Hiroya Ishimaru

Hiroya Ishimaru
石丸 博也
Born
Shinji Ishide

(1941-02-12) February 12, 1941 (age 83)[1]
Occupations
Years active1960–2023
Agent(s)Production Baobab (Treated as an archive and still belongs to[2])
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]

Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya, born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二, Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941) 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.[3]

  1. ^ a b "石丸 博也|日本タレント名鑑". 日本タレント名鑑 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "man - ぷろだくしょんバオバブ".
  3. ^ "Hiroya Ishimaru, One Piece and Tekken Star, Announces Retirement". ComicBook. Retrieved April 27, 2023.