Akihiko Ishizumi

Akihiko Ishizumi
Born	October 25, 1961 Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Stage actor, voice actor
Years active	1986–present

Akihiko Ishizumi (石住昭彦 Ishizumi Akihiko, October 25, 1961) is a Japanese stage actor and voice actor from Ehime Prefecture. He is attached to Engekishūdan En.

He is best known for his roles in The Powerpuff Girls (as the Mayor) and Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (as Kaz). He often voices middle-aged or elderly characters and has an extensive career in dubbing Western works.

Filmography

Television anime

• One Piece (1999) (Bluejam)
• Turn A Gundam (1999) (Mottokee)
• Naruto (2002) (Suiko)
• Ergo Proxy (2006) (Empty man)
• Le Chevalier D'Eon (2006) (Duc de Broglie)
• Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (2007) (Pontmercy)
• Nodame Cantabile (2007) (James DePreist)
• Asura Cryin' (2009) (Old Man Shioizumi)
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni (2009) (Terumasa Nanjo)
• Otome Yōkai Zakuro (2010) (Amaryōju)
• Ping Pong the Animation (2014) (Taku Kazama)

Theatrical animation

• Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008) (Additional voices)

Video games

• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002) (Ankokuji Ekei)
• Onimusha Blade Warriors (2003) (Ankokuji Ekei)
• Yoshitsune Eiyūden (2005) (Kichiji Kaneuri)
• Yoshitsune Eiyūden Shura (2005) (Kichiji Kaneuri)
• Layton-kyōju to Saigo no Jikan Ryokō (2008) (Bill Hawk)
• Suikoden Tierkreis (2008) (Sotah, Doga, Rajimu)

Radio drama

• Moribito (2006) (Torugaru)

Dubbing

Live action

• 28 Days Later (Frank)
• American Beauty (TV edition) (Buddy Kane)
• Angela's Ashes (Mister Benson)
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (General Swanwick (Harry Lennix))
• The Beach (Gregorio)
• Black Hawk Down (Michael D. Steele)
• The Butler (Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker))
• Chef (Ramsey Michel (Oliver Platt))
• The Closer (Commander Russell Taylor)
• Cold Case (Detective Nick Vera)
• The Drop (Cousin Marv (James Gandolfini))
• Enchanted (Nathaniel)
• Flightplan (Obaid)
• Frequency (Satch DeLeon)
• Godzilla (Boyd (Eric Keenleyside))
• Hercules (Sitacles (Peter Mullan))
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Plutarch Heavensbee)
• Malcolm in the Middle (Craig)
• The Matrix Reloaded (Vector)
• The Mighty B! (Happy the Dog)
• Missing (Doctor Raymond Sims)
• The Monuments Men (Major Fielding (Miles Jupp))
• Murder on the Orient Express (Edward Beddoes))
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse (Doctor Charles Ashford)
• Rules of Engagement (Jimmy)
• Saving Mr. Banks (Ralph (Paul Giamatti))
• Shèdiāo Yīngxióngzhuàn (Ouyang Feng)
• Spider-Man (Robbie Robertson)
• Spider-Man 2 (Robbie Robertson)
• Spider-Man 3 (Robbie Robertson)

Animation

• Atomic Betty (Doctor Cerebral, Max Sr.)
• The Batman (Count Vertigo)
• Finding Nemo (Anchor)
• Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (Kaz)
• The Powerpuff Girls (Mayor)
• The Powerpuff Girls Movie (Mayor, Ojo Tango)
• The Princess and the Frog (Lawrence)
• Teamo Supremo Chief)
• Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (Brushogun, Tokyo Mayor)

Other

• Cartoon Network commercials (Kaz Harada, Townsville Mayor)

External links

• Akihiko Ishizumi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Akihiko Ishizumi at the Internet Movie Database