Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka
田の中 勇
Born(1932-07-19)July 19, 1932
Taitō, Tokyo, Japan
DiedJanuary 13, 2010(2010-01-13) (aged 77)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
AgentAoni Production

Isamu Tanonaka (田の中 勇, Tanonaka Isamu, July 19, 1932 – January 13, 2010[1]) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator 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.[2]

  1. ^ 田の中勇氏死去（声優） (in Japanese). Jiji Press. January 15, 2010. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Yomiuri Shimbun. "Gegege no Kitarō Voice Actor Isamu Tanonaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2010.