Hiroya Ishimaru (石丸 博也, Ishimaru Hiroya, born Shinji Ishide (石出 伸二, Ishide Shinji), February 12, 1941) is a retired Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator most famous for performing the role of Koji Kabuto in the 1972 series Mazinger Z and its sequels, and for being the official Japanese dub-over voice artist for Jackie Chan.
He is also a fluent English speaker.
On April 27, 2023, Ishimaru announced his retirement from voice acting.
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