Isamu Tanonaka
An image from Persona4 the ANIMATION, one of the productions that also features Isamu Tanonaka.
Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka

July 19, 1932 — Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

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).

Mazinger Z

Mazinger Z

1972

Dr. Slump

Dr. Slump

1981

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

1991

Steel Jeeg

Steel Jeeg

1975

UFO Robot Grendizer

UFO Robot Grendizer

1975

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth

2013

Persona4 the ANIMATION

Persona4 the ANIMATION

2011

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth

2016