Tsutomu Isobe

Tsutomu Isobe (磯部 勉, Isobe Tsutomu, born October 13, 1950) is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He is the best known dubbing roles for Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Chow Yun-fat, Choi Min-sik and many more.

Tsutomu Isobe
磯部 勉
Born	(1950-10-13) October 13, 1950 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor voice actor
Years active	1970–present
Agent	Empathy
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)

Biography

Filmography

Film

• Yuwakusha (1989), Hiraide

Television drama

• Mito Kōmon (1975–2011)
• Kawaite sōrō (1984)
• Shadow Warriors IV (1985), Samonji Noro
• Onihei Hankachō (1989–1997), Ninzaburo, Katsunosuke and Daigaku Yokota
• Ōoka Echizen (1990), Bunkichi
• Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000), Ikeda Terumasa
• Aibō (2008), Nakamura
• Atsuhime (2008), Kujo Hisatada
• Gunshi Kanbei (2014), Ogō Yoshitoshi
• Toto Neechan (2016)

Television animation

• Gungrave (2003), Harry MacDowel
• Monster (2004), Inspector Lunge
• Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle (2006), Kurogane's father
• Black Lagoon (2006), Dutch
• One Outs (2008), Hiromichi Kojima
• Blade (2010), Deacon Frost
• Jormungand (2012), George Black
• Magic Kaito 1412 (2014), Tsūjirō Hasura
• Subete ga F ni Naru (2015), Shōsuke Nishinosono
• The Kindaichi Case Files R (2016), Susumu Samejima

Theatrical animation

• Memories (1995), Heinz
• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001), Vincent Volaju[1]
• Naruto the Movie: Snow Princess' Book of Ninja Arts (2004), Dotō Kazehana
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2007), George Joestar
• Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010), Gasback Gallon Getaway
• King of Thorn (2010), Ivan Coral Vega
• Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer (2010), Aeolia Schenberg
• Mardock Scramble (2010), Dimsdale Boiled
• Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (2013), Emmi
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016), Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII[2]
• Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System (2019), Guillermo Garcia
• One Piece: Stampede (2019), Douglas Bullet

Video games

• Gungrave (2000), Harry MacDowel
• Street Fighter X Tekken (2012), Bob
• Tales of Xillia 2 (2012), Bisley Karcsi Bakur
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (2012), Kevin Flynn, CLU
• Final Fantasy XV (2016), Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII[3]
• Nioh 2 (2020), Shibata Katsuie
• Ghost of Tsushima (2020), Khotun Khan[4]

Tokusatsu

• Mahou Sentai Magiranger (2005), Wolzard (voice), Blagel (voice), Isamu Ozu
• Gokaiger Goseiger Super Sentai 199 Hero Great Battle (2011), Wolzard (voice), Blagel (voice), Isamu Ozu
• Kamen Rider Fourze the Movie: Everyone, Space Is Here! (2012), XVII (voice)

