Isao Sasaki

is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer.

Career Sasaki has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshern, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu series such as Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Choujinki Metalder, and most recently Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.

Sasaki has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider ZO, OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders and in the series Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. He is also known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, and Christopher Reeve.

As an actor, Sasaki was Selected for the lead role in Nagisa Ōshima's film The Sun's Burial in 1960 by Ōshima. Sasaki played the leading roles in seven films when he was an actor under contract with Shochiku studio. In 1969, he landed lead role on the TV jidaigeki Yōjutsu Bugeichō.

Filmography

Film The Sun's Burial (1960) – Takeshi Mesu (1964)

Live action television series Yōjutsu Bugeichō (1969) – Kidō Makotonosuke (Lead role) Haru no Sakamichi (1971) – Matsudaira Tadanao Kamen Rider Ep.81 (1972) – Shintaro Mine Horror Theater Unbalance Ep.13 (1973) – Tatsuya Mori Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) – Ep.6 G-Men '75 (1975–81) Ep.145, 146, 147 and 148 Hissatsu Karakurinin (1986) Ep.4 Daitokai Part2 (1977–78) Ep.21, 41 and 52 Seito Shokun! (1980) – Seiji Kitashiro Taiyō ni Hoero! (1983) Ep.544 Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (1985) – Ken'ichirou Nanbara Furuhata Ninzaburō Series 3 Ep.37, 38 (1999) – Mutouda Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) – Hosokawa Tadaoki Shinsengumi! (2004) – Uchiyama Hikojirō Dondo Hare (2008) – Masato Yoshizawa Tenchijin (2009) – Daidōji Masashige

Television animation Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) – George Asakura/Joe the Condor Space Battleship Yamato II (1978) – Hajime Saito Gatchaman II (1978) – George Asakura/Joe the Condor Gatchaman Fighter (1979) – George Asakura/Joe the Condor Les Aventures de Colargol (1979) – Crow The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982) – Mendosa Ai Shite Knight (1983) – Go Kato Jungle Emperor 3rd Series (1989) – Panja The Galaxy Railways (2003) – Fahren Fort Drake Romance of the Three Kingdoms (2010) – Lü Bu She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man (2022) – Mira/Dunbalf Gandagore/Sakimori Kagami (Male)

OVA Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1998) – Erich Von Haltenberg Great Yamato No. Zero (2004) – Sōji Ozuma Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (2018) – Shuntaro Yasuda

Theatrical animation Uchu Enban Daisenso (1975) – Duke Fleed Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) – Hajime Saito Final Yamato (1983) – Daisuke Shima

Video games Tatsunoko Fight (2000) – Joe the Condor, Announcement voice Hanjuku Hero Tai 3D (2003) – Eggman Hanjuku Hero 4 (2005) – Eggman, Isao Sasaki Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (2008) – Joe the Condor

Dubbing roles Live-action Sylvester Stallone Escape to Victory (1982 Fuji Television edition) (Captain Robert Hatch) Nighthawks (1987 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilv) First Blood (1995 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo) Rambo: First Blood Part II (1995 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo) Rocky IV (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Rocky Balboa) Cobra (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti) Rambo III (1994 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo) Tango & Cash (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Lt. Ray Tango) Rocky V (1991 VHS edition) (Rocky Balboa) Cliffhanger (2014 BS Japan edition) (Gabriel "Gabe" Walker) Demolition Man (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Sergeant John Spartan) The Specialist (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Ray Quic) Assassins (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Robert Rath) Daylight (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Kit Latura) Get Carter (2005 TV Tokyo edition) (Jack Carter) Driven (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Joe Tanto) D-Tox (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (FBI agent Jake Malloy) Shade (The Dean) Taxi 3 (2005 Fuji TV edition) (Passenger to Airport) Rambo (John Rambo) The Expendables (Barney Ross) The Expendables 2 (Barney Ross) Bullet to the Head (James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo) Escape Plan (Ray Breslin) Grudge Match (Henry "Razor" Sharp) The Expendables 3 (Barney Ross) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (Stakar Ogord) Escape Plan 2: Hades (Ray Breslin) Escape Plan: The Extractors (Ray Breslin) Rambo: Last Blood (John J. Rambo) Expend4bles (Barney Ross) Christopher Reeve Superman (1983 TV Asahi edition) (Superman) Superman II (1984 TV Asahi and 1990 TBS editions) (Superman) Somewhere in Time (2021 BS TV Tokyo edition) (Richard Collier) Superman III (1985 TV Asahi edition) (Superman) Faerie Tale Theatre Season 2 Ep.3 Sleeping Beauty (1985 VHS edition) (Prince Charming) Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Superman) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Maj. John Dodge) Village of the Damned (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Alan Chaffee) Hop (David Hasselhoff (David Hasselhoff)) Superman (Jonathan Kent (Pruitt Taylor Vince))

Animation Balto (Steele)

Music (1960)

Casshan (1973)

(along with Columbia Cradle Club)

Getter Robo (1974)

Hurricane Polymar (1974)

Space Battleship Yamato (1974)

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975)

(along with Mitsuko Horie)

(along with Mitsuko Horie)

Getter Robo G (1975)

Uchu Enban Daisenso (1975)

Grendizer (1975)

Gaiking (1976)

Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu (1976)

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)

Mazinger Z (English Version, 1977)

Starzinger (1978)

Message from Space: Galactic Wars (1978)

Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

Tōshō Daimos (1978)

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II (1978)

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (English Version, 1978)

The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1979)

The Ultraman (1979)

Gatchaman Fighter (1979)

Kamen Rider The Movie Eight Riders vs. Gingaoh (1980)

G-Men '75 (1979–80)

Space Emperor God Sigma (1980)

Choujinki Metalder (1987)

Gekigangar 3 (OVA, 1998)

Ultraseven 1999 The Final Chapters (1999)

Ultraseven 35th Anniversary EVOLUTION (2002)

The Galaxy Railways (2003)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Japanese Version, 2010)

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013)

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 10 YEARS AFTER (2015)

Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (2017)

Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021)