Isao Sasaki (ささき いさお(佐々木 功)) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and singer. 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 also known for dubbing over Sylvester Stallone, and Christopher Reeve. As an actor, Sasaki was Selected for the lead role in Nagisa Ōshima's film The Sun's Burial in 1960 by Ōshima. Sasaki played the leading roles in seven films when he was an actor under contract with Shochiku studio. In 1969, he landed lead role on the TV jidaigeki Yōjutsu Bugeichō.

Filmography

Film

Live action television series

Television animation

OVA

Theatrical animation

Video games

Dubbing Roles

Live-action

Animation

Music

Casshan (1973) Getter Robo (1974) Hurricane Polymar (1974) Space Battleship Yamato (1974) Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975) Getter Robo G (1975) Uchu Enban Daisenso (1975) Grendizer (1975) Gaiking (1976) Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Kessen! Daikaijuu (1976) J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai (1977) Mazinger Z (English Version, 1977) Starzinger (1978) Message from Space: Galactic Wars (1978) Galaxy Express 999 (1978) Tōshō Daimos (1978) Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II (1978) Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (English Version, 1978) The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (1979) The Ultraman (1979) Gatchaman Fighter (1979) Kamen Rider The Movie Eight Riders vs. Gingaoh (1980) G-Men '75 (1979–80) Space Emperor God Sigma (1980) Choujinki Metalder (1987) Gekigangar 3 (OVA, 1998) Ultraseven 1999 The Final Chapters (1999) '''Ultraseven 35th Anniversary EVOLUTION (2002) The Galaxy Railways (2003) Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger (2004) Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Japanese Version, 2010) Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2013) Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger 10 YEARS AFTER (2015) Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (2017) Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger (2021)