Bulbanews

Voice actor Takkō Ishimori passes away: Difference between revisions

Page Talk page

Voice actor Takkō Ishimori passes away (view source)

Revision as of 16:47, 8 June 2013

173 bytes added ,  8 June 2013
no edit summary
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Article|
{{Article|
type=breaking |
type=news |
picture=Takkou_Ishimori.jpeg |
picture=Takkou Ishimori.jpg |
caption=Takkou Ishimori voiced Santa Claus in the "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" OVAs. |
caption=Voice of Santa Claus dies aged 81 |
weekday=Saturday |
weekday=Saturday |
day=8 |
day=8 |
Line 15: Line 15:
user=FaulknerPawnch |
user=FaulknerPawnch |
userlink=User:FaulknerPawnch |
userlink=User:FaulknerPawnch |
tagline=Takkou Ishimori, known for voicing Sengoku in One Piece, has passed away aged 81 |
tagline=Takkō Ishimori, known for voicing Sengoku in One Piece, has passed away aged 81 |
blurb=Voice actor Takkou Ishimori, who voiced Santa Claus in "Pikachu's Winter Vacation" has passed away aged 81.  }}
blurb=Voice actor Takkō Ishimori, who voiced Santa Claus in the Pokémon anime, has passed away aged 81.  }}
{{CategorizeIn|Anime|6|13}}
{{CategorizeIn|Anime|6|13}}
[[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 Friday June 9, 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; {{wp|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}}, {{wp|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].
Retrieved from "https://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/45209"