Isamu Tanonaka

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).

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Slayers Premium (2001)

Lina and Gourry visited the town in a certain beach. In that town, a mysterious incident which is that the person who had eaten the octopus was not able to speak the languages other than the octopus language happened frequently. And, Gourry who does not know the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Sato
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Hikaru Midorikawa  •  Akira Ishida

Lina and Gourry visited the town in a certain beach. In that town, a mysterious incident which is that the person who had eaten the octopus was not able to speak the languages other than the octopus language happened frequently. And, Gourry who does not know the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junichi Sato
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Hikaru Midorikawa  •  Akira Ishida

One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)

Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and sailed off from the beach. This leads them to search the ship and find the thief who took it from them. They ran into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Shimizu
CAST:  Akemi Okamura  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Mayumi Tanaka

Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and sailed off from the beach. This leads them to search the ship and find the thief who took it from them. They ran into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Junji Shimizu
CAST:  Akemi Okamura  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Mayumi Tanaka

Ursa Minor Blue (1993)

This adventurous story of a boy named Uri and an old man takes place in the cosmic Milky Way where the starfish live. This is the tale of their fantasy journey in search of the mysterious monster fish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Tamura
CAST:  Ichiro Nagai  •  Shouhei Ayukawa  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Shinichi Tsuwa

This adventurous story of a boy named Uri and an old man takes place in the cosmic Milky Way where the starfish live. This is the tale of their fantasy journey in search of the mysterious monster fish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeru Tamura
CAST:  Ichiro Nagai  •  Shouhei Ayukawa  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Shinichi Tsuwa

Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!! (2008)

Movie based on the 2007 TV anime with an original plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gou Koga
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Keiko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Konno

Movie based on the 2007 TV anime with an original plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gou Koga
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Keiko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Konno

Persona 3 the Movie: #1 Spring of Birth (2013)

In the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his headphones, he is stopped. More precisely, time has stopped, and the people who were around him turn into coffins. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Akitaya  •  Yoshifumi Sasahara
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Megumi Toyoguchi  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Rie Tanaka

In the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his headphones, he is stopped. More precisely, time has stopped, and the people who were around him turn into coffins. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriaki Akitaya  •  Yoshifumi Sasahara
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Megumi Toyoguchi  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Rie Tanaka

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973)

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

Flying Phantom Ship (1969)

Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only thought now is revenge against the owner of the Phantom Ship (from where the robot said he was sent). He ends up in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ikeda
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Akio Tanaka  •  Akira Nagoya  •  Gorō Naya

Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only thought now is revenge against the owner of the Phantom Ship (from where the robot said he was sent). He ends up in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ikeda
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Akio Tanaka  •  Akira Nagoya  •  Gorō Naya

The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots (1969)

His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted mice, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre; together, they decide to seek fame and fortune. When they cross ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Susumu Ishikawa  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Asao Koike

His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted mice, Perro befriends a young miller's boy, Pierre; together, they decide to seek fame and fortune. When they cross ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kimio Yabuki
CAST:  Susumu Ishikawa  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Rumi Sakakibara  •  Asao Koike

Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014)

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, including Aegis, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Megumi Ogata

After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds himself learning more about those comrades and getting closer to them. He even meets new friends, including Aegis, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Megumi Ogata

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)

A peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kosei Tomita

A peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kosei Tomita

Persona 3 the Movie: #4 Winter of Rebirth (2016)

"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Hikaru Midorikawa

"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their fight might not be for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomohisa Taguchi
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Maaya Sakamoto  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Hikaru Midorikawa

Persona 3 the Movie: #3 Falling Down (2015)

The season turns to autumn. The fight of the protagonist and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters called ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keitaro Motonaga
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Megumi Toyoguchi  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Rie Tanaka

The season turns to autumn. The fight of the protagonist and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters called ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keitaro Motonaga
CAST:  Akira Ishida  •  Megumi Toyoguchi  •  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Rie Tanaka

Botchan (1980)

Based on Soseki Natume's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books. The novel included autobiographical elements: Natsume once taught in Matsuyama, where Uranari comes to teach.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Akira Kume  •  Gorō Naya  •  Ichiro Nagai

Based on Soseki Natume's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books. The novel included autobiographical elements: Natsume once taught in Matsuyama, where Uranari comes to teach.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Akira Kume  •  Gorō Naya  •  Ichiro Nagai

Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye (1980)

Yasui is the president of a large company. After the war, he wandered into the world of evil spirits, where he obtained a hidden treasure "Geomancer's Eye". With the magical power of this treasure Yasui received enormous wealth. But the great miracles have a great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikatsu Kasai
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Norio Ôtsuka  •  Joji Yanami

Yasui is the president of a large company. After the war, he wandered into the world of evil spirits, where he obtained a hidden treasure "Geomancer's Eye". With the magical power of this treasure Yasui received enormous wealth. But the great miracles have a great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshikatsu Kasai
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Norio Ôtsuka  •  Joji Yanami

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Hirata  •  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Junko Hori  •  Chieko Baisho

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Hirata  •  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Junko Hori  •  Chieko Baisho

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island (1981)

Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the evil Gyaasuka Daimao who lives at the Wonder Island. To retrieve it, Senbei takes Arale and Gatchan on a wacky ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Seiko Nakano

Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the evil Gyaasuka Daimao who lives at the Wonder Island. To retrieve it, Senbei takes Arale and Gatchan on a wacky ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Seiko Nakano

Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure (1982)

When local teacher Midori Yamabuki receives an emergency summons to her home planet it turns out to be a trap devised by galactic warlord Dr. Mashirito, and it's up to Dr. Senbei Norimaki and a group of students (including his robot daughter Arale) to venture into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Nagaoka
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Mariko Mukai

When local teacher Midori Yamabuki receives an emergency summons to her home planet it turns out to be a trap devised by galactic warlord Dr. Mashirito, and it's up to Dr. Senbei Norimaki and a group of students (including his robot daughter Arale) to venture into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akinori Nagaoka
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Mariko Mukai

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World (1983)

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms. Yamabuki) or 1 million dollars. Of course they decide to enter for the money. Not so for Dr. Mashirito; he is going ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Okazaki
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kazuko Sugiyama

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984)

Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the gang of Arale Norimaki and Gatchan tried to steal the treasure, Bisna, who is the descendant of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Shibata
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Naomi Jinbô

Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes every dream come true. When the gang of Arale Norimaki and Gatchan tried to steal the treasure, Bisna, who is the descendant of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroki Shibata
CAST:  Kenji Utsumi  •  Mami Koyama  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Naomi Jinbô

Spooky Kitaro (1985)

Movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Keiko Toda  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Hiroko Emori  •  Ichiro Nagai

Movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Keiko Toda  •  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Hiroko Emori  •  Ichiro Nagai
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