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 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. Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and is often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop, Eugene Gallardo from Tales of Rebirth and Captain Matthews in the Xenosaga trilogy. He was also the Japanese dub voice of Captain Gantu in every version of Lilo & Stitch to date. He was also the fourth Japanese voice of Heihachi Mishima in the Tekken video game series, and the second Japanese voice for Mr. Satan in the Dragon Ball franchise, taking over both roles since the death of longtime actor Daisuke Gōri. He has voiced the roles of Kizaru in the One Piece series, Van Hohenheim in the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series, Zabuza Momochi in the Naruto series, Ginzo Nakamori in Detective Conan and Magic Kaito, Joseph Joestar in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, as well as Bunta Fujiwara in Initial D, Ryotaro Dojima in Persona 4 and Ujiyasu Hōjō in Samurai Warriors and Warriors Orochi. Ishizuka was also the famous voice-over actor for Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and Kevin Spacey. On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13, at the age of 67 from a colon infection caused by an esophageal tumor. Filmography Television animation 1984 Giant Gorg (Narrator) Yoroshiku Mechadock (Toshimitsu Watanabe) 1987 Kiko Senki Dragonar (Narrator) 1988 Mashin Eiyuden Wataru (Don Girara, Don Quixote, Muko Khan) 1989 Lupin the 3rd: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty (Johns) 1990 Karakuri Kengo Den Musashi Lord (Nobunaga) 1991 Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (Baran) Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi (Zhou Yu) 1992 Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love (Lucky McDonald) 1993 Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba (Raizou) Slam Dunk (Moichi Taoka) Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (Keith Haydon) 1994 Blue Seed (Secretary) 1995 Virtua Fighter (Wolf Hawkfield) 1996 After War Gundam X (Aimzat Kartral) Violinist of Hamelin (Hell King Bass) Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (Tetsurou Yoshinogawa/Sailor Chef) Detective Conan (Souhei Tatsumi) Rurouni