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[[File:Takkou Ishimori.jpg|thumb|Takkō Ishimori]]
Voice actor 石森達幸 ''Takkō Ishimori'', who voiced several minor characters in the Pokémon anime, passed away on the morning of Wednesday June 5, 2013, aged 81. In the {{bp|Pokémon anime}}, he portrayed {{bp|Santa Claus}}, {{bp|Benjamin}}, and the {{p|Gastly}} in ''{{bp|EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak}}''.


Voice actor Takkou Ishimori, who portrayed Santa Claus in the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pikachu%27s_Winter_Vacations "Pikachu's Winter Vacation"] OVAs, passed away on the morning of Friday 9th June, aged 81.
Fellow anime voice actor {{wp|Nobuyuki Kobushi}} broke the news on Twitter, commenting that "I really... Wanted to act more and more together, and I wanted to learn a lot more from him..."


Fellow anime voice actor Nobuyuki Kobushi broke the news on Twitter, commenting that "I really... Wanted to act more and more together, and I wanted to learn a lot more from him..."
Ishimori was perhaps best known for voicing the character Sengoku in {{wp|One Piece}}. However, his diverse voice credits include anime (Yuu Isayama in {{wp|Ga-rei}}: Zero; Gonzy in {{wp|Eureka Seven}}), video games (Ranzō Fujibayashi in {{wp|Tales of Phantasia}}; Bashful in {{wp|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep}}) and Japanese dubs of English-language movies (the Sorting Hat in {{wp|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}, Grandpa Joe in {{wp|Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory}}).


Ishimori was perhaps best known for voicing the character Sengoku in One Piece. However, his diverse voice credits include anime (Yuu Isayama in Ga-rei: Zero; Gonzy in Kôkyô shihen Eureka Sebun), video games (Ranzō Fujibayashi in Tales of Phantasia; Bashful in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep) and dubs of English-language movies (the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory).
A full list of Ishimori's roles can be found {{wp|Takkō Ishimori|here}}.


A full list of Ishimori's roles can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takk%C5%8D_Ishimori here].
==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/kobushi_/statuses/343244951586488320 Nobuyuki Kobushi's tweet]