Isao Sasaki

Isao Sasaki (ささき いさお Sasaki Isao)
Birth name	Isao Sasaki (佐々木 功 Sasaki Isao)
Born	May 16, 1942
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Rockabilly, Anison
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, actor, vocalist, Composer
Years active	1960-present (Anime song career began in 1972)
Labels	Nippon Columbia Nippon Crown Pony Canyon King Records Blues Interactions Victor Entertainment EMI Music Japan VAP Lantis
Website	ISAO WEB

Isao Sasaki (ささき いさお（佐々木 功） Sasaki Isao, born May 16, 1942) is a Japanese voice actor, actor, and vocalist. He has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshern, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu series such as Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai, Choujinki Metalder, and most recently Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. He has also had an acting role in the tokusatsu film Kamen Rider ZO, OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders and in the series Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion. He is the dub voice of Clark Kent and Superman in the film series, until he was replaced by Hiroki Touchi for Superman Returns.

Body of work

Voice acting

• Ai Shite Knight - Go Kato
• Science Ninja Team Gatchaman - George Asakura/Joe the Condor
• The Galaxy Railways - Fahren Fort Drake
• Balto - Steele
• Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato, Space Battleship Yamato II - Hajime Saito
  • Final Yamato - Daisuke Shima
• Jungle Emperor 3rd Series - Panja
• The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Mendosa (original 1982 broadcast)

Dubbing Roles

• Sylvester Stallone
  • Escape to Victory (1982 Fuji Television edition) (Captain Robert Hatch)
  • Nighthawks (1987 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilv))
  • First Blood (1995 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo)
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1995 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo)
  • Rocky IV (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Rocky Balboa)
  • Cobra (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Lieutenant Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti)
  • Rambo III (1994 TV Asahi edition) (John Rambo)
  • Tango & Cash (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Lt. Ray Tango)
  • Rocky V (1994 TV Asahi edition) (Rocky Balboa)
  • Cliffhanger (2014 BS Japan edition) (Gabriel "Gabe" Walker)
  • Demolition Man (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Detective Sergeant John Spartan)
  • The Specialist (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Ray Quic))
  • Assassins (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Robert Rath)
  • Daylight (2000 TV Asahi edition) (Kit Latura)
  • Get Carter (2005 TV Tokyo edition) (Jack Carter)
  • Driven (2007 TV Tokyo edition) (Joe Tanto)
  • D-Tox (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (FBI agent Jake Malloy)
  • Shade (The Dean)
  • Taxi 3 (Passenger to Airport)
  • Rambo (John Rambo)
  • The Expendables (Barney Ross)
  • The Expendables 2 (Barney Ross)
  • Bullet to the Head (James "Jimmy Bobo" Bonomo)
  • Escape Plan (Ray Breslin)
  • Grudge Match (Henry "Razor" Sharp)
  • The Expendables 3 (Barney Ross)
• Christopher Reeve
  • Superman (1983 TV Asahi edition) (Superman)
  • Superman II (1984 TV Asahi and 1990 TBS editions) (Superman)
  • Superman III (1985 TV Asahi edition) (Superman)
  • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1989 TV Tokyo edition) (Superman)
  • The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (Maj. John Dodge)
  • Village of the Damned (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Dr. Alan Chaffee)
• American Graffiti (1980 Fuji Television edition) (John Milner (Paul Le Mat))
• F/X (Roland "Rollie" Tyler (Bryan Brown))
• F/X2 (Roland "Rollie" Tyler (Bryan Brown))
• The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1992 TV Asahi edition) (Sinbad (John Phillip Law))
• I Love You to Death (Joey Boca (Kevin Kline))
• Knight Rider (Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff))
• Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges))

Acting

• Kyojuu Tokusou Juspion (????) - Ken'ichirou Nanbara
• Kamen Rider ZO (????) - Dr. Mochizuki
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger the Movie: Full Blast Action (????) - Michael Micson
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) - Hosokawa Tadaoki

Music

• Stuck on You (本命はお前だ Honmei wa Omae da) (1960)

Casshern (1973)

• Fight! Casshern (たたかえ！キャシャーン Tatakae! Kyashān, opening)
• I am the Cyborg (おれは新造人間 Ore wa Shinzō Ningen, ending)
• Our Friender (Furender no Teema, Friender's theme) (along with Columbia Cradle Club)

Getter Robo (1974)

• Getter Robo! (ゲッターロボ！ Gettā Robo!, opening)
• Gattai! Getter Robo (合体！ゲッターロボ Gattai! Gettā Robo, ending)

Hurricane Polymar (1974)

• Fight! Polymar (『戦え!ポリマー Tatakae! Porimā, opening)
• Turned Polymar (転身ポリマー Tenshin Porimā, ending)

Space Battleship Yamato (1974)

• Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト Uchū Senkan Yamato)
• Crimson Scarf (真赤なスカーフ Makka na Sukāfu)

Getter Robo G (1975)

• Immortal Getter Robo (不滅のマシーンゲッターロボ Fumetsu no Mashīn Gettā Robo, ending)

Grendizer (1975)

• Fly! Grendizer (とべ！グレンダイザー Tobe! Gurendaizā, opening)
• Space's Monarch Grendizer (宇宙の王者グレンダイザー Uchū no Ōja Gurendaizā)

Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975)

