Unshō Ishizuka

Unshō Ishizuka (Japanese: 石塚運昇 May 16, 1951 – August 13, 2018) was a Japanese seiyū for the Pokémon anime.

Biography
Ishizuka was born on May 16, 1951, in,. He became a voice actor in 1984, becoming known for his deep, strong voice, which led to him being typecast as older and more mature male characters. His most notable roles in the Pokémon anime are that of and the unseen narrator. He died on August 13, 2018 of esophageal cancer. However, he managed to record his parts for episodes all the way to October. Following his death, archive audio for Ishizuka has been used for Sophocles's Charjabug.

Major

 * Alder
 * Magikarp salesman
 * Gurkinn
 * Samson Oak (SM001-SM088)
 * Samson Oak (SM001-SM088)

Minor

 * Underground Man
 * Giant
 * Roderick
 * King of Pokélantis
 * Angie's father
 * Provo
 * Ampharos Train driver
 * Delbert
 * Lord Shabboneau
 * Count Pumpka
 * (old)
 * Butler (BW080)
 * Various guest characters

Major

 * Ash's Muk
 * Ash's Swellow
 * Ash's Boldore
 * Misty's Gyarados
 * Brock's Onix and Steelix
 * Brock's Pineco and Forretress
 * Tracey's Scyther
 * Dawn's Mamoswine
 * Cilan's Stunfisk
 * Kiawe's Charizard
 * Sophocles's Charjabug
 * James's Koffing and Weezing
 * James's Amoonguss
 * Gary's Blastoise
 * Paul's Ursaring
 * Paul's Torterra
 * Tierno's Blastoise
 * Sabrina's Kadabra
 * Jasmine's Steelix
 * Brawly's Hariyama
 * Norman's Slaking
 * Red Gyarados
 * Alexa's Gogoat
 * Squirtle Squad member
 * Squirtle Squad member
 * Squirtle Squad member
 * Squirtle Squad member

Minor

 * James's Magikarp and Gyarados
 * Pryce's Piloswine
 * Bruno's Onix
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * Pryce's Piloswine
 * Bruno's Onix
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * Pryce's Piloswine
 * Bruno's Onix
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * Bruno's Onix
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * Bruno's Onix
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (anime)
 * Crystal Onix
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (BW064)
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other
 * (BW081)
 * (XY018)
 * Various other

Other

 * Narrator (EP001-SM091)
 * Unova Pokédex
 * Kalos Pokédex (XY094-XY140)

Musical appearances in Pokémon
* This song is credited in-character as Professor Oak.
 * One Hundred Fifty-One*
 * Pika Pika Massaichu*
 * Colorful Winter Vacation*

Other non-Pokémon roles
Note: In the case of dubbing roles, the name of the character and TV show/movie/franchise are followed by the original English actor's name in parentheses.
 * Vajramon ()
 * Bunta Fujiwara ()
 * Zabuza Momochi ()
 * Sergei Smirnov ()
 * Van Hohenheim ()
 * Gozaburo Kaiba ()
 * Moichi Taoka ()
 * Gustav ()
 * Kizaru ()
 * Mr. Satan (Hercule) ( franchise (2010-present))
 * (' franchise (2011-present), ', )
 * Joseph Joestar (' (2014), ' (2016))
 * (' franchise and ')
 * Dr. Hell ()
 * Inspector Nakamori ()
 * Quent Yaiden ()
 * Inspector Nakamori ()
 * Quent Yaiden ()