Tarō Ishida

Tarō Ishida
石田 太郎
Born
Gentarō Ishida

(1944-03-16)March 16, 1944
DiedSeptember 21, 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 69)
OccupationsActor, voice actor
Years active1960–2013
Spouse(s)Fusako Tachibana
(? - 2006, her death)
ParentShigeki Ishida
WebsiteGranpapa

Tarō Ishida (石田 太郎, Ishida Tarō; March 16, 1944 – September 21, 2013), born Gentarō Ishida (石田 弦太郎, Ishida Gentarō), was a Japanese actor, voice actor, and Shin Buddhist priest from the city of Kyoto. He was affiliated with Granpapa Production.

Biography

Ishida was born in Kyoto, Japan on March 16, 1944, the son of actor Shigeki Ishida.[1] He attended the Foreign Language Department (Spanish) of Sophia University, but quit without graduating.[2] Ishida was also a chief priest at the Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple Jōkei-ji at Kanazawa, Ishikawa.[3]

He was married to actress Fusako Tachibana until her death in 2006.[4]

Ishida died on September 21, 2013, from myocardial infarction.[5]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988A Taxing Woman's ReturnKiyohara
1989Violent CopDetective Tomosato
1990Heaven and EarthTakeda Nobushige
1993A Touch of FeverYoriko's Father
1996OishinboKoizumi
1998PrideAkira Mutō[6]
IkinaiNoguchi
2001Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out AttackSDF Officer
2004QuillHiroshi Totsuka
2006Doomsday: The Sinking of JapanMinister of Defense Seigo Umezu
2008DeparturesSonezaki
2009Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the SkyCity Council Member

Television dramas

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983Oshin
1984Sanga Moyu
1986Musashibō BenkeiKajiwara Kagetoki
1987Dokuganryū MasamuneNihonmatsu Yoshitsugu
1989Kasuga no TsuboneŌkubo Tadachika
1998ShomuniKato
2000AoiŌkubo Tadachika
2007The FamilyYasuda

Television animation

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980Time Patrol-Tai OtasukemanNapoleon
2001Lupin III: Alcatraz ConnectionAssistant Inspector Terry Crown
2002Detective ConanPolice Inspector Radish Redwood
2003Requiem from the DarknessEmon Shibamigi
2004Astro Boy: Mighty AtomDuke Red
Black JackToranomon
2007GeGeGe no KitarōVampire Elite JohnnyFifth series
2012-2013Space BrothersDeneil Young

Original video animation (OVA)

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990-1991Record of Lodoss WarEmperor Beld
1994-1996Legend of the Galactic HeroesHeydrich Lang (second voice)
1995Bio HunterTabu
1995-1998Giant RoboDemon King of Chaos Fan Rui
1999Harlock SagaWotan

Theatrical animation

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Lupin III: The Castle of CagliostroCount Cagliostro
1982Arcadia of My YouthZeda
1983Final YamatoLugal
1985The Dagger of KamuiTenkai, Saigō Takamori
Odin: Photon Sailer StarlightSaint AsgardAs "Gentarō Ishida
1986Fist of the North StarNarrator
1988AkiraColonel Shikishima
1989Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandNightmare King
1997Case Closed: The Time-Bombed SkyscraperTeiji Moriya
1998Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret MissionMouse
2001MetropolisDuke Red
2003One Piece: Dead End AdventureGasparde
2006Brave StoryBishop Daimon

Tokusatsu

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Ultraman StoryFather of Ultra
2003Kamen Rider 555Joji Soeno
2007Juken Sentai GekirangerKentaro Hisatsu

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea ~Losing of Jewel's secretKing Triton
2002Kingdom Hearts[7]
2005Kingdom Hearts IIKing Triton, Eeyore
2008Dissidia: Final FantasyExdeath[7]
2011Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[7]

