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Unshō Ishizuka

1951 - 2018

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Unshō Ishizuka (石塚 運昇, Ishizuka Unshō; May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Katsuyama, Fukui. He was affiliated with Aoni Production at the time of his death and was known for providing the voice of both the narrator and Professor Oak/Dr. Yukinari Okido on the Japanese anime series Pokémon. In addition to that, he regularly appeared in both the Japanese and English-language versions of the Pokémon anime, voicing Onix, Steelix and numerous other Pokémon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Unshō Ishizuka is the 4,319th most popular actor (down from 3,637th in 2019), the 1,263rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,105th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Japanese Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Unshō Ishizuka ranks 4,319 out of 13,578. Before him are Katharine Houghton, Josh Radnor, Jonah Hill, Matthew Goode, Jang Hyuk, and Jessica Harper. After him are John Slattery, Caterina Murino, Emerald Fennell, Sofia Boutella, Matthew Macfadyen, and John Kani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Unshō Ishizuka ranks 353. Before him are Debra Jo Rupp, Richard Thomas, John Alexander, Trixi Schuba, Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, and Cornelius Sim. After him are Geoff Lees, Guy Lafleur, Luther Vandross, Patricia Wettig, Sebastian Francis, and Heinrich Schiff. Among people deceased in 2018, Unshō Ishizuka ranks 310. Before him are Chuck McCann, Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Domenico Losurdo, Frank Havens, Ehsan Yarshater, and Reinhard Hardegen. After him are Davide Astori, Beatriz Segall, Mohammed Hazzaz, Morgana King, Valentina Rastvorova, and Theodor Hoffmann.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Unshō Ishizuka ranks 1,263 out of 6,245. Before him are Hisashi Kaneko (1959), Gozo Shioda (1915), Tadashi Imai (1912), Saneatsu Mushanokōji (1885), Fumio Hayasaka (1914), and Kiichiro Higuchi (1888). After him are Hajime Isayama (1986), Tura Satana (1938), Kenichi Ogata (1942), Yasuharu Kurata (1963), Masatada Ishii (1967), and Osamu Watanabe (1940).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Unshō Ishizuka ranks 68. Before him are Hiroshi Abe (1964), Masayuki Mori (1911), Miyoshi Umeki (1929), Yoshiko Kuga (1931), Ikue Ōtani (1965), and Ryūsei Nakao (1951). After him are Tura Satana (1938), Kenichi Ogata (1942), Banjō Ginga (1948), Hōchū Ōtsuka (1954), Haruko Sugimura (1909), and Momoe Yamaguchi (1959).

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