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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Japan's Elvis.]] |
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4 | ->''DAN DAN DAN DAN BING DA-DAN''\ |
5 | ''BAN BAN BAN BAN ZUNG BA-BAN''\ |
6 | ''DAN DAN'' '''''[[{{Kiai}} TORYAAAAAAA!]]''''' |
7 | -->-- Opening to ''Anime/HurricanePolymar'' |
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9 | Isao Sasaki (born May 16, 1942) is a prolific Japanese singer, known for singing opening and closing themes of various {{anime}} and {{tokusatsu}} shows especially aired in the [[TheSeventies 70's]] and [[TheEighties 80's]], though he occasionally sang songs from shows in the current millennium. He did some voice-acting, particularly in ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman]]'' and ''Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato''. |
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11 | Due to his deep, charismatic voice, comparable to Music/ElvisPresley (in fact he began his career as an Elvis impersonator [[BigInJapan since Elvis has always been VERY well-loved in Japan]]), most of his songs are beloved. His works, particularly his older ones, are brimming with HotBlooded music that are quite memorable to this day. Japanese metal band ''[=ANIMETAL=]'' have remixed most of his songs. |
12 | He also has made many songs in English, [[SugarWiki/SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage and a very good one at that.]] |
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14 | You can look up his [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Sasaki Other Wiki]] entry for a full list of his portfolio. |
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18 | '''Notable characters he has voiced:''' |
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20 | * ''Joe Asakura aka Condor Joe'' from ''[[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman]]'', a role he is quite famous for doing. |
21 | * ''Hajime Saito'' from ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' |
22 | * ''Gou Kato'' from ''Manga/AiShiteNight'', in which he voices a prospect rock star. |
23 | ** [[NonSingingVoice Gou's songs however were sung by the late Ai Takano]] who was known for singing the opening theme to ''[[Series/KyojuuTokusouJuspion Juspion]]''. |
24 | * ''Sentai Megid'' in ''Film/KamenRiderSaberPlusKikaiSentaiZenkaigerSuperHeroSenki''. |
25 | * He's also the official Japanese dub voice of Creator/SylvesterStallone. |
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27 | '''Notable songs:''' |
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29 | * While he didn't sing the opening of ''Gatchaman'', he did the openings for ''Gatchaman II'' and ''Gatchaman Fighter'' |
30 | * ''Fight! Casshern'' and ''I Am the Neo Human'' - ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'' |
31 | * ''Fight! Polymar'' and ''Tenshin! Polymar'' - ''Anime/HurricanePolymar'' |
32 | * ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Crimson Scarf'' -- ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' |
33 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vei1AB31cKs Also, the opening in English.]] |
34 | * ''Getter Robo!'' and ''Gattai! Getter Robo!'' -- ''Manga/GetterRobo'' |
35 | * ''Fly! Grendizer'' and ''Space's Monarch Grendizer'' - ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' |
36 | * ''Go! Goranger'', ''Himitsu Sentai Goranger'' (both done with Creator/MitsukoHorie), and other insert songs - ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'' |
37 | * ''JAKQ Dengeki Tai'', ''Someday the Flowers Will Bloom'', and other insert songs - ''Series/JAKQDengekiTai'' |
38 | * ''Galaxy Express 999'' - ''Manga/GalaxyExpress999'' |
39 | * ''Does Your Youth Shine?'' - ''Series/ChoujinkiMetalder'' |
40 | * ''Midnight Dekaranger'' and ''Dekamaster NEVER STOP!'' - ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' |
41 | * ''Mazinger Z'', ''Theme of Z'' and ''Our Mazinger Z'' - ''Anime/MazingerZ'' (those are in English, from the Hawaiian Dub) |
42 | * ''Captain Harlock'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfR1cjCPc8Y (In English)]] - ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' |
43 | * The opening theme of ''{{Anime/Daimos}}'': "Tate! Toushou Daimos". |
44 | * ''Zenkai Gattai! [=JuraGaon=]'' - ''Series/KikaiSentaiZenkaiger'' (with Creator/MitsukoHorie) |
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