Hiroya Ishimaru

Hiroya Ishimaru
石丸 博也
Born
Shinji Ishide

(1941-02-12) February 12, 1941
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active1960–2023
Agent(s)Production Baobab (Treated as an archive and still belongs to)

Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya; born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二, Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941) is a retired Japanese actor, voice actor, and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels, and for being the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan. He is also a fluent English speaker.

On April 27, 2023, Ishimaru announced his retirement from voice acting, though he continues to work in a limited capacity to dub Chan in films.

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