Wong)<!--1978-->
  • Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Jiang)<!--1978-->
  • Magnificent Bodyguards (Lord Ting Chung)<!--1978-->
  • Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin (Hsu Yin-Fung)<!--1978-->
  • Spiritual Kung Fu (Yi-Lang)<!--1978-->
  • Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Chien Fu)<!--1979-->
  • Dragon Fist (Tang How-yuen)<!--1979-->
  • The Fearless Hyena (Shing Lung)<!--1979-->
  • Master with Cracked Fingers (Lung / Jackie)<!--1979-->
  • The Big Brawl (Jerry Kwan)<!--1980-->
  • The Young Master (Dragon Lung)<!--1980-->
  • Dragon Lord (Dragon Ho)<!--1982-->
  • Fantasy Mission Force (Sammy)<!--1983-->
  • Fearless Hyena Part II (Cheng Lung)<!--1983-->
  • Project A (Sergeant Dragon Ma)<!--1983-->
  • Winners and Sinners (CID 07 / Cop #7086)<!--1983-->
  • Pom Pom (CID 07 / Cop #7086)<!--1983-->
  • Wheels on Meals (Thomas)<!--1984-->
  • My Lucky Stars (Muscles)<!--1985-->
  • Police Story (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)<!--1985-->
  • The Protector (Billy Wong)<!--1985-->
  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars (Muscles)<!--1985-->
  • Heart of Dragon (Ted / Tat Fung)<!--1985-->
  • Armour of God (Jackie)<!--1986-->
  • Project A Part II (Sergeant Dragon Ma)<!--1987-->
  • Dragons Forever (Jackie Lung)<!--1988-->
  • Police Story 2 (Sergeant "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)<!--1988-->
  • Miracles ('Charlie' Kuo Chen Wah)<!--1989-->
  • Island of Fire (Da Chui)<!--1990-->
  • Armour of God II: Operation Condor (Jackie)<!--1991-->
  • Police Story 3: Super Cop (RHKP Inspector "Kevin" Chan Ka-kui)<!--1992-->
  • Twin Dragons (Ma Yau / Bok Min)<!--1992-->
  • The Legend of the Drunken Master (Wong Fei Hung)<!--1994-->
  • Rumble in the Bronx (Ma Hon Keung)<!--1995-->
  • Rush Hour (Detective Inspector Yang Naing Lee)<!--1998-->
  • Shanghai Noon (Chon Wang)<!--2000-->
  • Rush Hour 2 (Chief Inspector Lee)<!--2001-->
  • The Tuxedo (James "Jimmy" Tong / Clark Devlin)<!--2002-->
  • New Police Story (Chief Inspector Chan Kwok-wing)<!--2004-->
  • Rob-B-Hood (Thongs)<!--2006-->
  • Rush Hour 3 (Chief Inspector Yan Naing Lee)<!--2007-->
  • The Forbidden Kingdom (Lu Yan / Hop)<!--2008-->
  • Shinjuku Incident (Steelhead / Nick)<!--2009-->
  • Looking for Jackie (Jackie Chan)<!--2009-->
  • The Spy Next Door (Bob Ho)<!--2010-->
  • The Karate Kid (Mr. Han)<!--2010-->
  • Police Story 2013 (Detective Zhong Wen)<!--2013-->
  • As the Light Goes Out(Jackie Chan)<!--2014-->
  • Dragon Blade (Huo An)<!--2015-->
  • Skiptrace (Bennie Chan)<!--2016-->
  • Kung Fu Yoga (Jack)<!--2017-->
  • Bleeding Steel (Lin Dong)<!--2017-->
  • The Foreigner (Ngoc Minh Quan)<!--2017-->
  • The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang (Pu Songling)<!--2019-->
  • Viy 2: Journey to China (Master)<!--2019-->
  • Vanguard (Tang Huanting)<!--2020-->
  • Ride On (Lao Luo)<!--2023-->
  • Panda Plan (Jackie Chan)<!--2024-->
  • Karate Kid: Legends (Mr. Han)<!--2025-->
  • The Amityville Horror (1982 NTV edition) (Jimmy (Marc Vahanian))
  • The Big Gundown (1979 TV Asahi edition) (Manuel "Cucillo" Sanchez (Tomas Milian))
  • Carrie (Principal Henry Morton (Barry Shabaka Henley))
  • Cloud Atlas (Captain Molyneux, Vyvyan Ayrs, Timothy Cavendish, Korean Musician, Prescient 2 (Jim Broadbent))
  • Dawn of the Dead (Roger "Trooper" DeMarco (Scott Reiniger))
  • Die Hard (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Harry Ellis (Hart Bochner))
  • Eaten Alive (Buck (Robert Englund))
  • F/X: The Series (Rollie Tyler (Cameron Daddo))
  • The Killer (Detective Li Ying (Danny Lee))
  • Night of the Living Dead (Sheriff McClelland (George Kosana))
  • Numb3rs (Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol))
  • The Rock (Major Tom Baxter (David Morse))
  • Scarface (1989 TV Asahi edition) (Manolo "Manny Ray" Ribera (Steven Bauer))
  • Texas, Adios (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Jim Sullivan (Cole Kitosch))
  • Thunderbird 6 (Scott Tracy)
  • Thunderbirds Are Go (Scott Tracy)
  • Tourist Trap (Jerry (Jon Van Ness))
  • The Towering Inferno (1984 NTV edition) (Roger Simmons (Richard Chamberlain))
  • West Side Story (1979 TBS edition) (Big Deal (Anthony 'Scooter' Teague), Pepe (Jay Norman))

Animation

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  • The Simpsons (1989<span style="display:none;">-12-17†</span>), Lionel Hutz (Phil Hartman)
  • Jackie Chan Adventures (?), Jackie Chan
  • Kung Fu Panda (?), Monkey
  • Kung Fu Panda 2 (?), Monkey
  • Kung Fu Panda 3 (?), Monkey
  • Police Academy: The Animated Series (?), Carey Mahoney
  • Secrets of the Furious Five (?), Young Monkey
  • Transformers: Animated (?), Rodimus Minor

Mickey Mouse Adventures Movie (1998) Don Carnage

References

  • Official agency profile
  • Hiroya Ishimaru at GamePlaza -Haruka- Voice Acting DataBase