Isao Sasaki
Isao Sasaki is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer.
Career
Sasaki has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshern, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu series such as Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Choujinki Metalder, and most recently Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger.Sasaki has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider ZO, OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders and in the series Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. He is also known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, and Christopher Reeve.
As an actor, Sasaki was Selected for the lead role in Nagisa Ōshima's film The Sun's Burial in 1960 by Ōshima. Sasaki played the leading roles in seven films when he was an actor under contract with Shochiku studio. In 1969, he landed lead role on the TV jidaigeki Yōjutsu Bugeichō.
Filmography
Film
- The Sun's Burial – Takeshi
- Mesu – Yoshida
- Pale Flower – Jirō
- Kuroineko – Shigeru Kizawa
- Kyōyou no Hanamichi Dos – Kanta
- Daikanbu Nagurikomi – Giro
- Zankoku Onnashikei – Okamoto
- Mujo – Yasuhiro Mori
- Taro! – Takamatsu
- Kamen Rider ZO – Dr. Mochizuki
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger The Movie: Full Blast Action – Michael Micson
- Space [Battleship Yamato (2010 film)|Space Battleship Yamato] – Narrator
- OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders – Shocker Scientist
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger the Movie: The Flying Ghost Ship – Gatsun
- Saber + Zenkaiger: [Super Hero Senki] – Sentai Megid
Live action television series
- Yōjutsu Bugeichō – Kidō Makotonosuke
- Haru no Sakamichi – Matsudaira Tadanao
- Kamen Rider Ep.81 – Shintaro Mine
- Horror Theater Unbalance Ep.13 – Tatsuya Mori
- Hissatsu Shiokinin – Ep.6
- G-Men '75 Ep.145, 146, 147 and 148
- Hissatsu Karakurinin Ep.4
- Daitokai Part2 Ep.21, 41 and 52
- Seito Shokun! – Seiji Kitashiro
- Taiyō ni Hoero! Ep.544
- Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion – Ken'ichirou Nanbara
- Furuhata Ninzaburō Series 3 Ep.37, 38 – Mutouda
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai – Hosokawa Tadaoki
- Shinsengumi! – Uchiyama Hikojirō
- Dondo Hare – Masato Yoshizawa
- Tenchijin – Daidōji Masashige
Television animation
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman – George Asakura/Joe the Condor
- Space Battleship Yamato II – Hajime Saito
- Gatchaman II – George Asakura/Joe the Condor
- Gatchaman Fighter – George Asakura/Joe the Condor
- Les Aventures de Colargol – Crow
- The Mysterious Cities of Gold – Mendosa
- Ai Shite Knight – Go Kato
- Jungle Emperor 3rd Series – Panja
- The Galaxy Railways – Fahren Fort Drake
- Romance of [the Three Kingdoms (2009 animation)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms] – Lü Bu
- She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man – Mira/Dunbalf Gandagore/Sakimori Kagami
OVA
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes – Erich Von Haltenberg
- Great Yamato No. Zero – Sōji Ozuma
- Star Blazers: [Space Battleship Yamato 2202|Space Battleship Yamato 2202] – Shuntaro Yasuda
Theatrical animation
- Uchu Enban Daisenso – Duke Fleed
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato – Hajime Saito
- Final Yamato – Daisuke Shima
Video games
- Tatsunoko Fight – Joe the Condor,Announcement voice
- Hanjuku Hero Tai 3D – Eggman
- Hanjuku Hero 4 – Eggman,Isao Sasaki
- Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars – Joe the Condor
Dubbing roles
Live-action
- Sylvester Stallone
- *Escape to Victory
- *Nighthawks
- *First Blood
- *Rambo: [First Blood Part II]
- *Rocky IV
- *Cobra
- *Rambo III
- *Tango & Cash
- *Rocky V
- *Cliffhanger
- *Demolition Man
- *The Specialist
- *Assassins
- *Daylight
- *Get Carter
- *Driven
- *D-Tox
- *Shade
- *Taxi 3
- *Rambo
- *The Expendables
- *The Expendables 2
- *Bullet to the Head
- *Escape Plan
- *Grudge Match
- *The Expendables 3
- *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- *Escape Plan 2: Hades
- *Escape Plan: The Extractors
- *Rambo: Last Blood
- *Expend4bles
- Christopher Reeve
- *Superman
- *Superman II
- *Somewhere in Time
- *Superman III
- *Faerie Tale Theatre List of [Faerie Tale Theatre episodes#Episodes|Season 2] Ep.3 Sleeping Beauty
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
- *The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
- *Village of the Damned
- Hop
- ''Superman''
Animation
- ''Balto''
Music
- Stuck on You
- Fight! Casshan
- I am the Cyborg
- Our Friender
- Getter Robo!
- Gattai! Getter Robo
- Fight! Polymar
- Turned Polymar
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Crimson Scarf
- Proceed! Gorenger
- Fly! Variblune
- Aoranger from the Blue Sky
- Midoranger of Riddles
- Proceed, Gorenger Machines
- Gorenger Storm
- It's Red Power, Akaranger
- Here Comes Gorenger
- The Song of Varidreen
- Look!! Gorenger
- Stopping the Fight
- Secret Squadron Gorenger
- Immortal Getter Robo
- Fight! Monarch of Space
- Star of Love in the Bud
- Fly! Grendizer
- Space's Monarch Grendizer
- Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking
- Gaiking of the Starry Sky
- Now go! Robot army
- J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad
- J.A.K.Q. Proceed J.A.K.Q.
- Spade Ace, Young Lion
- J.A.K.Q. Covack
- J.A.K.Q. Machine Rock
- Go! Sky Ace
- J.A.K.Q. Theme of Love
- Someday, Flowers Will Bloom
- MAZINGER Z
- Z THEME
- OUR MAZINGER Z
- Starzinger Theme
- Starzinger the warrior of the Galaxy
- Our Starzinger
- Bravemen Across the Galaxy
- Galaxy Express 999
- Blue Earth
- Stand Up! Brave Leader Daimos
- We, Gatchaman
- Dreaming of Tomorrow
- Space Battleship Yamato / Space Cruiser Yamato
- The Red Scarf / Crimson Scarf
- Our Ultraman
- The Ultraman
- Brave men of Love
- Gatchaman Fighter
- Shine! 8 Riders
- Requiem
- Do Your Best, Space Warrior
- Is Your Youth Shining?
- The Robot of Justice Gekigangar 3
- V is for Victory! Gekigangar V
- Ultraseven song 99
- The Ballad of Ultraseven
- Ultraseven song 99
- ULTRA SEVEN 99
- The Galaxy Express is Far Away
- Glitter of the Galaxy
- Midnight Dekaranger
- DekaMaster NEVER STOP
- Wind Conversation
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Crimson Scarf
- Midnight Dekaranger 10 YEARS AFTER
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202
- All over the world united! Juragaon