Taro Ishida (石田 太郎 Ishida Tarō, born March 16, 1944) is a Japanese seiyū and actor who was born in Kyoto. His former stage name is Gentarō Ishida (石田 弦太郎 Ishida Gentarō?) and he works for Granpapa Production.
Notable roles
- Colonel Shikishima in Akira
- Zeda in Arcadia of My Youth
- Duke Red in Metropolis
- Emperor Lugarl in Final Yamato
- Count Cagliostro in The Castle of Cagliostro
- Gasparde in One Piece: Dead End no Bouken (fourth movie)
- King Triton and Eeyore in the Kingdom Hearts series
- Eeyore in the Japanese dub of the Winnie the Pooh series
- King Triton (second voice) in the Japanese dub of The Little Mermaid
- Beld in Record of Lodoss War
- Sykes in the Japanese dub of Oliver & Company
- Kentaro Hisatsu in Juken Sentai Gekiranger
Taro was also the first to voice the Father of the Ultras. Tokuma Nishioka has taken over the role starting with Ultraman Mebius. He also provided the Japanese Voice of Jack Arnold, Kevin Arnold's father in The Wonder Years.
External links
- Taro Ishida official profile
- Taro Ishida at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
