Isamu Tanonaka

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.

Career 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 Persona series (as Igor). Memorial services were held in Tokyo Memolead Hall on January 19, 2010. He is survived by his older brother Hiroshi. archived audio) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) (Igor, archived audio) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down (2015) (Igor, archived audio) Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (2016) (Igor, archived audio)

unknown date Dr. Slump (Gara) GeGeGe no Kitarō (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Daikaijū (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Gekitotsu!! Ijigen Yōkai no Daihanran (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Obake Nighter (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Saikyō Yōkai Gundan! Nippon Jōriku!! (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Daisensō (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Tokkyū! Maboroshi no Kishu (Medama Oyaji) Gekijōban: GeGeGe no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu (Medama Oyaji) Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishōgun (Mucha) Mazinger Z tai Devilman (Mucha) Nagagutsu o Haita Neko (Killer B) Nagagutsu Sanjūshi (Killer B) Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Hachijū Nichi-kan Sekaiisshū (Killer B) Ultraman USA (Ulysses) Urusei Yatsura: Itsudatte My Darling (Commanding Officer)

Video games Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (Rō Kaiōshin) Dragon Ball Z 3 (Rō Kaiōshin) Dragon Ball Z Sparking! (Rō Kaiōshin) Dragon Ball Z Sparking! Meteor (Rō Kaiōshin) Dragon Knight II (Pharmacist) GeGeGe no Kitarō (Medama Oyaji) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Yōkai Daiundōkai (Medama Oyaji) Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (Farmer) One Piece Grand Battle! 3 (Shōjō) Persona 3 (Igor, Mister Ekoda) Persona 4 (Igor) Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Grand Nagus Zek (Wallace Shawn)) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Jar Jar Binks) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Jar Jar Binks)

Animation Alice in Wonderland (TBS edition) (King of Hearts, Dormouse) Aladdin (Aziz) The Flintstones (Barney Rubble) The Mask: Animated Series (Mayor Mortimer Tilton) One Hundred and One Dalmatians (Old edition) (Pongo) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Video edition) (Krang) Top Cat (Officer Dibble)

Film GeGeGe no Kitarō (Medama Oyaji (voice)) GeGeGe no Kitarō: Sennen Noroi Uta (Medama Oyaji (voice))

Radio Seishun Adventure ("Fengshen Yanyi") (NHK-FM) (Yúnzhōngzǐ)

Other Gakkō no Kaidan (Trailer voice-over) Kitaro ga Mita Gyokusai - Mizuki Shigeru no Senso (2007) (Medama Oyaji's voice) Masudaya Corporation Mōrā commercial (1975) (Mōrā (voice)) Nep League (May 7, 2007) (Medama Oyaji's voice)