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{{Infobox person
| name = Isamu Tanonaka
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| caption native_name = Isamu田の中 Tanonaka勇
| native_name_lang = ja
| native_name = 田の中 勇
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| birth_date = July 19, = {{Birth date|1932|7|19}}
| birth_place = [[Taitō, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|01|13|1932|07|19}}
| death_place = [[Setagaya, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| othernameoccupation = {{flatlist|
*Actor
| occupation = [[Voice actor]]
*[[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]]
*narrator
}}
| agent = [[Aoni Production]]
| yearsactiveheight = 1952–2010
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{{Short description|Japanese actor}}
{{nihongo|'''Isamu Tanonaka'''|田の中 勇|Tanonaka Isamu|July 19, 1932 – January 13, 2010<ref name="jiji">{{Cite web|date=January 15, 2010|url=http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2010011500795|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809214345/http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=soc_30&k=2010011500795|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2014|script-title=ja:田の中勇氏死去（声優）|language=Japanese|publisher=[[Jiji Press]]|accessdate=January 16, 2010}}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>}} was a Japanese actor, [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actor]] and narrator from [[Taitō, Tokyo]]. He was best known for voicing Medama Oyaji in nearly every adaptation of [[Shigeru Mizuki]]'s ''[[GeGeGe no Kitarō]]'' made during his lifetime.<ref name="ann">{{Cite web |author=Yomiuri Shimbun |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-15/gegege-no-kitaro-voice-actor-isamu-tanonaka-passes-away |title=''Gegege no Kitarō'' Voice Actor Isamu Tanonaka Passes Away |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]. |accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref>
==Career==
During his life he had been attached to Gekidan Tōgei and then [[Theatre Echo]]; he was attached to [[Aoni Production]] at the time of his death. He had a naturally deep voice but became famous for voicing characters with a high pitched voice. In addition to ''[[GeGeGe no Kitarō]]'', he also had prominent roles in ''[[Tensai Bakabon]]'' (as the first voice of Honkan-san), ''[[Mazinger Z]]'' (as Mucha), ''[[Paul's Miraculous Adventure]]'' (as Doppe), ''[[Magical Princess Minky Momo]]'' (as Sindbook), ''[[Akuma-kun]]'' (as Youaltepuztli), ''[[Dr. Slump|Dr. Slump & Arale-chan]]'' (as [[List of Dr. Slump characters#Gara & Pagos|Gara]] and [[Akira Toriyama]]), ''[[Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken]]'' (as Brass), and the ''[[Shin Megami Tensei:Persona (series)|Persona]]'' series (as Igor).<ref name="ann">{{Cite web |author=Yomiuri Shimbun |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-15/gegege-no-kitaro-voice-actor-isamu-tanonaka-passes-away |title=''Gegege no Kitarō'' Voice Actor Isamu Tanonaka Passes Away |publisher=[[Anime News Network]]. |accessdate=January 15, 2010}}</ref>
===Medama Oyaji===
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;1975
*''[[Grendizer|UFO Robo Grendizer]]'' (Mucha)
*''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]'' (Max)
;1976
*''[[Paul's Miraculous Adventure|Paul no Miracle Daisakusen]]'' (Doppe)
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*''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' (fourth series) (Medama Oyaji)
;1999
*''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon Adventure]]'' (Pikkoromon)
;2000
*''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pocket Monsters]]'' (Old Man Tsubo)
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===Theatrical animation===
*''[[List_of_One_Piece_filmsList of One Piece films#Clockwork_Island_AdventureClockwork Island Adventure|One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure]]'' (2001) (Boo Jack)
*''[[A Tree of Palme|Palme no Ki]]'' (2002) (Zakuro)
*''[[Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth]]'' (2013) (Igor,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-27/persona-3-the-movie-no.1-promo-title-date-staff-cast-revealed|title=Persona 3 the Movie #1's Promo, Title, Date, Staff, Cast Revealed|website=Anime News Network|date=March 28, 2013|accessdate=January 9, 2015}}</ref> archived audio)
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====Animation====
*''[[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (TBS edition) (The King of Hearts, The Dormouse)
*''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin (TV series)]]'' ([[Aziz (Aladdin)|Aziz]])
*''[[The Flintstones]]'' ([[Barney Rubble]])
*''[[The Mask: Animated Series]]'' (Mayor Mortimer Tilton)
*''[[One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' (Old edition) (Pongo)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thecinema.jp/vod/101dalmatians-movie/|title= 101匹わんちゃん|access-date= February 2, 2023|work= The Cinema}}</ref>
*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (Video edition) (Krang)
*''[[Top Cat]]'' (Officer Dibble)
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==External links==
* [httphttps://www.aoni.co.jp/actorsearch/ta/tanonakatanonak-isamu.html AoniOfficial Productionagency profile] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{ann|people|2086}}
* {{IMDB name|0849776}}
* {{jmdb name|0290800|Isamu Tanonaka}}
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[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Japanese male voicevideo game actors]]
[[Category:Male voice actors from Tokyo]]▼
[[Category:People from Taitō]]
[[Category:Aoni Production voice actors]]
▲[[Category:Male actors from Tokyo]]