• Proceed! Gorenger (進め!ゴレンジャー Susume! Gorenjā, opening theme, performed along with Mitsuko Horie)
• Fly! Variblune (とべ!バリブルーン Tobe! Bariburūn)
• Aoranger from the Blue Sky (青い空からアオレンジャー Aoi Sora Kara Aorenjā)
• Midoranger of Riddles (ナゾナゾのミドレンジャー Nazonazo no Midorenjā) (along with Mitsuko Horie)
• Proceed, Gorenger Machines (進めゴレンジャーマシン Susume Gorenjā Mashin)
• Gorenger Storm (ゴレンジャーストーム Gorenjā Sutōmu) (along with Mitsuko Horie)
• It's Red Power, Akaranger (赤い力だアカレンジャー Akai Chikara da Akarenjā)
• Here Comes Gorenger (ゴレンジャーがやってくる Gorenjā ga Yattekuru)
• The Song of Varidreen (バリドリーンの歌 Baridorīn no Uta)
• Look!! Gorenger (見よ!! ゴレンジャー Mi yo!! Gorenjā, ending theme 2)
• Stopping the Fight (戦いおわって Tatakai Owatte)
• Secret Squadron Gorenger (秘密戦隊ゴレンジャー Himitsu Sentai Gorenjā, ending theme 1)

Gaiking (1976)

• Great Sky Demon Dragon Gaiking (大空魔竜ガイキング Daikū Maryū Gaikingu, opening)
• Gaiking of the Starry Sky (星空のガイキング Hoshizora no Gaikingu, ending)

Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu (1976)

• Now go! Robot army (いざ行け! ロボット軍団 Izaike! Robotto Gundan, opening)

J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977)

• J.A.K.Q. Blitzkrieg Squad (ジャッカー電撃隊 Jakkā Dengekitai, opening theme)
• J.A.K.Q. Proceed J.A.K.Q. (J.A.K.Q進めジャッカー Jakkā Susume Jakkā)
• Space Ace, Young Lion (スペードエース若き獅子 Supēdo Ēsu Wakaki Shishi)
• J.A.K.Q. Covack (ジャッカーコバック Jakkā Kobakku)
• J.A.K.Q. Machine Rock (ジャッカーマシンロック Jakkā Mashin Rokku)
• Go! Sky Ace (行け!スカイエース Yuke! Sukai Ēsu)
• J.A.K.Q. Theme of Love (ジャッカー愛のテーマ Jakkā Ai no Tēma)
• Someday, Flowers Will Bloom (いつか、花は咲くだろう Itsuka, Hana wa Saku Darō, ending theme)

Starzinger (1978)

• Starzinger Theme (スタージンガーの歌 Sutājingā no Uta, Starzinger - opening 1)
• Starzinger the warrior of the Galaxy (宇宙の戦士スタージンガー Uchuu no Senshi Sutājingā, Starzinger - opening 2)
• Our Starzinger (ぼくらのスタージンガー Bakura no Sutājingā, Starzinger II - opening)

Message from Space: Galactic Wars (1978)

• Bravemen Across the Galaxy (勇者よ銀河を渡れ Yūsha yo Ginga o Watare, opening)

Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

• Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道９９９ Ginga Tetsudou 999, opening)
• Blue Earth (青い地球 Aoi Chikyuu, ending)

Tōshō Daimos (1978)

• Up! Brave Leader Daimos (立て！闘将ダイモス Tate! Tōshō Daimos, opening)

Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II (1978)

• We, Gatchaman (われらガッチャマン Warera Gacchaman, opening)
• Dreaming of Tomorrow (明日夢見て Ashita Yume Mite, ending, performed along with Mitsuko Horie)

Kamen Rider (1979)

• The Man's Name is Kamen Rider (男の名は仮面ライダー Otoko no Na wa Kamen Raidā)
• Shine! 8 Riders (Movie Version) (輝け!8人ライダー Kagayake! Hachinin Raidā)

The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1979)

• Bokura no Urutoraman (Japanese Opening, with Columbia Cradle Club)

The Ultraman (1979)

• The Ultraman Opening theme (with Columbia Cradle Club)

Gatchaman Fighter (1979)

• Gatchaman Fighter (ガッチャマンファイター Gacchaman Faitā, opening)

Space Emperor God Sigma (1980)

• Do your Best, Space Warrior (がんばれ宇宙の戦士 Ganbare Uchuu no Senshi, opening)

Choujinki Metalder (1987)

• Is Your Youth Shining? (君の青春は輝いているか Kimi no Seishun wa Kagayaite Iru ka, opening theme)

Gekigangar 3 (OVA, 1998)

• The Robot of Justice Gekigangar 3 (正義のロボット ゲキ・ガンガー3 Seigi no Robotto Gekigangaa 3, Movie opening)
• V is for Victory! Gekigangar V (勝利のＶだ！ ゲキ・ガンガーＶ Shouri no V da! Gekigangaa V)

Ultraseven 1999 Saishuu Shou 6 Busaku (1999)

• Ultraseven song 99 (ウルトラセブンの歌 99, Urutorasebun no uta 99)
• The Ballad of Ultraseven 99 (ウルトラセブンのバラード 99, Urutorasebun no barādo 99)
• Ultraseven 99 (ウルトラセブン 99, Urutorasebun 99) ft. Shinichi Ishihara, Naoto Fuuga and Yoshito Fuchigami

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004)

• DekaMaster NEVER STOP (デカマスターNEVER STOP Dekamasutā Nebā Sutoppu)
• Midnight Dekaranger (ミッドナイト デカレンジャー Middonaito Dekarenjā, ending theme 1)

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013)

• Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト Uchū Senkan Yamato)
• Crimson Scarf (真赤なスカーフ Makka na Sukāfu)

Video Games

• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars - Joe the Condor

External links

• Sasaki Isao Official Website (Japanese)
• Isao Sasaki at Yahoo! Directories (Japanese)
• Sasaki, Isao Discography
• Isao Sasaki Videos