Jet Black from
Cowboy Bebop,
Professor Oak from
Pokemon,
Mr. Satan in
Dragonball Super,
Joseph Joestar from
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,
Zabuza from
Naruto. These are some of the voices that legendary voice actor
Unsho Ishizuka gave to the masses of anime fans for years. Via his official website, it was announced that
Ishizuka passed away on Monday after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He had been spending quite some time receiving medical treatment for his condition but it was holding little to no progress in recovery. A private wake and funeral was held for him while a public farewell ceremony will be taking place but has yet to be announced.
With a career that began in the mid 80's, he gave his voice to some of the most influential anime series we know. This included
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Heihachi Mishima in
Tekken 7 and as stated before,
Pokemon. He also gave dubs to western film as well; dubbing over acting greats such as
Laurence Fishbourne and
Liam Neeson. His voice left ripples in the vast and exciting community and will never be forgotten.
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