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Original YearTitleRoleOriginal actorNotesRefs
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiColonel SaitoSessue Hayakawa
1959Ben-HurBen-HurCharlton Heston1979 Nippon TV edition
1962Lawrence of ArabiaColonel Harry BrightonAnthony Quayle1981 TV Asahi edition
1973The StingLieutenant William SnyderCharles Durning1991 TV Asahi edition
1977The Domino PrincipleRoy TuckerGene Hackman
1979The Amityville HorrorGeorge LutzJames Brolin1982 NTV edition[8]
Apocalypse NowColonel Walter E. KurtzMarlon Brando
1980The Empire Strikes BackDarth VaderJames Earl Jones1992 TV Asahi edition
The ShiningJack TorranceJack Nicholson1996 TV Tokyo edition
Superman IILex LuthorGene Hackman1984 TV Asahi edition[9]
1981The Cannonball RunDoctor Nikolas Van HelsingJack Elam1984 Fuji TV edition
Raiders of the Lost ArkRené BelloqPaul Freeman1993 DVD edition
1982Conan the BarbarianThulsa DoomJames Earl Jones1985 Nippon TV edition
48 Hrs.Jack CatesNick Nolte1985 Nippon TV edition, as "Gentarō Ishida[10]
First BloodSheriff Will TeasleBrian Dennehy1985 NTV, 1990 TBS and 1995 TV Asahi editions[11]
1983Cannonball Run IIDoctor Nikolas Van HelsingJack Elam
Project ASanDick Wei[12]
ScarfaceFrank LopezRobert Loggia1989 TV Asahi edition
Under FireAlex GrazierGene Hackman
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomMola RamAmrish Puri1987 Nippon TV edition
The NeverEnding StoryFalkor, GmorkAlan Oppenheimer[13]
1985CocoonWalterBrian Dennehy
CommandoBennettVernon Wells
1987The Running ManDamon KillianRichard Dawson1989 Fuji TV edition[14]
No Way OutDefense Secretary David BriceGene HackmanTV Tokyo edition
1988Mississippi BurningAgent Rupert Anderson1992 TV Asahi edition
1989The PackageSgt. Johnny Gallagher1993 TBS edition
K-9LymanKevin Tighe1993 TV Asahi edition
The PunisherJake BerkowitzLouis Gossett Jr.[15]
ColumboLt. ColumboPeter FalkSeason 8~
1990Dances with WolvesKicking BirdGraham Greene
Die Hard 2TrudeauFred Thompson1994 TV Asahi edition
Loose CannonsMacArthur SternGene Hackman
Postcards from the EdgeLowell Kolchek
Narrow MarginRobert Caulfield
1991Class ActionJedediah Tucker Ward
Armour of God II: Operation CondorAdolfAldo Sambrell1993 Fuji TV edition
The Silence of the LambsHannibal LecterAnthony Hopkins1995 TV Asahi edition
1992Alien 3Leonard DillonCharles S. Dutton1998 TV Asahi edition
Batman ReturnsOswald Cobblepot/The PenguinDanny DeVito1994 TV Asahi edition
UnforgivenLittle Bill DaggettGene Hackman
1993Geronimo: An American LegendBrig. Gen. George Crook[16]
This Boy's LifeDwight HansenRobert De Niro[17]
1994Wyatt EarpNicholas EarpGene Hackman1997 TV Tokyo edition
1995Crimson TideCaptain Frank Ramsey[18]
The Quick and the DeadJohn Herod[19]
Die Hard with a VengeanceInspector Walter CobbLarry Bryggman1998 Fuji TV edition
1996The BirdcageSenator Kevin KeeleyGene Hackman2000 Fuji TV edition
The ChamberSam Cayhall
Extreme MeasuresDr. Lawrence Myrick
1997Absolute PowerPresident Alan Richmond
Men in BlackChief ZedRip Torn2001 Nippon TV edition
Cop LandRay DonlanHarvey Keitel2000 Nippon TV edition
1998GodzillaMayor EbertMichael Lerner2001 NTV edition
Enemy of the StateEdward "Brill" LyleGene Hackman2003 Fuji TV edition
2000Under SuspicionHenry Hearst
Gone in 60 SecondsDetective Roland CastlebeckDelroy Lindo[20]
2001EvolutionBrigadier General Russell WoodmanTed Levine2005 NTV edition[21]
Behind Enemy LinesAdmiral Leslie McMahon ReigartGene Hackman[22]
HeistJoe Moore
The Royal TenenbaumsRoyal Tenenbaum[23]
HannibalHannibal LecterAnthony Hopkins[24]
2002Red Dragon2006 TV Tokyo edition
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersTreebeardJohn Rhys-Davies[25]
Men in Black IIChief ZedRip Torn2005 TV Asahi edition
UndisputedMendy RipsteinPeter Falk
About SchmidtWarren R. SchmidtJack Nicholson[26]
2003Runaway JuryRankin FitchGene Hackman[27]
Big FishOld Edward BloomAlbert Finney[28]
2004SawJigsawTobin Bell[29]
2005Saw II[30]
Batman BeginsWilliam EarleRutger Hauer
Carmine FalconeTom Wilkinson2007 Nippon TV edition
Brokeback MountainJoe AguirreRandy Quaid[31]
2006The DepartedFrank CostelloJack Nicholson[32]
ERRichard ElliotArmand Assante
Saw IIIJigsawTobin Bell[33]
2007Saw IV[34]
NextIrvPeter Falk[35]
SleuthAndrew WykeMichael Caine[36]
2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusDoctor ParnassusChristopher Plummer[37]
The City of Your Final DestinationAdam GundAnthony Hopkins[38]
2010BeginnersHal FieldsChristopher Plummer[39]
Green ZoneMartin BrownBrendan Gleeson[40]
Robin HoodSir Walter LoxleyMax von Sydow[41]
2012Silent Hill: RevelationLeonard WolfMalcolm McDowell[42]
The RavenCaptain Charles HamiltonBrendan Gleeson[43]
2013The Smurfs 2Victor Doyle
Red 2Ivan SimanovBrian Cox[44]

Animation

Original YearTitleRoleOriginal actorNotesRefs
1953Peter PanIndian ChiefCandy CandidoBuena Vista edition
1981The Fox and the HoundAdult CopperKurt Russell
1988Oliver and CompanyBill SykesRobert Loggia
1989The Little MermaidKing TritonKenneth MarsRe-release edition
1997Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher RobinEeyorePeter Cullen
2000The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaKing TritonKenneth Mars
The Tigger MovieEeyorePeter Cullen
2001-2003The Book of Pooh
2004Shark TaleDon FeinbergPeter Falk
2011Cars 2Mel DoradoPatrick Walker[45]
2013PlanesSkipper RileyStacy Keach

Japanese voiceover

Opening YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
1983Peter Pan's FlightIndian Chief
2000Pooh's Hunny Hunt Eeyore

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