Radio drama

• Mademoiselle Mozart (1992), Antonio Salieri

Dubbing roles

Live-action

• Harrison Ford
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Han Solo)
  • The Empire Strikes Back (Han Solo)
  • Blade Runner (2011 THE CINEMA edition) (Rick Deckard)
  • Return of the Jedi (Han Solo)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Indiana Jones)
  • Witness (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Detective John Book)
  • Frantic (Dr. Richard Walker)
  • Working Girl (1991 TV Asahi edition) (Jack Trainer)
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1998 TV Asahi edition) (Indiana Jones)
  • Presumed Innocent (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Rozat "Rusty" Sabich)
  • Patriot Games (Jack Ryan)
  • The Fugitive (Doctor Richard Kimble)
  • Clear and Present Danger (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Jack Ryan)
  • The Devil's Own (Tom O'Meara)
  • Six Days Seven Nights (Quinn Harris)
  • Random Hearts (Sergeant William 'Dutch' Van Den Broeck)
  • What Lies Beneath (Dr. Norman Spencer)
  • K-19: The Widowmaker (Alexei Vostrikov)[5]
  • Hollywood Homicide (Sergeant Joe Gavilan)[6]
  • Firewall (Jack Stanfield)[7]
  • Extraordinary Measures (Dr. Robert Stonehill)
  • Morning Glory (Mike Pomeroy)[8]
  • Cowboys & Aliens (Colonel Dolarhyde)[9]
  • Ender's Game (Colonel Graff)[10]
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Han Solo)[11]
  • Blade Runner 2049 (Rick Deckard)
  • The Call of the Wild (John Thornton)[12]
• Mel Gibson
  • Lethal Weapon (1997 TV Asahi edition) (Martin Riggs)
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Martin Riggs)[13]
  • Air America (1992 NTV edition) (Gene Ryack)
  • Lethal Weapon 3 (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Martin Riggs)
  • The Man Without a Face (Justin McLeod)
  • Ransom (Tom Mullen)
  • Lethal Weapon 4 (2003 TV Asahi edition) (Martin Riggs)
  • Payback (Porter)
  • The Patriot (2003 TV Tokyo edition) (Benjamin Martin)
  • What Women Want (2003 NTV edition) (Nick Marshall)
  • Signs (Graham Hess)[14]
  • We Were Soldiers (Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore)
  • Get the Gringo (Driver)[15]
  • The Expendables 3 (Conrad Stonebanks)
  • Blood Father (John Link)
• Chow Yun-fat
  • A Better Tomorrow (2013 Blu-ray and DVD editions) (Mark Lee)[16]
  • The Seventh Curse (Wei / Wesley)
  • A Better Tomorrow II (2013 Blu-ray and DVD editions) (Ken "Gor" Lee)[17]
  • The Eighth Happiness ('Handsome' Long)
  • Fractured Follies (Joe)
  • A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon (Mark Gor)[18]
  • The Killer (Ah Jong)[19]
  • The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (Lam Bo Sang / Stink)
  • God of Gamblers II (Ko Chun / God of Gamblers)
  • Once a Thief (Red Bean Pudding)
  • Full Contact (Gou Fei)
  • Treasure Hunt (Jeffrey Cheung Ching)
  • Peace Hotel (The Killer)
  • The Corruptor (Lieutenant Nicholas "Nick" Chen)
  • Bulletproof Monk (2008 TV Tokyo edition) (The Nameless Monk)
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Sao Feng)[20]
  • Dragonball Evolution (Master Roshi)[21]
  • Shanghai (Anthony Lan-Ting)[22]
  • The Monkey King (The Jade Emperor)[23]
  • From Vegas to Macau (Ken)[24]
• Bruce Willis
  • The Last Boy Scout (1996 NTV edition) (Captain Marcus Rich)
  • The Jackal (The Jackal)[25]
  • The Siege (Major General William Devereaux)
  • Disney's The Kid (Russel Dritz)
  • Friends (Paul Stevens)
  • Unbreakable (David Dunn)
  • The Whole Nine Yards (Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski)
  • The Whole Ten Yards (Captain Marcus Rich)
  • Red (Francis "Frank" Moses)
  • Red 2 (Francis "Frank" Moses)
  • Glass (David Dunn)[26]
• Choi Min-sik
  • Shiri (Park Mu-young)
  • Oldboy (Oh Dae-su)
  • Springtime (Hyeon-woo)
  • Crying Fist (Kang Tae-shik)
  • Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (Mister Baek)
  • The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Yi Sun-sin)[27]
• George Clooney
  • Ocean's Eleven (2005 Fuji TV edition) (Danny Ocean)
  • Ocean's Twelve (2007 NTV edition) (Danny Ocean)[28]
  • Ocean's Thirteen (2010 Fuji TV edition) (Danny Ocean)
  • The Descendants (Matthew "Matt" King)[29]
  • Tomorrowland (Frank Walker)
• Sean Bean
  • GoldenEye (1999 TV Asahi edition) (Alec Trevelyan)
  • National Treasure (Ian Howe)[30]
  • Flightplan (Captain Marcus Rich)[31]
  • The Martian (Mitch Henderson)
• Hugh Jackman
  • X-Men (2003 TV Asahi edition) (Wolverine)
  • X2 (2006 TV Asahi edition) (Wolverine)
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2009 TV Asahi edition) (Wolverine)
• Body of Lies (Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe))[32]
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Count Dracula (Gary Oldman))
• Cape Fear (1995 TV Asahi edition) (Max Cady (Robert De Niro))
• Chicago Med (Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt))[33]
• El Camino Christmas (Larry Michael Roth (Tim Allen))
• Flight of the Phoenix (Captain Franklin Towns (Dennis Quaid))[34]
• The Getaway (Carter "Doc" McCoy (Steve McQueen))[35]
• The Gift (David Duncan (Gary Cole))[36]
• The Golden Compass (Ragnar Sturlusson (Ian McShane))
• The Highwaymen (Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner))[37]
• Iron Man 2 (2012 TV Asahi edition) (Ivan Vanko / Whiplash (Mickey Rourke))[38]
• Kiss of the Dragon (Inspector Jean-Pierre Richard (Tchéky Karyo))
• Lawrence of Arabia (2000 TV Tokyo edition) (Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif))[39]
• Lethal Weapon (Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans))[40]
• Men in Black: International (High T (Liam Neeson))[41]
• Pearl Harbor (Major Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin))[42]
• Red Cliff (Cao Cao (Zhang Fengyi))[43]
• RoboCop (1990 TV Asahi edition) (Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop (Peter Weller))
• RoboCop 2 (1993 TV Asahi edition) (Alex J. Murphy/RoboCop (Peter Weller))
• Runaway Bride (Homer Eisenhower Graham (Richard Gere))[44]
• The Saint (Simon Templar (Val Kilmer))[45]
• The Santa Clause (Scott Calvin (Tim Allen))[46]
• Scarface (1991 TV Tokyo edition) (Tony Montana (Al Pacino))
• Seabiscuit (Charles S. Howard (Jeff Bridges))[47]
• Seinfeld (Cosmo Kramer)
• Seven (1999 TV Tokyo edition) (John Doe (Kevin Spacey))
• Showtime (Detective Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro))[48]
• Top Gun (2005 NTV edition) (CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf (Tom Skerritt))
• Transformers: Age of Extinction (Lockdown)
• Tron: Legacy (Kevin Flynn, Clu (Jeff Bridges))
• XXX (Yorgi (Marton Csokas))[49]

Animation

• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (General Hein)
• Happy Feet Two (Bryan the Beach Master)

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External links

• Official agency profile (in Japanese)
• Tsutomu Isobe at GamePlaza-Haruka Voice Acting Database (in Japanese)
• Tsutomu Isobe at Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database
• Tsutomu Isobe at Anime News Network's encyclopedia