Line #21 Creator/IsaoSasaki


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/isaosasaki_7106.jpg]]
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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