Hiroya Ishimaru is a former actor, voice actor and narrator. He is the second main voice actor for Ultraman Taro, succeeding Saburo Shinoda and preceding Showtaro Morikubo. His real name is Shinji Ishide . Before voicing Taro, he also made a cameo appearance in Ultraman Leo.
On March 29, 2023, it was announced that Ishimaru would retire at the end of the month.[1]
Roles[]
Acting[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Ultraman Leo | Professor Nakamoto | Episode 40 "The Terrifying Saucer Creature Series! - MAC Annihilated! The Flying Saucer is Alive!" |
Voice acting[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Ultraman Story | Ultraman Taro | |
| 2006 | Ultraman Mebius & the Ultra Brothers | ||
| Ultraman Mebius | Episode 24 "The Resurrection of Yapool" Episode 29 "Day of Farewell" Episode 30 "The Flame of Promise" | ||
| 2009 | Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Ghost Rebirth | ||
| Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy: The Movie | |||
| 2010 | Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial | ||
| 2013 | Ultraman Ginga | ||
| New Ultraman Retsuden | |||
| Ultraman Ginga Theater Special | |||
| 2014 | Ultraman Ginga Theater Special: Ultra Monster ☆ Hero Battle Royale! | ||
| Ultraman Ginga S | |||
| 2019 | Ultraman Taiga | Episode 0 "Ultraman Taiga Story" Episode 1 "Buddy Go!" Episode 16 "We Are One" | |
| Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes | |||
| 2020 | Ultraman Taiga The Movie: New Generation Climax | ||
| Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy |
Stage[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ultraman Festival 2013 Live Stage Part 2 | Ultraman Taro | |
| 2014 | Ultraman Festival 2014 Live Stage Part 1 | ||
| 2016 | Ultraman Festival 2016 Live Stage Part 1 | ||
| 2019 | Ultraman Festival 2019 Live Stage Part 1 | ||
| Ultraman Festival 2019 Live Stage Part 2 | |||
| Ultra Heroes EXPO THE LIVE | |||
| Ultra Heroes EXPO 2020 Battle Stage |
Stock grunts[]
This section refers to Ishimaru's grunts being reused per stock audio in other Ultraman Series media:
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Super Hero Generation | Ultraman Taro | |
| 2015 | Lost Heroes | BONUS EDITION | |
| 2016 | Ultraman Fusion Fight! |
Other Roles[]
- One Piece - Voice of Kozuki Oden
- GinTama - Voice of Dragon Leader
- Inuyasha - Voice of lizard demon (second)
- Transformers G1 - Voice dub of Rodimus Prime/Hot Rod
- Dragonball: Evolution - Voice dub of Son Gohan
- UFO Robo Grendizer - Voice of Kouji Kabuto
- Mazinger Z - Voice of Koji Kabuto
- Jungle Book: Shōnen Mowgli - Voice of Bagheera
- Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God - Voice of Dr. Kotaro Hazuki
- Ashita no Joe 2 - Voice of "Tiger" Ozaki
- City Hunter - Voice of Ryō Saeba
- Cyber City Oedo 808 - Voice of Shunsuke Sengoku
- Blessing of the Campanella - Voice of Fabious Verritti
- The Flash (The CW) - Dub voice of James Jesse/Trickster
- Choujin Sentai Baratack - Voice of Dicky
- SF Saiyuki Starzinger - Voice of Jan Kugo
- Uchū Majin Daikengo - Voice of Liger
- Official Dub Voice for Jackie Chan
Gallery[]
Ishimaru as Professor Nakamoto in Ultraman Leo
Miscellaneous[]
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