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[[File:Takkou Ishimori.jpg|thumb|Takkō Ishimori]] | [[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 | 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}}''. | ||
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 {{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..." | ||
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; | 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}}). | ||
A full list of Ishimori's roles can be found {{wp|Takkō Ishimori|here}}. | A full list of Ishimori's roles can be found {{wp|Takkō Ishimori|here}}. | ||
==External links== | |||
*[https://twitter.com/kobushi_/statuses/343244951586488320 Nobuyuki Kobushi's tweet] | |||